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Findings from our telephone interviews with early career
teachers
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1-Thingsthatworkedbestforthemintermsoftheirdevelopmentasteachers
1- Learning from others
2- Self-learning
3- Good relationships
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01 Learning from others- both formally & informally: Having a mentor; co-teaching; asking for help; talk to new teachers; collaboration; PD;
02 Self-learning: Reflection; skills (being a good planner); experience in classrooms; mindset-proactive; independent work (reading-courses-qualifications);
03 Good relationships: Establishing good relationships with colleagues, administrators, and students.
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2-Significantstories/par=cularmomentsthatencouragedteacherstostay
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Teachers’ stories ! To stay
Consider leaving
Left already
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*Toshareone-twoquickstory,if=mepermits!
Threekindsofstories/momentsandtwomaininfluences
ExternalInfluence
Considerleaving:lackofsupportfromadministrators;lackofsuppor=vesystems;LTOregula=ons
LeMalready:Thefrustra=ngsystem;thelackofleadersandadmin’ssupport
Tostay:mentors&mentoringprograms;supportfromothers(i.e.emo=onal,technical);suppor=veschoolenvironment
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InternalInfluence
Tostay:1-Teachers’Passion2-Theposi=vefeelingwhenareappreciated3-Thevalueofsuppor=ngstudents&theposi=veimpacttheyhadonthem
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3-Rolesofschoolleadersandadministratorsin
teachers’development
* 1- Supportive roles..
2- Little, conditional support/no supportive
roles……………………
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* Supportive roles: 1- Approachable; make time for teachers; check in; 2- Provide feedback/advice; create trust; patient; sympathetic; caring; explain things well; effective communication 3- Facilitate relationships/interaction with parents 4-Provide time/money for PD
Little support; conditional support or non-supportive roles: 1-Check in- only from time to time 2- Lack of support in some areas (i.e. special ed, emotional support) 3- No support for PD 4-No formal evaluation 5- Create negative/ challenging relationships 6- Overload teachers
Little support
Conditional support N
on-supportive
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porti
ve
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4-Adviceforteacherswhoarejustenteringtheteachingprofession
• Advice for teachers –
fordeveloping
resilienceandwell
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being
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Advice for new teachers
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Work-lifebalance-takingcareoftheirmentalhealthanddoingsomethingthat’stotallynotschoolrelated
Mind-setandposi=vea[tude
Reflect,read,workonyourskillsandlookforresources
Findamentor,connectandcollaboratewithothers.
“unlessyou’rewilingtogointerna=onallyorgotoremoteschoolsorgotoprivateeduca=on,youprobablywon’thaveyourownclassroomforaboutfourtofiveyears.Buts=ckwithit,it’sdefinitelyworthit”.Bepa=ent
“aieconfianceentoi”[believeinyourself]
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AdvicefromteacherstodecisionmakersTopaya@enAonto:
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01 Providingformalmentorshipprogram-oratleastsomekindoforienta=ontohelpnewteachers
03 Thechallengesofsupplyteachers&newteacherinduc=onprogram
05 Lackofprepara=onfortheinterviewprocessandspecialeduca=oninteacherscolleges
07 Tolookatsomeoftheschool'schallenges(i.e.literacyskills-acendance-workload-largeclasssizes-structure&discipline)
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Regula=ons:theLTO,forexample,ateachersaid“itishur=ngtheteachingprofessionmorethanit’shelping”
Communica=onbetweentheuniversityandtheschoolboards–disconnected
Regula=ons/rulesneededforearlyteacherstolimittheamountofdifferentsubjectsthattheyteach
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Thank you
Maha & Rebecca
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