TIE-BC Professional Development Scholarship
The Inclusive Education Professional Development Scholarship was developed to promote the specialist training of practicing teachers currently working in the field of inclusive education. Two $1000 scholarships will be available each year for teachers enrolled in inclusive/special education courses. Scholarships will be awarded for registration in regular semester, intersession or summer session courses during the period from July 1st to June 30th.
Rationale:
Applicants must:
Nominations must be received by e-mail by the January 5th closure date. Late nominations will not be considered.
TIE-BC Executive Committee members are not eligible for this award during their term of office.
Please submit applications to the President of the Teachers of Inclusive Education British Columbia tiebcpresident@gmail.com
* In 2016, the Special Education Association of British Columbia (SEA) was renamed Teachers of Inclusive Education British Columbia (TIE-BC) to reflect changing attitudes and language related to our profession.
Rationale:
- to increase the pool of qualified inclusive/special education teachers;
- to support teachers who wish to upgrade and/or increase their qualifications in the field of inclusive/special education;
- to assist practicing teachers who are returning to university; and
- to assist regular education teachers who are in the process of changing their teaching component or specialty to inclusive/special education.
Applicants must:
- be currently enrolled in diploma or graduate level courses in inclusive/special education at a recognized university;
- be a member of the BCTF (preference will be given to a member of TIE-BC);
- be a practicing teacher in a BC public school;
- submit a letter detailing:
- program of study;
- current teaching position;
- personal experience which demonstrates interest in and commitment to working with children with diverse needs;
- future goals related to working in the field of inclusive/special education; and
- relevance of coursework to achieving future goals.
- submit a letter of support from an instructor of an inclusive/special education course; and
- submit all documents to the TIE-BC President by January 5th of the year in which the scholarship is to be awarded.
Nominations must be received by e-mail by the January 5th closure date. Late nominations will not be considered.
TIE-BC Executive Committee members are not eligible for this award during their term of office.
Please submit applications to the President of the Teachers of Inclusive Education British Columbia tiebcpresident@gmail.com
* In 2016, the Special Education Association of British Columbia (SEA) was renamed Teachers of Inclusive Education British Columbia (TIE-BC) to reflect changing attitudes and language related to our profession.
