Instructions

Ethical vs. Unethical Partnerships

Case: With Whom to Partner?

The health department in a poor community with major dental health care needs is invited by a local fast food restaurant to be a partner on a dental health project. The restaurant, with support from its soda vendor, proposes to donate $1,50,000 a year to a free health department dental clinic. In exchange, the restaurant only wants to have its name and the name of the soda listed in very small print on the health department educational material on dental health that is distributed to the community. Two health department officials, including the nutritionist directing the obesity program, believe such a partnership is unethical. What would you advise the health commissioner?

Strategic Mentoring Plan

The summative assignment is a compilation of the revised assignments from weeks one through six. Using the feedback, you receive from the instructor and/or peers as well as the increasing knowledge base you receive from your work in this course, you will modify and refine each weekly assignment to create your Strategic Mentoring Plan. This plan can serve as a key piece of your professional portfolio. The sections of your paper should be compiled in the following order, as specified below:

• Section 1 – Week 1 Assignment – Mentoring Philosophy & Document Analysis
• Section II – Week 2 Assignment – Competency Checklist
• Section III – Week 3 Assignment – Individualized Professional Development Plan
• Section IV – Week 4 Assignment – Documenting Progress Plan
• Section V – Week 5 Assignment – Curriculum Planning Form
• Section VI – Compiled from Weeks 2 & 5 – Resources for Supporting Professional Development List

The Strategic Mentoring Plan

• Must be a minimum of nine double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must compile all scholarly sources from each weekly assignment in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined

  Running head: Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis 1

  Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis

  Annette Williams

  ECE 672 Personnal Management & Staff Development for Early Childhood Administrators

  April 6, 2020

  Dr. Guevara

  Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis

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  1

  1. April

  date goes last [Frank

  Guevara]

   

   

  Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis 2

  Acting as a leader and a mentor especially in the field of early childhood education, it is

  essential to have effective planning for the activities that will be involved in mentoring as well as

  documentation of progress, expectations as well as outcomes of the learners. The appropriate

  aspect that will aid in the above undertaking is having an effective individual philosophy of

  mentoring and also acting as a leader, and this will also be important for the manner that a person

  approaches the professional associations with the early childhood teachers and also the staff. The

  approach will also be essential for supporting the professional developmental motives of these

  people. As far as this situation is concerned, my mentoring philosophy is creating choices as well

  as building skills for the mentees and also instilling a sense of confidence and integrity to all that

  are involved, i.e. the childhood teachers and the other staff members that are involved.

  Regarding the above individual philosophy, adult learners’ motivators, goals and even

  styles of communication exist. The notable motivators of the adult learners include creating a

  useful and also relevant experience of learning, facilitating explorations, focusing on practical

  knowledge and skills as well as accommodation group associations, (Borras, 2016). The other

  motivator is building society via social technologies. The essential goals include developing the

  knowledge of truth and attainment of the goodness of this field. The essential styles of

  communication that will be involved in this philosophy will entail face-to-face communication,

  the use of technology to communicate between the various parties and the use of written styles of

  communication, (Adubato, 2006). Therefore, the above styles of communication will be

  important and useful.

  The creation of an interactive and environment for the inquiry will also be important. The

  situation will be done by considering the opinions and views of all individuals. A safe

  environment for interaction will also be created so that growth and change will be achieved.

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  1

  2

  1. i.e.

  use a parenthesis when you

  have (i.e.,) [Frank Guevara]

  2. motivator is building

  society

  it’s unclear how we’re building

  society? [Frank Guevara]

   

   

  Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis 3

  The environment will be created by involving people from all corners of lives and situations, and

  this is known as diversity. It will also be important to challenge the staff and the early childhood

  educators, especially by delegating minor tasks to them so that they may carry them and by

  doing so, they will be growing and developing.

  Developing and implementing an individual’s mentoring philosophy is a complex and

  long-term undertaking as it involves various undertakings. One of the key undertakings involved

  in this case is locating, reviewing as well as revising the prevailing forms and at the same time,

  discussing the numerous importance of tailoring the forms so that they may meet the specific

  needs of the mentoring philosophy. The prevailing forms will also be important for the creation

  of a portfolio of mentoring for the professional work either in the current working environment

  or in a future and a potential working area. The forms will also be important for creating

  essential relationships when it comes to mentoring relationships, and by reviewing such forms,

  important and significant questions will be answered.

