Instructor: Bonnie Stelmach

Explore the foundational dimensions of school leadership including instructional leadership, fostering effective relationships, supporting the application of foundational knowledge about Indigenous Peoples, visionary leadership, leading learning communities, modelling continuous professional learning, developing leadership capacity, understanding the social context influencing schooling, and managing school operations and resources.

Synchronous Zoom sessions are included; attendance is required.

Note: This course is a partial fulfillment of the academic requirements for leadership certification through Alberta's Leadership Quality Standard.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies-Leadership and Mentoring, and is an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: Joe da Costa and Maureen Yates

Prerequisite: EDU 520 Foundations of School Leadership

Hone leadership practices grounded in research to demonstrate mastery of Alberta's Leadership Quality Standard (LQS). Includes a job-embedded learning component in which participants visit, observe, and collaborate with a school leader or leadership team in a school setting of their choice, in which the Alberta Program of Studies is offered. Note: EDU 521 is offered in all semesters but Summer.

Synchronous Zoom sessions are included; attendance is required.

Note: This course is a partial fulfillment of the academic requirements for leadership certification through Alberta's Leadership Quality Standard.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies-Leadership and Mentoring, and is an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: Patricia Makokis

This course is designed for existing and aspiring school leaders.
The course supports the development of foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. It explores the history of policy and legislation in relation to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Canada. It will further inform knowledge of the current state First Nation, Métis, and Inuit education and explore some of the existing theory in First Nation education policy.

The adoption of the new Leadership Quality Standard has presented a new challenge for school leaders in the area of First Nation, Metis, and Inuit education. The goal of the course is to provide leaders with knowledge of policies and legislation that have impacted Indigenous education in Canada. It will provide an opportunity to explore the various topics and some of the current manifestation and challenges.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: Linda Laidlaw

This course focuses on oral language development, and teaching and learning of language literacy in Early Childhood settings. The course explores instructional strategies, and resources for creating language and literacy rich learning environments, and the complex ways that young children develop oral language and early literacy skills.

Students must have K-12 teaching experience.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Early Childhood Education, and an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcesinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: Charmaine Brooks

Synchronous Zoom sessions: Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.; attendance is required.

The course explores ethical and social justice issues involving technology in education such as digital equity and access, digital participation and citizenship, algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence, extended cognition, privacy, security and surveillance, etc. Students will examine digital technology integration from various philosophical, theoretical and social science perspectives, and will consider some of the ethical and social justice implications for teacher practice and educational policy, including addressing the TRC calls to action.

Students must have K-12 teaching experience.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Technology in Education, and an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcesinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: Carol Leroy and Suzanna Wong

This course focuses on ways to identify the strengths and needs of learners with reading or writing difficulties, and the selection and adaptation of teaching activities and resources to meet their needs. Contemporary issues and controversies in remedial reading and writing education will be considered, including the different ways in which reading and writing difficulties are explained and addressed in contemporary research and popular remedial programs and various teaching practices.

Students must have K-12 teaching experience.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Contemporary Literacy Education: K-9 and an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcesinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructors: JC Couture, Stephen Murgatroyd, P. Jean Stiles

Synchronous Zoom sessions: 6 Tuesdays from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
January 14 and 28, February 11 and 25, March 11 and 18

This course aims to examine leadership strategies and practice protocols to develop school cultures where rights holders have the agency to address social justice issues within a public education system. An understanding of social justice frameworks will broaden participant’s worldviews by examining different ideas and challenging assumptions. Real world issues such as sexism, racism, poverty, and more will be presented and discussed.

Lasting school and system change happens from the inside-out. How can Alberta and global leaders effectively develop the capacity to respond to Leadership Quality Standard #9: Understanding and Responding to the Larger Societal Context? This course will examine the current issues facing Alberta school leaders and foster their leadership capabilities to support the school community while representing the needs and voices of students, engaging community partners, and facilitating school community members’ understanding of local, provincial, national and international issues and trends related to education.

Adapting from the inside-out requires a succinct, universal theory of change that is future focussed, collaborative and action oriented. Participants will be invited to develop their own theory of change for adaptive leadership. Leaders will be introduced to strategies on how to shift schools and systems from a focus on conservation and stability to embrace innovation, while attending to culture building. They will learn strategies for developing personal and collective resilience, adaptability, creativity, and systems thinking. They will better understand and be able to use the tools of anticipatory thinking.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: TBA

Explore the foundational dimensions of school leadership including instructional leadership, fostering effective relationships, supporting the application of foundational knowledge about Indigenous Peoples, visionary leadership, leading learning communities, modelling continuous professional learning, developing leadership capacity, understanding the social context influencing schooling, and managing school operations and resources.

