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Author Alper, Patty

Title Teach to Work : How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (285 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface: A Snapshot; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One Why Mentor; Chapter 1 Giving Corporations a Soul: The Benefits of a Workforce That Mentors; Chapter 2 Professionals Find Meaning in Mentoring: Forging Win-Win Relationships; Chapter 3 A Student's Lifeline: Inspiring Students because You Did It and They Can Too; Part Two How to Mentor; Chapter 4 Project Based Mentoring"! An Intergenerational Catalyst; Chapter 5 Rules of Engagement: Establishing Expectations and Parameters
Chapter 6 Meet the Teacher: Setting the CourseChapter 7 First-Day Jitters: A Game Plan to Get You Started; Chapter 8 One on One: Building Rapport, One Student at a Time; Chapter 9 Lesson Plans for Leading the Class: The World through Your Lens; Chapter 10 The Art of Presenting: Turning Students into Teachers; Chapter 11 Bringing Class to a Close: What Happens to the Mentor-Mentee Relationship?; Appendix A Call to Action: Mentors' Resource Guide; Author's Note; Index; About the Author
Summary "The United States is abundantly rich in adults with "know how." By connecting mentors -- educated adults with expertise and knowledge -- with mentees -- teens and young adults who lack motivation, experience, and role models in their lives -- we can begin to close this gap dramatically. We can prepare the next generation for the jobs of tomorrow by adding real-world, project based experience to their education. Teach to Work is a call to action for mentors currently sitting on the sidelines. Whether you are a banker, lawyer, architect, accountant, engineer, IT specialist, or artist, you have the experience and skillset to become an ambassador of talent, grit, and transferable skills. The book provides a step-by-step guide to help professionals share their knowledge with the next generation of workers through this intergenerational experience. Based on Alper's fifteen years of mentoring inner-city high-school students, Teach to Work proves how corporations, professionals, and boomers can have a significant impact on the professional future of America's youth. Drawing from real-life stories and letters received from students, teachers, and fellow mentors describing pride of accomplishment, Alper helps professionals embark on this journey to transform lives, mentoring one student at a time."--Provided by publisher
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Subject Mentoring -- United States
Ability -- United States
Ability
Mentoring
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351813211
1351813218