  Regarding the above situation, a certain form is important, and this is a form that would

  aid in answering the essential and relevant questions that may aid in the development of the

  mentoring philosophy. The form is entitled to record the notes of a coaching process for every

  visit that has been made to the teacher. As far as this form is concerned, I find it to be not only

  useful but also important during every visit and also after every visit with a teacher that is meant

  to guide the development of the mentoring philosophy. The reason for claiming that this form is

  useful and important is that it offers a place where a person may describe the general needs and

  interests as well as the goals of the teacher or in other words, the individual entrusted with the

  work of mentoring. Under this space, various needs and interests and also the goals of the

  mentoring philosophy will be developed and written down. Therefore, during and after every

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  2

  3

  1. environment will be

  created by involving people

  from all corners of lives and

  situations, and this is

  known as diversity.

  but what if your community

  doesn’t have much diversity?

  [Frank Guevara]

  2. delegating minor

  building ownership is an

  effective strategy [Frank

  Guevara]

  3. the mentoring

  philosophy.

  any forms used for mentoring

  will not explicitly state one’s

  mentoring philosophy; that’s

  the point of part 1 of this

  assignment…for you to

  articulate your philosophy

  [Frank Guevara]

   

   

  Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis 4

  visit, such goals will be developed further, and there is also a likelihood that any goal, interest or

  need that does not fit in the mentoring philosophy and process may be eliminated. The form also

  offers an opportunity for evaluating whether the goal, need, or interest is short or long-term.

  After this identification, it may also be examined whether or not the goals, interests, and needs

  were negotiated and suggested by the teacher as a mentor. After a realization that such aspects

  were never negotiated, then the teacher may provide a further direction for the situation.

  The other reason for claiming that the form is useful and important is that it provides an

  opportunity for evaluating the manner that the teacher will evaluate whether or not the goals,

  needs, and interests of the mentoring philosophy and process have been attained. In this case, the

  mentoring process and philosophy are an undertaking that needs to be achieved, and as a result, a

  need for evaluating the attainment of such goals and interests has to prevail. The aspects also

  need to be covered in the form, and since this form provides such an opportunity, then it would

  be important to claim that this form is useful and important.

  Despite that this form is useful and important, several and important revisions may be

  done to the form, and these would aid in enhancing the efficiency of the form. One of the notable

  revisions that would be made on this form is aligning an individual’s mentoring philosophy to

  the questions that are asked in the form. As an example, mentoring philosophies between the

  individuals differ, and it would be important to consider the philosophy of the concerned person

  in the evaluation form (Searby, 2016). Therefore, this is an important revision that would be

  made on this form, and it would aid in further enhancing the form as it will allow the questions

  asked in the form to be aligned to the mentoring philosophy of an individual. The mentoring

  philosophy and process is an undertaking that needs to be done systematically and within a

  certain time frame so that each undertaking will be attained or accomplished within the specified

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  2

  3

  1. aspects

  you are being very long-

  winded in making your points;

  I suggest being much more

  succinct and specific.

  This form is useful because it

  X and that’s important

  because Y. [Frank Guevara]

  2. aligning an individual’s

  mentoring philosophy to

  the questions that are

  asked in the form.

  so what specific change do

  you suggest to show more

  alignment? [Frank Guevara]

  3. so that each undertaking

  will be attained or

  accomplished within the

  specified

  this last part is simply

  repeating that a timeframe is

  important. [Frank Guevara]

   

   

  Mentoring Philosophy and Document Analysis 5

  time. Therefore, it would be important to include the time limit when each of the interests, goals

  and even needs of the mentoring philosophy will be attained and this will further enhance the

  efficiency and effectiveness of the form that will be used in the mentoring philosophy and

  process. By undertaking these revisions on the form and developing it afresh, then the new form

  will be more useful and will incorporate all the essential aspects of a mentoring philosophy.

  References

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  1

  1. time limit

  I agree with you suggestion of

  including a time frame for the

  goals [Frank Guevara]

   

   

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  Adubato, S. (2006). Make the connection: Improve your communication at work and home. New

  Brunswick, N.J: Rivergate Books.

  Chu, M. (2014). Developing mentoring and coaching relationships in early care and education:

  A reflective approach. Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com/

  Isabella Borras. (2016). Adult Learning for Self and Relational Growth (ALG). Place of

  publication not identified: Sense Publishers.

  Searby, L., & In Brondyk, S. K. (2016). Best practices in mentoring for teacher and leader

  development.

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