Over 60 participants from 30 school districts will gather together to explore educative mentorship, different program models and the centrality of teacher mentorship in building a culture of learning in BC schools. Date: July 2, 3 & 4, 2015 Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm Location: New Student Union Building, UBC Vancouver Campus Participant Page: Click here.
There is a new provincial specialist association (PSA) for TTOCs and New Teachers. The BC Early Career Teachers’ Association (BCECTA) has been created for teachers by teachers with the objective of serving as a “dedicated resource for new and early career teachers in British Columbia.” To learn more, click here. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCECTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BCECTA Website: https://bcecta.wordpress.com/
Do educators eat their young? A provoking question made the more disturbing by research suggesting that almost 50% of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Tom Whitby, a teaching veteran of 34 years, directly addresses this international issue in his blog post “Do Educators Eat Their Young?”. A few nuggets from the post include: “When it comes to new teacher hires we should expect less and […]
