3.0 Learning Objectives
Noah King and Rhea Terry
Learning Objectives
The objectives of this chapter are to:
- Engage the students, faculty, and community in quality mentoring practices.
- Build and maintain caring and responsive relationships with children, families, and colleagues that reflect the four foundations of learning.
Who we are is the product of experiences and relationships. — Jean Clinton
To begin, let us look at how our regulatory body, the College of Early Childhood Educators, defines Mentoring:
“A reciprocal, relationship-based and process-oriented professional learning experience between two individuals (a mentor and a mentee) in the early learning and care sector. The purpose of the relationship is to learn and improve professional practice through reflective practice, self-directed learning, and collaboration. A Mentor is an individual who shares and uses their knowledge, skills, and experiences to support and guide a mentee to improve their practice and acquire new skills” (College of Early Childhood Educators, 2018, p.2).
