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Don SawyerEmployment

  • Principal, 1993 to Present

Northern Education Services (NESA)
Salmon Arm, BC

Principal of consulting/writing team providing a wide range of services in the areas of international development, education, training, instructional skills, strategic planning, project proposal writing and evaluation, and curriculum development.

  • Director 2000 to 2004

International Development Centre
Okanagan University College, Salmon Arm, BC
Director of Centre devoted to training and development projects in West Africa. Managed five CIDA-affiliated projects. Responsibilities included curriculum design, production, and supervision; facilitator training; delivery supervision; project management; staff hiring and supervision; project reporting and proposal writing; program co-facilitation.

  • Department Chair and Instructor 1993-2000

Adult Basic Education Department
Okanagan University College, Salmon Arm, BC
Adult Basic Education Department Chair 1994 to 2000. ABE Instructor in English and social studies at Provincial, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Developed provincial curriculum manuals in literacy and other areas of adult education. Developed and managed Workplace ABE program

  • Curriculum Director 1988 to 1993

Native Adult Education Resource Centre
Okanagan University College, Salmon Arm, BC
Originated and acted as Curriculum Director for this provincially-funded centre providing support services to organizations and communities delivering programs for Native adults. Duties included curriculum and program design, research, project coordination, curriculum writing and editing, program evaluation, seminar planning and delivery. Designed and delivered parts of Native Adult Instructor Diploma Program and wrote and contributed to numerous curriculum resource books and videos in the areas of life skills, social studies, literacy, language arts, instructional strategies, and community development

  • ABE Instructor 1980-1988

Adult Basic Education Department
Okanagan University College, Salmon Arm, BC
Instructor in English and social studies. Duties included curriculum development as well as classroom instruction. Seconded to write several provincial curriculum guides in the areas of literacy, English and life skills.

  • Faculty Associate

Faculty of Education 1978-1980
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Faculty Associate in charge of the North Okanagan Native Teacher Education Program, a community-based off-campus program to train Native Indian teachers. Duties included supervision of practice teaching, administration of site, counselling students, and instruction.

Supportive experience:

High school teacher in Newfoundland and BC ~ RBM project reporting ~ proposal writing ~ African project management, DACUM deliveries, cross-cultural co-facilitation ~ PD workshop delivery ~ applied research and writing ~ public international development presentations ~ extensive publication history ~ First Nations education research and seminars ~ management research and presentations

Education:

  • Master of Arts (Curriculum and Secondary Education), Michigan State University, 1973.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Communication Arts), Michigan State University, 1969.

 

NORTHERN EDUCATION SERVICES ASSOCIATES
(NESA)
Box 2653, Salmon Arm, BC
V1E 4R5, Canada

tel: 250-832-8405
fax: 250-832-8408

Africa: Communities in Action Resource Kit

A New and Essential Resource for Teaching Global Education

Africa: Communities in Action is comprised of two resources: Africa: Communities in Action Instructional Guide, and a DVD of the award-winning Knowledge Network documentary The Gambia: Communities in Action.

The DVD is designed as a case study, providing students and teachers with a compelling, positive look at the West African Rural Development (WARD) program and trained community development workers putting their skills in action in rural Gambia, one of the poorest countries in the world. Many development issues introduced here (gender, cultural and religious challenges, poverty, rural-urban divisions) are further explored in the Guide. This new and essential resource.

For more information, please contact Don Sawyer.

"I don't quite know how the authors and film-makers pulled it off. I only know that's it's an astonishing achievement."
Stephen Lewis

"Any student who successfully completes this ambitious new course material will be more than ready to become Canada's Minster of Foreign Affairs and International Trade."
Gerald Caplan

Testimonials

You truly inspired me with your enthusiasm for teaching. You overcame each challenge through growth and a commitment to the whole student...

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Your presentation to the [British Columbia Interior Trustees’ Meeting October 4, 2008] was terrific. It was stimulating and thought provoking...

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