Final Assessment

a. Limit conversations to pre-determined meeting spaces
b. Ask probing questions instead of telling or assuming meaning
c. Use your time well
d. Check in and check things out
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. The Develop-Profit Theory
b. The Analyze-Create Theory
c. The Understand-Apply Theory
d. The Expectancy-Value Theory
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. Self-directed by the mentee
b. Directed by the mentor
c. A collaboration between mentor and mentee
d. Directed by the mentee’s parents
a. Is novel
b. Has utility
c. Is accepted by others
d. Is implemented by others
e. All of the above
a. Rigidity, autonomy, and collaboration
b. Flexibility, autonomy, and collaboration
c. Flexibility, control, and predictability
d. Rigidity, control, and collaboration
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. Cautious
b. Empathetic
c. Good listener
d. Respectful
a. Understand your motivation.
b. Get comfortable with mentoring skills.
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. The Inquiry Process Model
b. The Information Fluency Continuum (IFC)
c. The ARCS Model of Motivational Design
d. All of the above
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. Starting, Establishing Agreements, Facilitating Learning and Coming to an End
b. Preparing, Establishing Learning, Facilitating Closure and Coming to Agreements
c. Preparing, Establishing Agreements, Facilitating Learning and Coming to Closure
d. Starting, Establishing Learning, Facilitating Closure, and Coming to
a. Slower learning
b. Lowered self-confidence
c. More stress
d. Encouragement
a. Focuses on career issues and providing emotional support
b. Focuses on boosting performance
c. Focuses on development intangibles
d. None 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. A model based on a learning theory called dynamism
b. A framework for K-12 benchmark skills and assessments
c. A foundation of skills needed by young innovators to formulate their questions and explore their ideas
d. The New York State information literacy standards
a. Ignore stress
b. Cut corners
c. Experience quicker learning
d. Need less encouragement
a. Behaviors
b. Example
c. Wisdom
d. All of the above
a. Mentors and mentees
b. Mentors only
c. Mentees only
d. No one benefits
a. Provide input and feedback
b. Can be used as an excuse to fail
c. Lower the risk of making a mistake
d. Both a and c
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
a. Beginning
b. Middle
c. End
d. All of the above
a. It can be overbearing
b. It inhibits the mentee from taking risks
c. It can create too intimate of a relationship between mentor and mentee
d. The mentee may feel too comfortable and become complacent
a. Keep a journal of your thoughts and progress.
b. Create lists and memory aids.
c. Reflect on your habits and performance.
d. Accommodate for your mentee's comments and opinions.
a. Brainstorming an "elevator pitch"
b. Playing Devil's advocate
c. Watching an inspiring young innovator clip
d. All of the above
a. Personal satisfaction, opportunity to share wisdom, and reaffirmation of your approach
b. Expanded perspectives, new ideas and insights, and a strengthening of interpersonal skills
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
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. 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. 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

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The Innovation Destination

 

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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