Cultivating Teaching Partnerships: A Glimpse Into Queen's New Teacher Education Program, 2(12)

Abstract

The new teacher education program at the Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, features an extended practicum in the fall. After a week at the Faculty, teacher candidates arrive at associate schools where they spend the rest of the term learning about teaching and schools, except for a two-week return to the campus for further course work. The focus of the program is an extended collaboration between schools and the Faculty of Education. Such a partnership is rich with potential, but is not without its difficulties. In this paper, two liaisons, one from a school and the other from the Faculty, describe their experiences in the first year of the new program and make recommendations to strengthen future partnerships.