How to Choose a Mentor with Dr. Deborah Heiser Resilient Schools 5

Founder of The Mentor Project www.mentorproject.org bringing STEM mentors to schools and the community. Deborah Heiser, PhD holds a degree in Applied Developmental Psychology with a specialty in redefining what being older looks and feels like. She is a Tedx Speaker, 92nd Street Y Speaker, 100 Coaches, Adjunct Professor, recognized by Thinkers50, award winning researcher, consultant and coach. The Mentor Project - More than 100 top-level experts into classrooms STEM/art, business, law, finance, etc. Mentoring students for free - K-University Goal is to level the playing field. Mentor is there to guide, inspire, and support, and help you out there along the way. Teacher is teaching you something specific. Mentor enhances what a person already has. You don’t know what you don’t know. Vertical and lateral mentors Mentor focused organization - we provide supports for each mentor. We have as many models as we have mentors. Javier - Hackathons Working with students to patent inventiones [[Aton Gotian]] Building 8-bit computers Mentors give talks in schools Mini-masterminds Ask a mentor You can be vulnerable with a mentor. Mentors are there to bring out the best in you Mentors open the eyes of mentees so they can go on their own. You don’t have to spend all your time with just one mentor Mentorship can be one-off or in depth. You can have many mentors all throughout your life. Have as many mentors as you need. Many people don’t seek a mentor because they don’t think the mentor would talk with them. Someone looking for a mentor should see how they should be as a mentee. Am I just looking to take? Come in seeing yourself as part of a relationship. Look for someone you feel comfortable talking with. Look at mentorship as a relationship People who are curious, not looking for an answer. What am I going to do with this knowledge. Feeling