Mentoring and Coaching
in Early Childhood
Star Robinson
04/2019 Adult Learning
and Leadership
Dr. Haijun Kang
Lesson 1- What is Mentoring and
Coaching?
Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This
lesson will help the participant remember the definitions of Mentoring and
Coaching and which one you would use based on the needs of the participant and
subject
Materials -
Article: Mentoring Directors as a Strategy to Improve
Quality in Early Childhood Programs
(McCormick Center, October 22, 2011)
Books: (Whitebook,
Bellm & Schaack, 2013)
(Rush & Shelden, 2011)
What is a Wiki? YouTube Video
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. What is your experience with coaching AND/OR
mentoring
2. What value or merit could come from coaching?
Mentoring?
3. What is your experience with a Wiki?
4. After watching the information from the video,
share what you learned and if you think a Wiki could support in the mentoring
or coaching relationship?
Lesson 2- How Adults Learn
Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This lesson will help the participant identify the different
ways adults learn to apply it to their coaching/mentoring work
Set up group work for Wiki Project- See survey link
Materials -
Books: Developing Mentoring
and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education- A Reflective Approach
(Chu, 2014)
Article: From the Inside Out: The Power of Reflection and
Self- Awareness (Bloom, 2007) (chapter uploaded, do not need book)
Surveys: What is Your Communication Style & What is Your Learning Style
WIKI Assignment: Complete the survey to determine your group. You
will be grouped based on if you will be mentoring or coaching.
**Assignments: You will create a Wiki - Within your group
you will discuss the Advantages & Disadvantages of mentoring and coaching
while using different forms of technology.
Each week you will create a new page that will
aid in coaching and mentoring within your work. Your Wiki must consist of text, images and
video. And can have links to outside websites for additional resources. This will
be created in a password protected program.
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. What did you learn about yourself from the
assessment on your communication style and your learning style?
2. Think
about a time where your learning was successful. Why did you find it successful
3. How does knowing how a person learns affect
their participation in coaching or mentoring?
4. After
learning about the Wiki, how do you feel about using it for coaching or
mentoring?
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Lesson 3 - Mentoring & Coaching : Styles &
Practices
Lesson
Overview & Objectives- This lesson will help the participant learn to create and apply
You will begin create a
Wiki for Distant Mentoring & Coaching
Materials -
Books: Developing Mentoring
and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education- A Reflective Approach
(Chu, 2014)
Supporting Teachers as Learners (Whitebook,
Bellm & Schaack, 2013)
WIKI Assignment: WEEK 1
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Wiki Group 1: Coaching:
From your point of view as a coach, what are the THREE most
important things that you think you need to do to make the
WIKI technology to work with your coaching practices?
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Wiki Group 2: Coaching:
From your point of view as a coach, what are the THREE things
that you think you need to AVIOD when using a WIKI to work with your coaching
practices?
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Wiki Group 1: Mentoring:
From your point of view as a coach, what are the THREE most
important things that you think you need to do to make the
WIKI technology to work with your mentoring practices?
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Wiki Group 2: Mentoring: From your point of view as a coach, what are
the THREE most important things
that you think you need to do to make the
WIKI technology to work with your mentoring practices?
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
Lesson 4-Relationship Building
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Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This lesson will help the participant create a different way to build a relationship
Lesson Includes-
Coaching Interactions/Type of Feedback with a
WIKI
Materials -
Books: Developing Mentoring
and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education- A Reflective Approach
(Chu, 2014)
Supporting Teachers as Learners (Whitebook,
Bellm & Schaack, 2013)
Article: Exert Chpt. 5 (The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, Rush
& Sheldon, 2011)
WIKI Assignment: Within your group you will create a page on How Adults
Learn. And it should consist of at least
10 questions about how a person learns that you are working with.
This week you will create a page using a survey for
communication and learning styles.
Page must include:
1. How you will communicate during the coaching and
mentoring process (must include a way for the participant to also choose what
they prefer
2. Survey that
helps you understand how your mentee learns
3. How feedback and support is given
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. What are the challenges of building a
relationship?
