Practicum Forms and Resources

Year 1 Practicum Expectations & Guidance  —  for Year 1 TCs 

• Year 1, Practicum 1 - Weekly Expectations  
  What you and your AT should expect week-by-week during Practicum 

• Year 1, Practicum 1 - Inquiry, Observation & Active Engagement Guide  
  Explains the three “habits of mind” for your first practicum and how to use them.

• Year 1, Practicum 1 - My Ideas Worksheet  
  A working document for jotting down your own inquiry questions and observations during Practicum 1.

• Year 1, Practicum 2 - Weekly Expectations 
  What you and your AT should expect week-by-week during Practicum 

Year 2 Practicum Expectations & Guidance  —  for Year 2 TCs 

• Year 2 Practicum - Weekly Expectations 
  What you and your AT should expect week-by-week during the Year 2 extended practicum.

Used across all practicum placements.

Assessment & Reflection Forms

• TC-AT Expectations and Communication Form  
  Complete this with your AT early in the placement to set out expectations, schedules, and how you'll communicate.

• Formative Assessment Form (Mid-Point Assessment)  
  Your AT completes this partway through the practicum to rate your progress against the MT competencies. You should also complete the Formative Assessment as a self check-in.

• TC Self-Report on Teaching and Learning  
  Your own reflection on your teaching and growth, shared with your AT ahead of the summative evaluation.

Feedback and Coaching Forms

Share these with your AT before or after a lesson to guide feedback.

• Feedback Form - Components of Teaching (Circle 2-4 Areas)  
  Circle 2-4 components of teaching (management, delivery, timing, etc.) you'd like feedback on.

• Feedback Form - Components of Teaching (TC Lists 2-4 Areas)  
  Same idea as the TC form, but you write in the specific 2-4 areas yourself rather than circling from a list.

• Feedback Form - Strengths and Things to Consider  
  A simple two-column strengths / things-to-consider chart, plus a goal for your next lesson.

• Feedback Form - Anecdotal Questions and Responses  
  Structured questions about successes, challenges, and possible revisions, with space for your responses.

• Feedback Form - Cognitive Coaching Scaling Questions  
  A self-rating (1-10) and reflective-question format, useful for coaching-style conversations after a lesson.

• Lesson Plan Checklist (Feedback on Written Plans)  
  A checklist for you, your AT, or your Faculty Advisor to assess a written lesson plan's completeness.

Lesson plan templates reflecting different design approaches. Pick whichever fits your subject, board, or the planning style your AT/Faculty Advisor prefers — you don't need to use all of them, but you do need to use one and have it in a state of readiness before you teach anything during your practicum. 

Lesson Plan Templates

• Lesson Plan - Adapted Madeleine Hunter Lesson Design
• Lesson Plan - Blank MATCH Lesson Plan with Section Descriptions
• Lesson Plan - Comprehensive MATCH Lesson Plan 2
• Lesson Plan - From Creating a Dynamic Classroom Book
• Lesson Plan - Inquiry Lesson Plan with Learning Skills Included
• Lesson Plan - Instructional and Assessment Strategies
• Lesson Plan - Lesson Design for Meaningful Learning

Complete these as needed throughout your placements.

Safety Forms

• Emergency Contact Form (Give to School Office)  
  Give this to the school Principal/Office Administrator on arrival at your placement.

• WSIB Incident Report (Submit Within 24 Hours)  
  Students participating in unpaid placements must immediately report all workplace injuries/illnesses to their placement employer (school site) and to their placement coordinator (Practicum Office) at the University of Toronto.

• If you are injured while on practicum, follow these steps: 
  1. Complete and Submit the WSIB Incident Report form
  2. Within 24 hours, send it to both placements@utoronto.ca and mtpracticum@utoronto.ca 
• For complete information on placements, see the Student Placement webpage.
• For any questions about student placement accident reporting or the accident reporting form, please contact placements@utoronto.ca.Submit within 24 hours of any workplace injury or incident to the MT Practicum Office, mtpracticum@utoronto.ca

• WSIB Student Declaration of Understanding  
  Your acknowledgement of WSIB / private insurance coverage while on an unpaid placement.

Administrative Forms

• Practicum Resume Template (Style A)  
  A resume summarizing your past placements and teaching-related experience — Style A layout.

• Practicum Resume Template (Style B)  
  Same content as Style A, in an alternate layout — use whichever you prefer.