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Teacher Mentorship Program 2007-08
"The journey continues..."
who can go?
who will travel with me?
why the journey?
itinerary?
cost?
passport application?
tour guides?
side trips?
The 2007-08 Mentorship Program is a collaborative initiative of Edmonton Public Teachers, Local #37 and Edmonton Public Schools. This is the tenth year that the program has been in place.
who can go?
Mentors are teachers with:
- five or more years of successful teaching
- a classroom assignment
- recommendation by their principal
Protégés are teachers who are:
- new to the profession
- new to the district
- new to a teaching assignment
who will travel with me?
The Mentorship Program Consultant, Karen Keats Whelan will assist with matching protégés with mentors as required. Partners are matched on the basis of similarity of teaching assignment.
A mentor may:
- identify a protege in their own school
- apply for a protege in another locaton
A protege may:
invite a colleague on staff to serve as their mentor
- request the principal's assistance in identifying a mentor
why the journey?
- facilitates collaborative learning and reflective practice
- promotes personal and professional well-being
- provides non-evaluative support for successful induction or transition
- builds confidence and nurtures a commitment to the profession
- enhances student achievement through improved teaching practice
- provides an opportunity for renewal and giving back to the profession
itinerary?
Mentors and Proteges
| Mentorship Program Schedule for 2007-2008 | ||||
| Title | Date | Time | Location | Group |
| Orientation to the Program | Wednesday, October 17, 2007 |
4:00-6:00pm | Barnett House | Mentors and Proteges |
| Collaborative Planning, Strategies for Enhancing, Collaborative Work | Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
4:00-6:00pm | Barnett House | Mentors and Proteges |
| Year End Celebration | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
4:00-6:00pm | Woodvale Community Facility | All |
Professional Development New Mentors
| Mentorship Program Schedule for 2007-2008 | ||||
| Title | Date | Time | Location | Group |
| Professional Development New Mentors | Wednesday, November 19, 2007 |
1:00-3:30pm | Centre for Education | New Mentors |
| Professional Development New Mentors | Friday, December 14, 2007 |
1:00-3:30pm | Centre for Education | New Mentors |
| Professional Development New Mentors | Friday, January 25, 2008 |
1:00-3:30pm | Centre for Education | New Mentors |
| Professional Development New Mentors | Monday, April 28, 2008 |
1:00-3:30pm | Centre for Education | New Mentors |
PLUS!
2 days of collaborative release time
- intervisitation
- collaborative planning
- joint PD activities
- conversations
- coaching
- observation and feedback
- team teaching
Note: Scheduling is subject to the approval of the principal
cost?
- NO COST for release time (2 full days or 4 half days provided for intervisitations, planning or joint PD activities)
- NO COST to schools for training sessions
- NO COST for supply teachers
passport application?
Applications are submitted online by clicking on the link above or visit the Edmonton Public Teachers Local 37 webstie at http://www.edpub.org
tour guides?
Karen Keats Whelan
Consultant: Mentorship & New Teacher Services Ph: 498-8794
e-mail: Karen.KeatsWhelan@epsb.ca
Mark Ramsankar
President Edmonton Public Teachers, Local 37
Ph: 455-2164
e-mail: mark.ramsankar@edpub.org
Jan Witwicky
Project Team
Ph: 429-8162
e-mail: Jan.Witwicky@epsb.ca
Jamie Gonzaga Project Team
Ph: 498-8793
e-mail:Jamie.Gonzaga@epsb.ca
Additional services
- New Teacher Services website: newteacherservices.epsb.ca
- Consulting Services Professional Development Calendar website: consultingservices.epsb.net
- ATA Beginning Teachers’ Conference, Sept 27 - Sept 29 or website: edpub.org/index.html
- ATA Specialist Councils - One Year FREE Membership or website: edpub.org/links.html#specialist_council
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