About the role
We are seeking one sessional instructor to teach EDTE 3100 - Principles of Trades and Tech Education, from July 16 - 24, 2026. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 am to 12:50 pm.
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
Students are introduced to the role of trades and technical education in the secondary school setting, including the purposes and the mission of trades and technology education. The course also introduces the basic principles, methods, and techniques of instruction suitable for secondary teaching. Students are instructed in learning theory and learning styles, lesson preparation, lesson types, instructional techniques, learning environments, and classroom management techniques. This course is designed to provide practical knowledge of instructional techniques that can be directly applied in the classroom, with an emphasis on hands-on practice of the instructional skills.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor of Education is required
- A Master of Education is required
- Recent successful experience as a K-12 teacher strongly preferred and three years successful full time classroom experience is required
- Advanced knowledge of the subject area is required
- Experience and excellent understanding of child development and how this relates to elementary or secondary schools is required
- Previous successful post-secondary school teaching experience is preferred
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills is required
- Proven skills in building intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect are required
- Demonstrated experience in integrating Aboriginal knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62) is required
- Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 63) is required
- Teaching excellence, including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA10), is required
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About Thompson Rivers University
We are a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research and scholarship.
Our students have access to traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates and diplomas. Robust laddering options mean flexible degree completion through online, distance education with TRU Open Learning.
We are community-minded with a global conscience, boldly redefining the university as a place of belonging—Kw’seltktnéws (we are all related and interconnected with nature, each other, and all things)—where all people are empowered to transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
TRU is a public post-secondary institution, funded by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education. We are a full member of AUCC (Association of Universities and College in Canada) and ACCC (Association of Canadian Community Colleges).
We are based in British Columbia, Canada. Our two campuses are located in Kamloops and Williams Lake.
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About the role
We are seeking one sessional instructor to teach EDTE 3100 - Principles of Trades and Tech Education, from July 16 - 24, 2026. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 am to 12:50 pm.
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
Students are introduced to the role of trades and technical education in the secondary school setting, including the purposes and the mission of trades and technology education. The course also introduces the basic principles, methods, and techniques of instruction suitable for secondary teaching. Students are instructed in learning theory and learning styles, lesson preparation, lesson types, instructional techniques, learning environments, and classroom management techniques. This course is designed to provide practical knowledge of instructional techniques that can be directly applied in the classroom, with an emphasis on hands-on practice of the instructional skills.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor of Education is required
- A Master of Education is required
- Recent successful experience as a K-12 teacher strongly preferred and three years successful full time classroom experience is required
- Advanced knowledge of the subject area is required
- Experience and excellent understanding of child development and how this relates to elementary or secondary schools is required
- Previous successful post-secondary school teaching experience is preferred
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills is required
- Proven skills in building intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect are required
- Demonstrated experience in integrating Aboriginal knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62) is required
- Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 63) is required
- Teaching excellence, including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA10), is required
Not the right fit? Search for Sessional jobs in Kamloops, BC
About Thompson Rivers University
We are a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research and scholarship.
Our students have access to traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates and diplomas. Robust laddering options mean flexible degree completion through online, distance education with TRU Open Learning.
We are community-minded with a global conscience, boldly redefining the university as a place of belonging—Kw’seltktnéws (we are all related and interconnected with nature, each other, and all things)—where all people are empowered to transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
TRU is a public post-secondary institution, funded by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education. We are a full member of AUCC (Association of Universities and College in Canada) and ACCC (Association of Canadian Community Colleges).
We are based in British Columbia, Canada. Our two campuses are located in Kamloops and Williams Lake.