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Mentor Duties
Workshops
Mentoring
Microteaching
PMC
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Joe would like you to do this with all of your emails
What is CC him on them?
100
The length of a typical workshop (in hours) and the maximum number of recommended workshops each Mentor should offer (per term)
What is 1-1.5 hours and 3 workshops?
100
The majority of Mentoring definitions we examined come from this field
What is Business?
100
An explanation of why Microteaching is a valuable tool to you (as Mentors)?
What is: an opportunity to practice your teaching and presentation skills in a safe, inclusive environment
100
A definition of a disability
What is: -a physical/medical disability, or physical reliance on service animal or on remedial appliance or device -a mental impairment or a development disability -a learning disability -a mental health disorder -an injury or disability under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
200
This session is the first opportunity for Mentors to introduce themselves to peers and takes place in early September
What is the departmental orientation?
200
3 logistics that need to be considered while designing a workshop?
What is: Room set-up Tech considerations Handouts/supplemental resources Audience size/background Activities and participants (panels, experienced TAs) Length of workshop Food
200
In this model of Mentoring, a Mentee is assigned to a Mentor
What is formal mentoring?
200
Length of traditional microteaching sessions (in minutes)
What is 8-15 minutes?
200
This is the most common kind of student disability at Carleton
What is a learning disability?
300
Training sessions for Mentors traditionally occur how many times a month once the school year begins? Bonus: What are they frequently followed by?
What is once a month? Bonus: Social (Brown Bag) Lunches
300
This acronym was recommended to Mentors as the preferred way to structure a workshop (Bonus: Explain the acronym)
What is BOPPPS? Bridge-In Objective Pre-assessment Participatory learning Post-assessment Summary
300
The TA Mentorship model can be said to adhere to this mentoring model
What is: Informal (spontaneously develops) Non-Traditional (deviates from traditional 1-1 model)
300
Maximum number of individuals traditionally participating in a microteaching session
What is 6-10?
300
These are two examples of services the PMC offers
What are: -Accommodations (documentation, determining appropriate accommodation) -Support services (counseling, notetaking, assistive technology, tutoring0
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These sessions may be Mentor-led, or created by experienced TAs, or even faculty or staff (primarily for new TAs)
What are workshops?
400
This is an example of a closing activity
What is (any of the following): Muddiest point One minute paper 1 thing you liked; 1 thing you would change
400
2 methods of assessing the "success" of Mentoring in the program?
What are: -Improved student grades/attendance at tutorials/discussion groups/labs -Steady or increased attendance at training and support sessions -Increased satisfaction levels (students and/or TAs) -Word of mouth from TAs -Increased applications for TA Awards
400
Description of the feedback that should come out of a microteaching session
What is: -Strengths and Growth -Reliable, constructive, fair, balanced, focused on teaching & not the individual
400
These are two common accommodations for PMC students
What are: -Extended time -Quiet locations -Note-taking -Priority seating -Voice recognition/text reading software
500
These groups meet biweekly or triweekly starting the first week of classes to discuss lesson plans, personal goals and challenges/solutions
What are Mentor Quads/Quintets?
500
Two examples of activities that can be used to encourage participation in workshops?
What are: TIPS (think, ink, pair, share) Discussion (small/large) Games (jeopardy, snakes & ladders, bingo) Reflection exercises (inkshedding, journals) Closing Activities Icebreakers
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3 elements that distinguish microteaching from observations
What are: -Everyone in room participates in microteaching -Microteaching takes place outside of traditional classroom -Microteaching group sizes are traditionally smaller -Microteaching sessions are significantly shorter -Microteaching is safe, inclusive environment