Enhancing Understanding: Clarifying Teacher Mentor Roles in the Education of Pre-Service Teachers

As more teacher preparation programs emerge in Alberta and as a significant numbers of teachers retire, there is an ongoing need for clearly communicating practicum roles and responsibilities among stakeholders, especially to new Teacher Mentors. This paper outlines the implementation of the University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education’s Educational Partners Orientation Program (EPOP) and briefly outlines the importance of clarifying what it means to mentor pre-service teachers in their internships