Karla Carter, Chair, Community Programs, Aurora Campus, Aurora College, Inuvik
Aurora College in the Beaufort Delta region provides staff orientation and professional development for its adult educators twice a year.
At the beginning of each academic year, all adult educators gather to meet one another and receive an orientation to Aurora College. At this time, they are provided with program information, like curriculum, program manuals, accepted practices, policies and guidelines. This is a wonderful opportunity for educators to network with others in their region.
In January the educators met again to do professional development. A wide range of professional development was provided – from FAS, family literacy, best practices project, curriculum subjects, traditional knowledge and many others. The highlight of the January training event was that it was mostly staff presenting on training or conferences they had attended and were now passing their knowledge onto their colleagues.