at a science or technology center; or through another educational program. Determining the organization you will work with needs to be among the first decisions you make. V. Mentors Contacting Mentors One of the first things that you do when you sign up for the Real World Design Challenge is finding a mentor. Please be courteous to mentors and respect their time. There is a list of mentors available on the Getting Started Page (http://realworlddesignchallenge.org/2015-2016_RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php#) under the link Find a Mentor to Help Your Team. Look through the list and find an initial mentor. As you progress through the Challenge, you can add up to three additional mentors, but start with one. You may reach out to several mentors to find one, but once you choose one, contact the other mentors that you are not using. Let them know that you will not need their assistance. Once you have found your first mentor, please set up a call with that person to get to know him or her and to discuss the project. Mentor’s Roles Mentors are professional scientists and engineers who will help you with the Challenge. Each team may recruit a maximum of five mentors with expertise in science, mathematics, engineering, aviation design and business. Mentors may limit the number of teams they choose to assist and the amount of time they will devote to the mentorship process. Accordingly, mentors will be available on a first come/first served basis. Mentors will present STEM concepts to your team in a fun and exciting way and give you a chance to interact with real world engineers and scientists. They will help to stimulate creative thinking through assisting your team with the hands-on design of your project. Mentors will provide advice to your team during the State Challenge, which will run from September through January. If the Mentor’s team is the State Winner, then mentors will provide advice for the winning team’s National Challenge efforts through the end of the National Competition. The Mentor is your subject matter expert. Mentors will provide advice to you on science, math, and engineering principles and be a content resource for your team. The Mentor is also the Teacher/Coach's advisor, assisting with knowledge of core principles processes, and knowledge of science, math, and engineering. The Mentor should NOT solve the problem of the Challenge for the team.
at a science or technology center; or through another educational program. Determining the organization you will work with needs to be among the first decisions you make. V. Mentors Contacting Mentors One of the first things that you do when you sign up for the Real World Design Challenge is finding a mentor. Please be courteous to mentors and respect their time. There is a list of mentors available on the Getting Started Page (http://realworlddesignchallenge.org/2015-2016_RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php#) under the link Find a Mentor to Help Your Team. Look through the list and find an initial mentor. As you progress through the Challenge, you can add up to three additional mentors, but start with one. You may reach out to several mentors to find one, but once you choose one, contact the other mentors that you are not using. Let them know that you will not need their assistance. Once you have found your first mentor, please set up a call with that person to get to know him or her and to discuss the project. Mentor’s Roles Mentors are professional scientists and engineers who will help you with the Challenge. Each team may recruit a maximum of five mentors with expertise in science, mathematics, engineering, aviation design and business. Mentors may limit the number of teams they choose to assist and the amount of time they will devote to the mentorship process. Accordingly, mentors will be available on a first come/first served basis. Mentors will present STEM concepts to your team in a fun and exciting way and give you a chance to interact with real world engineers and scientists. They will help to stimulate creative thinking through assisting your team with the hands-on design of your project. Mentors will provide advice to your team during the State Challenge, which will run from September through January. If the Mentor’s team is the State Winner, then mentors will provide advice for the winning team’s National Challenge efforts through the end of the National Competition. The Mentor is your subject matter expert. Mentors will provide advice to you on science, math, and engineering principles and be a content resource for your team. The Mentor is also the Teacher/Coach's advisor, assisting with knowledge of core principles processes, and knowledge of science, math, and engineering. The Mentor should NOT solve the problem of the Challenge for the team.
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