Renewal of TESL Saskatchewan Accreditation
At the 2008 Annual General Meeting of TESL Saskatchewan (formerly SCENES), the membership approved the proposal to require recipients of TESL Saskatchewan accreditation to renew their status every five years..
I. Why do I need to renew my accreditation?
II. How will I qualify for accreditation renewal?
III. What are qualifying professional development activities?
IV. How shall I compile and present my qualifying activities?
V. How do I apply for re-accreditation and pay for renewal?
I. Why do I need to renew my accreditation?
The best teachers tend to be those who stay fresh through ongoing learning about their profession. They also tend to be those who place themselves in the position of being able to share ideas, excitements, and challenges with a caring community of professional colleagues.
By making accreditation renewal a mandatory activity, TESL Saskatchewan intends to strengthen the culture of lifelong professional learning that is one of the fundamentals of our organization. We also intend to motivate accredited members to better maintain their membership in TESL Saskatchewan on a year-to-year basis. This in turn will ensure that they have continual access to information about learning opportunities provided by TESL Saskatchewan, TESL Canada, and other relevant organizations or programs.
In addition, we hope our members will be able to use this policy for support when they apply to employers for professional development resources. Increasingly, employers will be expected to engage teachers who qualify for accreditation. By making a very basic level of regular in-service learning mandatory, we hope more employers will support their staff by providing the funding and time to take advantage of professional learning opportunities.
II. How will I qualify for accreditation renewal?
Renewal of accreditation will be granted on the basis of two criteria:
1) The applicant will maintain TESL Saskatchewan membership every year during the five years leading up to the renewal deadline.
2) The applicant will be able to provide documentation of a minimum of twenty-five (25) hours of relevant professional development activities carried out during the five year period leading up to the renewal deadline.
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4) A fee of $20 will be charged for accreditation renewal.
III. What are qualifying professional development activities?
Qualifying professional development activities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Participation in TESL Saskatchewan and SK TEAL conferences and annual meetings, based on actual hours of each session attended and documented in a Professional Development Log.
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IV. How shall I compile and present my qualifying activities?. You may wish to keep track of your PD on TESL Saskatchewan’s Professional Development Log..
V. How do I apply for re-accreditation and pay for renewal?
To apply for TESL Sask re-accreditation, please download, fill out, and submit the form below. This form is in fillable pdf format.
To make a payment for your re-accreditation application, you may use one of the following two options.
- Mail a cheque or money order payable to TESL Saskatchewan, or
- Complete the Online Payment Form below.
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