Mentor Leaders

Why are New Teachers Leaving the Profession? Results of a Canada-Wide Survey 1

This entry was posted in Blog Mentor Leaders Mentors New Teachers on February 8, 2015 by Devon Stokes-Bennett

Thierry Karsenti and Simon Collin (2013) focused on new teachers who leave the profession in Canada in a recent study. Using a questionnaire targeting drop-out teachers and other education actors who witnessed the events surrounding the teachers’ resignation, the research objectives were to: 1) determine professional aspirations to enter the teaching profession; 2) identify the main reasons for new teachers to leave the profession; and 3) identify the individuals to […]

Voices from the Field – B.C. Teachers Discuss Why Mentoring Matters 1

This entry was posted in Blog Mentor Leaders Mentors New Teachers on January 26, 2015 by Devon Stokes-Bennett

B.C. educators discuss the importance of teacher mentoring, specifically in an area as large and diverse as British Columbia.

Place Matters in Teacher Mentorship

This entry was posted in Blog Mentor Leaders Mentors New Teachers on January 26, 2015 by Devon Stokes-Bennett

Dr. Linda Farr Darling, Eleanor Rix Professor of Rural Teacher Education at the UBC Faculty of Education, discusses the importance of place in B.C. teacher mentorship.