Teams are becoming a staple in today's workplace. In this course, you will learn the components of a successful team and the stages of its development. You will master the skills you will need to effectively manage projects, make decisions, and solve problems in a team setting. Plus, you will have a chance to learn the pitfalls of unhealthy group interaction and minimize any of its effects on your team.

Along the way, you will follow real-life examples and scenarios to help you identify with the team-building process. There's a lot more to it than just getting several people together in a room at the same time. Are you eager to develop your leadership qualities and be a quality team participant? Many of today's teams rotate leadership roles, so it's crucial to understand both perspectives as you learn the best ways to communicate and work together for positive change.

Indigenous women are natural leaders and decision-makers; keepers of knowledge, culture, and language; protectors of land and water; activists and cycle-breakers. Indigenous women are reclaiming their rightful place as leaders. This course supports Indigenous women revitalizing roles and responsibilities and reclaiming places of honour and respect as leaders within their communities and organizations. This course is grounded in relational practices and will guide you to identify and connect with cultural values, build upon your already trusted leadership capacities for community-led, community-driven development, and create spaces for social change. This seven-week course will allow you to learn and explore the abundance of strengths and gifts that live within you and your community. This course reflects Indigenous teachings, relational leadership models and approaches. Principles and tools are also shared. This course is for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women of all ages and backgrounds who have some prior leadership experience and are interested in engaging in social change and becoming active members of a national network of supportive Indigenous leaders. Learning Outcomes: Reflect upon lived experiences and leadership practices to identify personal strengths and motivations. Explore stories and experiences of other Indigenous women leaders to guide you to uncover your values, skills, and capacities. Develop an understanding of opportunities and practical strategies for overcoming challenges. Learn tools for supporting community-driven change. Connect, collaborate, and learn from your peers’ approaches to building community well- being. Build on the foundations of solid leadership skills and awareness to support change. Develop relational approaches to increase the social capital of your communities. Develop vision and leadership approaches that support and lead to innovation and social change.

Background and Goals:

StFX recognizes that we are stronger when we honour our differences. Valuing and promoting equity, diversity and inclusion creates a campus community where we support the needs and aspirations of our students, faculty and staff by being creative, adaptable and inclusive in our practice and policies. We provide opportunities to members of all communities to participate, engage and belong.

The Transforming Practice: Learning Equity, Learning Excellence curriculum aims to address an existing gap in professional development opportunities for faculty and student services professionals in higher education in Nova Scotia. 

Below you will find links to external resources containing valuable informatoin on Nursing Certification and Licensing in Canada, which may greatly assist you during your transition into the Nova Scotia Health Care System. 

 

Adult, Pediatric, & Neonatal Certifications Links:

Canadian Nurses Association: CNA National Certification  

Heart & Stroke Foundation: CPR

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (via Heart & Stroke): ACLS

Trauma Nursing Core Course (via Emergency Nurses Association, ENA): TNCC

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses: ATCN

 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (via Heart & Stroke): PALS

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (via ENA): ENPC

 Neonatal Resuscitation Program (via Canadian Pediatrics Society): NRP

Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (via Canadian Pediatrics Society): ACoRN

Advances in Labour and Risk Management (via The Society of Obsetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada): ALARM

College of Nurses:

College of Nurses of Ontario: CNO

 

Welcome to Distance Nursing Studies at St. Francis Xavier University!

We are delighted that you have chosen St. Francis Xavier University as the provider of your undergraduate nursing education and are excited to share that Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier University have partnered on a pathway for qualified LPNs to apply to BScN.

Start Dates

Cohorts begin each Spring (late April/early May).

Deadline to Apply:

February 1, 2024

La Faculté d’éducation à St. Francis Xavier University est ravie d’annoncer le retour de son programme de Maîtrise en éducation en français! Ce diplôme de deuxième cycle est offert en réponse aux intérêts croissants des parties prenantes – les membres francophones et francophiles de la profession enseignante et les acteurs.trices concerné.e.s en milieux scolaires acadien, francophone et immersif. Notre Maîtrise en éducation (option cours), avec concentration « Français, langue d’enseignement et d’apprentissage » se donne entièrement en français et vise le perfectionnement des connaissances théoriques et pratiques en éducation afin d’outiller les participant.e.s dans l’exercice de leur profession. Le programme vise également l’épanouissement de la pratique professionnelle dans les contextes spécifiques de langue française (acadien, francophone minoritaire et immersion française).

The Faculty of Education at St. Francis Xavier University is pleased to announce the return of its Master of Education program in French! This graduate degree is offered in response to the growing interest of stakeholders: Francophone and Francophile members of the teaching profession and relevant stakeholders in Acadian, Francophone and Immersion schools. Our Master of Education (course option), with a concentration in "French as a language of teaching and learning" is offered entirely in French and aims to improve theoretical and practical knowledge in education to better equip participants in their teaching practice. The program also aims to develop professional practice in specific French language contexts (Acadian, minority Francophone milieu and French Immersion).

Maîtrise en éducation avec concentration « Français, langue d’enseignement et d’apprentissage » (Été 2023 – Été 2025) New cohort starting July 2023

The Maple League Micro-Certificate in Teaching and Learning is a nine-month program for faculty at all stages of their careers. Join an intimate cohort of passionate educators from across the Maple League to build an innovative, reflective pedagogical practice. Available to full-time and part-time faculty and staff on any Maple League Campus. Registration takes place once a year, during the month of September.

The Master of Adult Education (M.Ad.Ed) online program at St. Francis Xavier University focuses on the links between theory and practice in a variety of sectors that involve adult education and learning, including community contexts, community colleges, and the health sector, among others. The 10 courses will concentrate on adult education for those interested in teaching and learning in these various settings. Courses will be presented in a combination of synchronous and asynchronous formats, and time frames (late afternoon, evening, and some weekends).

The 30-credit Master of Adult Education program offers several options, including both a course-based option (ten 3-credit courses) and thesis-based option (six 3-credit courses plus a 12-credit thesis).

Students planning to pursue further studies should consider the thesis-based option.

For more information about the Department of Adult Education, the programs offered, and how to apply, continue to the Master of Adult Education page. Intakes are every September/January. 

 

The Master in Education program is grounded in two main purposes: a space for students to understand their professional knowledge and to make meaningful links among this knowledge, and the conceptual and theoretical knowledge of educational research.

The Master of Education program is grounded in two main purposes: to provide a space for you to understand your professional knowledge; and to make meaningful links between this knowledge and the conceptual and theoretical framework of educational research. StFX offers the MEd degree with a specialization in Educational Administration and Policy, or in Curriculum and Instruction. You must complete the specified core courses and choose electives appropriate to your interests.

There are three options by which you may complete the requirements for the MEd degree: a course-based route, a project route, or a thesis route. The degree fulfills the requirements of the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development for an increase in level of teacher certification. Graduate courses in Education are offered in the summer, fall, winter, and spring terms.

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