Initial Assessment

a. Is novel
b. Has utility
c. Is accepted by others
d. Is implemented by others
e. All of the above
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. Wonder
b. Evaluate
c. Connect
d. Reflect
a. Adaptability and ability to manage complexity
b. Self-directedness
c. Risk-taking behavior
d. Higher order thinking skills
e. All of the above
a. Curiosity
b. Creativity
c. Storytelling
d. Entrepreneurship
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. 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. Brainstorming
b. Decision making
c. Evaluating
d. All of the above
a. Altruistic goals
b. Monetary goals
c. Egotistical goals
d. Self-appreciative goals
a. Past-directed
b. Present-directed
c. Future-directed
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. 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. Demonstrating a high level of motivation
b. Receiving appropriate awards
c. Achieving innovation goals
d. All of the above
a. Behaviors
b. Example
c. Wisdom
d. All of the above
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. Remembering
b. Understanding
c. Analyzing
d. Applying
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.
a. True, the Inquiry Process Model is a cyclical model where the learner can enter the process at any point based on prior learning.
b. True, the Inquiry Process Model is a linear model where the learner can enter the process at any point based on prior learning.
c. False, the Inquiry Process Model is a linear model where the learner must enter the process from the beginning, regardless of prior learning.
d. False, the Inquiry Process Model is a cyclical model where the learner must enter the process from the beginning, regardless of prior learning.
a. The Develop-Profit Theory
b. The Analyze-Create Theory
c. The Understand-Apply Theory
d. The Expectancy-Value Theory
a. You evaluate your mentee's emotions and experiences.
b. You dismiss your mentee's emotions and experiences.
c. You understand and share your mentee's emotions and experiences.
d. You record your mentee's emotions and experiences.
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. Celebrate the achievement of goals
b. Look for meaningful ways to celebrate what you’ve accomplished
c. Include opportunities to express appreciation as part of the celebration
d. All of the above
a. Mentoring relationships often fail.
b. Mentoring relationships often succeed.
c. Mentees can be more independent.
d. Mentors find mentoring satisfying.
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. 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. Martins and Terblanche
b. Tony Wagner
c. Lois Zachary
d. A group of mentor-librarians
a. Check in at the end of the each meeting to gauge the satisfaction level of your
b. Avoid revisiting ground rules that have already been established
c. Revisit your ground rules from time to time to see if they are still in play
d. Review the project goals and discuss your mutual satisfaction with progress
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. 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

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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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