Course Summary
In this course, you’ll learn how to find and build a meaningful mentor-mentee relationship to support your professional growth as a teacher. Discover the mutual benefits of mentorship, from enhanced career development to skill acquisition and greater job satisfaction.
This course offers practical strategies for identifying your mentorship needs, reaching out to potential mentors, and cultivating productive partnerships. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the tools to unlock valuable support and insights that will enrich your teaching journey.
You will learn:
- Why mentorship is important for teachers
- How to seek out a mentor or shape your relationship with your mentor
- To consider how a mentor will support you and your teaching
Course time:
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Alignment to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards:
All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice.
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities.
Certificate of completion:
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.
Course Instructor
Your instructor Hayley Sommeling-Farrugia is an experienced Early Years Educator, Primary School Teacher, and Instructional Designer for Cool. Hayley is an expert at developing content that considers the educational journey from start to finish, as she knows first-hand the experiences, knowledge and challenges of the educators.
This course has been designed in consultation with experts in education and wellbeing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I log this PD with my State's teaching authority?
Yes! All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice.
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities.
How long will this take to complete?
This course will take you 30-45 minutes to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.
Is this course accredited?
While this course is not accredited by state teaching authorities, it is mapped to the national Professional Standards for Teachers. This means that you can log this course with your state regulatory authority as elective PD hours.
All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
Who are the instructors?
This course is designed by Cool.org's team of education specialists, in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, and scientists.
Our team continually reviews and refines our resources to align with changes to the Australian Curriculum and best educational practice, so you can be sure your learning is at the cutting edge of education theory.
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