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 BESHOULDN’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 BESHOULDN’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 HABITSCOURSES & GRADESRESUME-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 HABITSCOURSES & 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 school E- Exhibit a positive attitude A- Always push yourself P- Pay attention to pace

Setting Goals