Strategic Mentoring Plan

Running head: Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis 1

Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis

Annette Williams

ECE 672 Personnal Management & Staff Development for Early Childhood Administrators

April 6, 2020

Dr. Guevara

Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis

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1. April

date goes last [Frank

Guevara]

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Acting as a leader and a mentor especially in the field of early childhood education, it is

essential to have effective planning for the activities that will be involved in mentoring as well as

documentation of progress, expectations as well as outcomes of the learners. The appropriate

aspect that will aid in the above undertaking is having an effective individual philosophy of

mentoring and also acting as a leader, and this will also be important for the manner that a person

approaches the professional associations with the early childhood teachers and also the staff. The

approach will also be essential for supporting the professional developmental motives of these

people. As far as this situation is concerned, my mentoring philosophy is creating choices as well

as building skills for the mentees and also instilling a sense of confidence and integrity to all that

are involved, i.e. the childhood teachers and the other staff members that are involved.

Regarding the above individual philosophy, adult learners’ motivators, goals and even

styles of communication exist. The notable motivators of the adult learners include creating a

useful and also relevant experience of learning, facilitating explorations, focusing on practical

knowledge and skills as well as accommodation group associations, (Borras, 2016). The other

motivator is building society via social technologies. The essential goals include developing the

knowledge of truth and attainment of the goodness of this field. The essential styles of

communication that will be involved in this philosophy will entail face-to-face communication,

the use of technology to communicate between the various parties and the use of written styles of

communication, (Adubato, 2006). Therefore, the above styles of communication will be

important and useful.

The creation of an interactive and environment for the inquiry will also be important. The

situation will be done by considering the opinions and views of all individuals. A safe

environment for interaction will also be created so that growth and change will be achieved.

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1. i.e.

use a parenthesis when you

have (i.e.,) [Frank Guevara]

2. motivator is building

society

it's unclear how we're building

society? [Frank Guevara]

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The environment will be created by involving people from all corners of lives and situations, and

this is known as diversity. It will also be important to challenge the staff and the early childhood

educators, especially by delegating minor tasks to them so that they may carry them and by

doing so, they will be growing and developing.

Developing and implementing an individual’s mentoring philosophy is a complex and

long-term undertaking as it involves various undertakings. One of the key undertakings involved

in this case is locating, reviewing as well as revising the prevailing forms and at the same time,

discussing the numerous importance of tailoring the forms so that they may meet the specific

needs of the mentoring philosophy. The prevailing forms will also be important for the creation

of a portfolio of mentoring for the professional work either in the current working environment

or in a future and a potential working area. The forms will also be important for creating

essential relationships when it comes to mentoring relationships, and by reviewing such forms,

important and significant questions will be answered.

Regarding the above situation, a certain form is important, and this is a form that would

aid in answering the essential and relevant questions that may aid in the development of the

mentoring philosophy. The form is entitled to record the notes of a coaching process for every

visit that has been made to the teacher. As far as this form is concerned, I find it to be not only

useful but also important during every visit and also after every visit with a teacher that is meant

to guide the development of the mentoring philosophy. The reason for claiming that this form is

useful and important is that it offers a place where a person may describe the general needs and

interests as well as the goals of the teacher or in other words, the individual entrusted with the

work of mentoring. Under this space, various needs and interests and also the goals of the

mentoring philosophy will be developed and written down. Therefore, during and after every

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1. environment will be

created by involving people

from all corners of lives and

situations, and this is

known as diversity.

but what if your community

doesn't have much diversity?

[Frank Guevara]

2. delegating minor

building ownership is an

effective strategy [Frank

Guevara]

3. the mentoring

philosophy.

any forms used for mentoring

will not explicitly state one's

mentoring philosophy; that's

the point of part 1 of this

assignment...for you to

articulate your philosophy

[Frank Guevara]

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visit, such goals will be developed further, and there is also a likelihood that any goal, interest or

need that does not fit in the mentoring philosophy and process may be eliminated. The form also

offers an opportunity for evaluating whether the goal, need, or interest is short or long-term.

After this identification, it may also be examined whether or not the goals, interests, and needs

were negotiated and suggested by the teacher as a mentor. After a realization that such aspects

were never negotiated, then the teacher may provide a further direction for the situation.

The other reason for claiming that the form is useful and important is that it provides an

opportunity for evaluating the manner that the teacher will evaluate whether or not the goals,

needs, and interests of the mentoring philosophy and process have been attained. In this case, the

mentoring process and philosophy are an undertaking that needs to be achieved, and as a result, a

need for evaluating the attainment of such goals and interests has to prevail. The aspects also

need to be covered in the form, and since this form provides such an opportunity, then it would

be important to claim that this form is useful and important.

Despite that this form is useful and important, several and important revisions may be

done to the form, and these would aid in enhancing the efficiency of the form. One of the notable

revisions that would be made on this form is aligning an individual’s mentoring philosophy to

the questions that are asked in the form. As an example, mentoring philosophies between the

individuals differ, and it would be important to consider the philosophy of the concerned person

in the evaluation form (Searby, 2016). Therefore, this is an important revision that would be

made on this form, and it would aid in further enhancing the form as it will allow the questions

asked in the form to be aligned to the mentoring philosophy of an individual. The mentoring

philosophy and process is an undertaking that needs to be done systematically and within a

certain time frame so that each undertaking will be attained or accomplished within the specified

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1. aspects

you are being very long-

winded in making your points;

I suggest being much more

succinct and specific.

This form is useful because it

X and that's important

because Y. [Frank Guevara]

2. aligning an individual’s

mentoring philosophy to

the questions that are

asked in the form.

so what specific change do

you suggest to show more

alignment? [Frank Guevara]

3. so that each undertaking

will be attained or

accomplished within the

specified

this last part is simply

repeating that a timeframe is

important. [Frank Guevara]

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time. Therefore, it would be important to include the time limit when each of the interests, goals

and even needs of the mentoring philosophy will be attained and this will further enhance the

efficiency and effectiveness of the form that will be used in the mentoring philosophy and

process. By undertaking these revisions on the form and developing it afresh, then the new form

will be more useful and will incorporate all the essential aspects of a mentoring philosophy.

References

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1. time limit

I agree with you suggestion of

including a time frame for the

goals [Frank Guevara]

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Adubato, S. (2006). Make the connection: Improve your communication at work and home. New

Brunswick, N.J: Rivergate Books.

Chu, M. (2014). Developing mentoring and coaching relationships in early care and education:

A reflective approach. Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com/

Isabella Borras. (2016). Adult Learning for Self and Relational Growth (ALG). Place of

publication not identified: Sense Publishers.

Searby, L., & In Brondyk, S. K. (2016). Best practices in mentoring for teacher and leader

development.

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