Mentor training philosophy 2015
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Mentoring Philosophy This mission is not easy to accomplish. In more than 7 years of exploration in the field, we have learned that it takes time to learn how to think, be creative, analyze, and create something. Our method of teaching is composed of 3 pillars that form the right structure for a child to experience deep learning and change their perception of what it takes to become a scientist or engineer. • Science and engineering mentors Children must learn with the experts, understand their strategies and recieve the support of a role model. • Parental involvement Parents have the largest influence on changing the behavior of a child. We believe in the mutual learning model in which parents and children learn together and continue learning together at home. • Engineering design challenges Children learn by doing. Creating, building, designing, inventing, and engineering takes hard work. Children need to be encouraged to experiment and be comfortable with failure when their design does not work the first time. Curiosity Machine’s mission is to help underprivileged young people develop curiosity, creativity, and persistence.
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Mentoring Philosophy
Thismissionisnoteasytoaccomplish.Inmorethan7yearsofexplorationinthefield,wehavelearnedthatittakestimetolearnhowtothink,becreative,analyze,andcreatesomething.Ourmethodofteachingiscomposedof3pillarsthatformtherightstructureforachildtoexperiencedeeplearningandchangetheirperceptionofwhatittakestobecomeascientistorengineer.
• Science and engineering mentors Childrenmustlearnwiththeexperts,understandtheirstrategiesandrecievethesupportofarolemodel.
• Parental involvement Parentshavethelargestinfluenceonchangingthebehaviorofachild.Webelieveinthemutuallearningmodelinwhichparentsandchildrenlearntogetherandcontinuelearningtogetherathome.
• Engineering design challenges Childrenlearnbydoing.Creating,building,designing,inventing,andengineeringtakeshardwork.Childrenneedtobeencouragedtoexperimentandbecomfortablewithfailurewhentheirdesigndoesnotworkthefirsttime.
Curiosity Machine’s mission is to help underprivileged young people develop curiosity, creativity, and persistence.
Mentoring Philosophy
Fixed and Growth Mindsets
Alearner’smindsetdirectlyinfluencestheirabilitytobesuccessful.Educationresearchhaskeyedinontwotypesofmindsets:fixedandgrowth.Achildwithafixed mindsettendstobeunwillingtotakerisksorpersist.Achildwitha growth mindsettendstobemotivatedtoimprove,takerisks,andpersistthroughfail-ures.Wecaninadvertentlypushchildrenintoafixedmindsetbypraisingtheirabilitiesandtalentsratherthantheireffort. Therearethreereasonswhyagrowthmindsetsupportshighachievement:
• Goals Childrenwithdifferentmindsetsadoptdifferentgoals.Childrenwithfixedmindsetsavoidsituationsinwhichtheymightfail.Childrenwithgrowthmindsetsaimtolearn,andbecauseofthisaremoreresilientwhentheyfailandmakemistakes.
• Effort Childrenwithfixedmindsetsmaynotunderstandtherelationshipbetweeneffortandsuccess,butinsteadbelievethatsuccessistheresultofnaturaltalent.Childrenwithgrowthmindsetsunderstandthateffortiskeyandworkinghardisthebestwaytoachievesuccess.
• Setbacks Childrenwithfixedmindsetshidemistakesanddeficienciesorblamethemonotherfactors.Childrenwithgrowthmindsetswanttolearnfromtheirmistakesandimprove.
Mentoring Philosophy
Feedback to Encourage a Growth Mindset
Thefollowingfeedbackexamplesencourageagrowthmindsetbypraisingeffort,courage,andpersistence.
• “Youworkedhardontheaxleofyourcar!Itworksreallywellbecauseyoutriedsomanytimestoimproveit,andfoundabettersolution.”
• “Ilikehowyouaddedachinetoimprovethehullofyourboat.Byredesigningyourboatyoumadeabettermodel!”
• “Youcouldhavegivenupwhenthatpartdidn’twork,butinsteadyoukepttryingandnowit’sfunctioningwell.Greatjob!”
Feedback to Avoid
Thefollowingstatementscanencourageafixedmindsetandshouldbeavoided.
• “Youwerereallysmarttomaketheaxleofyourcarthatway--itshowshowwellyouunderstandthemotionofcars.”
• “Waytogetthatpartrightonthefirsttry!”• “Ilikehowgreatyourfinalboatdesignis,
andhoweasyitwasforyoutofindtherightsolution.”
Wheninteractingwithachild,trytoencouragethemtothinkaboutwhattheyaredoing,ratherthanhowwell.Praisetheeffortthechildputsintotheirdesignratherthanhowsmarttheyare.Belowaretipsforyouasamentortoencourageagrowthmindsetthroughfeedbackandencouragement.
WanttolearnmoreaboutCarolDweck’sresearchonfixedandgrowthmindsets?Watchthisshortvideo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWv1VdDeoRY
