Initial Assessment

a. Driven by the mentor’s teaching needs
b. A trusting, safe relationship
c. Future-oriented
d. Centered on learning
a. Confidence
b. Attention
c. Satisfaction
d. Relevance
a. Teacher
b. Mentor
c. Boss
d. Guide
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. Parent-directed
b. Facilitated
c. Self-directed
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. Value the learning challenge
b. Believe or expect that he or she can be successful at achieving a challenge
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
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. Hand-holding
b. Formal teaching
c. Shadowing
d. All of the above
a. Unreasonable amount of work assigned
b. Failure to build and work at strengthening a relationship
c. Unclear goals
d. Lack of or poor use of time
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. Cause your mentee to feel unwanted
b. Establish negative boundaries
c. Prevent problems and reduce false assumptions
d. None of the above
a. Past-directed
b. Present-directed
c. Future-directed
d. All of the above
a. Counseling
b. Coaching
c. Teaching
d. Mentoring
a. Understanding, Remembering, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating
b. Remembering, Understanding, Analyzing, Applying, Creating, Evaluating,
c. Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating
d. Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Creating, Evaluating
a. Use “but” instead of “and”
b. Be specific and descriptive
c. Don’t be judgmental or defensive
d. Be respectful of different perspectives
a. Affluent Schools
b. High needs schools
c. Both affluent and high needs schools
d. Neither affluent nor high needs schools
a. Martins and Terblanche
b. Tony Wagner
c. Lois Zachary
d. A group of mentor-librarians
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. Cautious
b. Empathetic
c. Good listener
d. Respectful
a. Commit everything to memory
b. Check for understanding
c. Concentrate
d. Intend to listen
a. They can infer judgement of your mentee.
b. They can intimidate your mentee.
c. Both A and B.
d. Neither A nor B.
a. Tell your mentee what is required for the two of you to work well together
b. Provide lots of encouragement rather than constructive feedback so as not to dispirit the mentee
c. Talk about a time when you had to face a similar challenge or develop a similar project and what you did to handle it
d. Let your mentee know that you plan on giving them feedback when you are disappointed in their performance.
a. Planning to teach critical inquiry skills
b. Taking advantage of teachable moments
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Come prepared to a mentoring session.
b. Have mentees bring treats to mentoring sessions.
c. Meet with your mentee regularly.
d. Remember that mentoring is a reflective practice.
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. Mentors and mentees
b. Mentors only
c. Mentees only
d. No one benefits
a. Stress and pitfalls
b. Needing a safety net
c. Solutions and strategies to identified problems
d. Finding a role model
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. Support, tests, feedback, and opportunities to develop an innovative vision
b. Support, tests, feedback, and opportunities to present their learning
c. Support, challenges, feedback, and opportunities to develop an innovative vision
d. Support, challenges, feedback, and opportunities to present their learning

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