2. Do
you think using a Wiki page, or other technology a disadvantage or advantage
for building a relationship? Why or why not?
Lesson 5- Mentoring & Coaching :
Goal Setting
Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This lesson will help the participant create goals in either
a coaching or mentoring relationship
Lesson Includes-
What are S.M.A.R.T. goals
How to Identify Goals
Setting goals with a WIKI
Materials -
Books: “
Planning with a Teacher for an Individualized professional Development Plan”
Supporting Teachers as Learners (Whitebook,
Bellm & Schaack, 2013)
WIKI Assignment: This
week with your group, you will add a page to your Wiki on goal planning.
This week you will create a page regarding goal setting. Using the information from your reading, your
group will create a Wiki page on creating goals. You will provide the
information about goals and then a working document that can be used for goal
setting and tracking.
Page must include:
1. Define- Goals
2. Formatting to set S.M.A.R.T.
goals
3. A way to show goals are meet
4. A way to show changes to goals if needed
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. What is your experience of setting goals?
2. Why do you think goal setting is important for
the coaching relationship?
3. Do
you think using a Wiki is a good way to set goals?Why or Why not?
Lesson 6- Mentoring & Coaching: Professional Development
Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This lesson will help the participant create
and apply how professional development can be used in coaching and mentoring
and track with a Wiki.
Lesson Includes-
Choosing PD
Putting your plan into action
Bridging learning into practice
Evaluating
change
PD Tracking on a Wiki page
Materials -
Article: Exert Chpt. 9 (The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, Rush
& Sheldon, 2011)
WIKI Assignment: This week and your Final week, you will make a Wiki page on a
Professional Development Plan
Page must include:
1. Definition of PD
2. Why I choose this PD
3. How does PD choice fit within goals
4. How do you apply what you have learned
5. Evaluating the change
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. Think about the last professional development
you attended. How could have coaching
been used to support your learning?
2. How can technology help in tracking
professional development?
Lesson 7- Putting it all Together
Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This lesson will help the participant
to support the process of coaching and mentoring.
Lesson-
Create a working plan
Reflective Questioning
Transfer of Knowledge
Connect to Curriculum and Teaching
Materials -
Article: Exert Chpt. 9 &10 (The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, Rush
& Sheldon, 2011)
Book: Developing Mentoring
and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education- A Reflective Approach(Chu, 2014
WIKI Assignment: You will spend this week reading the other groups Wiki Pages and providing feedback. (see feedback)
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. After completing your Wiki project, what did you
learn about using a Wiki for coaching or mentoring? Please include your pros
and cons.
Lesson 8- Self- Reflection of
Mentoring & Coaching
Lesson
Overview & Objectives - This lesson will help the participant
to analyze
the use of a Wiki for coaching and mentoring and discuss how a Wiki could be
created for self-reflection &
evaluation
Materials -
Book: Developing Mentoring
and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education- A Reflective Approach(Chu, 2014)
The
Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, (Rush & Sheldon, 2011)
Discussion: Prepare to answer the following:
1. Discuss the Postive and Negative Reasons
coaching and mentoring could end, and the impact it can have on programs.
2. Discuss pros and cons of using self- evaluations
3. Discuss how you could use a Wiki for self-evaluation.
Compelte Course Evaluation
Course Resources
1.
Supporting Teachers as Learners (Whitebook,
Bellm & Schaack, 2013)
2.
Developing Mentoring and Coaching Relationships
in Early Care & Education – A Reflective Approach (Chu, 2014)
3.
The Early
Childhood Coaching Handbook, (Rush & Shelden, 2011)
4.
From the Inside Out: The Power of Reflection and
Self- Awareness (Bloom, 2007) (chapter uploaded, do not need book)
5.
Article : Mentoring Directors as a Strategy to
Improve Quality in Early Childhood Programs (McCormick Center, October 22,2011)
Learning/Trainer Objectives: To use a Wiki to provide Distant Coaching & Mentoring
Rationale: To support distant coaching methods for large caseloads, provide self-motivation
Wiki Use: To develop a password protected coaching & mentoring plan that allows for updates and revisions
Grading rubric: Working in small groups, create a
working Wiki that is creative and easy to use.
