Mutual support and solidarity
Promote mutual aid, solidarity and shared experience among teachers to foster peer support, professional integration and skills development.
SINCE 2017
Edmonton, Alberta
Together, we are stronger.
The Alberta Immigrant Teachers Collective brings its members together for student success, parent support and the advancement of the teaching profession.
58
Workshops and information sessions held
539
Education students supported
369
Parents and students supported
61
Member teachers
Teachers from around the world, serving Alberta's schools.
AITC-CEIA's mission is to bring together the strengths, skills and resources of its members to help improve students' educational success, support parents and advance the teaching profession.
Born in 2017 from mentoring student teachers at Campus Saint-Jean, the collective now supports its members, future teachers and immigrant families.
Our motto: “Together, we are stronger!”
Every branch of our tree carries an experience, a language, a journey. Together they form a strong support for students and their families.
Five commitments to carry out our mission.
Concrete actions designed for teachers, student teachers and parents.
Support teachers in training
Provide resources, advice and teaching and professional support, especially throughout training and practicums.
Inform immigrant parents
Help parents understand the Alberta school system and take part in their children's success at school.
Promote innovation in education
Share education policies, research and innovations to spread knowledge, improve teaching practices and support professional growth.
Build lasting partnerships
Work with ethnocultural associations, schools and other education partners to support educational success.
Our workshops and presentations
Members
Peer support among members
Professional development sessions, shared teaching resources and time to unwind: teachers' well-being is our priority.
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Student teachers
Workshops for education students
Workshops to prepare for every practicum leading to the teaching certificate, with a focus on future teachers from immigrant backgrounds.
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Families
Presentations for parents
How Alberta schools work, elementary and high school programs, the high school diploma and extracurricular activities.
Learn moreFrom a few mentored student teachers to a recognized collective.
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2017
Where it began
Education students from Campus Saint-Jean tell us how hard it is to complete their practicum. Two of our members, with three to four years of experience mentoring student teachers, step in to help.
2018
Parents join the picture
The student teachers also tell us about the challenges immigrant parents face. More members join in and the first information sessions for families begin.
2022
An official organization
In April 2022, we incorporate under our legal name: Alberta Immigrant Teachers Collective (AITC) / Collectif des Enseignants Immigrants de l'Alberta (CEIA).
2022–2026
Workshops every season
Observation, fall and winter practicum preparation, job interviews, provincial exams: 58 workshops and information sessions held.
2026
Today
With 61 member teachers, AITC-CEIA supports student teachers and immigrant families and is preparing its 2026-2027 action plan.
Our latest events
Student teachers
Past
Fall practicum preparation
Lesson plans, unit plans, the new curriculum and other practicum tools.
Parents & students
Past
Back to school: presentation for parents
Useful information and strategies to prepare your children for the new school year.
Members
Past
2026 Annual General Meeting
2025-2026 activity report, revised bylaws, new board and the 2026-2027 plan.
Attended a workshop? Tell us about it.
The first testimonials from student teachers, parents and members will be published here.
Help the tree grow with us.
Become a member, renew your membership or support our workshops with a donation.