Retired Teachers and their Ongoing Contribution to Teaching and Learning in Saskatchewan

Researcher: Janet Lowndes 
Moderator: TBA
Panelist: TBA

Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm
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Synopsis: The purpose of this study was to raise awareness within the profession of the extraordinary resource that is represented by retired teachers. Those teachers who chose to return to teaching, whether as substitute teachers or contract instructors, have benefited from years of in-school and provincial professional development courses and have experienced teaching a range of students and subjects, providing them with materials and insights they can pass onto their less experienced colleagues. Other retired teachers developed a passion for educational research as a result of their teaching experiences and training and they choose to more deeply engage in educational research to improve the teaching and learning environment. Others use their experience to serve as consultants or lead school in-services. There are also those who chose to continue to serve their profession outside of the school, working with Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF), local chapters of the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan (STS), or the McDowell Foundation.