<div>Mentoring is a key strategy for supporting educators at any stage in their careersand for improving teacher practice. This guide is an effective, activity-based way to reflect on, practice, and sharpen your skills as a mentor, coach, or technical assistance provider, and it can be adapted to a wide variety of early care and education settings.<br><br><i>Supporting Teachers as Learners: A Guide for Mentors and Coaches in Early Care and Education</i> includes activities and worksheets for hands-on learning and addresses<br><br>The variety of mentoring programs operating today;<br>Understanding adult learning and development;<br>Building strong mentor-protégé relationships and appreciating and understanding differences;<br>Skills and strategies for effective mentoring; and<br>Mentors as leaders and learners.<br><br>This book is published by the American Federation of Teachers Education Foundation.<br></div>