1. Mentor Training ( Pre-) Meeting (#0) Oct 25, 2012

2. Meeting Agenda  Mentor Role & Responsibilities  Email Protocol  Meeting Protocol  Timeline Overview Mentor Training Checklist #0

3. Mentor Role & Responsibilities  Like a teacher, you are there to help GUIDE your buddy through the process from beginning to end. DO NOT DROP OUT ON YOUR BUDDY!  Always keep a positive and energetic attitude when working with your buddy  Often their first project, so be patient with your buddy  Know the Science Alliance Calendar  Make sure that your buddy understands his task for the week/month  Be available in case your buddy needs help conducting his project  Have lots of fun!

4. Email Protocol  Email your buddy at least once a week to see how they are progressing. MORE often is better!  Use proper grammar, complete sentences and full words  ALWAYS cc’d 3 others: 1) PARENT, 2) club officers (admin@mvsciencealliance.org), and 3) your mentor trainer  ALWAYS USE “REPLY TO ALL” to keep everyone in the loop  Subject title format: your last name, first name; buddy last name, first name; and key subject phrase  Email format example =>  Frequently remind your buddy to be productive & keep them on track!

5. Meeting Protocol  Be on time: Remember to bring your Mentor Binder, extra pens/ pencils, check into the commons by 3:15 pm  Pick up the Mentor-Buddy worksheet for the meeting  Go to the sign on the wall with your buddy’s SCHOOL NAME & wait there until the buddy arrives  Greet Buddy enthusiastically! Move off to the assigned room or another area of the Library (inside or outside).  Have some small talk…bond some with your buddy!  Begin the task for the day. By the end of the meeting be SURE your buddy understands the task for the day…  Discuss the next steps with buddy…tell him to check his email (Reminder: ALWAYS use EMAIL PROTOCOL in the subject line of ALL emails and copy 3 parties: buddy parent, admin@mvsciencealliance.org, and the mentor trainer!)

6. Meeting Protocol (continued)  Offer your help and advice but do not do the upcoming tasks for your buddy. Give them guidelines/suggestions  If you have an emergency and cannot make a meeting, make sure to call the buddy’s parent cell phone no later than 3:00 pm AND send an email to the club officers at admin@mvsciencealliance.org  Tell the buddy to still come to the meeting. A substitute mentor will work with him.  The NEXT day call the Parent & schedule a make-up meeting at the buddy’s house or the library within 2-3 days. Before meeting…download “mentor make up meeting form” so parent can sign it. Turn it in to Mrs. Bandrowski, room 500

7. Timeline Overview  Buddy Meeting #1, Nov. 5: Agenda ~ Getting acquainted, Safety, Topic  Buddy Meeting #2, Dec. 3: Agenda ~ Topic, Testable Question, Hypothesis  Due Dec. 20 ~ Question, Hypothesis, Control, Variables, Proposed Procedure & Materials, Tables for data collection  Due Jan 5 ~ Introduction/Background info, Q/H/C/V/P/M edits  Buddy Meeting #3, Jan. 7: Agenda ~ Make plan to set up experiment within 1-2 week

8. Timeline Overview (cont.)  Begin experiment in mid-Jan. if project safety is approved by Mrs. Bandrowski (must receive an email stating “THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED” in the subject line)  Buddy Meeting 4, Feb. 4  Data Analysis/Graphs due when project is finished  Buddy Meeting 5, Mar. 4 ~ Conclusion due  Buddy Meeting 6, April 1 ~ Check that all written parts are completed; work on project board. Final report draft due  Big Day ~ Science Fair @ Apr. 21 Mandatory for all mentors & buddies! 9:30 am-3:30 pm at SRVHS

9. MonthBuddy Meeting Correspond- ing Mentor Training Tasks Oct(None)10/25Parent Informational Meeting, Buddy Application, Mentor/Buddy Pairing Nov11/511/1Safety, Project Idea, Testable Question, Purpose, Research Rationale Dec12/311/22Hypothesis, Null Hypothesis, Independent/Dependable Variables, Control Variables, Control Preliminary Procedure, Materials List, Project Approval Begin Background Report (once approved) Jan1/712/20Background Report continued Experimentation Feb2/41/31Experimentation and Data Collection Finish Background Report Mar3/42/28Data Analysis, Graphs, Conclusions Complete Binder Apr4/13/21Create Project Binder, Practice for Judging Science Fair is on April 20