Initial Assessment

Directed only towards students with ASD
Directed towards students with ASD, but open to all
Directed towards teenagers
Just like traditional storytimes
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. 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. The purpose, process, and product of mentoring
b. How you engage in mentoring
c. The benchmark for success
d. All of the above
a. Counseling
b. Coaching
c. Teaching
d. Mentoring
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. A safety net
b. Improved job prospects
c. New skills
d. Improved jo prospects
a. Learning something in case you might need it sometime.
b. Learning something about telling time.
c. Learning something just at the time you need it.
d. Learning something that you might not ever use.
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. Focus
b. Energy
c. Purpose
d. All of the above
a. Learning, trust-based, partnership, goal-focused, and development
b. Trust-based, individuality, goal-focused, and development
c. Partnership, project-focused, development, and learning
d. Trust-based, individuality, project-focused, learning and development
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. Slower learning
b. Lowered self-confidence
c. More stress
d. Encouragement
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. 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. Preparing
b. Establishing Agreements
c. Facilitating Learning
d. Coming to Closure
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. Every mentee trusts in the same way, at the same speed
b. You do not need to trust the mentee for them to trust you
c. Trust must be continuously worked at
d. A mentoring relationship does not require trust
a. Stress and pitfalls
b. Needing a safety net
c. Solutions and strategies to identified problems
d. Finding a role model
a. Counseling
b. Mentoring
c. Teaching
d. Coaching
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. 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. Set the stage for feedback
b. Ask questions of the mentee to determine how and when to give feedback
c. Prepare for feedback
d. All of the above
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. Relate to participants’ real issues and concerns
b. Allow time for participants to integrate and reflect on information
c. Respect individual unique needs and cultural differences
d. Show flexibility and openness to new ideas
e. All of the above
a. Respect raises your mentee’s confidence
b. Respect removes barriers for learning
c. Respect creates energy and enthusiasm for work
d. Respect sets a low bar of expectations that is easier to meet
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. Planning to teach critical inquiry skills
b. Taking advantage of teachable moments
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

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