ECED425 Mentoring and Coaching

Mentoring and Coaching explores adult development and learning theory, mentoring as well as coaching models and approaches such as Touchpoints, and current research on stages in teacher development. Students will practice skills associated with effective mentoring and coaching including establishing trust in collaborative mentor relationships; assessing and addressing the needs of the protege; assessing teaching skills through observation; conferencing and supporting professional goal planning; assessing early childhood teaching skills, knowledge and dispositions; and planning and implementing training that contributes to the development of early childhood professionals.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ECED 330; ECED 265

Corequisite

none

Offered

W