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The Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Strengthening the future of education in Canada through teacher education in research, collaboration, and innovation.
Fall working conference
Situated and Relational Teacher Education
CATE coordinates a working conference on teacher education every two years in the fall at a Canadian university. Teacher education specialists from across Canada submit papers and gather to develop an e-book on a current topic in Canadian teacher education.Vancouver British Columbia, October 23-25, 2025
The 13th CATE Working Conference on Canadian Research in Teacher Education brought together teacher education researchers from across Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia, from October 23–25, 2025. The conference theme, Situated and Relational Teacher Education: Canadian Research that Explores Place and Land-Based Learning in Teacher Education, provided the focus for collaborative discussion, peer review, and the development of chapters for the next volume in the CATE Working Conference Book Series.
Following the conference, participating authors developed their papers into full chapters and took part in the peer-review and revision process. The resulting edited volume, Situated and Relational Teacher Education: Canadian Research that Explores Place and Land-Based Learning in Teacher Education, edited by Dr. Leyton Schnellert and Dr. Julia Rheaume, is forthcoming.
#CATE_WC25 Timeline :
- July 15, 2025: Proposals due (1000 words)
- August 2025: Decisions to Authors
- October 23-25, 2025: CATE Working Conference in Vancouver
- February 1, 2026: Completed chapters due (5000 – 6500 words, excluding refs)
- Feb – March 15, 2026: Peer Review
- July 1, 2026: Final chapters due
- 2027: Publication of the CATE Working Conference edited volume
Working Conference and Publication Process
The CATE Working Conference brings together researchers to engage in collaborative discussion and develop research presented at the conference toward publication. Participants in the 2025 Working Conference took part in three connected phases:
- Attendance at and participation in the Working Conference in Vancouver;
- Development and submission of a complete chapter; and
- Participation in peer review, revision, and chapter editing.
Following the Working Conference, chapters were developed through the peer-review and revision process for inclusion in the CATE Working Conference Book Series.
Editors and Conference Organizers
Leyton Schnellert and Julia Rheaume
Acknowledgement
The Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) for the CATE Working Conference and scholarly publication.
Edited by
Cathryn Smith and Leyton Schnellert
ISBN : 978-1-990202-04-9
Edited by
Michele Jacobsen and Cathryn Smith(2016)
ISBN : 978-1-990202-03-2
Edited by
Jodi Nickel & Michele Jacobsen
ISBN : 978-1-990202-00-1
Edited by
Mark Hirschkorn and Julie Mueller (2016)
ISBN : 978-0-9947451-6-3
Edited by
Lynn Thomas and Mark Hirschkorn (2015)
ISBN : 978-0-9947451-0-1
This e-book follows from the Working Conference held at McGill University in Montreal in Fall 2012. Thanks to editor, Lynn Thomas, and congratulations to all the authors!
ISBN : 978-0-9919197-9-6
Publications from prior working conferences
- 2011 : What is Canadian about Teacher Education in Canada? Multiple Perspectives on Canadian Teacher Education in the Twenty-First Century
- 2010 : The Question of Evidence in Research in Teacher Education in the Context of Teacher Education Program Review in Canada Volume 1, Volume 2
- 2009 : Field Experiences in the Context of Reform of Canadien Teacher Education Programs Volume 1, Volume 2
- 2007 : Proceedings from the 2007 Working Conference – the FIRST Working Conference
