Initial Assessment

a. Come prepared to mentoring sessions
b. Spend sufficient time getting to know your mentee
c. Allow the mentee to determine what schedule would be best
d. Meet with your mentee regularly
a. Hand-holding
b. Formal teaching
c. Shadowing
d. All of the above
a. Is novel
b. Has utility
c. Is accepted by others
d. Is implemented by others
e. All of the above
a. Growth and development
b. Knowledge and thinking
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Parent-directed
b. Facilitated
c. Self-directed
d. All of the above
a. Intend to listen, Concentrate, Interrupt for clarification, Maintain eye contact
b. Concentrate, Check for understanding, Repeat often, Use memory aids
c. Intend to listen, Concentrate, Check for understanding, Use memory aids
d. Concentrate, Interrupt for clarification, Repeat often, Maintain eye contact
a. Ask probing questions
b. Set up relatively easy tasks
c. Engage in discussion
d. Provide authentic problem solving experiences
a. Approachable and Reflective
b. Respect and Good listener
c. Empathy and Positive role model
d. Reflective and Good listener
a. Provide feedback to your mentee
b. Take any concerns you may have to the mentee’s parents or teacher first
c. Treat mentoring as a reflective practice
d. Share what you are learning from the mentoring relationship
a. When you listen, your mentee is more likely to listen to you.
b. You learn about your mentee's needs and concerns.
c. It diffuses potential conflict.
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. 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.
a. Writing lesson plans
b. Leadership
c. Coaching
d. Interpersonal
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. The purpose, process, and product of mentoring
b. How you engage in mentoring
c. The benchmark for success
d. All of the above
a. Curiosity
b. Creativity
c. Storytelling
d. Entrepreneurship
a. Counseling
b. Mentoring
c. Teaching
d. Coaching
a. Why they want to be mentored
b. What they need to learn
c. What you can do to help them
d. All of the above
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. 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. At the beginning of your relationship.
b. In the middle of your relationship.
c. At the end of your relationship.
d. Throughout your relationship.
a. Wasting time searching for answers
b. Rethinking a plan
c. Correcting mistakes
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. Connect, Wonder, Investigate, Construct, Express, and Reflect
b. Connect, Wonder, Analyze, Construct, Express, and Reflect
c. Connect, Wonder, Investigate, Create, Express, and Reflect
d. Connect, Investigate, Create, Construct, Express, and Reflect
a. Wonder
b. Evaluate
c. Connect
d. Reflect
a. Remembering
b. Understanding
c. Analyzing
d. Applying
a. Tony Wagner
b. Barbara Stripling
c. John Keller
d. Rosabeth Kantor
Directed only towards students with ASD
Directed towards students with ASD, but open to all
Directed towards teenagers
Just like traditional storytimes
a. When you don't agree with your mentee.
b. When you are afraid you will forget your point.
c. When you want to show your mentee they are wrong.
d. All of the above.

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