Transition to Professional PracticeT2P

Anna Zuber and Christine Knight-Smith

An opportunity to try something different, to enrich your experience and the skills that

you offer as a teacher

Features of T2P

• “Design your own T2P” based on your goals• Choose your geographic location • 10 days to expand your experience and resume

What are the goals? • To try an educational experience which is outside your

teachable area(s)

• To work with a different age group or level of students

• To add skills and/or experience to your resume

• To develop a resource which will benefit an organization and will strengthen your organizational skills

• To use your teaching skills in a workplace outside of the classroom

Option A: Community Placement

Why choose a community placement?

• Become exposed to other career routes as an Educator

• Build meaningful community through on-the-job market connections

• Enhance your understanding of different cultures, communities, social issues

• Increase your sense of civic engagement and social responsibility

For example…• Social agencies• Non-profit organizations• Community libraries• Universities and Colleges• Seniors’ facilities• Museums• Art galleries• Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

Note: Teacher Candidates with Early Years Specialization are required to do T2P placements in Early Years settings

Option B: School T2P placement

In-school ideas…

• Work with a different age or level of students• Any department where you would like experienceExamples include:• Special Education Classes• Guidance Departments• School Libraries• English as a Second Language• Alternate or Adult Education• Private Schools• Early Years Classrooms

London District Catholic School Board

LDCSB has requested a coordinated T2P

IMPORTANT:

• Do not approach directly• Submit T2P application requesting LDCSB, indicating what

type of placement

Option C: International Community Service Learning

Option C: International CSL

The Faculty of Education Partners with The Student Success Centre to offer 3 unique international experience:

1. Peru - Solidarity in Action2. Germany & Poland - Amizade3. Dominican Republic - Outreach 360

What is International CSL?• A pedagogical approach you can use in your

classrooms• A form of International Education• Service activities with specific learning outcomes• Based on community-defined needs• Cultural immersion• Focus is service not travel• Incorporates reflection to achieve deep learning• Exposure to diverse communities and “ways of

knowing”

Germany/Poland ExperienceOpportunity: Community Service Learning in Germany and PolandCommunity Partner: Amizade (www.amizade.org)Duration of Experience: 10 days (Tuesday, May 5th- Friday, May 15th, 2015)Current Focus: Holocaust Remembrance and PreservationNumber of Opportunities: Minimum of 10, Maximum of 19 (includes Student Team Leader) + 1 Faculty Team LeaderFeatures of Trip: Visits to historic sites in Germany and Poland – service work with Auschwitz Museum Cost: $3330

PeruOpportunity: Community Service Learning in PeruCommunity Partner: Solidarity in Action (www.solidarityinaction.ca)Duration of Experience: 13 days (Friday, May 1st – Wednesday, May 13th)Current Focus: Education Number of Opportunities: Minimum of 9, Maximum of 24 Teacher Candidates + 1 Faculty Team LeaderFeatures of this Trip: Candidates support local community partners through teaching, lesson planning and curriculum design. The 13-day program includes a visit to Machu Picchu. Cost: $3100

Dominican RepublicOpportunity: Community Service Learning in Dominican Republic Community Partner: Outreach 360Duration of Experience: 7 days (Saturday, May 2nd – Saturday, May 9th)Current Focus: Education Number of Opportunities: Minimum of 10, Maximum of 19 Teacher Candidates + 1 Faculty Team LeaderFeatures of this Trip: Facilitating educational programming for youth of all ages, including pre-school education, English education, and literacy education at neighbourhood centres and Outreach 360 Learning Sites.Cost: $1715

Is International CSL Right for You?

• Be prepared to work and learn, travel and tourism are secondary features

• Prepare to work HARD• A group activity, highly integrated• “Humble” (yet clean, comfortable)

accommodations, ground transport for true immersion

• Often creates more questions than answers

How to Get InvolvedInformation Sessions at 12:30pm and 1:30pm on Tuesday, November 25 in Rm 1162.

Applications “go live” on Monday, Nov 24 – link on the blog, due by December 11 with $200 non-refundable deposit.

Successful applications based on depth of answers, not first come first served.

December 19 – Confirmations to Successful Applicants

2 Mandatory Pre-Departure Sessions in Winter

Option D: French Exchange

• Typically available to Teacher Candidates enrolled in a French program (PJ, JI, or IS)

• Students from France are completing their practicum placements here in London now

• Western teacher candidates visit France in May (4 weeks)• Information will be presented in French courses

Showcase Finale – May 15th

• Displays of T2P placement – opportunity to “showcase” the organization or school where you completed your T2P

• Final assembly - music, international T2P presentations and more

• Informal celebration, chance to say “good-bye”• Complimentary Pizza party • Celebrate the many successesof the year!

T2P Application process

• Submit your proposal online (link from the blog)• The registration form requires:

– the type of T2P experience you choose (one of the 3options-Community placement, School placement, International Service Learning (includes French exchange)

– what you plan to do and where you plan to do it– contact information for your “community partner”– Name and contact information of your Supervisor– At least 3 goals/objectives

• You will be informed by email once your proposal has been approved.

Application Timeline• November 21 – General Information Session

• November 24 – Application system “live” • November 25 – Information Sessions for International Opportunities (12:30 & 1:30

pm) room 1162 • December 11 – International Service Learning applications due with non-

refundable deposit (submit to Teacher Education Office)

• December 19 – Confirmations to International Service Learning applicants

• February 20th – T2P proposals due (final fees due for international participants)

FAQs1. Is T2P mandatory?2. Can I return to one of my schools where I did my practicum placement? 3. Is there any money available to help with the international placements?4. How is T2P evaluated?5. Is my Police Record check still valid for T2P?

Questions