Wiki Grades based on:
organization, flow, relevance, content and creativity (50 points total)
Collaborative Effort: 15 points:
All have contributed to content and design
Content: 20 points: Should be
based on the information covered in course to make an effective and usable coaching and/or mentoring plan
Visual Appeal and
Interactivity: 15 points: Use of graphics, audio and videos as needed to
support the content. Links for additional resources can also be added.
Hi Star - great lesson plan. I hadn’t thought about including the references as ‘Materials’ as you did; that would have proven helpful and I will remember that as I move forward with my personal project involving the lesson plan. I also thought the discussion was well formed and you asked relevant and thought provoking questions. I can see how breaking down each lesson plan can be valuable throughout the process of student learning - as we have in our course. Have you used this lesson plan in any of your courses previously? If not, you should consider doing so.
ReplyDeleteAs new technologies are integrated into the classroom, there has been research on how Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) can benefit the adult learner. Technological integration is usually associated with professional development programs, where the collaborative groups provide teachers with support and opportunities to analyze their learning practices. However, moving this into the classroom can sometimes be tricky. Instructors need to not only know their content, but also how to present it appropriately, where it will be an effective learning tool for students. TPACK is a “knowledge base needed by teachers to incorporate technology into their teaching” (Guzey & Roehrig, 2009, p. 28) and there are three main components of teach knowledge: content, pedagogy and technology. The basis of effective teaching with technology requires instructors to understand how to represent concepts that use technology. Pedagogical techniques that use technology in a constructive manner to teach the content also needs to be present, as well as the knowledge of the technology used to build on existing knowledge and create new learning. In your lesson plan, it looks like you have appropriately married all three concepts of the TPACK model.
Reference
Guzey, S. S., & Roehrig, G. H. (2009). Teaching science with technology: Case studies of science teachers’ development of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1), 25-45.
Sara,
ReplyDeleteI have not used this lesson plan yet. It is one that I have had in mind for a long time, and the references I used are resources I have used in the past when I coached/mentored in other positions. I do hope to use it in my future!
I really enjoyed looking at using more of the full Wiki instead of just one the page that we are currently working on. So, I hope uses find it helpful in the future.
Ans, thanks for the reference to the TPACK model. I had not though much about the model usage, but after looking at it some more, I can see some of it.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Hi Star,
ReplyDeleteGreat lesson plans on mentoring and coaching adults teaching in early childhood. These lesson plans are very well-written, detailed, and organized. I think they are ready to use when that time comes. These lesson plans have been designed in a manner that another person could step in and teach these lessons if necessary. Each lesson was developed for the learner to complete the weekly wiki assignments. Nice work!
Colleen
Thanks Colleen! That was one hope I had, was not only easy for me to present, but that anyone that worked in my agency could step in and teach if needed.
DeleteYou entire wiki was focused on the relationship between the mentor or coach and the participant. So often we focus on what the teacher or mentor is supposed to be doing, the curriculum being used, and how the participant should respond. I appreciate that you have focused on the relationship. According to Pratt, Smulders, and associates “Although they [individuals] vary from culture to culture and across historical periods, it is usually clear to the members of a group how their roles, responsibilities, and relationships define appropriate ways of interacting” (2016, p. 226). In an online community, to “define appropriate ways of interacting” is a little more difficult because of the varied technology abilities of the users. Experientially speaking, native technology users can more easily develop online relationships than non-natives. My son Bryce says, “Some of my best friends are online. I’ve never seen them in person, but they are the people I turn to when I’ve had a bad day in [high] school” (personal communication, January 17, 2017). So this leaves me to ponder, in 15-20 years, when almost everyone using the internet is considered a digital native, will we again be able to use the statement from Pratt, Smulders, and associates (2016) with more fidelity?
ReplyDeletePratt, D. D., Smulders, D, & Associates (2016). Five perspectives on teaching: Mapping a plurality of the good (2nd ed.). Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company.
Relationships and communication is the key to make any mentoring or coaching relationship work and be successful. I think this is something that I strive to do the most with all my work is building that much needed relationships first. Thanks for the feedback!
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