An in-depth look at the Teacher Practicum in faculties of education across the province of Alberta. Join teacher educators, researchers, preservice teachers and their mentors as we explore current issues, challenges and opportunities surrounding this core component of learning to teach.
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An in-depth look at the Teacher Practicum in faculties of education across the province of Alberta. Join teacher educators, researchers, preservice teachers and their mentors as we explore current issues, challenges and opportunities surrounding this core component of learning to teach.
Episode Five - Coaching and Mentoring in the Teacher Practicum
Focus on The Field
19 minutes
3 years ago
Episode Five - Coaching and Mentoring in the Teacher Practicum
In this episode, we look at what makes that unique relationship between a mentor and a teacher candidate tick.
Dr. Dawn Burleigh is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Like her colleagues at the University of Lethbridge, Dawn takes on the role of university consultant to teacher candidates in the program. Among her research interests is the important role of university supervision in the teacher practicum.
Connor Kopp is a recent graduate of the teacher education program at the University of Lethbridge.
This is a unique conversation in that Connor and Dawn worked together in the teacher practicum!
Focus on The Field
An in-depth look at the Teacher Practicum in faculties of education across the province of Alberta. Join teacher educators, researchers, preservice teachers and their mentors as we explore current issues, challenges and opportunities surrounding this core component of learning to teach.
