Monthly archives: October 2014

Phases of First Year Teaching

This entry was posted in Blog Mentor Leaders Mentors New Teachers on October 22, 2014 by Devon Stokes-Bennett

Did you find your first few years of teaching an emotional roller coaster? If so, you are not alone! There are developmental phases common to many new teachers (see chart below). These phases emerged from the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project which has supported early career teachers since 1988. Click here to learn more.

Conference Videos

This entry was posted in News on October 21, 2014 by Natalie LeBlanc

Panel video – Meet the panel participants from the Mentoring Conference and hear why they care about mentorship.

Maureen Dockendorf – Ministry of Education

Glen Hansman – 1st Vice President, BCTF

Monica Pamer – Superintendent, Richmond School District

Linda Farr Darling – UBC Faculty of Education

Melody Li – Mentor teacher, Coquitlam School District

Nancy Hinds – Moderator

Glen Hansman video – Glen Hansman, 1st Vice President of the BCT,F addresses ongoing collaboration and partnerships in BC.

This entry was posted in News on October 18, 2014 by Natalie LeBlanc | Open »

Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School. Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan

This is an excellent text for those interested in systemic change that puts teachers and teaching at the forefront of the change process. The book explores what if means to “teach like a pro” and how to strengthen the ‘human capital’, ‘social capital’ and ‘decisional capital’ of teachers within the education system. It supports mentorship as the building of collaborative cultures and provides models of these cultures drawn from the consultative work of the authors across the globe.