General Practicum Information

• First year students are required to complete four teaching blocks. Each block is six weeks in length (Monday-Thursday mornings).
   

• Practicum placements are designed to provide the teacher candidate with diverse experience in different school communities. Placements take place in Toronto, within a half hour by public transit to Jackman ICS or within walking distance from Jackman ICS.  
   

• First year students must complete:

1. an early years placement (nursery, junior kindergarten, senior kindergarten),
2. a primary placement (grades 1 to 3), and
3. a junior placement (grades 4 to 6).

• If students are interested in the special education stream, they must complete a special education placement in their first year of study. In addition, they must complete the required special education courses.
   

• During each teaching block, a few first year students are able to do their early years or primary placement in the laboratory school at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.

• A research internship opportunity is available.

• An optional full-time teaching placement in May is available for first year students.

• Catholic students who are interested in teaching in Catholic school settings must complete at least one of their four required teaching blocks in a Catholic school in addition to the required course work.
   

• Second year students are required to complete a 13 week internship either in the fall session or in the spring session.
   
• Each internship term, some second year students are able to do their placements in the laboratory school at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.
   

• Final decisions regarding practicum placements remain with the Practicum Coordinator at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.