Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies
Mentoring and Leadership
The next intake for this program is for Winter 2025 (January). The application portal is open from May 1 to October 31, 2024.
Questions? Email us at edmentor@ualberta.ca.
Mentoring is an extremely effective investment of time and talent to realize the potential and growth of staff. Teaching is complex and pre-service teachers enter the field with basic theoretical and pedagogical knowledge and understandings, but the actual practical ‘doing,” and analysis of “what was done,” is where they advance their praxis. The GCES - Mentoring and Leadership will advance the educator’s self-efficacy, knowledge, and skills related to mentoring. The courses are designed to blend theory with practice and enable mentors/leaders to become more skilled in supporting the development of those they mentor.
Notes:
- This program can ladder into a Master's degree. Click here for more information.
- This program does not qualify students for Alberta Teacher Certification.
Program Goals
The following program goals are specific to Mentoring and Leadership:
- Understand the essential features of an effective pre-service teacher mentoring partnership.
- Investigate evidence-based practices associated with effective mentorship.
- Connecting the Teaching Quality Standard (TQS) and Leadership Quality Standard (LQS) to effective mentoring and leadership.
- Enhancing confidence and skill in an effective mentoring process.
- Provide a professional community of practice where teachers across different locations can connect with others to explore current issues and literature in the field.
- Provide an opportunity to learn about graduate-level coursework with the future possibility to pursue a Masters degree.
After the certificate...
The Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies can be laddered into the Master of Education in Educational Studies. Details here or contact the Graduate Administrator at mesinfo@ualberta.ca.