Bridge to Teaching

Accreditation program for internationally-trained teachers

The Bridge to Teaching (BTT) program is a full-time 8-month program that provides participants with 18 semester hour credits in Education at the advanced level and includes a minimum 10 weeks of supervised student teaching in a classroom. The program is an intensive and accelerated teacher education program that prepares passionate, caring, and experienced foreign-trained teachers to teach in Alberta Schools. During the Bridge to Teaching Program, participants focus on how to teach the Alberta Program of Studies in ways that engage students and how to assess students' learning in fair, formative and summative ways. Participants examine various educational policies and pedagogies that affect teaching and learning in Alberta and explore how the expectations for teachers and students compare to those in their previous country.

The program is not accepting applications for the 2022-2023 cycle

If you are an experienced foreign-trained teacher wishing to teach in Alberta Schools, you must first have your credentials evaluated by Alberta Education. For information, please see: https://www.alberta.ca/teaching-in-alberta.aspx .

Once you have received a letter from Alberta Education, please contact Graduate Programs in Education for more information at bridge@ucalgary.ca.

Term 1 - Fall

EDBT 601 Contemporary Education
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EDBT 602 Teaching in Alberta I
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EDBT 603 Practicum Support Seminar I

Term 2 - Winter

EDBT 604 Learning with Technology
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EDBT 605 Teaching in Alberta II
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EDBT 606 Practicum Support Seminar II

three units per course

EDBT 601 Contemporary Education

Examination of recent philosophical, historical and curricular constructions of contemporary Canadian and Albertan education.

EDBT 602 Teaching in Alberta I

Exploration of the core beliefs, values, and practices in contemporary educational environments, and how students can bridge from their own understanding to what is aimed for in Alberta learning environments.

EDBT 603 Practicum Support Seminar I

Examination of how to integrate previous teaching expertise, new learning, and practicum experiences in Alberta.

EDBT 604 Learning with Technology

Examination of ways to create authentic and meaningful learning experiences through the implementation of web and computer technologies in classroom settings.