I am a Literacy Coach with extensive experience mentoring both novice and seasoned teachers. I approach coaching as collaborative professional development. Through pedagogical narration, child observation, documentation, and reflective practice, I’ve learned how to hone the craft of teaching reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking in close partnership with other educators and teaching professionals.
Overview: Mentoring and Other Professional Collaboration
- Helped coordinate the PRDTU’s Mentorship Program as Vice President of the teachers’ local union
- Participated in the PRDTU’s Mentorship Program, working with two co-mentor/mentees to reflect on our practice and to share resources and teaching strategies together
- Facilitated informal collaborative sessions with colleagues, including:
- Attending to the Arts Inquiry Project
- Aligning Rubrics and Core Writing Skills Collaboration Project
- Make the Learning Visible Teaching Partnership
- Literacy in the Forest Collaboration Project (Grade 4 and Grade 7 Student Mentors)
- Community Learning Circles: Supporting Trauma-Informed Teaching
- Storymakers’ Club Collaboration Project
- Community Summit: School Breakfast and Lunch Programs for All Students
- Facilitated formal teacher inquiry and professional development initiatives, including:
- Building a Community of Professionals Inquiry
- Justice of Place Regional Conference
- Mentored Early Childhood Educators through Liberation Learning Project workshops and other professional development programs