UNIT 3: Successful Strategies for Mentoring and Being Mentored

What is this lesson about?

"Both research and common sense leave little doubt that youth need caring and consistent relationships with adults in order to navigate their way through adolescence and beyond. For many youth, however, there is no adult who is naturally available to provide this kind of support. To fill this void, there has been an increase in formal mentoring programs." (Leadership Tool Box, 2016)

This lesson will guide educators to the importance of Mentorship and it's impacts on students.

Focus Objective

In this lesson, learners will understand Successful Mentorship guidelines such as:

•Define "What is Mentoring"?

• Expand on The Mentoring Relationship

• Understand the range of mentoring interventions that can be applied

Introduction

Click to listen to this inspirational song about Mentors! [1]

What is the difference between a mentor, teacher, advisor or coach?

Do people find mentors or do mentors find us?

How do mentors contribute to lives and what does someone take away?

Reading

Read the following about Teachers as Mentors: [[2]]

The notion of mentoring is ancient. The original Mentor was described by Homer as the "wise and trusted counselor" whom Odysseus left in charge of his household during his travels. Athena, in the guise of Mentor, became the guardian and teacher of Odysseus' son Telemachus.

In modern times, the concept of mentoring has found application in virtually every forum of learning. In academics, mentor is often used synonymously with faculty adviser. A fundamental difference between mentoring and advising is more than advising; mentoring is a personal, as well as, professional relationship. An adviser might or might not be a mentor, depending on the quality of the relationship. A mentoring relationship develops over an extended period, during which a student's needs and the nature of the relationship tend to change. A mentor will try to be aware of these changes and vary the degree and type of attention, help, advice, information, and encouragement that he or she provides.

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