How to Effectively Mentor and Receive Mentoring

How to Effectively Mentor and Receive Mentoring

  • Cool+
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Work Studies
  • Skills for Learning and Work
  • Social
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • ...

Course summary

This course will discuss what mentoring is and how it could benefit your teaching practice, both as a mentor and mentee.

You will learn:

  • the benefits of mentoring
  • the role of the mentor and mentee
  • practical elements of mentoring
  • mentoring skills.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW and ACT:

  • 6.1 Identify and plan professional learning needs
  • 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
  • 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
  • 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
  • 7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities

This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

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Course Content

Getting Started

Getting Started

01.
Introduction
02.
Set some learning goals
Overview of Mentoring

Overview of Mentoring

03.
Benefits
04.
Creating a mentoring culture
Mentor and Mentees

Mentor and Mentees

05.
Early stages of teaching
06.
Leadership mentoring
07.
Proficient teachers
08.
Role of the mentor and mentee
09.
Mentoring partnership
Practical Elements of Mentoring

Practical Elements of Mentoring

10.
What mentoring includes
11.
How to make mentoring work
Mentoring Skills

Mentoring Skills

12.
Active listening
13.
4 C's - clarifying, consulting, collaborating and coaching
14.
Further reading and resources
Reflection

Reflection

15.
Reflection
16.
Taxonomy of learning
17.
Suggestions for collaboration
18.
Congratulations

Course instructors

Madelaine Imber is a leadership coach and instructional designer with experience across a diverse range of educational settings including schools, government departments, TAFEs, universities and the not-for-profit sector. She is passionate about good quality teacher professional learning.

Jarryd Bendall from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He comes from a long line of teachers, which is why he initially avoided this calling. After a myriad of roles in law, medicine, used car sales, and as the mascot for the Western Bulldogs AFL team, Jarryd eventually taught primary school for a number of years, before combining his love for writing and education at an Education Specialist role with Cool. This role sees him as a bridge between knowledgeable industry experts and classroom teachers, bringing excellence into the classroom and challenging the average curriculum with innovative and effective ideas.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will this take to complete?

This course will take you 2 hours 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, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.

Is this course accredited?

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW and ACT:

  • 6.1 Identify and plan professional learning needs
  • 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
  • 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
  • 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
  • 7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities

This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

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