• November 16, 17, 18 - 2012

MENTOR CONCLAVE 2012 – QUESTIONING AND CO-CREATING EDUCATION

MRS LALITHA KANDASWAMY, CHIEF MENTOR, VAGDEVI VILAS INSTITUTIONS N OV 18 2012, I ISC BAN GALORE

MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY AND SENIOR SECONDARY

STUDENTS

“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already present in man.”

Swami Vivekananda

the program

“That Mentoring accelerates and assists progress in the early stages of one’s studentship is an undisputed fact

proved by research.” Bora and Phillips

• Introduction, Contents

• Mentoring vs. Counseling

• Mentoring Models

Apprentice, Competence, Reflective, Informal

the contents

MENTEES Registration Mentee - Mentor matching Orientation, Support and Nurture

MENTORS

Orientation

Training

Nurturing

Guidelines

Self-Analysis

the methodology

MENTOR

• Mentoring Guidelines

• Letters, Notes, Circulars

• Mentors Records

• Appraisal of Academic Progress

• Mentoring Reports

MENTEE

• Time Inventor

• Handouts

• Organizers

• Goal Setting

• Study Planner

• Teacher Appraisal

the documentation

• Problems

Mentoring Time

Mentor-Mentee Relationship

• Parents are Partners

• Outcomes-Tangible & Intangible

• Conclusion

• Recommendations

the learning process

Mentoring is a term generally used to describe a relationship between a less experienced individual, called a mentee or protégé, and a more experienced individual known as a mentor. Traditionally, mentoring is viewed as a two-way, face-to-face, long-term relationship between a supervisory adult and a novice student that fosters the mentee’s professional, academic, or personal development. Donaldson, Ensher, & Grant-Vallone

the definition

“Mentoring is a brain to pick, a ear to listen and push in the right direction.” John Crosby

"The purpose of mentoring is always to help the mentee to change something - to improve their performance, to develop their leadership qualities, to develop their partnership skills, to realize their vision, or whatever. This movement from where they are, ('here'), to where they want to be ('there').” Mike Turner

the definition

“A Mentor facilitates professional and personal growth in an individual by sharing the knowledge and insights that have been learned through the years. The desire to want to share these “life experiences” is characteristic of a successful mentor.”

Arizona National Guard

“A great mentor has a knack of making us think that we are better than what we think we are. They force us to have a goof opinion of ourselves, and once we learn how good we really are, we never settle for anything less than our best.”

The Prometheus Foundation

Act: what do you think are the attributes of a good mentor? (Brainstorm)

who is a mentor?

Adolescence, Exams, & the inner Turmoil

Tell the child…

• Look, I Love you, I believe in you. I know you are going through a lot of upset

• I know you feel a need to rebel with every other breath these days. I am quite willing to accept that. The only thing that counts in the long run is…

• Find out who you are and live it

the challenges phase

“I have learned that People will forget what you did, People will forget what you said, but People will never forget how you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

the definition

PERSONAL FIELD Barriers and Fears, real or imagined

Difficulties they face

Stress Management

SOCIAL FIELD

Peer Pressure

Media Pressure

School Pressure

Parental Pressure

teens’ challenges

ACADEMIC FIELD

Areas of improvement

Time Management

Discipline Chart

Study Tools

Revision tools

VOCATIONAL FIELD

teens’ challenges

What next?

Carrier Guidance

Aptitude Test

DO’S AND DONT’S OF A MENTOR NURTURING ACTIONS MENTORING OUTCOMES

• Back to slide -3 & 4

mentor’s challenges

To a mentee, a mentor is first a very good friend, who

• Aims at awakening the genius within the mentee. • The mentor strengthens academics and areas like hand writing,

presentation of work done, self grooming, discipline in school and good behavior.

• The mentor ignites the mind of his mentee to DREAM and blesses him to

make the dream a reality. • The mentor guides the mentee in goal setting and seeks, with joint

efforts, the means of achieving these goals. • With her positive attitude, the mentor praises and encourages even for

small tasks performed. • She builds up the confidence of her mentee, and believes in his or her

ability.

mentoring guidelines

• She motivates the child for all round development by narrating real-life experiences rather than comparing or condemning.

