Professional Learning Opportunities match pre-service teachers with experienced educators in the community. These opportunities build on students' coursework and field experiences to prepare them for entry into the teaching profession.
Pursue five different arts-related experiences to expand your undergraduate education. Complete this program throughout your BEd program.
The Books to Build On: Indigenous Literatures for Learning workshop is intended to equip participants with all necessary tools and information to weave Indigenous ways of knowing through story.
Join CWF to explore the fundamentals of environmental education. Participate in a series of interactive workshops including Environmental Education 101, Project WILD, and Below Zero.
Community Helpers training provides participants with tools and strategies to effectively recognize and respond to mental health concerns and provide support.
Engage with local primary research and develop skills in translating science to a broad audience. Create teaching tools that are useful for both teachers and students that include curriculum and cross-curricular connections, as well as connections between science, society, and culture
Join the Biogeosciences Institute (BGI) team for three exciting opportunities to explore your skill set with the Teacher as Naturalist series.
The Self-Directed Experiential Learning Framework (SELF) program recognizes and enhances the paid and volunteer work that BEd students are engaged in outside of the Werklund School of Education.
All participants in Experiential Learning programs are welcome and encouraged to attend at least two of the check-in & reflection sessions below as part of their program. Reflection is an incredibly important part of experiential learning. It encourages students to consider their experience so far and to adjusted as needed as they go forward through the rest of their program, or into the next step of their career.
More information for Fall 2025 coming soon!
More information for Winter 2026 coming soon!
Caitlin Kane
Experiential Learning Facilitator