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The Mentoree Lounge is a monthly feature on #OnEdMentors that caters to preservice teachers/teacher candidates. Mentors from The Mentoree community are gathered to address the questions raised, and we invite TC’s to come on the monthly episodes as panelists. This week's topics for discussion : • dispositions/attitudes for new teachers • building effective relationships with mentor/host teachers •...

This episode is about Well Being and Efficacy for educators. Changing curriculum, developing new skills sets and evolving old ones, a quest for work life balance, and managing the daily stresses of teaching are only a few challenges to our sense of well being and efficacy. The two are deeply connected and the better we understand this, the better we can address it. Many tips and strategies were sh...

Known as script or handwriting, and used for signatures, cursive writing had fallen out of favour for a while in many education systems, but there is a lot of research that supports its reintroduction in the revised Ontario Curriculum released in June. We are exploring the why’s, what’s and so what’s of the cursive comeback on tonight’s OnEdMentors. On tonight's panel: Michelle Jacobs Yvonne Messe...

Since 1981, the Ontario Teachers Federation Curriculum Forum (Forum) has provided a unique avenue for professional learning and networking opportunities among the Subject, Division and Special Interest Associations or SDAs as well as between the SDAs and OTF. The Forum also provides an active and important liaison between the SDAs and the Ministry of Education. Learn more about some of Ontario’s s...

This episode will provide opportunities for professors and instructors to share their visions for preservice teacher education in Ontario. On tonight's panel: Julie Mueller @jmuellerprof Bonnie Stewart @bonstewart Tracy Crowe @tracycrowe

Many informal leaders in education have a goal but not a role- They are also referred to as leaders without titles. Teacher librarians not only have a role, but their leadership can impact the ethos of a school. On tonight's panel: Jonelle St. Aubyn @Ms_St_Aubyn Johanna Lawler @lawler Rabia Khokhar @Rabia_Khokhar1 Alanna King@banana29

Social justice doesn’t have to be a topic we only cover through social studies or literacy. It can be discovered and uncovered through the powerful medium of the arts. What are some of the ways we can do this in the classroom? We are speaking to equity minded and anti racist educators about Social Justice Through the Arts on this episode of OnEdMentors. Tonight's Panel: Anti-Racist Art Teachers@an...

Some educators build writers sentence by sentence. Others use multimodal composition as a meaningful and critical way for students to tell their stories, make good arguments, and share their thinking. We are returning to the topic of MultiModal composition on tonight’s OnEdMentors. Tonight's panel includes: Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman Dan Ryder @WickedDecent Garreth Heidt @Ed_by_design Erin Qu...

This episode of The Mentoree Lounge supports new teachers in being good Occasional Teachers through insights, tips, and tricks that will help them and the students in their care. On tonight's panel: Christine Chin@MmeChinFSL Ermelinda Luis@ErmaLuis1 Allison Cunningham@ally_cunningham

Ever wondered why people change careers to become educators? What are some of the push and pull factors that would cause a change in directions to becoming an educator? On tonight's panel: Aggie Gasior Dr. Jennifer Gates@JenniferAGates Shyama Sunder@ssunderaswaraJoe Persia @MrPStJ Jason Lay@jlay02

As educators become better versed in the what’s and the why’s of Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy (CRRP), what can we do to help make it more actionable so that we are centring students, welcoming their intersectional social identifies and lived experiences, and amplifying their voices? Yonnette Dey@YonnetteDey Dr. Sheldon Eakins @sheldoneakins Hedreich Nichols@Hedreich Radhika Bhatt@rb...

