Karen West
Contact
GTA Principal Instructor, Faculty Of Education - Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
- krw1@ualberta.ca
Grad Research Assistantship, Faculty of Education - International Initiatives
- krw1@ualberta.ca
Courses
EDEL 330 - Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary School Science
This course provides an introduction to teaching elementary children about science and 'design and make' technology. Such themes as children's learning, science/technology/society connections, the Alberta program, planning and instruction and assessing children's progress will be explored. Students may not receive credit for both EDEL 330 and EDEL 372. Prerequisite or corequisite: EDEL 305 or 316.
EDU 211 - Aboriginal Education and Contexts for Professional and Personal Engagement
In this course, preservice teachers will continue to develop knowledge of Aboriginal peoples' histories, educational experiences, and knowledge systems, ways of knowing and being and will further develop an understanding of the implications of this knowledge to the professional roles and obligations for teachers. Students will engage in a learning process of self-and-other awareness, and will be supported by Indigenous educators, Faculty members and Elders. Prerequisite: EDU 100 or pre/corequisite EDU 300 (After Degree students). [Department of Educational Policy Studies]