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TWU review schedule and outcomes

Last updated on April 2, 2024

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Schedule of teacher education program reviews

The BC Teachers’ Council (BCTC) carries out the review of the teacher education program using a pre-arranged schedule. 

  • Process C – Ongoing structured dialogue: 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 and 2029 
  • Process D – Maintenance review: 2021 and 2027

Outcome from each review process

The following are the outcomes from each review process.

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Process B - changes to an existing program  

Process B outcome

Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent April 6, 2023
Proposed Change

The Faculty of Education proposed a new pilot field experience course (EDUC 413) in the two-year post-degree B.Ed. program, to replace PSYC 201 with EDUC 210 in the Inclusive Education Minor, and to offer a new course (EDUC 355) in the Inclusive Education Minor.
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval as a minor program change
BCTC Decision Approved June 2, 2023 

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent March 6, 2018
Proposed Change The Faculty of Education proposed changes to the undergrad core curriculum in response to the revised B.C. K-12 curriculum. The changes would include a more inquiry-based learning program (Creating Effective Learning Communities), add 2 semester hours in the core (from 44 to 46 hours) for all undergraduate students (EDUC 400), add 1 semester hour to EDUC 496 and EDUC 495, and make the following 4 courses mandatory for the concurrent program: EDUC 302, EDUC 303, EDUC 402, EDUC 403
Interim TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval
BCTC Decision Approved June 13, 2018

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent September 8, 2016 
Proposed Change The Faculty of Education proposed changes to its B.Ed. program (elementary and secondary streams) to offer an additional optional course and allow students to choose either EDUC 365 or EDUC 345, and to offer EDUC 411 as an alternative to EDUC 401 for students who wish to teach in K-3 classrooms.
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval
BCTC Decision Approved October 27, 2016

 

 

Process C - ongoing structured dialogue

Process C outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process November 30, 2023
Campus Trinity Western University
BCTC participants Jatinder Bir and Jim Iker                           
Date summary report presented to the BCTC January 31, 2024

Process C outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process February 6, 2019
Campus Trinity Western University
BCTC participants Jim Iker and John Hall                             
Date summary report presented to the BCTC June 7, 2019

Process C outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process February 21, 2017
Campus Trinity Western University
BCTC participants Ted Riecken and Laurence Greeff            
Date summary report presented to the BCTC April 12, 2017

 

 

Process D - maintenance review 

Process D outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process November 17-18, 2021
Program Assessment Team (PAT)
  • Alice Kedves, BCTC
  • Joseph Colistro, BCTC
  • John Yamamoto, teacher educator, UBC
  • Tammie Chernoff, K-12 educator, School District No. 33
Program modules
  • 2-year post degree B.Ed. (elementary, middle and secondary)
  • 5-year concurrent B.A. or B.Sc. and B.Ed. (elementary, middle and secondary)
Teacher candidates enrolled (past 12 months) 319
Graduates (past 12 months) 27
Participants interviewed
  • 7 TEP faculty and TEP administration
  • 9 practicum partners
  • 11 teacher candidates
  • 6 graduates
PAT recommendation to the BCTC Full approval of TWU's teacher education program
BCTC decision  The BCTC confirms that the teacher education program at TWU meets the TEP Approval Standards. Recommendation approved February 11, 2022.