May-August 2024

Important Note: Students who have not registered for courses for one or more years must apply for Continuance before they can register. More information.

EDUC-5001-001 ST: Places are Pedagogical

Instructor: W. Burton

Dates and Times: July 8th, 2024 - July 12th, 2024; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: TBA

*TBA

This course is offered in conjunction with the Summer Institute.

This course counts as an elective in the General stream.

EDUC-5001-002 ST: Enacting Well-Being in the Classroom

Instructor: H. Krepski

Dates and Times: July 8th, 2024 - July 12th, 2024; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: TBA

*TBA

This course is offered in conjunction with the Summer Institute.

This course counts as an elective in the General stream.

EDUC-5001-003 ST: Considering Playful Learning and Development

Instructor: S. Skwarchuk

Dates and Times: July 8th, 2024 - July 12th, 2024; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: TBA

*TBA

This course is offered in conjunction with the Summer Institute.

This course counts as an elective in the General stream.

EDUC-5001-252 ST: Indigenous Knowledge in Education

Instructor: K. Lamoureux

Dates and Times: July 8th, 2024 - July 12th, 2024; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: TBA

*TBA

This course is offered in conjunction with the Summer Institute.

This course counts as an elective in the Indigenous Knowledge and General streams.

EDUC-5402-770 Expanding Gifted Education

Instructor: J. Doyle

Dates and Times: July 15th, 2024 - July 26th, 2023; 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Delivery Method: LIVE: Scheduled class times will take place using an online platform. Students must be available during the posted lecture times for live streaming and/or group interactions. High speed internet is mandatory.

Gifted education in most school districts has traditionally been reserved for high-achieving, teacher-pleasing students. This course explores the expansion of enrichment programming to include hitherto marginalized students: nonconformists, dropouts, the "tough bright," children and youth from minority groups, and young people whose talents surface in domains other than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Specific topics such as inclusive philosophies and models, segregation versus integration, real-world problem solving, mentoring, self-directed learning, and strategies for developing the talents of all students in the regular classroom are examined.

This course counts as an elective in the Counselling, Special Education (Inclusive Ed), and General streams.

EDUC-5405-770 Reclaiming Troubled Children & Youth

Instructor: K. Anderson Leachman

Dates and Times: May 6th, 2024 to June 17th, 2024; Tuesdays & Thursdays; 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

This course is designed to prepare educators to meet the needs of emotionally fragile and behaviorally disruptive children and youth. Emphasis is on Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI), an advanced, interactive, therapeutic set of strategies that help teachers and other caregivers understand the cycle of conflict and its long-term effects. Students learn to reframe problems from crisis management to crisis teaching, treat disrespectful students respectfully, de-escalate aggression and counter-aggression, recover after a crisis, and turn crisis situations into learning opportunities.

This course counts as an elective in the Counselling, Special Education (Inclusive Ed), and General streams.

EDUC-5422-770 EY & MY School Counselling

Instructor: A. Waluk

Dates and Times: July 15th, 2024 to July 26th, 2024; MTWThF; 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

This course provides a thorough study of counselling as it relates to the early and middle years' student. Emphasis is placed on the role and function of the school counsellor within the framework of a comprehensive developmental guidance program model. Contemporary issues related to early years and middle years students are explored and strategies for assisting students are examined.

This course counts as a core course in the School Counselling stream and counts as an elective in the Special Ed (Inclusive Ed) and General streams.

EDUC-5423-050 SY Counselling

Instructor: M. Mitchell-Pellett

Dates and Times: May 6, 2024 to June 17th, 2024; Tuesdays & Thursdays; 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Location: LIVE: Scheduled class times will take place using an online platform. Students must be available during the posted lecture times for live streaming and/or group interactions. High speed internet is mandatory.

This course offers a study of school counselling as it relates to students at the senior year’s level. Emphasis is placed on the role and function of the school counsellor within the framework of a comprehensive developmental guidance program model. Contemporary issues related to students at the secondary level are explored and techniques for counselling are investigated.

This course counts as a core course in the School Counselling stream and counts as an elective in the Special Ed (Inclusive Ed) and General streams.

EDUC-5425-770 Counselling Ethics

Instructor: C. Pitura

Dates and Times: May 6, 2024 to June 17th, 2024; Mondays & Wednesdays; 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of legal and ethical issues as they relate to the profession of school counselling. The objectives are to provide students with an overview and general understanding of: (1) standards of practice for counsellors; (2) professional responsibilities of counsellors in a variety of settings; (3) ethical counselling relationships; (4) ethical consulting and referral in counselling, and (5) legal and ethical guidelines in school settings. Topics include: informed consent, confidentiality, record-keeping, boundary issues, training and competence, clinical supervision, working with minors and diversity issues.

This course counts as a core course in the School Counselling stream and counts as an elective in the General stream.

EDUC-5445-770 Educational Assessment

Instructor: M. Mitchell-Pellett

Dates and Times: May 6, 2024 to June 17th, 2024; Mondays & Wednesdays; 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

This course reviews current theories and applications of both formative and summative assessment practices for students in the inclusive classroom. Students explore standardized, normed, and criterion-referenced assessments and the interpretation of specific programming for identified students. This course gives students the opportunity to work with strategies and provides direction in working collaboratively with administrators, classroom teachers, students, parents and auxiliary professional personnel.

This course counts as a core course in the Special Ed (Inclusive Ed) stream and counts as an elective in the General stream.

*Prerequisites: EDUC-5440 (Inclusive Ed I) & EDUC-5441 (Inclusive Ed II)

EDUC-5451-770 Teachers and the Law

Instructor: N. Gould

Dates and Times: July 15th, 2024 to July 26th, 2024; MTWThF; 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Legislation is examined with a special emphasis on inclusion and the provision of education to students with exceptional leaning needs: (1) federal law; the constitution Act, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, (2) Manitoba Law; the Public Schools Act, Education Administration Act, Personal Health Information Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Child and Family Services Act, Human Rights and (3) Manitoba regulations and standards for appropriate educational programming. Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning, interdepartmental protocols, school division policy, and case law are included to provide participants with a current and comprehensive overview of the legal requirements for teachers.

This course counts as an elective in the Special Ed (Inclusive Ed) and General streams.