Initial Assessment

a. School librarians reach every child in the school
b. School librarians often have flexible schedules to accommodate just-in-time learning
c. School librarians collaborate with STEM teachers and other educators in their schools and districts
d. All of the above
a. They should learn how to respect and treat others.
b. They should have a higher standard for themselves and their work.
c. They should be more willing to follow what you tell them.
d. They should gain confidence and enthusiasm
a. Behaviors
b. Example
c. Wisdom
d. 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. You need to help them determine team and individual goals.
b. You need to help them determine team goals only.
c. You need to help them determine individual goals only.
d. You need to tell them what goals they should be achieving.
a. Multiple means of engagement
b. Multiple means of representation
c. Multiple means of creation
d. Multiple means of action and expression
a. Take charge and tell your mentee what they should do.
b. Be fully present and give your undivided attention.
c. Show appreciation and demonstrate basic civility.
d. Fulfill your promises and commitments.
a. A safety net
b. Improved job prospects
c. New skills
d. Improved jo prospects
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. 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. Irregular communication
b. Lack of progress and accountability
c. Unrealistic expectations
d. Failure to evaluate the relationship and act on feedback
a. Growth and development
b. Knowledge and thinking
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Mentoring Agreement
b. Letter to the student
c. Guidebook
d. Verbal contract
a. Restating what has been said before responding.
b. Interrupting the speaker before they are finished.
c. Watching for body language and other indicators of mood.
d. Seeking clarification when something is unclear.
a. A highly focused conversation about the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
b. A very general conversation about the overall learning derived from the mentoring experience
c. A highly focused conversation about the overall learning derived from the mentoring experience
d. A very general conversation about all of the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
a. Beginning
b. Middle
c. End
d. All of the above
a. Centered on learning
b. Focused on growth and development
c. Future-oriented
d. All of the above
a. Past-directed
b. Present-directed
c. Future-directed
d. All of the above
a. Identify what the mentee is going to learn
b. Debrief what the mentee took away from the experience
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Lack of trust, unclear goals.
b. Failure to build/work at strengthening a relationship and irregular communication
c. The ages of the mentor and mentee and lack of a meeting space in the library.
d. Untested assumptions and poor use of time
a. At the start of the relationship
b. After the relationship has been established
c. When your mentoring is complete
d. When your mentee has issues or concerns
a. Ask probing questions
b. Set up relatively easy tasks
c. Engage in discussion
d. Provide authentic problem solving experiences
a. Groups of young innovators are taught together
b. Young innovators do not have adult mentors in school or at home
c. There is more than one school librarian at a school
d. The district hosts an annual invention convention
a. Ignore stress
b. Cut corners
c. Experience quicker learning
d. Need less encouragement
a. Mentoring takes place only one-on-one
b. Mentoring is an organic relationship
c. Mentoring develops many soft skills
d. Mentoring focuses on development intangibles, such as confidence and presence
a. Everyone has a voice in the process.
b. Determining immediately who has the best ideas.
c. Identify the resources they might use ahead of time.
d. Determining if an idea costs too much as soon as it is suggested.
a. The mentor
b. The mentee
c. The library and school
d. All of the above
a. True, emotions need to be the priority, even before learning.
b. False, while a relationship is important, mentor's should avoid addressing issues other than learning
c. False, a mentor should be sensitive to their mentee's feelings without those feelings undermining the mentee's learning.
d. False, the mentoring relationship should concentrate solely on learning
a. It helps your mentee complete their work.
b. You are building a deep trusting bond with your mentee.
c. It creates a good impression for outside viewers.
d. You can avoid conflict with your mentee.
a. Mentoring relationships often fail.
b. Mentoring relationships often succeed.
c. Mentees can be more independent.
d. Mentors find mentoring satisfying.

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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.

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