Virtual Mentoring:

A Path to Student Success

PETE&C 2013

Eric Lech DiahannSnisky

What do we know about

K-12 Online Learning?

• Myths vs. Facts

– http://m.socrative.com

– Socrative Student App

– Room number: iu21lech

• Have we made assumptions about our

online students that are not true?

A Pathway to Success

1. Know your role in student success

2. Get to know your students

3. Orientation and/or transition

4. Frequent communication

5. Appropriate Interventions

Knowing your role

• Who is a virtual mentor?

– Ambassador

– Coach

– Mentor

– Counselor

– Organizer

• “What it takes to be an online mentor,” Education Development Center, Inc. (2004)

Preparing Students for Success

• Knowing your students

• Welcome your students

• Orientation

• Transition

Communication Tools

Fostering Success

• Grade & pace checks

• Communication with teachers

• Schedule planning

• Supervised work time

• Guardian involvement

Discussion/Questions

Don’t settle for a spark, light a fire instead.

Thank you

• Eric Lech

– Carbon Lehigh IU 21

– @elech

• DiahannSnisky

– Carbon Lehigh IU 21

– @deeoyea