Thank you to those who have presented at the forum and agreed to share presentation slides and materials. These files can be accessed and downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks below.
Wednesday, September 21
Keynote Presentation:
- Fostering Vitality in Schools: Nurturing Compassion, Building Trust, and Celebrating Strengths – Megan Tschannen-Moran (VA, USA)
Thursday, September 22
Session 1:
- Pan-Canadian Teacher Induction and Mentoring Research Project Overview – Keith Walker (SK), Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Lorraine Godden, Ian Matheson, John Bosica, Maha Al Makhamreh, Rebecca Stroud Stasel (ON)
Session 2:
- Workshop: Evocative Coaching – Megan and Bob Tschannen-Moran (VA, USA)
Session 3:
Session 3.1 Pan-Canadian Research Presentations and Discussions
- Learning from the Ontario’s New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) – Jim Strachan (ON)
- What are we learning about induction and mentorship? Highlights from a Longitudinal Study of Teacher Induction in Winnipeg School Division – Kathy Collis, Gail Ruta Fontaine, Francine Morin (MB)
- The Rewards and Challenges of Guiding New Teachers on the Road of Professional Learning: Considering the Work of Principals in Supporting the Newest Teachers in Ontario Publicly-Funded Elementary Schools – Jenny Gonyou-Brown (ON)
Session 3.2: Pan-Canadian Research Presentations and Discussions
- The impact of mentor development on Associate Teachers and Faculty Advisors – Geri Salinitri, Sara Shahbazi, Alyssa Palazzolo (ON)
- Creating Coherence, Honouring Diversity: A Partnership Approach to Teacher Mentorship in British Columbia –Ching-Chiu Lin, Alison Davies, Devon Stokes-Bennett (BC)
- Finding the right “fit” in international teaching: What we know about hiring new teachers and how to support them – Launa Gauthier (ON)
Session 4:
- Workshop: Adapting Mentorship for Teacher Well-being and Career Resilience Development – Keith Walker (SK), Benjamin Kutsyuruba (ON)
Session 5:
- Bliss and Blisters of First Years of Teaching: Panel and Conversation Session –
- Keith Alcock (ON)
- Matthew McIntyre (QC)
- Catherine Tang (ON)
- Michael Veryzer (ON)
Friday, September 23
Session 6:
Session 6.1 Pan-Canadian Research Presentations and Discussions
- The Assessment of Students’ Learning: A Major Hurdle for Beginning Teachers in Quebec and Ontario – Sylvie Fontaine (QC), Ruth Kane (ON)
- Threading the needle: Lessons learned from developing and implementing a Mentoring and Coaching Fellowship in an English school board in Western Quebec – Trista Hollweck (QC)
- Teaching in the early years of practice: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study of Alberta beginning teachers – Laura Servage, Jaime Beck (AB)
Session 6.2 The Role of School Administrator in Teacher Induction and Mentoring Programs: Panel and Research Presentation (Gibraltar)
- School Administrator Panel and Conversation Session
- Carmine Minutillo (ON)
- Terry Kharyati (QC)
- Deborah Thompson (ON)
- Darren Seymour (ON)
Session 7 Roundtable Discussions
- Teaching practice or practicing teaching: How practicum affects the attitudes and motivations of teacher candidates – Eleftherios (Terry) Soleas (ON), Ji Hong (OK, USA)
- Successes and Challenges of Second Language Mentorship in Higher Education in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam – Hung Tran (AB)
- Career/Life Planning in K-12 Public Schools Curricula: Preparing and Supporting New and Beginning Teachers to Talk About Careers – Lorraine Godden (ON)
- Understanding pre-service teachers’ legal literacy and experiences with legal issues in practicum settings: Implications for early career teachers – James Murray (ON), Benjamin Kutsyuruba (ON)
Thank you again to all presenters for sharing their resources and materials.
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