Organic and Effective Mentoring Leslie Aaronson Foshay Learning Center Technology Academy

SCHOOL BACKGROUND Foshay is located in South Central Los Angeles. It is a k-12 span school High school has a population of 725

ABOUT THE TECH ACADEMY Goal is to relate all that we do to real world experience and opportunities. Projects include: Web Design, Programming Animation, Video Production, Ad-design, Ethics Presentations, Scratch Students have career course with same teacher for 3 years Build resumes and Digital Portfolios

What is Mentoring? What should the students gain from a high school mentoring program? HINT: Make it organic and relevant to the students

What Our Mentoring Program Offers Build Career Skills Constructive/ Real World Critiques Assist with Effective Communication and Networking Skills Assist with Writing: – Resumes – Cover Letters – Press Releases – Digital Portfolio

How/ When do we use our mentors? Mock Interviews Career Panel Q and A Field Trips Guest speakers

Bring Mentors into the Classroom Resume Review Digital Portfolio review Research for possible internships Practice presentations (they give advice before the big show) Sample Job Interviews Actual Job Interviews WHAT ELSE?....

Work With Mentors Virtually Create surveys through Google Docs and send out links to projects for feedbackprojects for feedback Create a free Google Site and link to workGoogle Site and link to work

Where do we begin? Exposure to Mentors throughout the program 10 th Grade – 12 th Grade Mentors and Exposure to Business Mentors 11 th Grade – Business Mentors through guest speakers, mock interviews, portfolio review in class, virtual cover letter and resume editing 12 th Grade – Mentor 10 th graders; Portfolio Review at a company; mentoring of ad design project

10 th Grader: Receive 12 th Grade Mentors Seniors Meet with Sophomores four times during the year October – Resume Review (before the adult mentors come) November – (Mock) Mock Interview before the real Mock Interview January - Portfolio Set Up April – Portfolio Review

10 th Grade: Mentors 10 th Graders Meet our Professional Mentors a few times during the year 1.Resume Review in small groups 2.Mock Interviews 3.Career Q and A Panel

11 th Grade: Mentors Fall Semester: 1. Resume Review 2. Mock Interviews Spring Semester: 1.Collegeboard Research Assignment 2.Job Shadow research. Virtually: Mentors read and edit resumes, cover letters and review portfolios digitally.

12th Grade: Field Trip For Portfolio Review The seniors go to an Ad Agency in December AND April December – 45 minute presentation about advertising THEN students break up into 5 groups for Portfolio Review with the Creatives of an Ad Agency

12 th Graders Conduct Interviews with Mentor Guidance

Mentors teach Press Release Writing

12 th Grade: Mentors for Projects We do a final ad design campaign – as you saw the mentors helping students conduct interviews for jobs. Next the mentors come in 3 times to watch 2 sample presentations and then the final one at an ad agency where they grade the work.