Writing and Publishing Opportunities
Interested in writing for publication? This page tells you about the different opportunities available for MenTRnet members.
MenTRnet
12 July 2025 joint IATEFL ReSIG / MenTRnet event – “Stories of Mentoring Teacher-Research”
This was the fourth event co-organized by IATEFL Research SIG and MenTRnet to feature experiences of mentoring teacher-research, particularly those of mentors who had encouraged their teachers to present at the recent ReSIG/MenTRnet Teachers Research Online! conference. The first event,…
Mentoring Stories
Stories of Mentoring Teacher-Research Click on the cover image to download this collection, co-edited by Richard Smith, Seden Eraldemir Tuyan, Mariana Serra and Erzsébet Ágnes Békés and published by IATEFL Research SIG in association with MenTRnet in December 2024. About…
A celebration of MenTRnet / Launching two publications! (Festival event)
Two online books published with IATEFL Research SIG will be launched officially – Stories of Mentoring Teacher-Research and Teachers Research! 2024, a new collection of conference abstracts and video-recorded presentations.
Mentoring teacher-research as a local educational authority initiative (Festival event)
14 December 2024: ‘Mentoring teacher-research as a local educational authority initiative’ – webinar on the SCERT Delhi action research mentoring project. This event is now over but you can view a video-recording here. Rama Mathew has also written a blog-post…
Teacher-Researchers Becoming Mentors (Festival event)
16 November 2024: a panel discussion event featuring the stories of Regina Corona (Mexico), Patcharin Kunna (Thailand), Maria Marta Mora (Argentina), Sidney Martin (Spain) and Silvia Severino (Argentina), chaired by Richard Smith. This event is now over but you can watch…
School Improvement through Mentoring Exploratory Action Research (Festival Event)
Saturday 19 October, 2024 – a webinar showcasing work in the British Council’s Partner Schools programme, led by Sirin Soyoz, Ghazala Sajjad and Fareeha Bashir. This event is now over but you can watch a video-recording of the webinar.
Open-access resources
Resources for teacher-researchers and mentors which are freely available online This list of links to online resources was originally compiled by Erzsébet Békés in August 2022, with the aim of providing easy access to introductory publications for intending teacher-researchers and mentors…
Development of MenTRnet
The Mentoring Teacher-Research network (since February 2024 known as MenTRnet) was originally set up by Richard Smith in August 2019 in association with a Facebook group, to support dissemination of his book Mentoring Teachers to Research Their Classrooms (2000, British Council). The network was further built up by means of a series of input sessions and discussions (EVO2020) in January–February 2020 and, from May 2021 to November 2021.
Handbook
Interest in teacher-research for purposes of professional development has been on the increase for several years, and the needs for effective mentoring in this area are widely recognised. However, there has been a lack of guidance and material support regarding how mentors can help teachers engage in research. This book bridges the gap by offering insights, practical ideas and activities based on direct experience within teacher-research mentoring projects and programmes internationally, in particular in Latin America and South Asia.