Mentoring Students for Success in ECE

Intended For: Supervisor/Director, Registered ECEs, Early Childhood Assistants, Family Support Workers, EarlyON Practitioners

Registration Closed

Date: Nov 10, 2025

Time: 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Fee: FREE

Current Availability: 30

Description

This workshop focuses on establishing responsive relationships with student educators as part of a learning community. We will explore the benefits of mentorship for both mentors and mentees, encouraging reflective practice and expanding pedagogical possibilities.  

Session Objective

• Recognize the importance of mentorship and field placement in Early Childhood Education
• Identify important characteristics of a mentor
• Build responsive mentoring relationships that value empathy and support
• Explore the principles of mentoring in learning focused relationships
• Examine the phases of a mentoring relationship
• Analyze the teaching and learning process in field placement mentoring
• Recognize how culture, neurodivergence, language and personal challenges impact student learning
• Explore/share strategies for mentoring, coaching and guiding students in their field placements
• Examine the benefits of mentorship for both mentee and mentor
• Reflect on current mentoring practice and develop a plan to enhance mentoring in your professional practice.

Location: Online

Standards of practice

• Caring and Responsive Relationships
• Professionalism and Leadership
• Professional Boundaries, Dual Relationships, and Conflicts of Interest

Presented By: Seneca Polytechnic (),