TUESDAY, NOV. 3“PUTTING STUDENTS BACK IN THE DRIVER’S SEATS OF THEIR LIVES”

Be The One: Mentor Training

Initial Connection Activity

Icebreaker Question: Nancy McHarness “What is your dream car? What is your dream destination?”

Lesson Focus

Introduce Curtis Atneosen/TrainerThe Basic Concepts of Reality Therapy

Continuum: Failure Identity vs. Success Identity

Basic Needs: Love & BelongingPowerFunFreedom

Application Activity

“Vehicle” for conversation and relationship Hand out cars to mentorsDemonstration of conversation with car (role

play)Hand out car drawing

Car Drawing Activity

Step 1: Think of 5-8 things you are good at doing—write them on your car

Guided Drawing Activity

Step 2: Who are you close to? Who is important in your life?—write them above your carStep 3: What do you like to do for fun? –-write these things on your gas pumpStep 4: What things cause you stress in your life? Draw these as potholes or speed bumps in front of you car.

Guided Drawing--Interpretation

Step 1= Power. Perceptions of our strengths affects self esteem and identityStep 2 = Love and Belonging. Do we have support? Where? What kind?Step 3 = Fun. Do we have ways to energize ourselves?

Step 4 = Freedom. What trips us up? What can we do to change it? How do we cope?

Ways you can use this with your mentee

Conversation starter Do it together and compare/contrast your pictures Going deeper in conversation and what is really important Assessment: What are things like for your mentee in terms of

basic needs? What area is most important to support and target?

How aware is your mentee about his/her basic needs? What do they want to change?

Choose an area to target, make a goal with your mentee You can return to this multiple times for conversation and

follow-up You could do this at the beginning of the year and again at

the end of the year to see what has changed over time

Break Time!

Enjoy a snack and conversation with someone new!

Happy LMS mentee receives treats and shares!

Positive Feedback

Mentor/Mentee stories from their interviews (Lisa)

Stories from this last monthNumber of visits so far this year

Question/Answer Time

What questions do you have for us?What issues are coming up for you in your

relationships with your students?Other things you are wondering about?

Conclusion

Announcements: NancyNational Mentoring Month is November!Recruit a friendAppreciation/wrap up