Important Resources for Professional Preparation 

Taking Flight - Navigating Field Experience: The website contains comprehensive information and resources for student teachers (teacher candidates).
Professional Code of Conduct: Review this document before beginning your field experiences and/or practicum. You must be familiar with the legal frameworks and guidelines.

Teacher Qualifications Services: The Teaching Qualification Services (TQS) of the Alberta Teachers' Association evaluates all post-secondary education for salary purposes. You must apply to TQS for assessment in the final semester of your program. 

Alberta Education

Professional Practice Standards: This website provides information about provincial standards and why they are important for teachers to understand. 

Teaching Quality Standards: The Teaching Quality Standards document from Alberta Education informs how teacher candidates are evaluated in their year one and two Field Experiences, year three Practicum I and year four Practicum II. 

Teaching Certification: The Professional Standards Branch of Alberta Education certifies teachers in Alberta. Graduating students should apply to Alberta Education for certification in the final semester of their degree program. Please access the Teacher Workforce Information Systems (TWINS) Self-Service to apply. 

Lesson Planning

Lesson Plans: TCs are required to prepare a digital dossier that includes written lesson plans for each lesson taught and reflections on each of these lessons using the Department of Education  MRU Lesson Plan Template. 

Assessment

EDUC 3010 Practicum I Evaluation includes a rubric aligned with Alberta’s Teaching Quality Standard. Mid-term and final evaluations are completed collaboratively by the MT, TC, and FS in IPT.

Where to find IPT? The database is found online at www.runiptca.com

Using the IPT system in the MRU practicum