MenTRnet

MenTRnet

  • Joined: June 21, 2024
  • Articles: 7

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…

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

MenTRnet Mentors Mentoring Teacher Research
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

Book Cover of Mentoring Teachers to Research Their Classrooms A Practical 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.