Research Forum on Educator Wellbeing
Research Forum on Educator Wellbeing: Sharing Diverse Perspectives and Multiple Approaches
October 24-25, 2024 | Kelowna, BC
This forum is an opportunity for sharing research and practice on educator wellbeing in diverse contexts and from multiple approaches. This event is a key outcome of our pan-Canadian study of wellbeing in teacher education programs, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (research team: Sabre Cherkowski, Karen Ragoonaden, Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Lorraine Godden, Keith Walker and Tim Claypool).
The goals of this forum are to share findings and practices for educator wellbeing, establish connections, expand conversations, and build community for the work of fostering and sustaining wellbeing for educators in various education systems (e.g. early childhood education, Kindergarten to grade 12 and post-secondary).
This forum is an opportunity for sharing research and practice about educator wellbeing in diverse contexts and from multiple approaches. Including:
- Mindfulness and SEL – Dr. Julia Mahfouz, Unversity of Colorado, Denver
- Psychological Safety in School Organizations – Dr. Fei Wang, University of British
Columbia - Mentoring and Teacher Wellbeing – Dr. Ellen Hahn, Dr. Angela Adair, Rhonda
Wheeler, Auburn University - Comprehensive School Health – Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew, University of Calgary
and Kerri Murray, EverActive Schools
Forum Email Updates
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Call for Proposals
Presentations are welcomed on research, practitioner, policy, or other initiatives focused on educator wellbeing. The term ‘educator’ encompasses teachers, instructors, administrators, education assistants, counsellors, and other associated and connected professionals working within education systems. Roundtable sessions will take place throughout the two days. You may wish to present individual work or work by/with a group of colleagues. Presentations, including those by a group, will be no more than 10 minutes. There will be time for discussion of the presentations during the roundtable session. Up to six presentations will form a roundtable session (1 hour of presentations (6 x 10 minutes) with 20-30 minutes for discussion).
Together we can share diverse approaches to creating a positive school climate that supports the wellbeing of educators, while addressing academic, emotional, and social needs of students across a wide range of education levels and contexts. These roundtable discussions are a place for scholars, practitioners and interested educational community members to share the highlights of their research and work, creating space for dialogue and discussion to examine these ideas from multiple views and build further knowledge about how to support and grow educator wellbeing.
The deadline to submit your proposal is July 15, 2024.
Proposal decisions will be communicated by August 15, 2024.
Poster
If you would like to share information about this forum, you are welcome to download our call for proposal poster.
Publish a Chapter in an Edited Book
Call for chapters for an edited book on teacher wellbeing & resilience will be announced during this event. This is a wonderful opportunity for your ideas and
experiences to be published. We welcome chapters written from a variety of perspectives and roles from all areas of education.
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This research is supported by a Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Grant