Mentor’s Role Mentors are the foundation of your EnvironMentors program. Your mentors will provide their student-mentees with the knowledge, guidance, and support to develop and complete an inquiry-based science project based on an environmental topic of the student’s interest. To this end, EnvironMentors asks its mentors to commit to the following fundamental expectations of the program. •
Meet with their student once-per-week, or at least three times per month, at a consistent time and location that is convenient to both the mentor and student.
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Stay in contact with their student via phone, e-mail, and the EnvironMentors Community between in person meetings.
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Accompany their student to mentor-mentee skills workshops, field trips, and other scheduled events.
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Work closely with their student to elicit a research topic based on the student’s personal interests and concerns about the environment. Assist their student in development of a project poster or display board for presentation purposes at chapter and national EnvironMentors Fair
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Provide guidance and support for their students to develop the background research paper, design and conduct the experiment research, analyze the data, and develop conclusions for the project.
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Help their student best prepare for presenting at the chapter and national EnvironMentors Fair.
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Assist students as they consider various future college and career options with an emphasis on opening doors to environmentally-related college degree programs and professions.