Mentor Training 3: Pre-Season Checklist

Mentor Training Mentor Training 3: Pre-Season Checklist

GETTING STARTED

The ‘Getting Started’ section of the Mentor Resource Page has everything you need to be prepared for the season.

This training will go through some of the key steps and accompanying resources, including:

Pre-season checklist
Mentor curriculum
Volunteer Slack
Team Agreement

PRE-SEASON CHECKLIST

This checklist will take you through the steps to prepare for a successful season as a Technovation Mentor. Bookmark this page to easily come back to and help you figure out next steps!

Complete your Mentor profile

add a photo and write an engaging personal summary to help you match with a team on the Technovation platform
review and sign the consent waiver
mentors in the U.S., Canada, and India only, complete a background check (in the dashboard)
if you are a returning Mentor, go to “Your Profile” and update any out of date information

Mentor Dashboard

Learn about the Mentor role

review the Mentor training lessons to understand the roles and responsibilities
review the Volunteer Code of Conduct to understand what is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour as a Technovation volunteer
review this Safety lesson to help you keep student safety top of mind

Completing this and the previous step means that you are officially onboarded as a Mentor.

learn more about the competition submission requirements & rules
review the suggested timeline

Build your team

Find a team
- reach out to your Chapter or Club Ambassador (found on your mentor dashboard) in your local area to see if there are in-person teams, OR
- search for teams on the platform and see if they are in your time zone
Find a co-Mentor
- ask a colleague or friend to co-Mentor a team with you to help make the season more manageable. Try to find someone with complementary skills to you
- join our Volunteer Slack to interact with the global Mentor community and get advice on leading the program from other Mentors.

Learn More

Connect with your team

introduce yourself, and start the discussion about how you’d like to communicate and find a time for your first team meeting based on the suggested timeline
include the Mentor communication form

More on this in the lesson Connect with your Team

Explore the curriculums

review the student curriculum to gain an understanding of the content your teams have access to
- there are Mentor tips that will help you gain better context about the content and guiding questions you can use to guide your team through discussions while staying on track
use the Mentor curriculum to help you put together the agenda for your first meeting

Mentor Curriculum

Now that you are through this checklist, you should be ready to start the season.

Want a personal copy of the checklist? (click here)

Make a copy of the checklist (in Google docs) and watch our video guide below!