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 ====== Mentorship Training Meeting Planning - Spring 2016 ======
-**What: **Training Meeting for Mentors
+**What: **Training Meeting for Mentors\\
-**Who: **Mentors for the lab and the leadership team
+**Who: **Mentors for the lab and the leadership team\\
-**Where: **iLab or HH389?
+**Where: **HH493\\
-**When: **After the orientation meeting or sometime during the first week of school
+**When: **during the first week of school before the orientation\\
-**Why: **Provide training to our mentors so they know what to expect especially if it is their first time mentoring students
+**Why: **Provide training to our mentors so they know what to expect especially if it is their first time mentoring students\\
+===== Tips for Mentoring =====
+  * Process for getting help
+    * Students should first research on their own
+    * If stuck, ask mentors
+    * If still stuck, consult leadership team
+  * Be able to communicate through the various channels that our lab uses and make sure your students are familiar with these channels
+    * Email- primarily
+    * Discourse, Slack
+    * Meeting in person
+    * If something important is discussed, details should be recorded on the wiki
+  * Things the students you mentor should do
+    * Communicate- respond to emails
+    * Ask questions- encourage students to ask questions especially if they are stuck
+    * Think- they should not be coming to you for answers without researching
+  * Get to know your students
+    * Understand their background, strengths and weaknesses
+    * Will help you when mentoring them
+  * What to do when helping students
+    * Ensure that the students can work on something independently if you can't be there
+    * Think about what you say before you say it
+    * Adjust your mentoring techniques according to each students' learning style
+      * Keep in mind students may be of different classes, experiences, etc.
+    * Don't feed answers- encourage thinking
+    * Be mindful of the relationship you have with the students you mentor
+      * Respect your students
+      * Your students are smart so encourage learning
+===== Schedule =====
+  - Introduction of leadership team and mentors (10 min)
+  - Mentorship schedule for the semester and logistics of mentoring (20 min)
+  - Tips for Mentoring (30 min)
+===== Equipment/Items Needed for this Meeting =====
+  * Projector
+  * Laptop for slideshow
+  * Laptop for skyping people in
+  * Projector cable
+  * Sign in sheet
+  * Pen