In this article, which appeared in the July/August 2014 edition of Exchange Magazine, Marcy Whitebook and co-author Dan Bellm, discuss three aspects of mentoring “mentors as teachers, mentors and learners, and mentors as leaders” that are essential for developing a skilled corps of mentors who are responsible for helping early childhood teachers improve their practice.
The article includes a discussion of the supports that mentors need to help them develop and improve their effectiveness as mentors, as well as a discussion of the unique leadership role a mentor has in the field as someone is sits at the nexus of policy and practice.
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