Final Assessment

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. 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. Martins and Terblanche
b. Tony Wagner
c. Lois Zachary
d. A group of mentor-librarians
a. Benjamin Bloom
b. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
c. Small, Costa, and Rothwell
d. Barbara Stripling
a. A greater emphasis on the importance of the school librarian within the school community
b. Other teachers are educated about the activities/lessons/resources that are available, leading to a more teacher/librarian collaboration
c. A substantial increase in the financial support of the school library
d. The role of the library is redefined, allowing the library to break away from its traditionally viewed services
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. The Develop-Profit Theory
b. The Analyze-Create Theory
c. The Understand-Apply Theory
d. The Expectancy-Value Theory
a. A safe and nurturing environment to explore and be creative without fear of assessment
b. Better grades
c. A perfect attendance record
d. None of the above
a. Development of a meaningful relationship
b. Personal satisfaction
c. Affirmation of flaws in his/her mentoring approach
d. Strengthening of mentoring, leadership, and interpersonal skills
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. They share the workload.
b. They contribute their individual strengths to the project.
c. They share a common passion and vision.
d. All of the above.
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 beginning of your relationship.
b. In the middle of your relationship.
c. At the end of your relationship.
d. Throughout your relationship.
a. Martins and Terblanche
b. Tony Wagner
c. Lois Zachary
d. A group of mentor-librarians
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. Past-directed
b. Present-directed
c. Future-directed
d. All of the above
a. Staying on track with your mentee
b. Starting a closure conversation
c. Delivering effective feedback
d. Facilitating mentee learning
a. Behaviors
b. Example
c. Wisdom
d. All of the above
a. Emphasize good listening skills
b. Create challenges for the mentee that may be too difficult to complete
c. Demonstrate empathy with the mentee with the challenges faced throughout the innovation process
d. Guide the mentee to reflect on the innovation process afterwards
a. Rigidity, autonomy, and collaboration
b. Flexibility, autonomy, and collaboration
c. Flexibility, control, and predictability
d. Rigidity, control, and collaboration
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. They prefer to work alone.
b. They prefer to work in a group of 3-5.
c. The responses were mixed.
d. They preferred to work with only one other person.
a. Mentors
b. Mentees
c. Your library and school
d. All of the above
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. They can infer judgement of your mentee.
b. They can intimidate your mentee.
c. Both A and B.
d. Neither A nor B.
a. Mentoring relationships often fail.
b. Mentoring relationships often succeed.
c. Mentees can be more independent.
d. Mentors find mentoring satisfying.
a. Pay attention to your facial expressions
b. Make eye contact frequently
c. Be available for your mentee whenever possible
d. Greet your mentee enthusiastically
e. All of the above
a. At around 3rd grade, children’s curiosity and creativity increases drastically
b. At around 3rd grade, children’s curiosity and creativity decreases drastically
c. At around 3rd grade, children’s curiosity increases drastically
d. At around 3rd grade, children’s creativity increases drastically
a. The mentee’s interests
b. The mentee’s innovation successes
c. The mentee’s challenges and failures
d. All of the above
a. Self-directed by the mentee
b. Directed by the mentor
c. A collaboration between mentor and mentee
d. Directed by the mentee’s parents

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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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