The goal of supporting educators in their work with young children is to strengthen their skills and practices so that they become better educators. Providing quality professional development through coaching and mentoring is a key factor in improving the knowledge and practice of those caring for children, and in improving outcomes for children. In this lesson, coaching will be discussed as a way to support staff professional development, and as a way to support strong child outcomes. (2 hours)
Objectives
- Learn ways to build coaching and mentoring relationships with educators.
- Learn how to structure effective coaching in order to support staff use of best practices and to support strong outcomes for children.
- Learn about the important components of a coaching framework and how to support staff using that framework.
