Royce has +33 years experience as a teacher-leader in the pubic school system. He has been a Senior Curriculum and Resources Coordinator with the B.C. Ministry of Education, a K-12 teacher and project leader. Royce is currently the Area Chair and Senior Faculty for the College of Education, Curriculum, and Instruction program with the Vancouver Campus of the University of Phoenix. He has taught in the Masters of Education program, the MBA program and the undergraduate program at the Vancouver Campus. Royce has also created a number of non-profit societies to work with disadvantaged youth and facilitate school-to-work transitions. Royce is currently on the Board of Directors of SHARE, a non-profit society in Coquitlam. Royce has taught +30 different courses at the K-12 level. In addition, he has been a Department Head, a Career Facilitator, chaired numerous Staff Committees, Advisory committees and Professional Development Committees. He has also worked in the private sector, as a Director of Training, and has considerable experience helping small business owners set up and market their businesses, having written 3 books on these topics. Mr Shook has given numerous workshops on school leadership and integration of technology. Royce understands and has considerable knowledge of K-12 educational trends, not only in educational technology but also in curriculum development, specifically in technology and vocational educational training (TVET). Royce developed the Business and computer curriculum being taught in all K-12 BC schools and has worked to develop many of the other current BC curricula being taught in BC K-12 schools.
- Curriculum development
- School leadership seminars
- Organizational management
- Educational Technology
- Mentoring and training staff
- School community partnerships
- Development of post secondary programs
