After the Bell: Extra Credit 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.  

As readers, podcast consumers, and learners we often lean on other people’s work and wisdom in our mentorship. In this episode we mentioned our “love languages” referring to a book called The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman.  Check out this Love Languages Survey if you are curious to learn yours.

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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.


Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations by Richard Wagamese
Conversational Intelligence  by Judith Glasser
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

Enjoy Teachers’ Convention and stay tuned for our next episode on being a Culturally Responsive Teacher.

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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).

Email us at: teacherinduction@epsb.ca

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As readers, podcast consumers, and learners we often lean on other people’s work and wisdom in our mentorship. In this episode we mentioned Alberta's Teaching Quality Standard.  We would like to thank principals Marion Ramsey, Sheri Tchir and Jillian Marino who shared their expertise with us!

Email us at: teacherinduction@epsb.ca

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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.

Email us at: teacherinduction@epsb.ca

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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?

As readers, podcast consumers, and learners we often lean on other people’s work and wisdom in our mentorship. We often lean on materials like the following:


Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations by Richard Wagamese


Enjoy the summer break and stay tuned for Season #2 beginning September 2021! Email us at: teacherinduction@epsb.ca

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