REAP 7th & 8th Grade Mentoring

Site Visits, Spring 2015

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

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

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

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

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

Setting Your Mission Statement

★Complete your mission statement★ Share in your groups

Mapping Your Life

★Consider what events have shaped your life○ Experiences○ People○ Goals

★Hear your mentor’s “life map” story

Life Maps

★Consider how far you’ve come★ But...how do you get where you want to go?

Practicing College-Readiness

★ The meaning of college-ready○ Habits ○ Planning○ Courses & Grades○ Resume-building

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

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

Habits to AVOID

HABITS COURSES & GRADES

RESUME-BUILDING

➔ procrastinating ➔ ignoring pacing scores

➔ ignoring LFs instructions

➔ not participating in school events

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?

Becoming College-Ready NOW

R- Ready for schoolE- Exhibit a positive attitudeA- Always push yourselfP- Pay attention to pace

Setting Goals