Supporting Novice Teacher-Educators: The Teacher-Educator Educator

• In Event: Moscone Center West Roundtable Session 13
  In Roundtable Session: Developing Teacher Identities Through Collaboration

Abstract

This study investigates the role of the teacher-educator (TE) educator in supporting novice teacher-educators (NTEs) who served as facilitators of teaching rehearsals in a secondary mathematics teaching methods course. Data were collected from team meetings, and pre- and post- interviews. Findings suggest that the TE educator served as a mentor who modeled good facilitation practices, created scenarios for discussion, and prompted NTEs for self- and collaborative reflection. Given the limited research in the field, we encourage others to begin examining the role of the TE educator within their own context.

Authors

• Gurpreet Sahmbi, University of Toronto - OISE

• Limin Jao, McGill University