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 share their questions and add their voices to the monthly episodes.

On tonight's panel:

Terie Nocera @terie_nocera
Will Gourley @willgourley
Tamar Gahiri

Mentees:
Karinna
Nicola
Joanne
Sabryna

Mentorship for teachers is typically a relationship focused on professional development, helping the mentee improve their teaching skills, navigate challenges in the classroom, and advance their career. Mentorship can take various forms and often plays a crucial role in helping teachers grow and succeed in their profession.

Tonight's panel includes:

Kate Sharpe @MentorCoachInst
Diane Vetter @VetterEducation
Rebecca Stroud@restroud
Carina Park@Ms_C_Park

Reading programs offer a gateway to a world of endless possibilities, where the magic of storytelling meets the power of education. By engaging readers through structured programs, we're not just flipping pages – we're igniting imaginations, broadening horizons, and unlocking the potential within each and every student. What are some of the available reading programs and what is their impact on teachers, students, and authors?

Stacey Cornelius
Meredith Tutching @forestofreading
Gina Brown@GinaBrohm
Marilyn MacPherson@RedCedarAward
Pernille Ripp @globalreadaloud

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 share their questions and add their voices to the monthly episodes. This episode addresses questions raised about being a good Occasional Teacher (OT) or substitute/supply teacher.

On tonight's panel:

Nilmini Ratwatte @NRatwatte
Jason Lay @jlay02
Whitney Lundstrom

Tonight's panel has left the classroom but not education. They are all still connected to education in a variety of ways while also utilizing the many skill sets that our profession nurtured in them as they pursue other avenues.

On tonight's panel:

Janet Lee @fenixliteracy
Dr. Sarah Thomas @sarahdateechur
Heather Ryan @heathersryan
Peggy Lunn

Everyone deserves to see identity affirming texts in their school experiences, and the impact of that on student well being is well-researched. How can we honour students’ lived experiences through inclusive texts while addressing issues of censorship?

On tonight's panel:

Anita Brooks Kirkland @AnitaBK @CdnSchoolLibrar
James Saunders @saunders_jamesd
James (Jim) Turk@jameslturk
Natalie

Grow Your Why is the newest book from writer, podcaster, coach, story weaver, and now publisher Barbara Bray. It contains the narratives of 23 authors who share stories about what made a difference in their lives, and she has edited and curated this collection of stories about aligning your purpose with your work in the wholehearted way she approaches everything she does.

On tonight's panel, contributors to the project:

Barbara Bray @bbray27
Kecia McDonald @mcdonald_kecia
Walter Greason @walterdgreason
Hedrich Nichols @hedreich

Augmented Reality, AR, may sound more like a tool for video game, but there are many applications for classrooms that can help teachers create multi-sensory learning opportunities and help students engage in learning content, building empathy, sensory development, collaboration, accessibility, and more. Listen to our panel share some of the reasons and resources to add AR to the transdigital learning experiences in your classroom.

On tonight's panel:

Jaime Donallly @JaimeDonally
Tina Zita @tina_zita
Tricia Fuglestad @triciafuglestad

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 share their questions and add their voices to the monthly episodes.

On tonight's panel:

Jason Lay @jlay02
Will Gourley @willgourley
Tamar Gahiri

In this episode, authors from Pembroke Publishers share the process of planning and developing a book for teachers that is practical, relevant, and pedagogically sound.

On tonight's panel:

Diane Vetter@VetterEducation
Larry Swartz@LarryReads
David Costello@dr_costello