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Graduate Certificate: Teaching Indigenous Education for Non-Indigenous Educators

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Graduate Certificate (Gr. Cert.) Teaching Indigenous Education for Non Indigenous Educators(15 Credits)

    Offered by:~Continuing Education-Educatio
    Degree:Gr Cert Non-Indigenous Tchrs

Program Requirement:

This 15-credit Graduate Certificate Program offers professional development for in-service non-Indigenous teachers supporting their growth as more effective teachers in First Nations and Inuit communities. The program addresses subjects of particular interest and need in Indigenous schools, such as cultural socialization, culturally appropriate teaching strategies, second-language teaching, and the history of Indigenous cultures and peoples.

Required Courses (15 credits)


  • EDEC 590 Culturally App Teaching Styles 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EDEC 591 Cultural Values&Socialization 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EDEM 502 Indigenous Fam Dyn & Supp Inst 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EDEM 503 Research Sem Indigenous Study 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EDSL 505 L2 Acquis Applied to Clrm Ctxt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


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