Ep 34. What Is It Like To Be An Associate Teacher? Ft. Paul Kralik

This year I was lucky enough to train a student teacher and have my first experience in being an Associate Teacher. Teaching a student teacher is definitely a lot different than teaching your students! So it made me think, what makes a great Associate Teacher?

This week, I brought in my Associate Teacher, Mr. Paul Kralik. Paul trained me back in March of 2012 at Northern Secondary. Paul has been a teacher for 15 years, and in the span has trained 20 student teachers! He currently works at Northern Secondary, teaching grade 9 Business, Accounting, and Financial Securities. Paul received his B.Ed of OISE and his MBA from the Schulich Business School at York University. 

Paul was an incredible Associate Teacher, and I had to pick his brain about:

His approach to training student teachersHis philosophy around giving feedback:How often? Daily? Weekly? After every lesson?How to give difficult or constructive feedback?How to manage difficult student teachers?How to ensure your students receive quality education while training your student teacher? How to be an effective Associate Teacher?

and much more!

If you have the opportunity to become an Associate Teacher, I would highly recommend! Check out what Paul has to say first!

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