Conferences are used as a time for a mentor and mentee to have a special 1:1 chat about the mentee's academic progress using the mentee's data. The mentee leads this conversation.Ā
Conferences are scheduled out ahead of time, so mentees know when they are going to have one and can plan. Mentors can give time during mentoring to prepare. During conferences, the other mentees will have activities.Ā
Below there is a video series on Mentoring: Conferences.Ā
Your mentee can use the Mentoring Journal to fill out the Conference Form before you meet so they are prepared to talk about their progress!Ā
PART 2: Creating a System for ConferencingĀ
(7:11 ... a long one. bring snacks.)Ā
Conference ResourcesĀ
What others do when not conferencing?Ā
Because of time constraints, mentees can complete the reflection form with mentors. But what will the others do while conferencing is happening? Above we have set the environment and routine, so mentees know how important these conferences are. So, let's see what they can do.Ā
Fill out conference form for their meeting timeĀ
Update PLP if neededĀ
HoS reflections for portfolios for ratingsĀ
Task Dashboard next few tasksĀ
Revisions to tasks submittedĀ
A community building activity of some kind (games, art)Ā
What does a conference schedule look like?Ā
This outlines how conferencing can be scheduled depending on the expectation from administration. Depending on changes to schedules and mentoring load, you can calculate the time with:Ā
given time x # of days then divide that number by # of mentees