Assignment Detail:- EDGL919 Coaching and Mentoring Educators - University of Wollongong
Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate knowledge of the research, theories and complexities of coaching and mentoring educators in educational settingsLearning Outcome 2: Demonstrate understanding of the policy and organisational context in which coaching, and mentoring are enactedLearning Outcome 3: Use knowledge and skills to examine and practice effective coaching and mentoring strategiesLearning Outcome 4: Ability to critically analyse and communicate issues relating to effective workplace coaching and mentoringLearning Outcome 5: Applied skills and knowledge to evaluate a mentoring program-
Assessment: Report - A professional conversation
Professional conversations are not "chit-chats" but purposeful reflective dialogues- These conversations are critical for professional growth and central to mentoring and coaching-
This assessment requires you to participate in a professional conversation with a peer- The peer, as mentee or coachee, must be an adult and have full acknowledgement of the conversation and its requirements- Follow the process below carefully to ensure you understand the requirements of the assessment task-
Process1- Identify an area that you believe you have knowledge into successfully mentor or coach a less skilled/knowledgeable other- This preferably should be a professional educational topic such as mathematics teaching or assessment design- Alternatively, meet with a potential mentee/coachee who you could engage in a professional conversation with- Together decide on a topic for the professional conversation-
2- Identify a mentee/coachee you are able to work with for a period of 20-30minutes- This person should be an adult -18 or over-, preferably an educator,and be able to give full permission to partake in the professional conversation-
Preferably this person is interested in your chosen topic and would benefitfrom engaging in a professional conversation-
3- Approach the mentee/coachee and explain the assessment task and topic- Apermission form is available on the Moodle site for them to sign asapproval to participate- Please assure that they will not beidentifiable in the assessment submission- You must use pseudonyms-
4- Identify a suitable time to meet your mentee/coachee- This may be -preferably- face to face but could also be virtually via Skype/ Zoom etc- The time set should be outside of work hours to avoid any disruption to a mentees/coachees professional life- Set aside 20-30 minutes to participate in a professional conversation-
5- Next develop a 3-4-page plan for your professional conversation Whilst, as aMentor/coach, you must be flexible and responsive to your mentee/coachee, you should also be prepared with carefully crafted questions and prompts that will support you to facilitation a quality professional conversation- In this plan you should include: the aims of your professional conversation; the type of approach you will undertake and why; a semi structured script including questions and prompts you may use throughout the conversation; and any additional skills you will utilise- You should include references to support your ideas-
6- Complete your professional conversation- This must be recorded -audio-visual--
7- After the professional conversation listen back to recording of the mentoring conversation -you may need to do this multiple times-- During this play back, reflect and analyse on the effectiveness of your mentoring during the conversation- Use the video analysis template to support your analysis-
8- Write a reflection on the professional conversation- Analyse:a- Your success in achieving your aims set out in your planb- The type of approach you took and how successful this wasc- The environment of the professional conversation and how this impacted on the conversationd- The skills you utilised/ didn't utilise in the conversation and how this impacted on the conversation- You need to be specific here by relating this response back to your plan and discussing specific skills used and what impact they had- You should include specific examples from your audio recording as quotes-d- Based on the professional conversation, identify future personal goals for your own development as a mentor/coach- Explain why you chose these goals and how you will develop them-
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