This month’s focus on The Mentoree Lounge episode of OnEdMentors is about Getting Hired. Preservice teachers will seek advice from Mentors on the topic. Tonight's panel: Stephanie Brousseau Janani Pathy@jananipathy Karen Friedman@karenfriedman Grace Gasparini@GraceGasparini Michelle Parrish @MProom31 Ghallia Hashem@hashem_ghallia

Internet safety as well as privacy and security are components of Digital Citizenship, so what do we need to know and how can we prepare our students to navigate their digital worlds safely? Tonight's Panel: Tim King @tk1ng Paul Davis @pauldavisSNS Claudiu Popa ClaudiuPopa.com Louise Turner

As more schools refer to students learning English as MLL’s and less direct support is provided, teachers require new strategies and lines of thinking to support their language learners. Tonight's panel includes: Valentina Gonzalez @ValentinaESL Carol Salva @DrCarolSalva

We are exploring the impact of teaching internationally for different educators and seeking advice for those who may be considering this experience. On tonight's panel: Melissa Jensen @mjtlbarrie LeeAnne Lavender@LeeanneLavender Craig Kemp@mrkempnz @edusparkworld Shei Ascencio@Shei_Asc

Tonight, a vibrant conversation about the impact of AI and, in particular, ChatGPT on education, teaching and learning. Tonight's panel: Rachelle Dené Poth @Rdene915 Brad Waid techbradwaid Zack Teitel @zackteitel Rola Tibshirani @rolat Jen Giffen @VirtualGiff

This episode of The Mentoree Lounge invites TC’s to ask their questions on social media use for education from our panel of experts. Tonight's panel includes: Halle Solomons@halle_solomons Eric Ysselstein@EricYsselstein Isabella Liscio@bellaliscio Jennifer Casa Todd@JCasaTodd Marialice Curran@mbfxc @digcitinstitute

Reflection is a key component of education and podcasting can be a great tool to support it. Podcasters have unique opportunities to reflect before, during, and after each episode. This episode explores some connections between podcasting and reflection. On tonight’s panel: Marcia Nicole @ispyrtoeducate Barbara Bray@bbray27Charles Williams@_cwconsulting

The Mentoree meets 2023 with a lot of offerings and a mission statement that guides and grounds their work. This episode explores why The Mentoree was created, how it has evolved, and answers the questions that are asked about this dynamic learning community. On tonight's panel: Noa Daniel (@iamnoadaniel) Teri Rubinoff (@TeriRubinoff) Christine Chin (@MmeChinFSL)

According to the back cover of Angela Stockman’s book on the subject, “Multimodal composition is a meaningful and critical way for students to tell their stories, make good arguments, and share their expertise…” What is multimodal composition and how do we invite it into our classrooms? On tonight's panel: Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman Dan Ryder @WickedDecent Garreth Heidt @Ed_by_design Erin Qui...

Formal identification of a student’s learning needs is important, but that process can be a long and challenging journey on its own. While we have to wait to use the labels that can help get students certain supports, we don’t have to wait to help struggling learners. We are exploring ho to support students with or without an identification on this episode of OnEdMentors On tonight's panel: Nicole...

Place based learning is a pedagogical approach worth discovering. It’s also referred to as PBE- Place Based Education. Learn more about why it’s important and how to help cultivate more of this in your classroom and school. On tonight's panel: Cam Collyer @cameroncollyer David Hawker-Budlovsky @TOES_TDSB @dbudlovsky

“Leading with positive ethical values builds trust and brings out the best in people, which brings out the best in the organization, which leads to great results.” -Linda Fisher Thornton Tonight a panel of education thought leaders discuss the nature and importance of ethical leadership: Dr. Nicholas Ng-a-Fook @nick_ngafook Rabia Khokhar @Rabia_Khokhar1 Dawn Lane @happiestteacher Dr. Shelly Vohra...

Rob Flossman has helped students curate a meaningful Holocasut museum at Waterdown High School for decades. He and four of his students share the meaning and impact of this experience.

On the first Thursday of each month, we invite a panel of preservice teachers/ teacher candidates to ask their questions to a panel of our Mentors. This month, the conversation is focused on home school communication and parent teacher interviews/three way conferences.