New for 2024 - 2025

• Monthly Ideas for Mentors

I've recently updated this guide which I created a number of years ago for the ministry of education in Ontario. It's an attempt to walk a mentor through their year with guiding thoughts and key prompts to explore in the consulting, collaborating and coaching stances.

The intention of this resource is to serve as a practical starting point for mentors as they consider the types of learning focused conversations and activities they might engage in with beginning teachers.

• Associate Teaching as Learning

Associate Teachers serve as "first mentors" to our newest teachers by providing ongoing consulting, collaborating and coaching support during and often well beyond the practicum placement. 

This glideshow is my attempt to summarize the strong connection between the foundational elements of mentorship and the role of associate teachers.

• Facilitating Learning in Groups

In In my ongoing work with teacher leaders we have explored how authentic learning for educators is an essential pre-condition for student learning.

In this glideshow I offer some guiding thoughts for facilitating learning along with practical examples of how these ideas might support educators and ultimately students.

• Reflections from and for Mentors

Who am I as an educator and as a mentor?

What do I truly believe is important about teaching and learning?

How am I living these beliefs in my classroom, school, district and beyond?

In this glideshow mentors in a variety of roles from across Canada graciously share thoughts about their continuing learning journey.