Distinguish between coaching and mentoring.
Distinguish between coaching and mentoring in early childhood education and child care centers. Understand the contrasting personalities of coaches and mentors to foster professional growth and development.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Distinguish between the personalities of coaches and mentors
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of professional etiquette while coaching and mentoring.
- Identify the ways Home visitors take on the role of coach or mentor with families.
- Explain intercultural communication as it relates to coaching and mentoring.
- Demonstrate understanding of theory of coaching and mentoring.
- Describe nonverbal communication as it relates to coaching and mentoring.
- Explain various methods of providing performance feedback in coaching and mentoring.
- Identify coaching and mentoring strategies.
- Identify the process for coaching and mentoring.
- Identify if coaching and mentoring is for you.
- List strategies for coaches and mentors on how to apply DEI practices in child care.
- Identify strategies for coaching and mentoring individuals with challenging personalities.
- Define what it means for administrators to mentor staff in early education.
- Distinguish how to adapt arts and crafts for younger children and children with different abilities.
- Distinguish between praise and encouragement.
- Distinguish appropriate outdoor safety concerns
- Distinguish different families’ expectations of childcare and what they want from the program.
- List the characteristics of effective coaches.
- Distinguish appropriate indoor safety concerns
- Define what it means to be a coach in the early childhood education setting.
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