Peer Mentor Expectations
A little bit about our expectations:
- You will be provided with a syllabus that contains weekly themes, called Big Ideas.
- During the weekly training, a supplemental document is provided which contains basic lesson planning to guide you through each week.
- You are expected to follow the lesson plans that are provided to you.
- Commit at least 2-3 hours a week to plan (including the training period), collaborate, and train to prepare for your LC.
- If you need more time, please make the time. Not all weeks require this amount, so it evens out in the end.
- The training will be conducted weekly for 50 minutes but the staff is available for longer.
- Use the training period to ask about anything that seems unclear.
- It will give you a chance to use the provided resources, and/or identify what additional resources are needed to meet outcomes and to collaborate with your fellow peer mentors.
- You and your co-peer mentor are a support team to one another. If you are late, sick, or otherwise absent, you must notify your partner and the LC team in advance.
- Peer mentorship should take priority over other extracurricular activities to ensure your team is well supported.
- Please note that some PMs might not have co-peers, but those sections will likely have fewer students
- Our mentors represent and support all students, including anyone who differs from your own cultural beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- We are here to support the LGBTQ2Scommunity AND members of any under-represented religious or spiritual group.
- We expect the same level of professionalism in the LCs as you would demonstrate in the schools regarding planning, punctuality, communication emails, energy in the room, and interpersonal problem solving.
- Any attendance concerns in coursework or professionalism (e.g., meeting deadlines) in your school placements will be considered part of your eligibility.