Teacher-Librarianship (LIBE)

Today’s teacher librarian is a dynamic teacher able to:

  • collaboratively plan inquiry-based units of study with classroom teachers;
  • teach information literacy to students within inquiry-based learning contexts;
  • develop curricula that integrates information literacy, new media and new technologies;
  • collaborate with teachers to strengthen literacy learning for all students;
  • select quality resources and manage collections that support the curriculum, lifelong learning, and independent reading.

The diploma and certificate programs incorporate course work in educational leadership, inquiry-based learning, literacy, collaborative planning and teaching, information literacy, curriculum design and implementation, multi-media resources, digital literacies, and learning technologies.

For any questions specific to the Teacher-Librarianship progam, please reach out to the LIBE Program Coordinator, Richard Beaudry.

Certificate in Teacher-Librarianship

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UBC offers a 15-credit Certificate in Education – Teacher-Librarianship. Courses for the Certificate should be selected in consultation with individual school districts, as hiring and qualification policies vary. If your school district does not require specific courses, options for completion of the LIBE certificate are:

  1. Any 5 of the 7 core LIBE diploma courses
  2. Any 4 of the 7 core LIBE diploma courses plus of the required literature or literacy options from the Diploma (In the diploma 3 credits of LLED 450-459; and 3 credits of LLED 440-449 are required. It is from these options that this 5th course may be selected)

Students have the option to complete their Certificate entirely online.

Important note for Certificate Students
Moving from the certificate to the diploma stream requires a separate application to the diploma.

Admission requirements

To be considered for admission into the Certificate in Education – Teacher-Librarianship, you require:

  1. A valid teaching degree
  2. 2 years teaching experience (can include TOC experience).

Application

Admissions for Diplomas and Certificate programs are handled by the Professional Development and Community Engagement office. See the PDCE website for application procedures. For program advice and other questions, please consult with the admissions office.

Application deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year. It is recommended that students submit their application at least one month prior to their anticipated start date. Please refer to the application form for the deadlines to apply.


Registration

Using your Campus Wide login ID and password, logon to the Student Service Centre to pay the registration deposit and register in the courses. Due to their popularity, register in Term 1 and Term 2 courses at the same time.

Before registering in courses, check available seating at the Course Schedule. Please note – not all courses are offered in every session or term.


Courses

Required Courses: (15 credits, choose 5 courses)

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Program Completion

All 15 credits must be completed within five years from the commencement of the first applicable course. For program advice please consult with the admissions office. To request the certificate, please contact PDCE. To transfer the 15 credits to the Diploma in Education, apply for admission to the Diploma.

Diploma in Teacher-Librarianship

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UBC offers a 30-credit Diploma in Education – Teacher-Librarianship. This diploma meets all the course recommendations of the Canadian School Library Association. Students have the option to complete their Diploma entirely online.

The Diploma in Education – Teacher-Librarianship offers flexibility in course selection. Students are encouraged to take the required courses in any order, and at their own pace. All 30 credits must be completed within five years from the commencement of the first applicable course. If students begin their coursework as an unclassified student, they may advance their UBC coursework to a maximum of 18 credits (or, if a student has studied outside of UBC, 12 appropriate non-UBC credits) into their Diploma program. Please note that any transferred credits must also be within the five year limit.

Note: Moving from the certificate to the diploma stream requires a separate admission application to the diploma.

Admission requirements

To be considered for admission into the Diploma in Education – Teacher-Librarianship, you require:

  1. A valid teaching degree
  2. 2 years teaching experience (can include TOC experience)

Application

Admissions for Diplomas and Certificate programs are handled by the Professional Development and Community Engagement office. See the PDCE website for application procedures. For program advice and other questions, please consult with the admissions office.

Application deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year. It is recommended that students submit their application at least one month prior to their anticipated start date. Please refer to the application form for the deadlines to apply.


Registration

Using  your Campus Wide login ID and password, logon to the Student Service Centre  to pay the registration deposit and register in the courses. Due to their popularity,  register in Term 1 and Term 2 courses at the same time.

Before registering in courses, check available seating at the Course Schedule Please note – not all courses are offered in every session or term.


Courses

Core Courses – Required (21 credits):

indicates online course
indicates on campus course

Course outlines can be found under Online Courses on the PDCE website.

Elective Courses – Suggested choose any one (3 credits):

Language and Literacy Education courses:

Any 400 level course with the prefix: LLED or LIBE

Curriculum and Pedagogy courses:

Other courses may be used as substitutions with permission from Diploma advisor. Please contact the admissions office for more information.


Program Completion

In order to graduate, you must have completed 30 credits of the above listed courses. Please consult with the admissions office, to ensure all requirements have been met only if you have deviated from the above course list.

Students may apply to graduate through the UBC graduation website.