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<span>BCMA Members</span>,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">The PDCE office at the UBC Faculty of Education is now offering a part-time,
<i>fully online</i>, <b>Master of Education in</b> <b>Science Education</b> cohort program for teachers and education professionals, starting September 2018.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">Please see below for the full details, and please refer to this
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pdce-sandbox.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2017/09/SCED_Poster.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none">one-page PDF poster</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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for easy sharing.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">Where appropriate, please share the information regarding this graduate program opportunity (below my signature) with
<span>members of the</span> <i><span>BC Museums Association</span></i>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">Inquiries regarding the program should be directed to the Program Assistant, Yvette Kharoubeh, at
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:yvette.kharoubeh@ubc.ca?subject=Inquiry%20regarding%20the%20SCED%20cohort%20program"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#2A2A2A;background:transparent">yvette.kharoubeh@ubc.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#011835">Faculty of Education | Professional Development & Community Engagement</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#011835">The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus </span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#31849B;font-weight:
normal">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT</span></strong></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#31849B;font-weight:
normal">For Teachers and Education Professionals</span></i></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/sced/"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#31849B"><span lang="EN-US">MEd in Science Education (SCED)</span></span></b></a></span></p>
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color:#31849B">Taught by Leading UBC Science Education Researchers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#525252;background:transparent">Begins: September 2018</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#525252"><br>
<span style="background:transparent">Delivery: Online (some optional face-to-face courses available)</span><br>
<span style="background:transparent">Online Info Session: <i>Friday, October 27</i> | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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color:#525252;background:transparent">Apply By:
<b><i>March 1, 2018</i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#A55D23">A part-time <b>fully online</b> graduate program offered by leading UBC Science Education researchers to working professionals in Canada and beyond.</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Our graduate programs in Science Education are ideal for those seeking to make a difference in teacher education; learning and teaching at the elementary,
secondary and post-secondary levels; industry; teaching and research institutions; government and private sector bodies; museums; outdoor settings and other science-based organizations.</span></p>
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The MEd in Science Education offers students the opportunity to pursue a wide range of research and professional interests in the field of STEM education, with the emphasis on science education.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">The SCED programıs philosophy is that theory and practice are inextricably linked and work hand in hand to improve the quality
of education.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Educators are empowered by collaboration across disciplines, countries, and contexts. Therefore this program values diverse expertise
and experience; collaboration and mentorship; and innovative ideas, theories and practices.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Through the pursuit of student individual and collective interests, graduate students will develop and enhance their knowledge and
practice of Science Education. Graduate students will be equipped to advance the quality of education and/or assume leadership roles in the field.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">This cohort is poised to directly address and give meaning to these initiatives and curriculum changes through creative and critical
inquiry, advanced intellectual engagement, and empirical and theoretical analysis.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Yvette Kharoubeh</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222"><a href="mailto:Yvette.kharoubeh@ubc.ca?subject=Inquiry%20regarding%20the%20SCED%20cohort%20program">yvette.kharoubeh@ubc.ca</a>
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