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Announcing the publication of “Bliss and Blisters of Early Career Teaching”

A new Canadian resource has recently been published providing a unique collection of 40 educators writing about the “Bliss and Blisters” of early career teaching in different provinces and territories. The book is the first of its kind to provide a pan Canadian view on the experiences of new teachers, and the diverse mentorship programs, school systems and policies that aim to sustain our early career teachers. British Columbia is […]


The New Teacher Mentorship Project: making a difference for BC teachers

“Previous to the project there was a lot of great work happening in mentorship, but it was happening very much through individual districts that were able to target specific funds towards mentorship, and so, the effort has been to really move it into a provincial coherent approach.” Alison Davies (NMTP Coordinator) The New Teacher Mentoring Project (NTMP) is moving into it’s fifth year.  The project began in 2012 with 3 […]


Teaching Here: PART II Central Okanagan School District 23

“Before going into it, I was always terrified of I was going to make these big mistakes and now [ I know] that those mistakes [are] what gets you to a really great place in teaching.” -Brianna Given, 4th year K/1 Teacher.   SD 23 mentorship participants talk about their experiences in the mentorship program and how these experiences have connected their learning in teacher education to their learning as […]