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Fostering Effective Relationships
Winning Students Over
Establishing a Sense of Security
Building a Sense of Self-Identity or Self-Concept
Creating a Sense of Belonging
How To Prepare For A Parent–Teacher Conference
Developing a Sense of Purpose
Achieving a Sense of Personal Confidence
Rewards as Part of Classroom Management
20 Ways to Provide Effective Student Feedback
Communicating with Parents/Guardians
Suggested Reading: Fostering Effective Relationships
Classroom Management
Checkpoints for Good Organization
Take a Proactive Approach: Being Preventative, Withitness and Active Participation
Classroom Management: Effective Strategies
Online Classroom Management
Procedures and Routines to Teach, Rehearse and Reinforce
Establishing Routines
Signals to Begin
Transitional Activities for Lesson Beginning and Dismissal
The Lineup—29 Ways to Get Students in a Row
Building Resilience
Student Self-regulation
Framing—A Strategy for Responding to Challenging Behaviour
Encouraging Responsible Behaviour
How to Keep Students on Task
Points to Remember Regarding Problem-Solving
Differentiating to Accommodate a Variety of Student Levels and Specific Needs
The Art of Questioning
Suggested Reading: Classroom Management
Assessment
Free Formative Assessment Tools
Videos on Assessment
Suggested Reading: Assessment
Teacher Wellness
Articles on Teacher Wellness
Videos on Teacher Wellness
Books on Wellness for Teachers
Self-Care Practices for Student Teachers During a Field Experience
Articles on Wellness in the Classroom
Books on Wellness in the Classroom
Helpful Websites on Wellness
Creating a Compassionate Classroom
Professional Development
List of Recommended Books
Defining the Professional Development Teaching Portfolio
Purposes of a PD Teacher Portfolio
Development and Contents of a PD Teacher Portfolio
Organization of a PD Teacher Portfolio
Portfolio Use During the Interview
Future Implications: Teacher Portfolio as a Professional Growth Tool
Words to Describe Me!
Suggested Reading: Professional Development
Teaching with Technology
Suggested Reading: Online Learning
Struggles and Strengths of Being Preservice in a Pandemic
Pandemic Learning: General Resources
Effective teaching … virtually
Inclusion
Authentic Inclusion in Two Secondary Schools: “It’s the Full Meal Deal. It’s Not Just in the Class. It’s Everywhere”
Collaboration as a Means to Support Inclusion
Creating Equity in a Diverse Rural School
Experiences of Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Deaf Children
Inclusion in Schools: Gender and Sexual Diversity
Promoting inclusion and equity in education: lessons from international experiences
Too Scared to Teach: Secondary Students’ Insights into Educators Silencing and Stigmatizing Gender and Sexual Diversity in Public Schools in Alberta, Canada
Voices of Inclusion

Suggested Reading: Professional Development

A Brief History of Public Education in Alberta
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Alberta Teachers’ Association
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2002
Alberta Teachers’ Association Says Additional 3K Educators Needed to Reduce Class Sizes
Global News
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November 16, 2017
Read now
Boomers, Gen X, GenY, and Gen Z Explained
Kasasa
Kasasa blog
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January 13, 2021
Read now
Creating a Supportive Environment: An Administrator’s Handbook for Working with Beginning Teachers
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
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2009
Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment 2nd ed.
Johnson, R S, J S Mims-Cox and A Doyle-Nichols
Sage
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2010
Available at the ATA Library
Digital Portfolios: Powerful Tools for Promoting Professional Growth and Reflection 2nd ed.
Hartnell-Young, E, and M Morriss
Corwin
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2007
Available at the ATA Library
Early Career Teacher Attrition: Problems, Possibilities and Potentials
Clandinin, D J
Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development, University of Alberta
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2012
Electronic Portfolios: Emerging Practices in Student, Faculty, and Institutional Learning
Cambridge, B
Stylus
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2001
Heart! Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader
Kanold, T D
Solution Tree
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2017
How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers 6th ed.
Campbell, D M, B J Melenyzer, D H Nettles and R M Wyman Jr
Pearson
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2014
Available at the ATA Library
Induction Programs That Keep New Teachers Teaching and Improving
Wong, H K
NASSP Bulletin 88, no 638: 41–58
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2004
Leadership Development: Ontario Leadership Strategy
Ontario Ministry of Education. nd
Ontario Ministry of Education
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Access Online
Leading the Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program, 2nd ed
Sweeny, B W
Corwin
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2008
Lost and Found: Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students
Green, R W
Jossey-Bass
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2016
Making Good Choices
Curwin, R, and A Mendler
Corwin Press
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2003
Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-Focused Relationships
Lipton, L, and B Wellman
MiraVia
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2018
Available Online (login required)
Mind in Society: Development of Higher Psychological Process
Vygotsky, L S
Harvard University Press
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1978
Never Work Harder than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching, 2nd ed
Jackson, R R
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
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2018
Problems, Pitfalls and Benefits of Portfolios
Stone, B A
Teacher Education Quarterly
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1998
Stages of Professional Development
Ulvick, M, and M Lunenberg
University of Bergen, Norway
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2018
available online
Surprising That Anyone Would Want to Be a Cooperating Teacher: The Challenges and Rewards of Hosting Student Teachers
Elfert, M, and A Clarke
Education Canada
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winter 2015
Read the article
Teach Like a Pirate
Burgess, D
Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc
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2012
Teacher Education and Certification
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Alberta Teachers’ Association
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2017
Available Online
Teachers and Educational Assistants: Roles and Responsibilities
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Alberta Teachers’ Association
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2000
available online
Teachers’ Rights, Responsibilities and Legal Liabilities
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Alberta Teachers’ Association
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2019
Available Online
Teaching Portfolios: Purposes and Possibilities
Wolf, K, and M Dietz
Teacher Education Quarterly
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1998
Teaching in the Early Years of Practice: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study
Alberta Teachers' Association
Alberta Teachers' Association
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2013
Available Online
The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years
Tina H. Boogren
Solution Tree
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2018
The Bliss and Blisters of Early Career Teaching: A Pan-Canadian Perspective
Kutsyuruba, B, and K D Walker, eds
Word & Deed
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2017
The Educational Potential of e-Portfolios: Supporting Personal Development and Reflective Learning
Stefani, L, R Mason and C Pegler
Routledge
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2007
Available at the ATA Library
The Infographic Resume: How to Create a Visual Portfolio That Showcases Your Skills and Lands the Job
Morgan, H
McGraw-Hill Education
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2014
Available at the ATA Library
Voices from the Classroom: Pre-service Teachers’ Interactions with Supervising Teachers
Moosa, M, and L Rembach
Perspectives in Education 36, no 1: 1–13
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2018
Available Online
What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most
Whitaker, T
Eye on Education
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2006
What Matters to Millennial Teachers? A Guide to Inspiring, Supporting, and Retaining the Newest Generation of Educators
Abrams, J
Educational Leadership 75, no 8 (May): 74-78
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2018
What Will Higher Education Look Like in 2020?
Digital Marketing Institute (DMI)
DMI blog
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May 30, 2018
Available Online
Who Will Help Me to Do Well?: How to Best Support the Professional Growth of Alberta’s Newest Teachers
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Alberta Teachers’ Association
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2018
Available Online
Work–Life Balance and the Canadian Teaching Profession
Froese-Germain, B
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
|
2014
Available Online
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