• She commits herself to talk to her mentee daily and meet the parents or make home visits if and when necessary.

• She helps to bring out and polish the mentee’s latent potential and hidden talents.

• She enriches the mentee’s value system.

• She aims to encourage and groom her mentee to face competitive exams like IIT and other equivalents.

• She encourages the mentee to aim for an individual CGPA of 10.

mentoring guidelines

“Every student deserves to be treated as a potential genius.” Anton Ehrenzweig

Mentors are urged to remember

• That every mentee is unique • To mentor one student at a time • To have a regular, fixed time and place for meeting

• That every mentoring session should be a learning situation, not a

teaching one • To be smiling and show interest, to be patient and a good listener • To show respect and love for the student • To study the student’s personal needs

effective mentoring

• To encourage improvements/performances/reasons • That mentoring should personal, social, academic and vocational

domains, in that order • To allot equal amount of time for academics, family- relationships,

hobbies, ideas, responsibilities and so on • To maintain confidentiality, at all costs • To talk to the parent as often as possible, and also during the PTMs • To divert mentee’s negativity or complaints to positive thoughts • To always be positive

effective mentoring

Mentors are urged to remember

• Am I self-confident ?

• Do I have a good judgment ?

• Am I fair and unbiased ?

• Can I take a decision ?

• Can I communicate well ?

• Do I get along well with others ?

• Am I sensitive to others?

• Am I pro-active ?

• Am I alert and energetic ?

• Am I good in my job ?

self- analysis

• Am I smarter than the average?

• Am I brighter than the average?

• Am I articulate – convey clearly my point of view?

• Am I persuasive – able to convince others?

• Do I have the ability to cope with a variety of situations?

• Can I sympathize and empathize?

self- analysis

BREAKING THE MENTOR-MENTEE ICE

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

WORKING ON THE RELATIONSHIP

MENTEE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

GOALS ACHIEVED

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MENTORING PROGRAMME

THE MENTOR

Becomes •Confidante •Parent interface •Understanding Friend •Philosopher •Academic guide •Patient listener •Conflict resolver

Receives

•Personal guidance •Social guidance •Educational guidance •Vocational guidance •Blessings for goals •Assistance in endeavors

THE MENTEE

•Encourages •Appreciates •Supports •Gives guidelines •Provides infrastructure •Determines logistics

THE SCHOOL THE PARENT

•Partners with school •Betters relationship with child

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Review of previous year’s programme Needs of Current Year’s programme

Desired Outcomes

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

MENTORING TEAM MENTEES

MENTORING ENVIRONMENT

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Mentoring guidelines Training

Documentation

Orientation Meetings Schedules

Self understanding Self motivation

Clarity of thought Goal setting

Planning Execution

Understanding Support

Encouragement

Respect Confidentiality Understanding Encouragement

Providing Opportunities

Programme Appraisal Analysis

Feedback from all stakeholders

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How does one measure the success of

the Mentoring Programme?

What are the success indicators ?

the conclusion

• School based mentoring has a great impact on holistic education

• It has potential for building up a great future of youngsters

• One of the fastest areas of school-based Educational R&D

• NOTE: Every situation cannot be handled by mentors or counselors

• For difficult issues Professional (Psychiatric) help is essential

recommendations

• Does school based mentoring work?

• What kind of mentoring process can

ensure benefits?

• What are the kind of schools where mentoring

can be implemented?

• How far is its implementation practical

and feasible?

• What are its limitations?

• How can the programme be further refined?

food for thought

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MENTOR CONCLAVE

• November 16, 17, 18 - 2012 THANK YOU!

You cannot teach a child any more than you can grow a plant. All you can do is on the negative side - you can only help. It is a manifestation from within; it develops its own nature -

you can only take away obstructions.

Swami Vivekananda