LEDU Topic 7

What is Professional development?

Define Coaching

Answer explanation

It is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance

What is mentoring?

Answer explanation

describe a relationship in which a more  experienced colleague shares their greater knowledge to support the  development of an inexperienced member of staff. It calls on the skills of  questioning, listening, clarifying and reframing that are also associated with  coaching.

State one different between coaching and mentoring in term of their structure.

Answer explanation

Traditionally more structured, wiby Traditionally more structured, with regularly scheduled meetings,  like weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.the mentee.

Generally meetings tend to be more informal, on an as need basis  required by the mentee.

Conference

Community services

Data analysis

focus group

Integrated Curriculum Planning

They are an examples of activities for?

Answer explanation

Conference

Community services

Data analysis

focus group

Integrated Curriculum Planning

leadership development program

Mentor and mentorship

Online PD program

Peer coaching

Professional Portfolio

List 5 component of trust

Answer explanation

Benevolence

Reliability

Competence

Honesty

Openness

Describe "reliability" as an important component of trust

Answer explanation

Reliability refers to the extent to which you can

depend upon another party to come through for you, to act consistently, and to follow  through

What is benevolence?

Consider one factor that can be an obstacle to build and maintain trust in school

Describe two (2) similarities between Coaches and Mentors

Answer explanation

Encourage self-improvement

Provide safe setting for honest sharing