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Teacher Agency and Wellbeing
How might teachers exercise agency to sustain their well-being?
 • Noa Daniel and Iolanda Volpe
Retention and Reality
What Teachers Actually Need to Stay This letter responds to a difficult but necessary question: What can teachers actually do when they don’t control…
 • Noa Daniel and Iolanda Volpe
Bridgerton and The Mentoree
There are surprising connections between the show and our work supporting educators. This post is for anyone in education looking for connection …
 • Noa Daniel
Conversations Build Capacity (Part 2)
Why Teacher Talk Matters
 • Noa Daniel
The System Is Powerful—But So Are Teachers
Rethinking retention through agency, relationships, and mentorship
 • Noa Daniel and Iolanda Volpe
Not Empty Vessels
Reimagining Culturally Responsive Mentorship as Partnership, Not Assimilation
 • Noa Daniel and Iolanda Volpe
Mentorship vs Mentoring Conversations
The distinction between mentoring and mentorship conversations should be clear, and educators should capitalize on both to feel supported.
 • Noa Daniel
A Letter to Pre-Service Teachers #1
How can mentorship support you in pre-service?
 • Noa Daniel and Iolanda Volpe
Find Your Flock
Intentionally gathering a network of support (Letter #4 to Preservice Teachers)
 • Noa Daniel, Iolanda Volpe, and Denise Furlong, Ed.D
Remember Who You Are
A Celebration and Invitation for Self-Awareness
 • Noa Daniel, Iolanda Volpe, and Denise Furlong, Ed.D
How to Find Mentors in Education
Mentorship begins with a conversation. Teachers can find mentors for moments or years through everyday, relational mentoring conversations in education.
 • Noa Daniel
Becoming an Intentional Mentee
How to make your pre-service teaching experience even better
 • Noa Daniel and Iolanda Volpe
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