As part of the CERTESL Program Renewal Project we will be sending out a survey to graduates of the program as well as current students asking for their input on the current state of CERTESL. Questions range from administrative support to academic advising to curriculum and curriculum design. We hope to capture many of the outstanding qualities of the program and some areas for innovative solutions in this survey. We’ll try and post some highlights from the results once the survey has closed.

In an attempt to create measurable goals and outcomes that can be aligned with the University Learning Charter the CERTESL Renewal Committee in cooperation with the Instructors of the CERTESL Program have completed a new CERTESL Program Goals and Outcomes document. This document will serve as an internal guide for curriculum development and allows us to maintain alignment with the goals and instructional strategies of the University of Saskatchewan while providing our students a clear direction for their activities within the CERTESL Program. Thank you to our amazing instructors for helping to make this happen.

For now, this document will serve the Renewal Committee in continuing the process of Curriculum alignment and inventory using the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness’ (GMCTE) Curriculum Alignment Tool (CAT). This tool will help to capture what is currently happening in the CERTESL Courses and provide valuable information across the program and identify gaps in our curriculum where we are not serving the clearly defined goals and outcomes of the program.

If you wish to obtain a copy of this document please contact me through the comments section below and I would be happy to forward you a copy.

We are currently looking to renew and innovate the CERTESL program here at CCDE. This is a highly successful and sought after certificate program which provides the necessary training to ensure Canadians will be able to earn credentials that will enable them to teach English language across Canada and overseas. We hope to complete a review and renewal cycle for this program through a series of stages including a review and inventorying stage and a renewal and redesign stage. Follow the category CERTESL Program Renewal (http://words.usask.ca/distributedlearning/category/certesl-program-renewal/) for updates on this process. We welcome your comments and input on any of these posts.