Initial Assessment

a. The innovator must seek a market for the new product or service
b. The innovation must be accepted or adopted by others as a result of active dissemination
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Demonstrating a high level of motivation
b. Receiving appropriate awards
c. Achieving innovation goals
d. All of the above
a. The purpose, process, and product of mentoring
b. How you engage in mentoring
c. The benchmark for success
d. All of the above
a. Encourages your mentee to confidently speak up, ask questions, and even challenge your ideas
b. Promotes a sense of security that enables your mentee to feel secure enough to fully engage in the relationship
c. Breaks down barriers and demonstrates that you are approachable and real
d. All of the above
a. Determine if his/her idea is original
b. Understand what materials will be needed to create the innovation or model.
c. Test the innovation with target users.
d. All of the above
a. True, mentoring is a one-way commitment of mentor to mentee.
b. False, mentoring is a three-way commitment of mentor, mentee, and the mentee's teacher.
c. False, mentoring is a two-way commitment between mentor and mentee.
d. False, mentoring is a one-way commitment of mentee to mentor.
a. Generation of new ideas
b. Well-established guidelines
c. Tolerance for mistakes
d. Innovation mentoring
a. Share your personal stories, success, and challenges
b. Value, learn from, and appreciate your mentee’s innovative ideas and creations
c. Use real-life challenges and situations as “teachable” moments
d. Check out your assumptions when in doubt about what is going on with your mentee
e. All of the above
a. Understand your motivation.
b. Get comfortable with mentoring skills.
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. A willingness to answer questions
b. A safe environment in which people could agree or disagree
c. A clear hierarchy between mentors and mentees
d. A mutual feeling of trust and respect
a. Behaviors
b. Example
c. Wisdom
d. All of the above
Directed only towards students with ASD
Directed towards students with ASD, but open to all
Directed towards teenagers
Just like traditional storytimes
a. Cautious, positive role model, good with deadlines, respect, good listener, reflective
b. Approachable, empathy, positive role model, respect, good listener, reflective
c. Approachable, professional, empathy, respect, good listener, speculative
d. Cautious, professional, empathy, positive role model, good listener, reflective
a. Mentors
b. Mentees
c. Your library and school
d. All of the above
a. Irregular communication
b. Lack of progress and accountability
c. Unrealistic expectations
d. Failure to evaluate the relationship and act on feedback
a. Mentoring relationships often fail.
b. Mentoring relationships often succeed.
c. Mentees can be more independent.
d. Mentors find mentoring satisfying.
a. Always answer questions to the best of your ability, even if you don’t know the answer
b. Make it about them.
c. Let your mentee know how they are doing
d. When giving feedback, start on a positive note
a. Curiosity, Invention, Entrepreneurship
b. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Profitability
c. Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
d. Creativity, Invention, Entrepreneurship
a. The mentor
b. The mentee
c. The library and school
d. All of the above
a. Keep a journal of your thoughts and progress.
b. Create lists and memory aids.
c. Reflect on your habits and performance.
d. Accommodate for your mentee's comments and opinions.
a. Build confidence and competence to ask questions
b. Accept defeat
c. Avoid taking risks
d. Never pursue new ideas
a. Make mentoring a two-way commitment.
b. Share personal stories, successes, and challenges.
c. Let you know that you are learning from him/her at the same time he/she is learning from you.
d. All of the above.
a. Driven by the mentor’s teaching needs
b. A trusting, safe relationship
c. Future-oriented
d. Centered on learning
a. Use real-life challenges and situations as “teachable moments.”
b. Act on your assumptions about what is going on with your mentee.
c. Let your mentee know the value of what you each bring to the table.
d. Both a & c
a. One or more brainstorming sessions
b. Opportunities to refine and research ideas
c. Determine who will do what
d. All of the above
a. They set a good example.
b. Their values and behaviors align.
c. They keep a professional detachment.
d. Others want to emulate their behaviors and wisdom.
a. A safety net
b. Improved job prospects
c. New skills
d. Improved jo prospects
a. 5% from the Web, 75% from school librarians, 20% from other sources
b. 75% from the Web, 5% from school librarians, 20% from other sources
c. 20% from the Web, 5% from school librarians, 75% from other sources
d. 75% from the Web, 25% from other sources, 0% from school librarians
a. Be established as part of the school’s or library’s vision
b. Be determined by the mentee’s parents
c. Be utilized uniformly across each mentoring relationship
d. Be determined through collaboration between the mentor and mentee
a. Interrogative
b. Getting to Know You
c. Discovery
d. None of the Above

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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.

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