Mentor Training 2015

Today was Spira 2015 Mentor Training! Colleen, Eliana, Callie and Patricia joined us this morning for a planning and training session. We reviewed last year's mentoring program and camp in general, noting what went well and what we wanted to change. We talked about our goals for the summer, both for ourselves individually and for the camp as a whole. We brainstormed some 'Do Now' activities for each week and began lesson planning. This year the mentors will teach an introductory lesson at the beginning of every week, outlining the type of engineering we will be discussing that week. Over a pizza lunch we discussed teaching styles and strategies for engaging students. The mentors came up with some fun ice breakers and games to help the students get comfortable with each other.