Mentoring Teachers Course
Education studies
A course by
UC Online
Grow your educational leadership skills and learn how to mentor pre-service and in-service teachers with guidance from UC education experts. This micro-credential provides practical tools and cultural perspectives for supporting and developing teachers.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 8 weeks
This course requires 6 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Differentiate between mentoring and coaching
Understand and explain how mentoring is distinct from coaching in an educational context.
Establish effective mentor-mentee relationships
Develop tools and strategies for building strong and supportive mentoring relationships with teachers.
Integrate Māori and Te Tiriti principles into mentoring
Incorporate a Māori worldview and the influence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi into mentoring relationships and leadership approaches.
What You're Signing Up For
This micro-credential is designed for qualified teachers seeking to become mentors or expand their educational leadership skills. Delivered online by University of Canterbury experts, the course covers foundational principles of mentoring and coaching, a Māori worldview of mentoring, facilitation of learning conversations, creation of SMART goals, and supporting teachers at various career stages. The content is culturally responsive and ideal for those in educational leadership or management roles across early childhood, primary, or secondary sectors.
Course Content
- The difference between mentoring and coaching
- Building effective mentoring relationships
- A Māori worldview of mentoring, with principles of Te Tiriti
- Facilitating difficult learning conversations
- Creating SMART goals
- Module 1: Te Pakiaka o te tōtara – Establishing mentor relationships
- Module 2: Te Taitea o te tōtara – Applying Māori mentoring principles and Te Tiriti in mentoring
- Module 3: Te Taikaha o te tōtara – Ako: Listening for Learning skills
- Module 4: Te Taikaha o te tōtara – Wānanga: Types of feedback and educative mentoring approaches
- Module 5: Te Karamatamata o te tōtara – Facilitating learning conversations and professional goal setting
- Assessment via quizzes (15%), forum participation (20%), and final assessment (65%)
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Education
Future employment opportunities might be
Mentor teacher
Educational leader
Manager in education settings
Support roles for pre-service and early career teachers