Tech point training module 2
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1) A mentor for the US2020 program is anyone who volunteers at least 10-20 hours per year to support STEM programs for underrepresented youth. Mentors can fulfill various roles like coaches, volunteers, or classroom assistants. 2) Developmental relationships are close connections between youth and adults/peers that shape identity and help youth develop a "thriving mindset". The Search Institute's research shows that developmental relationships contribute to educational performance, behavioral choices, and perseverance. 3) Effective mentors promote justice, respect youth, and act with integrity. They serve as role models, educators, and friends to support increased interest, skills, and pathways for STEM education and careers.
Tech point training module 2
- 1. US2020 Mentor Orientation Module 2 What is a Mentor? š™ ˜ 01
- 2. 2.1 Mentoring opportunities can be individual or in a group, but mentors must spend a minimum of 10-20 hours per year with students. A mentor for US2020 is anyone who commits their time to support experiential STEM programs with underrepresented youth. Mentors can be coaches, general volunteers, or just a second set of hands within a classroom. 02 2 3 1 What is a mentor?
- 3. 2.2 Mentoring opportunities can be individual or in a group, but mentors must spend a minimum of 10-20 hours per year with students. A mentor for US2020 is anyone who commits their time to support experiential STEM programs with underrepresented youth. Mentors can be coaches, general volunteers, or just a second set of hands within a classroom. 2 3 1 What does mentoring mean?
- 4. 2.3 Building Relationships The mentor/mentee relationship, as patterned after the APA’s guidelines for other paraprofessionals and volunteers, should: Promote justice and equity for all youth Include trustworthy, responsible adults who respect the rights and dignity of the young people, and act with integrity Promote the welfare and safety of the participating young people Positive Relationships
- 5. 2.3 Building Relationships Mentors fill a niche between professional and family and a mentorship may involve multiple roles: Role Model Educator Build students up by being present, on time, and reliable! Friend Students benefit from SUSTAINED MENTORSHIP. That’s why we require a minimum commitment of 10-20 hours in a year.
- 6. 2.3 2 3 1 Relationships The point of US2020 is to inspire students to grow up to be just like you. Mentors should be mindful of how important their input is to their protégés. Interactions should be positive and non-judgmental. Mentors should seek to understand and respect the decisions and lifestyle of a young person and his or her family, not change them. Exceptions: abuse, neglect, etc.
- 7. 2.4 2 3 1 Developmental Relationships A thriving mindset can be summarized as the orientation not just to get by in life, but to flourish – not just to survive, but to thrive. A developmental relationship is a close connection between a young person and an adult or between a young person and a peer that powerfully and positively shape the young person’s identity and helps the young person develop a thriving mindset. A thriving mindset is a multi-dimensional construct and the subject of ongoing Search Institute research. What are developmental relationships and why do they matter? 4 When a thriving mindset shapes a young person’s decisions and actions, he or she is more likely to work hard both inside and outside of school, and to develop a range of social and emotional skills that are essential for success in some type of college, work, and civic life. (The Search Institute, 2014)
- 8. The Developmental Relationships Framework builds on Search Institutes’ foundational research on Developmental Assets as well as a year of focused quantitative and qualitative analyses and reviews of research on the importance, quality, and nature of relationships that make a positive difference in young people’s lives. (The Search Institute, 2014) Where does the Developmental Relationships Framework come from? 2.4 Developmental Relationships
- 9. 2.4 2 3 1 Developmental Relationships Developmental relationships matter within and across the life course, cultures, and contexts. There are likely similarities and differences in how these relationships are expressed and nurtured at individual, family, community, and cultural levels. Interaction in developmental relationships is bidirectional, with each person contributing to and benefitting from the relationship. A thriving mindset is a multi-dimensional construct and the subject of ongoing Search Institute research. How do developmental relationships work? The SEARCH Institute hypothesizes: 4 Developmental relationships contribute to a number of critical outcomes, including educational performance, behavioral choices, and perseverance in the face of difficulties and distractions. (The Search Institute, 2014) (The Search Institute, 2014)
- 11. 2.5 What makes STEM learning meaningful? Your goal is to provide a positive STEM role model and support youth outcomes for STEM programs, including: Increased awareness and interest in STEM education and career pathways. Increased STEM skills, understanding, knowledge, and competence; and Increased interest and excitement in STEM learning; Support the Youth
- 12. ‡ For Assistance Contact Info@techpointyouth.org Maggie Cline 317.371.8728 www.techpointyouth.org www.us2020.org CONCLUSION: US2020 Mentor Training Module 2