Module 6: Mentoring Tips
Introduction
Initial Assessment
Module 1: The Promise and Potential of Mentoring
Module 2: What is Mentoring?
Module 3: The Predictable Cycle of Mentoring
Module 4: Qualities of an Effective Mentor
Module 5: Mentoring Young Innovators: Learning and Motivation
Module 6: Mentoring Tips
Final Assessment
Why Mentoring Efforts Often Fail
This training has touched on many elements of successful mentoring, so you won't be surprised to learn that the absence of those elements can upend a mentoring relationship. Let's take a look at some of them now.
- Lack of skilled or committed mentors
- Lack of trust
- Failure to build and work at strengthening a relationship
- Untested assumptions
- Unclear goals
- Lack of or poor use of time
- Irregular communication
- Lack of progress and accountability
- Failure to evaluate the relationship and act on feedback
The Innovation Destination
The Innovation Destination was designed and evaluated by a team from the Center for Digital Literacy at the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University and developed by Data Momentum Inc, in partnership with the Connecticut Invention Convention, By Kids for Kids, New York On Tech, and over 70 school librarians and young innovators.
This site has been serving the youth invention community from 2015 - present.