Synchronous Zoom sessions are included; attendance is required.

Note: This course is a partial fulfillment of the academic requirements for leadership certification through Alberta's Leadership Quality Standard.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies-Leadership and Mentoring, and is an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: TBA

Prerequisite: EDU 520 Foundations of School Leadership

Hone leadership practices grounded in research to demonstrate mastery of Alberta's Leadership Quality Standard (LQS). Includes a job-embedded learning component in which participants visit, observe, and collaborate with a school leader or leadership team in a school setting of their choice, in which the Alberta Program of Studies is offered. Note: EDU 521 is offered in all semesters but Summer.

Synchronous Zoom sessions are included; attendance is required.

Note: This course is a partial fulfillment of the academic requirements for leadership certification through Alberta's Leadership Quality Standard.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is a core course in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies-Leadership and Mentoring, and is an approved elective in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: TBA

Prerequisite: EDU 521 or principal certification in Alberta.

This research-based course enables the development of competencies that executives must demonstrate in their professional practice when leading large educational systems. The course extends on concepts and principles pertinent to all levels of educational system leadership.

Synchronous Zoom sessions on Saturdays are included (times TBD); attendance is required.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate and MES programs. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll.

Instructor: TBA

This course is designed for existing and aspiring school leaders.
The course supports the development of foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. It explores the history of policy and legislation in relation to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Canada. It will further inform knowledge of the current state First Nation, Métis, and Inuit education and explore some of the existing theory in First Nation education policy.

The adoption of the new Leadership Quality Standard has presented a new challenge for school leaders in the area of First Nation, Metis, and Inuit education. The goal of the course is to provide leaders with knowledge of policies and legislation that have impacted Indigenous education in Canada. It will provide an opportunity to explore the various topics and some of the current manifestation and challenges.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: Anna Kirova

Although societies have always been characterized by differentiation – made up of people of different genders, sexuality, age, abilities, race, ethnicity, religion and faith, socioeconomic status, power, etc. – there is a perception that today’s societies are becoming increasingly diverse, due in part to the unprecedented influx of displaced people worldwide. Schools’ potential to foster inclusion of different groups and to create a safe space for all students has been recognized. However, creating an inclusive and welcoming school/classroom environment remains a challenge due in part to persistent practices of othering, pathologizing, and exclusion of those who are deemed “different”.

This course investigates markers of difference, the right to be different, and agentive possibilities for creating teaching and learning contexts that concern social justice, care and equity as central to early childhood education. It focusses specifically on newcomer students and their need to belong to the school community. The course explores the complex issues of diversity and ideologies of difference as they relate to multiculturalism, inclusion/exclusion, and belonging in early childhood education, through a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Early Childhood Education and in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcesinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructor: TBA

This course focuses on research and theories addressing linguistic, cultural and social aspects for multilingual and newcomer students in the contemporary English Language Arts classroom. It addresses approaches to instruction and assessment., and makes connections to multimodal and digital literacy practices for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Contemporary Literacy Education: K-9 and in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details or to enroll, contact gcesinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll. 

Instructors: JC Couture, Stephen Murgatroyd, P. Jean Stiles

Globally and certainly here in Alberta, the renewal of curriculum and assessment has been a highly contested space as governments play a greater role in shaping what is taught and ‘measuring what matters’. Alongside these shifts in governance and the profession’s role in educational change, the emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) or chatbots like ChatGPT has disrupted our understanding of the processes of teaching and learning. These digital tools – all aggressively marketed under the ambiguous label of “Artificial Intelligence”, promise to disrupt and transform education.

Rather than accepting AI as some inevitable force that will wash over schools, the course invites teachers to rekindle commitments to social justice education, to co-create engaging, relevant, and impactful learning experiences addressing important societal issues. Efforts by educators from around the world to lead curricular development such as ‘the Day of AI’ are demonstrating that practitioners need to be at the heart of determining the preferred futures of AI enabled teaching and learning.

Domestic tuition: $1498 plus non-instructional fees
International tuition: $2146.44 plus non-instructional fees

This is an approved elective in the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership and in the Master of Education in Educational Studies. It is open to students in other graduate programs (in consultation with your program advisor) and Open Studies, however, preference is given to students in the certificate program. For details, contact gcslinfo@ualberta.ca. MES students, contact mesinfo@ualberta.ca to enroll.