MASE TURN: Engaging Beginning Teachers

Engaging Beginning Teachers is something the GCAE Early Career Educators have been working on this fall. We've had one-on-one conversations with beginning teachers and hosted EdCamps in which great conversations and learning took place. The one-on-one conversations led us to the topics which were based on their needs. Examples of the EdCamps are Building Positive Relationships with Pupils, Peers, and Parents and Avoiding Teacher Burnout. Teachers who participated got great ideas they could take back to the classroom the next day and implement. Teachers also began to build a community of support in which they had people they could call upon for assistance. The bonds created by the teachers who attended were significant. The teachers shared how they felt valued as a result of us listening to them and addressing their specific needs through the various EdCamps. We are excited about the work we are doing with Beginning Teachers and look forward to even more!