reap 7th & 8th grade mentoring site visits, spring 2015
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REAP 7th & 8th Grade Mentoring
Site Visits, Spring 2015
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Goals for Mentoring Session
★ Introductions★Consider what it means to participate in
mentoring★Map your “life”★Determine what “college-readiness” means
& what it means to BE REAP ★Goal Setting
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The Meaning of Mentorship
★ In your groups, consider the definitions in your bag
★ Add 5 or 6 to your mentor sheet of what your group feels a mentor should be
★Rate these qualities by importance FOR YOU
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Check Your Understanding
SHOULD BE SHOULDN’T BE
➔ welcoming➔ helpful➔ kind➔ considerate➔ knowledgeable➔ advisor➔ teacher➔ trainer➔ tutor➔ coach ➔ guide➔ supportive
➔ rude➔ inattentive➔ mean➔ biased➔ bored➔ distracted➔ indifferent➔ out to lunch➔ careless➔ know-it-all➔ snobby➔ disagreeable
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Being the Mentee
★Now, consider your role as the mentee★ Add 5 or 6 to your mentor sheet of what your
group feels a mentee should be★Rate these qualities by what are your
strongest areas and which still need improvement
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Check Your Understanding
SHOULD BE SHOULDN’T BE
➔ willing to learn / respectful➔ attentive➔ involved➔ curious➔ engaged➔ eager➔ determined / motivated➔ inquisitive➔ alert➔ collaborative➔ opinionated➔ good listener
➔ rude➔ bored➔ distracted➔ immature➔ childish➔ tired➔ spiritless➔ annoyed➔ argumentative
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Setting Your Mission Statement
★Complete your mission statement★ Share in your groups
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Mapping Your Life
★Consider what events have shaped your life○ Experiences○ People○ Goals
★Hear your mentor’s “life map” story
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Life Maps
★Consider how far you’ve come★ But...how do you get where you want to go?
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Practicing College-Readiness
★ The meaning of college-ready○ Habits ○ Planning○ Courses & Grades○ Resume-building
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Match the Entrance Criteria
★ Sort the criteria★Match the criteria to the appropriate category
○ Habits- a behavior pattern○ Courses & Grades- classes & scores○ Resume-building- activities that make
you look well-rounded to colleges
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Check Your Understanding
HABITS COURSES & GRADES RESUME-BUILDING
➔ studying at home➔ keeping an organized
binder➔ getting enough sleep
on school nights➔ finding out how you
learn best➔ managing your time➔ keeping an agenda➔ setting academic
goals
➔ checking with LFs➔ looking into high
school classes to take➔ earning Level 3.5s & 4s➔ studying for EOTs➔ staying after school for
extra help➔ making a study group
with friends➔ talking to friends in HS
about what courses to take
➔ completing projects➔ writing assignments
downt to finish
➔ joining school clubs➔ volunteering in the
community➔ starting a school or
community event➔ offering to help with
school events➔ joining a sport
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Habits to AVOID
HABITS COURSES & GRADES
RESUME-BUILDING
➔ procrastinating ➔ ignoring pacing scores
➔ ignoring LFs instructions
➔ not participating in school events
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Self Assess
★Which of these habits do you ALREADY HAVE?
★Which need work?★What is ONE THING, based on the traits
of a college-ready learner, that you can do NOW to make yourself college-ready?
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Becoming College-Ready NOW
R- Ready for schoolE- Exhibit a positive attitudeA- Always push yourselfP- Pay attention to pace
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Setting Goals
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