Class Tuesday we did a lot to start thinking about our co-leader pairs and our recitation sections next fall. Our question to start off the day was "what is one skill that you will bring to your peer mentor pair and one skill you want to develop during your time as a peer mentor?" It was good to stop and think about. To my pair next fall I will be able to bring my past mentor experience and my organizational skills. What I would like to develop is to learn more about more students outside of my own section.
We got to play ice breaker games too. They can be really important to build community within your sections and they're a good way for you and your students to get to know each other. Some of them are more suited for extroverts, like the scream game we did with Zach, but they can still be a lot of fun for everyone. And something to keep in mind, ice breakers don't just have to be for the beginning of the semester. They can be for any time and make great fillers and just something fun to do when it's more of a dull day.
We also found out who our mentor pairs are. I'm so excited to be partners with Greg. I think it's gonna be a blast! And Anthony is in my sister section again, so we're both excited about that. :) I think all the pairings turned out really well and Allie, Silas and Debra did a great job working it all out. It's too bad that there were some scheduling problems, but I'm sure it'll all work out. I can't wait to find out for sure tomorrow in class! (again...) ;)
So I definitely want to give you props for what sounded like rocking being a peer mentor last year. From our panel it seemed like you had a successful year and its sweet that you are bringing it back into this upcoming fall!
ReplyDeleteBut I do have to say how disappointed I was that nobody really actually screamed during that game!