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Helping others to fulfill their dreams to be an educator

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Sharing insights and keeping up with current practices

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I love being an associate teacher. I enjoy seeing the energy and passion of our future educators. I like that I give our future educators a chance to grow and learn in a safe and welcoming environment.

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To give back. I had amazing mentors in the beginning of my career that shapes who I am as an educator.

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Shaping the future of teaching

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Collaborating and building on new ideas together

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Opening their eyes to the unsexy role of a teacher. Nothing is more important than enabling a student towards success.

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Opening their eyes to the unsexy role of a teacher. Nothing is more important than enabling a student towards success.

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Have the faculty advisor check in with associate at start of each placement and provide contact info.

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Helping guide and inspire the teachers of tomorrow.

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Helping guide and inspire the teachers of tomorrow.

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Ask other teachers to visit there classroom to enrich their experience 

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Ask other teachers to visit there classroom to enrich their experience 

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Take one lesson at a time .. it's OK if it doesn't go as planned . 

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Take one lesson at a time .. it's OK if it doesn't go as planned . 

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Become involved in the school beyond your placement classroom. 

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Become involved in the school beyond your placement classroom. 

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Show the whole screen

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Always have a plan B for any lesson. Not everything goes as planned. It’s ok.

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Always have a plan B for any lesson. Not everything goes as planned. It’s ok.

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Be very specific in expectations and feedback. Don’t assume anything. Take it in small steps

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I feel like I am supported very well. I just wished we were given more notice prior to our students starting so we could perhaps meet prior a couple times to touch base.

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Knowing when student teachers are coming to us at least ONE week in advance 

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Knowing when student teachers are coming to us at least ONE week in advance 

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Makes you reflect on your own practic

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Makes you reflect on your own practice

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Overview of the program and expectations.

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Overview of the program and expectations.

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Have clear, attainable and reasonable expectations for TC's

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Have clear, attainable and reasonable expectations for TC's

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Listen

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Don’t get caught up in the content that you are teaching; the most important thing is to remember that you are teaching students.

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Don’t get caught up in the content that you are teaching; the most important thing is to remember that you are teaching students.

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Please hire young active educators to support programs. The faculty of retired dead wood is not cutting it. Retired Principals know less about student engagement than most custodians.

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Please hire young active educators to support programs. The faculty of retired dead wood is not cutting it. Retired Principals know less about student engagement than most custodians.

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Allowing me a teacher candidate...its been years

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Allowing me a teacher candidate...its been years

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Sharing about the field of teaching and the many roles you get to play.

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Sharing about the field of teaching and the many roles you get to play.

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Gradual release of responsibility

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Speak up - suggest things - don’t wait for your AT to come up with ideas

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Provide time for daily feedback and self reflection. 

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Provide time for daily feedback and self reflection. 

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Allow the teacher candidates to experience failure and then reflect

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Be flexible and open in your communication with Teacher Candidates.

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That teaching is not 9 to 5. Try to help out and volunteer. 

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That teaching is not 9 to 5. Try to help out and volunteer. 

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Show initiative. Don’t wait

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Always be

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Stress the importance of learning how to teach at-risk students and students with special needs.  

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Stress the importance of learning how to teach at-risk students and students with special needs.  

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All the benefits of teaching, but with a generallyappreciative audience. 

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All the benefits of teaching, but with a generallyappreciative audience. 

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Ideas for motivating TC in putting in the effort and time that it takes to be a teacher.

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Helping to shape and develop an OT’s practice

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Helping to shape and develop an OT’s practice

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I enjoy exposing them to the busy life of the teacher and I love learning from them and learning about their youthfulness

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Be honest, remember you were a newbie once too, learn from your student teacher.

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Pre visit

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Learning new things. Everyone has something they can teach each other. Also watching a TC love teaching.

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Learning new things. Everyone has something they can teach each other. Also watching a TC love teaching.

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Allow ST to struggke

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The Faculty guide of incremented expectations is great. The more it connects with Ministry documents, the better.

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The Faculty guide of incremented expectations is great. The more it connects with Ministry documents, the better.

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Be flexible!

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Allowing young candidates to experience teaching under the guidance of another experienced teacher

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Allowing young candidates to experience teaching under the guidance of another experienced teacher

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Ways they can be involved without just sitting watching me

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Ways they can be involved without just sitting watching me

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Kids say the darn seat things- go with it! Either you laugh, cry or discipline them!

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Make learning fun! This is the best way to encourage life long learning.

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Be flexible, be yourself, you are not the answer key. It’s ok not to know. Ask questions, don’t fear making mistakes it means you’re learning and growing.

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Remember that the students are just learning and will need lots of support especially in the first year.

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Remember that the students are just learning and will need lots of support especially in the first year.

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Scenarios on how to deal with candidates that are not being successful and the steps to follow to help them try to succeed.

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I want the future teachers to be able to see how difficult and rewarding teaching is. It isn’t for the summer vacation and pension. It’s lives and making a difference that matters.

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I want the future teachers to be able to see how difficult and rewarding teaching is. It isn’t for the summer vacation and pension. It’s lives and making a difference that matters.

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Seek student feedback too in order to reflect on your lesson

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Chocolate

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Don't get caught up in the trivial. Never forget the students.

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Don't get caught up in the trivial. Never forget the students.

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Try something new and if doesnt work, reflect and improve. If it does work, reflect and improve

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Try something new and if doesnt work, reflect and improve. If it does work, reflect and improve

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I believe the best way to show your appreciation is a note at the end of placement from your student teacher expressing what they learned, enjoyed , felt because of you.

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See different classes, become involved with other students and staff

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Guide the STs through the resources. It's not about reinventing the wheel.

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Guide the STs through the resources. It's not about reinventing the wheel.

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Teach some survival skills - how to prioritize, etc.  so they don’t burn out.

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Teach some survival skills - how to prioritize, etc.  so they don’t burn out.

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Prepare students ahead of time for lesson development.  They feel like blank slates.

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Prepare students ahead of time for lesson development.  They feel like blank slates.

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When students are “observing”, what are they looking for? How do I help them during this time?

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Focus on the needs of the students and align instruction with the curriculum when possible

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Focus on the needs of the students and align instruction with the curriculum when possible

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I am inspired to see what’s coming up the ranks. I’m proud to play a small part in our future teachers foundation.

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Students won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

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Students won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

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Going through a given hard copy of the handbook and expectations of student teachers.

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Going through a given hard copy of the handbook and expectations of student teachers.

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Be prepared. Do not say “ I didn’t know” , get in the KNOW!

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Is there a committee that includes a sampling of AT to have input?

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Is there a committee that includes a sampling of AT to have input?

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Expectations, sample comments for evaluation.

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Expectations, sample comments for evaluation.

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Please examine why Principals are compensated greater than Associate Teachers. The current structure is an insult to ATs.

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Please examine why Principals are compensated greater than Associate Teachers. The current structure is an insult to ATs.

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Is there a way to get information directly sent to the teacher and not through the principal??  I didn't receive my at information until they had been at my school for over a week.

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Is there a way to get information directly sent to the teacher and not through the principal??  I didn't receive my at information until they had been at my school for over a week.

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The dinner and door prizes are great.  Thank you

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The dinner and door prizes are great.  Thank you