After the Bell: Extra Credit

Join us as we think about some of the transitions and transformations that happen at the end of a school year.  Some exciting news is shared as we all prepare for a rejuvinating summer.  

Join us as we welcome back our Educational Assistant Mentors, Donna Tait and Sylvia Szeles.  They will talk to a school team, who work in an Interactions classroom, a setting where all students have the diagnosis of Autism. What a better way to surface how teams make the magic happen in their classroom!  Andrea Fitzgerald, Grace Buki & Sarah Jane Barriage will share how they maintain their working relationships!

As readers, podcast consumers, and learners we often lean on other people’s work and wisdom in our mentorship. In this episode we mentioned several of the professional development opportunities offered by our Division.  You can access a description of the offerings and register on PDR.  We also mentioned several books we love.

As readers, podcast consumers, and learners we often lean on other people’s work and wisdom in our mentorship. In this episode we mentioned the Building Collaborative Teams Document used by Edmonton Public Schools.  “Building Collaborative Teams was developed to help teachers, educational assistants (EAs) and administrators better understand the roles of teachers and EAs. This document provides a framework for clarifying the roles, responsibilities and shared duties of teachers and EAs, as well as a range of tools and suggested processes for communicating”. Since this is a locally developed document, all teachers and EAs have access to this document on Connect (our Division’s intranet).

Title: Happy New Year, Teachers!

Season 2, Episode 1 Extended Trailer

Jump into the new school year with a welcome back message from your hosts!  We share the delight of beginning a new school year and some of the routines we are putting in place to keep ourselves on the priority list this year.

As readers, podcast consumers, and learners we often lean on other people’s work and wisdom in our mentorship. In this episode, Karlene mentioned her book club’s summer read: The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish.

Episode #6

Title: Bring back the Weiner Roast!

Join us as we tether our conversation with one of Richard Wagamese’s meditations, from his book Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations. “Teachings come from everywhere when you open yourself to them…”  Regardless of the situation you found yourself in, there wasn’t a shortage of lessons offered.  Now it is time to consider what we learned and what is important. What has this year taught you?

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Episode #5: Assessment: Making the Marks and the Learning Meaningful in a Pandemic

Today we welcome two wonderful educators Tammy Thero-Soto and Joy Wicks, assessment consultants from Curriculum and Learning Supports at Edmonton Public Schools. These two have been intrinsic in mentoring both online and in-person teachers to navigate the complexities of assessing and reporting student learning during a school year that called for innovation in everything we do.

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Searching for Hope in All the Right Places: Part 2 - Planting the Seeds of Hope

Episode #4: How is hope showing up in our classrooms and school communities?

Today we welcome two special guests from Victoria School of the Arts who bring

hope and healing to their classrooms and school communities through their Indigenous way of knowing and being. Elder Bearhead, a member of the Wabamun Lake First Nation, and Nicholle Weasel Traveller, an Indigenous teacher from Blackfoot Confederacy share stories about strength, resilience and hope. Join us to learn how the actions of reconciliation are alive and well in their communities.

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Episode #3: How is hope showing up in our classrooms and school communities?

Join us for a hopeful conversation with Amy Badger, an inspired teacher with Edmonton Public Schools, to explore the role of hope in our classrooms and surrounding communities. Amy has been “teaching hopefully” and has been working alongside researchers at the University of Alberta. Hope Studies Central is the “only research unit in the world devoted to the study of hope in human living”. Amy has actively been sharing her hopeful practice with other teachers with initiatives such as #TeachersGrowHope where you can access HOPE lessons and activities.  Jump in and think about how hope is showing up in your classrooms and school communities.

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Join us for a reflective conversation with Blythe Evans, a Technology Integration and Planning Support (TIPS) consultant with Edmonton Public Schools, to explore the role of the technology in an ever-changing educational landscape.  Included in this episode is our “Ask a Mentor” segment exploring the question, “How can I still access mentorship this year given our current context?”

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Episode 1: Mindset, Motivation and Burnout During a Pandemic

“Ask A Mentor” will be a recurring segment on this podcast. Our first episode is an attempt to unpack this difficult question posed by one of our mentees. How do you keep your mindset, keep your motivation and prevent burn out during a pandemic?  Wow!  We started out with a doozy.

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