Describe ways that coaches and mentors can observe and assess coachees and mentees.
Discover effective strategies for coaches and mentors to observe and assess coachees and mentees in the field of early childhood education and child care centers. Additionally, explore ways administrators can observe and assess their staff to ensure a high-quality learning environment.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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- Describe ways administrators can observe and assess staff.
- Describe the importance and value of coaching and mentoring.
- Identify the ways Home visitors take on the role of coach or mentor with families.
- Describe what is a professional growth plan for coaching and mentoring.
- Describe nonverbal communication as it relates to coaching and mentoring.
- Describe techniques used in successful coaching and mentoring.
- Identify the benefits of observation and assessment.
- List the principles of Mentoring and Coaching foundations
- Describe an environment through video observation of a 3, 4, and/or 5 year classroom
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observations for short and long term goal development for ages four and above.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observation for short and long term goal development for special needs
- Demonstrate understanding of observational and assessment techniques to track skill development and individual need
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observations for short and long term goal development for ages birth to three.
- Describe the value of mentoring staff in early education.
- Describe the stages of grief and the different ways children react to grief and stress.
- Describe a sample observation of teaching staff and children to determine curriculum effectiveness
- Describe approaches to coaching.
- Describe ways to analyze classrooms for an anti-bias approach.
- Identify the process for coaching and mentoring.
- Identify the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a coaching and mentoring programs.
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