"The support and expertise from BCIT in helping to bring TEALS to BC and adapt the program for Canada as a partner has been invaluable," said Kevin Wang, founder of TEALS at Microsoft.
"BCIT has been instrumental in redesigning the TEALS curriculum to better align Canadian educational standards with local industry," explained James Rout, BCIT Associate Vice-President, Education Support and Innovation. Partnership between a post-secondary institution and TEALS in BC "Our government will continue to support programs like TEALS to ensure our students have the skills they need to succeed, graduate successfully, and find good jobs in BC's booming tech sector." "We are excited and honoured that BC students and teachers are the first in Canada to be a part of this cutting-edge program," said BC Minister of Education Rob Fleming. With support from the BC Ministry of Education and BCIT, the BC branch of TEALS successfully launched in 2018 and has already educated more than 400 students across four BC high schools: Handsworth Secondary School, John Oliver Secondary School, Burnaby South Secondary School, and Killarney Secondary School. To fill this gap, TEALS volunteers work with classroom teachers to team-teach students, and to equip instructors with the knowledge to teach students on their own. Microsoft TEALS exists because many high schools want to offer computer science courses but often don't have teachers who are trained on the subject. With support from the BC Ministry of Education and BCIT, the BC branch of TEALS has already educated more than 400 students across four BC high schools.
This partnership recognizes the value of exposing young learners to the jobs of the future while equipping them with the appropriate knowledge and skills for success in the future tech workforce.
and its Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program to teach foundation computational skills for BC high-school students. Burnaby, BC, January 24, 2019-(T-Net)- The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), a post-secondary institution recognized for integrating education and industry, has announced a new partnership with Microsoft Corp.
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