BACHELOR OF

EDUCATION
YEAR 4
2023 - 2024
EXTENDED PRACTICUM
EXPERIENCE AND UPDATES FOR
NEXT YEAR
 Course Work for next year 2023 - 2024
FALL 2023 September 6 – December 12 (Exams run December 13 – 21)

• EDUC 4107 – Program of Studies and • ENGL at 3000 level

Curriculum Instruction in Teaching
Social Studies • Humanities Minor at 2000 or
• Mon & Wed: 1:30 – 3:00** 3000 level (English, History or
Philosophy)
• EDUC 4325 – The Impact of Social
Issues in Education and Schooling (this OR
class has an 18-hour field experience)
• Friday: 9:00 – 11:50**
• Elective (from co-listed list)

• EDUC 4351 – Indigenous Perspectives

in Education
• Monday: 9:00 – 11:50**
• Professional Learning Community -
TBD
** Please note that these times
were this past year’s
schedule and are subject to
change
Notes:
• Registration begins May 2nd
• Please connect with Jean
Prysiazny if you have any
questions about your coursework
or required courses
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 Course Work for next
year 2023 – 2024
Winter 2024 January 3 – April 24

EDUC 4030 – Practicum II

EDUC 4201 – Integrating Ideas, Values and
Praxis
EDUC 4361 – Exceptional Students, Special
Needs and Inclusive Schooling
NOTES:
Condensed course semester: January 3 – January 10,
2024
• Inclusive Education and Capstone classes will be
scheduled throughout this period (a schedule will be
sent out before the semester begins)
Practicum II: January 11 – April 19, 2024
• Capstone and Inclusive Education classes will run most
Wednesday afternoons throughout the practicum
• Tentatively there are three full Wednesdays in January and
February that you will be required to be on campus for the full
day
• Capstone Celebration will be Wednesday, April 24 th, 2024
 Winter 2024
January 2024 February 2024

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT
S R R
1 2 3 Classes 4 5 6 Individual planning
1 and teaching
2 3
begin
EDUC 4201 and EDUC 50%
4361
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5
EDUC Support mentor Individual6planning and
7 8
transition 9
to teaching 10
EDUC 4201 and EDUC 4030 teacher 75%
4361 begins

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
(Co-) Planning and teaching 25% Individual planning and teaching
75%

Family Reading Week Teacher’s

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19
Convention 20 21 22 23 24
Individual planning and teaching 25% Day Mandatory to
Attend

28 29 30 31 25 26
Individual planning and teaching Individual27planning and
28
teaching29100%
50%
Winter 2024
March 2024 April 2024
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
S R S R
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
Individual planning and teaching 100%
Easter Break – No School
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Individual planning and teaching 100% Individual planning and teaching 100%

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Last day of
Wrap up and transition classroom back
Individual planning and teaching 100% practicum
to teacher

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Capstone and Inclusive Education
Individual planning and teaching 100%
Capstone
Celebration

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31
Good
Individual planning and teaching 100%
Friday
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Are you eager to
know your
practicum
placement for
next year and get
into the
classroom?
Consider applying for the Extended
Practicum Experience
Extended Practicum Experience
The EPE will offer students the
opportunity to:
• Develop a more comprehensive
understanding of the teacher’s role
as he/she:
• Welcomes students into
the classroom;
• Establishes community
expectations and
routines; assesses student
growth;
• Plans for instructions,
and
• Communicates with
parents.
• Establish a “working” relationship with the
mentor teacher and with the students in the
classroom from the very beginning of the
school year
• Observe and become involved with school
activities as they unfold throughout the
fall;
• Demonstrate a high degree of professional
responsibility;
• Build relationships with the educational
community, realizing that a future job may
come from these relationships;
• Have the opportunity to complete
coursework assignments from your EDUC
courses purposely with your Practicum II
classroom in mind
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 EXTENDED PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE
Offers the opportunity to know
school and grade placement
before the end of June 2023
Participate in professional
learning day(s) prior to start of
the school year
Observe and participate in
classroom set up and routines
during the first week of school
Medicine Hat Public School District:
• August 29th, 30th or 31st (speak with your
mentor teacher about which day is best)
• Attend School Preparation Day on September 1st
• Tuesday, September 5 to Friday, September 8
th th
Medicine Hat Catholic Board of
Education Placements:
• August 25th – Faith Day, August 28th, 29th
(speak with your mentor teacher about which
day is best)
• Wednesday, August 30th to Friday, September 8th
Prairie Rose School Division
Placements:
• August 29th (Teacher Preparation Day); August
30th, 31st and September 1st (School
Improvement Day)
• speak with your mentor teacher about
which day is best
• Tuesday, September 5th to Friday, September 8th
Please note that MHC classes
begin on September 6th.
Typically Education courses
scheduled during the day will be
cancelled or will run
asynchronously during this
week. Your other classes will run
and you need to connect with
those instructors.
You must attend at least 8-half
days throughout the fall semester
in your practicum classroom.
You will coordinate these days
with your mentor teacher, based
on your course schedule.
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EXTENDED PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE
AUGUST 2023
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESD THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
AY

20 21 22 23 24 25 MHCB 26
E Faith
Day

27 28 MHCBE Professional
29 Development 30 First Day of 31
Days School for
MHCBE
MHPSD / PPRD Division Professional Learning And
Professional Days

SEPTEMBER 2023
MHPSD /
1 PRRD 2
School
Preparation
Day
3 4 5 First Day of 6 * First day of 7 8 9
Labour Day school for
MHC
– No MHPSD /
School PRRD
classes

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Think carefully about the professional qualities this EPE will require.
Consult the Professionalism and Collegiality Involvement Rubric provided and reflect specifically
upon your own professional growth as demonstrated throughout this past academic year.
Consider your ability to successfully manage both the completion of academic course work (4 – 5
courses in fall) with responsibilities within the assigned classroom placement.
To apply for this opportunity, you need to write a one-page letter of application, addressed to the
Student Placement Officer. Please outline the reasons you believe you are suitable for this
experience using the topics from the Professionalism and Collegiality Involvement Rubric, as well
as describe how this experience will enhance your professional growth.
This letter must be emailed to the Student Placement Officer no later than 4 pm on April 27th, 2023.
Reflection shared in the letter of application will offer an in-depth look at student growth and
possible suitability for this Extended practicum Experience. Ultimately, a decision about placements
will be made in consultation between the Student Placement officer, Program Coordinator, Program
Chair, Education course instructors and faculty supervisors from previous terms.
Offering this EPE is ultimately contingent upon having enough teacher mentors volunteering.
We will be in touch with all of the EPE candidates throughout the spring with updates.
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EDUC 4030 Student Preference Survey

Student Preference Survey will be used to gather information

to make suitable placements.
Two options will be available:
• Meet with Kim McDowall to go through the questions on the
Student Preference Survey
• Fill out the Google Form that will be sent out mid-April
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