Associate teachers play a vital role in helping to shape the future of education in Ontario and beyond. We need you to help our teacher candidates get the practical experience they need to build the foundation of a successful career in education.
Our practicum placements are organized in blocks, which allows us to make sure all of our students are able to get a substantial amount of time in the classroom during their time in our programs.
Queen’s Faculty of Education has 26 partner district school boards that span from Burlington to Cornwall. Each district school board has a unique process. Our Practicum Office can help you figure out the process for hosting a teacher candidate in your board.
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- Waterloo
- Halton
- Peel
- Simcoe
- York Region
- Toronto
- Durham
- Trillium Lakelands
- Kawartha Pine Ridge
- Hastings, Prince Edward
- Renfrew
- Limestone
- Upper Canada
- Ottawa-Carleton
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- Waterloo
- Halton
- Dufferin-Peel
- Simcoe
- York
- Toronto
- Durham
- Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland & Clarington
- Algonquin-Lakeshore
- Renfrew
- Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
- Ottawa
Q&As
What does an associate teacher do?
Associate teachers are essential to the successful education of teacher candidates. They are crucial to the development of teacher candidates’ professional attitudes and instructional approaches. Through their mentorship, associate teachers demonstrate the care and competency that contribute to a productive learning environment for students.
Why should I become an Associate Teacher?
We need the teachers to help us shape the future of education. Your mentorship of a Queen’s teacher candidate can have an impact on your students as well as the students they will have in their own classroom for decades to come.
How do I become an Associate Teacher?
Each partner district school board has its own process but we are happy to help you figure it out. Please contact our practicum office – practicum.office@queensu.ca.
What do I get?
Please note: These perks are only for hosting the practicum outlined above and do not apply to Year 1 and Year 2 ConEd Experiences in Education placements or Alternative Practicum Placements.
- Associate teachers who mentor teacher candidates for practicum (excluding Alternative Practicum) receive an honorarium of $40 a week per candidate (pro-rated if the candidate works with more than one teacher during the same practicum component).
- We also offer a $200 rebate toward tuition fees for an online AQ or ABQ course. To use this rebate, head to the forms page and scroll to Associate Teacher Rebate.
- Free resources through professional studies