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to mediate the transformation from an uncooperative to an empowering workplace climate.
Facilitator: Erika Deines.
See bio on page 53.
Length: 2 days
Dates: Thu, Nov 19-Fri, Nov 20, 2015 Times: 9am-5pm
Cost: $395 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Thu, Nov 5, 2015
The Mindful Educator
PATF024
Numerous recent studies state the effects of stress on learners. By cultivating mindfulness, individuals are better able
to reduce stress and error through the development of attentional skills that may enable learning. Mindfulness- based interventions (MBIs) may be incorporated into various educational and mental health care settings to increase social-emotional intelligence and levels of concentration while raising overall levels
of well-being. Learne a
variety of contemporary and evidence-based applications of mindfulness and mindfulness meditation in education.
Facilitator: Sarah Kinsley.
See bio on page 57.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Feb 13-Sun, Feb 14, 2016 Time: 9am-4pm
Cost: $195 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Jan 30, 2016
Moodle Skills Workshop
PATF018, PATF015-ONLINE
Acquire and practice the skills you need to be con dent when
editing your online Moodle courses. Both novice and experienced instructors will explore the Moodle editing environment and practice creating basic elements for
a course. Facilitators will
guide you through a series of exercises aimed at helping you develop engaging, enjoyable, and dynamic online learning experiences. Through hands- on experimentation, you will learn to add Moodle resources and activities to courses. Note: course pre-work required for the online offering (see website).
Facilitators: Taught by various instructors from RRU’s Centre for Teaching and Educational Technologies (CTET).
Length: 1 day or 3 weeks online
Dates: Mon, Sep 21-Fri, Oct 9 (online) or Mon, Sep 28 or Thu, Nov 19, 2015
or Mon, Jan 18-Fri, Feb 5 (online) or Thu, Mar 10 or Mon, Apr 4-Fri, Apr 22 (online) or Thu, May 5 or Mon Jun 6-Fri, Jun 24, 2016 (online)
Times: 9:30am-4:30pm
or asynchronous
Cost: $250 + applicable taxes
or $325 + applicable taxes (online)
Best to Register by: Mon, Aug 31 (online) or Mon, Sep 7 or Thu, Oct 29
or Mon, Dec 28, 2015 (online) or Thu, Feb 18 or Mon, Mar 14 (online) or Thu, Apr 14 or Mon, May 16, 2016 (online)
The Nature Kindergarten Experience: Professional Development for Educators
PATF010
A forest school to reconnect children with nature began
September 2012 at Sangster Elementary School. Students spend 2.5 hours every morning exploring natural forest trails at RRU experiencing: a growing sense of wonder, improved health and tness, mental
and emotional development, awareness of the environment, and an appreciation and understanding of traditional ways of knowing with Nature as co-teacher. We will illustrate the background, development and rsthand experiences of the program’s educators in creating this model.
Facilitator: Enid Elliot.
See bio page 54.
Length: 1 day
Dates: Fri, Feb 19, 2016
Times: 10am-3pm
Cost: $95 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Feb 5, 2016
Online Facilitation Skills for Mediation – BC Mediate – ONLine PATF022
Mediate BC Society and RRU have collaborated to create a unique online course designed to teach experienced mediators how to conduct mediation online. The content is founded on and inspired by Mediate BC’s six-year Distance Mediation Project which con rmed
that distance mediation can increase access to justice safely, affordably, and effectively.
The online learning environment at RRU offers
an innovative, relevant and powerful learning experience designed to assist mediators
in learning how to implement technology in con ict resolution.
Facilitator: Erika Deines.
See bio on page 53.
Length: 6 weeks online
Dates: Mon, Oct 5-Sun, Nov 15, 2015 or Mon, Jan 11-Sun, Feb 21
or Mon, May 2-Sun, Jun 12, 2016 Times: asynchronous
Cost: $595 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Mon, Sep 21 or Mon, Dec 28, 2015 or Mon, Apr 18, 2016
The Way of Council Training Level – I PATF012
The ancient practice of sitting in circle – speaking and listening from the heart – inspires non- hierarchical communication and can reveal individual as well as group vision and purpose. Learn to integrate the methods of council into your personal/ professional lives. Explore open, heartfelt expression and attentive listening as gateways to deeper communication,
as well as intercultural understanding and non-violent exploration of con ict. Ample practice and numerous council forms will be offered.
Facilitators: Lori Austein
(see bio on page 51) and Hilary Leighton (see bio on page 59).
Length: 1 evening & 2 days
Date: Fri, Nov 27-Sun Nov 29, 2015 Time: Fri 7pm-9pm; Sat 9am-4pm;
Sun 9am-3pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Nov 13, 2015
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