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Mentoring is a key strategy for supporting educators at any stage in their careers--and for improving teacher practice. This guide is an effective, activity-based way to reflect on, practice, and sharpen your skills as a mentor, coach, or technical assistance provider, and it can be adapted to a wide variety of early care and education settings. Supporting Teachers as Learners: A Guide for Mentors and Coaches in Early Care and Education includes activities and worksheets for hands-on learning and addresses The variety of mentoring programs operating today; Understanding adult learning and development; Building strong mentor-protégé relationships and appreciating and understanding differences; Skills and strategies for effective mentoring; and Mentors as leaders and learners. This book is published by the American Federation of Teachers Education Foundation.