“Yearbook in Poetry” an example of experiential learning at its best

A unique “Yearbook in Poetry” assignment proved to be an exercise in experiential learning for teacher candidates (TCs) in course director Lorin Schwarz’s Teaching English in the Intermediate/Senior Division course. The teacher candidates peer-edited, collectively decided on a title and voted on the cover art for their publication. The assignment enabled the TCs to put […]

York teacher candidates first to view new multimedia resource for teachers designed to strengthen support for Indigenous students

78 teacher candidates from York's B.Ed. (French) program were privileged to be the first audience to view and learn about the new resource "En cercle, en classe" (Joining the Circle), produced by the Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions (COPA). The multimedia resource for teachers that was designed with and for all education staff across […]

Students ‘map’ their personal stories to inform their future teaching practice

A unique visual ‘mapping’ assignment for teacher candidates provided a deeper understanding and perspective of how they can use their own personal experiences to imagine the possibilities of place-based learning in their future classroom practice. Students in the Faculty’s Arts and Social Studies: Integrating Curriculum in the Primary/Junior division course, were tasked with making connections […]