Student Experiences: My PhD at Queen's Education shaped who I am today
The World of Acronyms at Queen's Education
An advantage was that I had done my undergraduate, B.Ed., and M.Ed. degrees all at Queen’s so when I entered the world of acronyms (i.e., EGSS, ESMHI, RBJSE), they were familiar and I was eager to get involved.
"We are drawn from around the world to Duncan MacArthur Hall"
As an aspiring educator enrolled in the Queen’s B.Ed. program I have been inside a wide variety of high school classrooms, teaching and observing almost every stream of mathematics education from grade 9 applied to grade 12 academic.
"I don't know many people that would be excited by the prospect, and I'm certainly not one of them."
You may have seen furry-faced Leo around the halls of Duncan McArthur Hall alongside his “Puppy Raiser” Teacher Candidate Yannick Wong (Con.Ed. ’18).
My name is Maggie Chan and I am a consecutive B.Ed. candidate in the Intermediate-Senior division with a specialization in International Education. In being a part of the Queen’s Faculty of Education, I have been given the opportunity to meet amazing people as well as participate in incredible experiences.
I am an exchange student from Switzerland (Zurich) and was at Queen’s Faculty of Education for this Fall term. You may have seen me in the hallway or in your class. I am going to be a Primary Teacher (Grade 1-6) in Switzerland and I am now in my final year.
TORF was the perfect opportunity to start my search for a career after graduating my Bachelor of Education. I knew that I wanted to live and work abroad, but was overwhelmed by how this was going to be accomplished.
Hello, my name is Emily Kirk and I am a new Queen’s alumni! I was a primary/junior teacher candidate who completed the program this past July and graduated in November. My time in the program was certainly memorable but one of the highlights would have to be my alternative practicum.