Supporting Teachers as Learners: A Guide for Mentors and Coaches in Early Care and Education

Mentoring is a key strategy for supporting educators at any stage in their careers—and for improving teacher practice. This guide is an effective, activity-based way to reflect on, practice, and sharpen your skills as a mentor, coach, or technical assistance provider, and it can be adapted to a wide variety of early care and education settings.Supporting Teachers as Learners: A Guide for Mentors and Coaches in Early Care and Education includes activities and worksheets for hands-on learning and addressesThe variety of mentoring programs operating today;Understanding adult learning and development;Building strong mentor-protégé relationships and appreciating and understanding differences;Skills and strategies for effective mentoring; and Mentors as leaders and learners.This book is published by the American Federation of Teachers Education Foundation.