ATPE Online Continuing Professional Education


  Mentoring for Para-educator Advancement 

This CPE unit is worth one hour credit for certification renewal requirements of the Texas State Board for Educator Certification. As an educator taking this CPE unit, you are held to the honor system and will certify, once the unit is completed, that you have read all text and source material presented in order to achieve the maximum benefit of the training credit.

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  1. Mentoring is described as a relationship between and colleagues or between .
     
  2. Functions of mentoring include functions and functions.
     
  3. Mentoring functions are possible because of a mentor’s , her position and of her leadership role.
     
  4. The career functions the mentor provides include sponsorship, coaching,  , exposure and work.
     
  5. Psychosocial mentoring functions are possible because of mutual between the mentor and mentee.
     
  6. Some examples of the psychosocial functions a mentor provides include role modeling, counseling, acceptance and , and .
     
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