CONT906: Inclusive Education Specialist (formerly Special Education Specialist)

Course Schedule

Course Description

What does it mean to be a leader in inclusive education in British Columbia? How does one become a leader in inclusive education?

Leadership in inclusive education has never been more crucial. This course provides you with the tools, skills, and knowledge necessary to facilitate an inclusive school classroom, school, and learning community.

Throughout this course, you will discover the high-level policies that impact inclusive education practices and examine how they are applied at the ground level. In addition, you will explore strategies and resources for developing inclusive classrooms and schools, including behavioural support, fostering creativity, best practices for educational technologies, implementing universal design for learning (UDL), and promoting social emotional learning (SEL) inclusive of all learners and backgrounds.

This capstone course prepares you to translate inclusive education theory into practice as you become a leader in your school, communities and beyond.

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course you’ll have the opportunity to

• research the history of inclusion in schools and the policies that impact its implementation
• examine structural challenges of families with diverse backgrounds to support their inclusion in an educational environment using practical tools
• apply strategies that can support diverse learners in a classroom environment
• explore whole school structures to support learners with academic and behavioural needs
• discuss strategies that foster creativity and academic innovation in classrooms and school
• utilize SEL and its uses in inclusive educational settings
• discover professional learning opportunities to continue developing your professional skills as a leader in inclusive education in your school and beyond
• demonstrate an understanding of assistive technologies available to students and the methods for accessing them

Application Requirements

1) Courses and Post-Graduate Certificates are approved by TQS for Category Upgrade. If you would like these courses to be used towards Category Upgrading, you must have a valid BC Teacher Certificate.

ECEs, EAs, and other education professionals are welcome to take the courses without Certification.

2) Completion of Inclusive Education Part 2 (formerly Special Education Part 2)

Teaching Experience is not required but it is advised that candidates gain some experience before completing the second and specialist courses. There are many opportunities to gain experience through volunteer work and community-based programs.

Course Materials

There are no additional resources required for this course.

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

If you drop a course:

1. by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee.
2. after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee.

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.