The Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island has openings for sessional instructors to teach the following courses in winter 2026. The offering of each course listed is conditional pending final enrolment numbers. All positions are subject to final budgetary and administrative approval. 
Please note: the courses offered below will be taught in person, unless otherwise specified as an online or hybrid course.

ED-3760-99  Facilitating Adult Learners in Diverse Classrooms
This course provides a hands-on exploration of the fundamental principles of adult learning, focusing on practical applications for diverse adult learners. Students will examine key theories of adult education, including andragogy, self-directed learning, and transformational learning, with a strong emphasis on applying these theories to create inclusive learning environments.
This course is in our Certificate of Adult Education program and is offered in a hybrid format (a blend of in-person delivery on UPEI campus and online) on Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 8:15pm, January 5 to March 23, 2025.

ED-4280-1 Primary/Elementary Mathematics 2
A continuation of Education 4230, this course further examines and extends the pedagogy of Primary/Elementary focusing on how children conceptualize mathematics and instructional methods required to foster children’s numeracy skills.
This course is offered to students in the primary/elementary cohort of our Bachelor of Education program.  The course is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am to 11:15am, January 5 to February 6, 2026.

ED-4330-1 Literacy and Multiliteracies in the Early Years II
This course is a continuation of Education 4320, in which students use language arts outcomes, materials, methods, and assessment techniques to design comprehensive literacy programs and activities.
This course is offered to students in the primary/elementary cohort of our Bachelor of Education program.  The course is offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30pm to 3:15pm, January 5 to February 6, 2026.

ED-4336-3 Developing Learning and Play -  (taught in French)
Current theoretical and conceptual frameworks in the field of early years education and how they inform current approaches to the children’s learning from age 0-8 will be examined.
Participants will study play and its major role in young children’s learning, major influences affecting learning and play, methods of observing and studying play, and practical approaches for supporting and facilitating children’s learning in early childhood settings and in grades K-2.  Participants in current BEd programmes and educators from early years settings will develop projects combining their observations in early years settings with practical curriculum activities.
This course is offered in French to students in the primary/elementary cohort of our BEd (français langue seconde) program.  The course is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00pm to 3:45pm, January 5 to February 6, 2026.

ED-4570-2/4 Intermediate/Senior Social Studies 2 
This course develops a rationale, framework and procedures for facilitating thematic teaching and learning on critical social issues appropriate for grades 7-12. Skills in curriculum development are refined as students explore authentic assessment practices and ways of promoting student ownership of and co-responsibility for learning.
This course is taught to students in the intermediate/senior cohorts of our Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Education (français langue seconde) programs.  The course is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am to 11:15am, January 5 to February 6, 2026.  
Note: for this course, fluency in both English and French will be considered assets.

ED-4972 Practicum 2 
Students will complete a 10 week teaching placement with the guidance of a Faculty practicum advisor and a host mentor. Students will further develop planning and teaching effective lessons, themes and unit plans, personal classroom management skills, and assessment.
This course primarily involves in-school supervision of pre-service teachers, as well as 3-4 meetings with groups of students during the semester.  This course is offered February 9 to May 1, 2026.
Note: The public school system requires that all instructors possess a clean and valid criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening

ED-6160-78 Action Research
In this course, students explore ways in which teachers can systematically examine their own classroom practices using action research strategies. Emphasis is placed on issues such as topic selection, methodology, data collection and analysis, and interpretation of results. This process of inquiry is directed towards reflective practice.
This course is offered to students in our MEd Focus on Global Perspectives, Fridays, from 12:30pm to 3:15pm, January 12 to April 13, 2026.

ED-6190-79 Critical Pedagogy
In this course, students examine the social conditions and practices that shape education. Students explore schools in their historical, economic, political, cultural, and social contexts.
This course is offered to students in our MEd Focus on Global Perspectives, Mondays, from 8:30am to 11:15am, January 12 to April 13, 2026.

ED-6330-78 Multiliteracies & New Literacies
This course introduces students to theories of literacy as situated social practice. Drawing on theories of Multiliteracies and New Literacies as developed in classic and current readings, students will be given the opportunity to consider how such theories connect to issues of school, work, and leisure. Students will also be encouraged to experiment with using a variety of Multiliteracies as they work through the course material.
This course is offered to students in our MEd Focus on Global Perspectives, Wednesdays, from 11:30am to 2:15pm, January 12 to April 13, 2026.

ED-7034-1 Theory in Educational Research
This course focuses on the evolution of educational thought from a variety of cultural perspectives. The interplay of theorists and theories from philosophy, psychology, and sociology will be drawn together to explore their influence on conceptions and practices of education.
This course is offered to PhD students on Fridays from 11:30am to 2:15pm, January 12 to April 13, 2026.
Note: for this course, applicants must have a PhD in a related discipline.

Qualifications:

Ideal candidates will have a Masters of Education or equivalent degree.  Successful candidates will normally have school-based experience in a Canadian public K-12 system.  For applicants without school-based experience, teaching in other contexts relevant and appropriate to the position will be considered. Applicants should have experience in teaching, research or practice related to the course content.

Instructors accepting on-line and hybrid courses are expected to have sufficient internet bandwidth and technology available to deliver the course on-line.

Qualified candidates with seniority on the UPEI Faculty of Education’s Sessional Roster and the Faculty’s full-time and term contract faculty members will be given priority.

For additional information regarding positions in the undergraduate English programs, please contact Miles Turnbull by email at mturnbull@upei.ca

For additional information regarding positions in the undergraduate French program, please contact Elizabeth Blake by email to eblake@upei.ca

For additional information regarding positions in the graduate programs, please contact Dr. Ken MacKinnon by email to kenmackinnon@upei.ca

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit an electronic version of a cover letter outlining the specific course they wish to teach and how their background is relevant to the course material, a curriculum vitae, and names and contact details of three referees.  All attachments should be in pdf format and should be submitted to:

Dr. Miles Turnbull, Dean
c/o Karen-Anne O’Halloran (kohalloran@upei.ca)
Faculty of Education
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE   C1A 4P3

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment.

UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute.

UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

Closing date for applications is April 23, 2025.