I'm a student
I'm an educator
Request full copy

Developing Mentoring and Coaching Relationships in Early Care and Education: A Reflective Approach, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (December 22, 2012) © 2014

  • Marilyn Chu Western Washington University

eTextbook

per month

  • Anytime, anywhere learning with the Pearson+ app
  • Easy-to-use search, navigation and notebook
  • Simpler studying with flashcards
$43.99

  • Hardcover, paperback or looseleaf edition
  • Affordable rental option for select titles
  • Free shipping on looseleafs and traditional textbooks
  • Gain a solid, workable understanding of how to use relationship-based mentoring strategies to promote professional learning. Ideal for all who work in roles facilitating the professional development of teachers of young children. (Location in text: In a model is presented in the Introduction and in Chapters 1 and 2, which examine associated values, goals, and roles.)
  • See how to increase effectiveness in building professional development relationships with adults involved in improving early childhood program quality—and how to add to reflection and evaluation strategies for mentor-teacher partnerships. This is achieved through the book’s exploration of the power of mentoring interactions and the process of inquiry.
  • Identify personal biases that can interfere with effective teaching and mentoring and ways to support the development of community- and culture-responsible mentoring. The author’s focus on valuing equity, diversity, and culturally relevant practices embedded throughout the book shows how.
  • Apply adult learning theories and approaches to mentoring and coaching processes by:
    • Using selected theories of adult development and learning to analyze the implications for fostering a responsive teacher-mentor relationship. (Chapter 4)
    • Exploring reflective critical thinking practices and increasing understanding of when to use specific communication choices. (Chapter 3)
    • Understanding how to differentiate interactions with a teacher. (Chapter 5)
  • Initiate professional development leadership and planning for mentoring systems by identifying the steps that focus on specific teacher concerns, establishing bigger goals linked to desired child or program outcomes, constructing an overall professional development plan with mentees, and more.
  • Define and improve the role of the supervisor and teacher-leader as mentor through the process of reflective supervision explored in Chapter 7. This chapter helps readers:
    •       Compare reflective supervision to the mentoring and coaching process.
    •       Transfer skills and abilities from supervision or teaching to mentoring and coaching.
    •       Meet situational needs by choosing technical or innovative strategies.
    •       Contribute to the growth of authentic mentors, coaches, and leaders.

Introduction

 

Section I: Relationship Based Professional Development

 

Chapter 1: Relationship Based Professional Learning

Chapter 2: Building Professional Development Relationships with Adults

Chapter 3: Communicating to Support Teacher Awareness

Chapter 4: Adult Learning and Planning for Teacher Development

 

 

Section II: Mentoring and Coaching for Inquiry, Reflection and Leadership

 

Chapter 5:  Readiness for Change and Learning through Inquiry

Chapter 6:  Coaching to Connect Curriculum, Assessment & Teaching

Chapter 7: Supervisors and Teacher-leaders as Mentors

Chapter 8: Mentoring and Leadership for Professional Development

Marilyn Chu is an associate professor of early childhood education at Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Her teaching, writing, and consultation work focuses on infant/toddler development, partnering with families, and mentoring, coaching and leadership development in early childhood education. Her previous work directing family literacy and campus childcare programs, professional development with bilingual Head Start teachers and early primary school paraeducators has emphasized partnerships to develop culturally and linguistically relevant education programs for adults and children.

Need help? Get in touch

Pearson+

All in one place. Pearson+ offers instant access to eTextbooks, videos and study tools in one intuitive interface. Students choose how they learn best with enhanced search, audio and flashcards. The Pearson+ app lets them read where life takes them, no wi-fi needed. Students can access Pearson+ through a subscription or their MyLab or Mastering course.

Video
Play
Privacy and cookies
By watching, you agree Pearson can share your viewership data for marketing and analytics for one year, revocable by deleting your cookies.

Video transcript (PDF | 16KB) 

Pearson eTextbook: What’s on the inside just might surprise you

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. It’s the same with your students. Meet each one right where they are with an engaging, interactive, personalized learning experience that goes beyond the textbook to fit any schedule, any budget, and any lifestyle. 

Digital Learning NOW

Extend your professional development and meet your students where they are with free weekly Digital Learning NOW webinars. Attend live, watch on-demand, or listen at your leisure to expand your teaching strategies. Earn digital professional development badges for attending a live session.

Explore webinars