Partnerships for Teacher Professional Development: A Cohort Model

Do you want to increase your capacity in inclusive and special education?
The University of Calgary knows that teachers, schools and school divisions today serve an increasingly diverse student population.

Build your capacity in partnership with us
The U of C Faculty of Education can provide you with the professional development you need – no matter where you live – through Partnerships for Teacher Professional Development, Canada's only cohort model for the delivery of a post-graduate professional diploma in inclusive and special education. The online professional diploma is designed to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge to respond effectively to the challenges of diverse students.

Tailor our program to meet your needs
Schools and school divisions can partner with the faculty's division of applied psychology to tailor the professional diploma for a cohort of teachers. Our cohort model lets teachers work alone and/or collaboratively on projects and assignments that match their personal and professional interests while helping schools and school divisions build staff capacity in inclusive and special education. We also welcome applications from individual teachers not associated with a cohort. Regardless of the option chosen, the diploma can be completed in as little as 16 months.

Schools and school divisions can partner with the faculty's division of applied psychology to tailor the professional diploma for a cohort of teachers. Our cohort model lets teachers work alone and/or collaboratively on projects and assignments that match their personal and professional interests while helping schools and school divisions build staff capacity in inclusive and special education. We also welcome applications from individual teachers not associated with a cohort. Regardless of the option chosen, the diploma can be completed in as little as 16 months.

Study from wherever you live
Our program offers busy professionals the flexibility to fit studies into family and work schedules. We deliver our courses using a real-time online learning approach and the latest in easy-to-use distance education technologies. We also provide opportunities for students to meet, on-campus or on-site, with course instructors.

Why partner/study with the UofC?
The University of Calgary is one of Canada's top research universities and the Faculty of Education is home to internationally recognized scholars in the field of applied psychology. This opens up opportunities for you to work with leading experts in the field of inclusive and special education.

Put our professional diploma to work in your school or district today!

Contact Irene Pullar, OTP Graduate Program Administrator at 403.220.5651 to discuss how we can design a program to meet your needs. Or email us at apsyweb@ucalgary.ca. Visit our program description by clicking here.

Division of Applied Psychology
University of Calgary
Faculty of Education
2500 University Drive NW
Education Tower 302
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 1N4

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