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Mentoring Outside Of The Box

Mentor and Empowering New and Seasoned Teachers and Administrators

Educators for Peaceful Classrooms and Communities, the leading peace training organization for educators, offers this limited-time free workshop!

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9:00AM to 10:30AM PDT

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Presentation Available in Spanish

Using Zoom’s Language Interpretation feature, our workshop will be presented in both English and Spanish. Participants can choose their language choice once logged into the meeting. Simultaneous translation services generously provided by Orange County Child Care Association.

About the Workshop

We will discuss different types of mentoring including formal and informal, how to empower and mentor each other, new teachers and administrators. We add to the conversation what people are looking for from mentors and how to find that.

What We Will Cover

How can one benefit from being a mentor as well as a mentee
What do new teachers and administrators need
Non-traditional ways to find the mentoring we need
Mentoring mindset
Characteristics of good mentoring
Resources

Meet the Presenters

Gaby Litsky

PRESENTER
Gaby specialty is teaching Peace Education to young children, creating foundations for caring communities of learners. She has the ability to transform philosophical constructs into “on the floor” language, tools and strategies. She is also a fabric and paint artist, experienced singer and dancer.
Sally Rowden

PRESENTER
I am a retired early childhood professional who worked with and for young children over twenty-five years. I have been an infant/toddler teacher, prekindergarten teacher, a mentor teacher/coach, an instructor at the city college level, and a dedicated advocate for developmentally appropriate practices.
Lorraine Chow

PRESENTER
I started my career as a teacher of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. From 1997-2025, I was a full-time ECE professor at American River College. I am now a member of the Workshop and Training Committee at EPCC.