Skills you will gain
- Supervision & Mentoring Roles: Understand the roles of supervisor, mentor, and coach in an ECE setting.
- Mentoring Expectations: Discuss the key expectations and dynamics of a mentoring relationship.
- Effective Observations: Learn how to observe and communicate feedback on teachers and learning environments.
- Professional Development Guidance: Guide educators in fostering professional growth and teaching effectiveness.
- Staff Evaluation: Identify best practices for personnel selection, evaluation, and involving staff in program planning.
Course Description
Great programs run on great mentorship. Learn to build effective staff organizations through communication, personnel evaluation, and coaching relationships, developing the sensitivity and skills needed to support teacher growth and guide educators toward their fullest professional potential.
- Online Traditional Complete online with instructor-set deadlines.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 02-10-2027 | 12:01am | 12:02am | Online Traditional | ONLINE |
| Wed, 04-14-2027 | 11:58pm | 11:59pm | Online Traditional | ONLINE |
Online Traditional courses have a structured learning environment and fixed deadlines. This course is largely self-study with instructor guidance and includes online learning modules, assignments, and/or quizzes. All course materials and assignments will be available on Canvas, our learning management system.
For this section, student access begins on February 10, 2027, but you may still enroll until February 24, 2027. All course work must be completed by 11:59 pm on April 14, 2027.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Text:
Developing Mentoring and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education, Marilyn Chu, Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 9780132658232.
This course applies to these programs: