Bachelor of Primary Education Studies - Ontario

Workplace learning

The Practicum provides professional opportunities to learn about and apply the range of theoretical, conceptual, and procedural knowledge developed in the other courses in the program and provides an opportunity for candidates to make explicit their capacity to discern connections between theory and practice, e.g. their praxis.

Students will complete a minimum of 45 days of Block Practicum experience, split into four weeks in Term 1 in one school/division and five weeks in Term 2 in an additional school/division. They will also spend two days of every additional week of the session in their Host Schools. This time in schools provides an opportunity for students to explore concepts, resources and strategies introduced in the academic component of the program. 

Importantly, the students will complete block Practicum experiences with the same class they visit during the weekly program. This structure adds to the depth and authenticity of the professional experience program, and provides the students with the opportunity to develop a strong rapport with a cohort of children over an extended period of time - increasing the likelihood of the development of rich learning tasks that cater for the needs of individuals in these classes.