The document provides information about the Girls in Technology Mentor Protégé Program orientation in Virginia. It gives an agenda for the evening which includes an overview of the program, mentoring best practices, and a question/answer session. The goals of the mentorship program are to connect girls interested in STEAM with role models and resources to support their academic and career goals. The orientation trains mentors on techniques like active listening and asking open-ended questions to guide meaningful conversations with their protégés.

1. Girls in Technology
Mentor Protégé Program
2014-2015
Mentor Orientation
Virginia

2. WELCOME
Girls in Technology Mentor Protégé Program
VIRGINIA
Mentor Orientation
Agenda:
The GIT Mentor-Protégé Program starts promptly at 6:00 PM.
• 6:00 - 6:30pm: Sign-in/Networking/Refreshments
(You must sign in with the GIT front desk in order to record your attendance)
• 6:30 – 6:40pm: Welcome – GIT Program Overview – Trish Barber
• 6:40 – 6:45pm: Special Announcements – Trish Barber/Phyllis Kolmus
• 6:45 – 7:00pm: Mentor Protégé Overview – Jenny Oh
• 7:00 – 8:00pm: Mentoring Orientation – Nancy Lamberton
• 8:00 – 8:30pm: Discussion/Questions - Nancy Lamberton
• 8:30pm: Closing – Edith Ababio

3. GIRLS IN TECHNOLOGY (GIT)
*ESTABLISHED in 2001
*MISSION:
Girls in Technology works to inspire girls in grades 6-12
towards successful futures in SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, ARTS, and MATHEMATICS (STEAM)
*OBJECTIVE:
Design programs that fulfill our mission and embody our 7
core belief tenets
*GIT Programs:
*CyberGirls
*Sharing Our Success (SOS)
*Mentor Protégé Program

5. GIT SCHOLARSHIP
Value
• Usually $1,000
Essay or Video
• What is your big
dream?
• How will you go
back to your school
and encourage
other girls?
Timing
• Spring

6. GIT SITES & RESOURCES
*WEB: http://womenintechnology.org/git
*FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Girls-In-
Technology/300114760006884
*LinkedIn:
GIT Mentor Protégé Program
*TWITTER:
GirlsInTech_WIT

7. GIT STEERING COMMITTEE
*CHAIR: Trish Barber
*VICE CHAIR: Elvina Kamalova
*WIT OFFICE:
Staff@womenintechnology.org
703-766-1153
*STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Anika Lalmansingh Jenny Oh
Carmen Radelat Melanie Hendrick
Casey Linsey Puja Chadha
Curlis Phillip Susan Chait
Edith Ababio Suzanne Harvey
Irene Lane Whitney Vickrey

8. (From the top L-R) Trish Barber, Elvina Kamalova, Jenny Oh, Edith Ababio, Irene Lane,
Puja Chadha, Whitney Vickrey, Melanie Hendrick, Casey Linsey, Suzanne Harvey,
Susan Chait, Curlis Phillip, Anika Lalmansingh, Carmen Radelat

9. MENTOR PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM
The Mentor Protégé Program is a GIT sponsored program
2008
2010
2011
2012Pilot HS
program
launched
through
WITs adult
mentoring
program
GIT officially
launches
Mentor Protégé
– STEM
mentoring for
high school girls
Recipient of
Outstanding
Educator Award
from Martin
Luther King Jr.
Cultural
Foundation
Invited to the
White House
Council on
Women and
Girls
Future
Expansion

11. SPECIAL THANK YOU
For your leadership and support
Program Underwriter

12. SPECIAL THANK YOU
Virginia Program Host
for your support to WIT and GIT year after year, providing facilities
and ensuring the contributing to the professional development of
women in the Technology industry and helping to build the pipeline
of girls entering success of WIT and GIT programs at the AT&T Vienna
office.
• Danny Hinton
• Donna Morrissey
• Lam Tran
• Ron Reed
• Sherry Grasson

13. Two congruent programs per year
*Tyson’s Corner, Virginia
*Rockville, Maryland
VIRGINIA MENTOR PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM TEAM
*VIRGINIA CHAIR: Jenny Oh
*VICE CHAIR: Edith Ababio
*MENTOR LIAISON: Whitney Vickrey
*PROTÉGÉ LIAISON: Melanie Hendrick
*SPEAKER LIAISON: Irene Lane
*REGISTRATION MANAGER: Puja Chadha
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ – INTRODUCTION

14. MENTOR PROTÉGÉ – GOALS
• Connect girls who share a passion and similar interests
• Model behavior
• Learn about STEAM innovations, programs and careers
• Provide a support system for academic and career
development
• Provide direct access to powerful women and resources within
your community
• Highlight success factors
• Begin to build professional network

15. Month Topic
October STEM Career Exploration – Protégé Orientation
November Leadership
December NO SESSION
January A Passion for STEM – How to Measure your Own Success
February Innovation – Embrace Fear and Learn to Fail
March Graduation – How Can You Change the World?
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ – SESSIONS
Session Format:
6:00 – 6:30 Sign-in/Networking/Light Meal
6:30 – 6:45 Welcome/Announcements
6:45 – 7:30 Featured Speaker/Panel Discussion/Demonstration
7:30 – 8:30 Mentoring session
8:30 Close-out
Program Format: Meet once a month for 5 sessions

16. Mentors and protégés matched based on academic
experience and STEAM interests
Each group has 2 to 3 mentors and 3 to 4 protégés
Same group will meet for 2 to 3 sessions, re-
groupings TBD
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ –
MENTORING STRUCTURE

17. Emphasis on GIT 7 Core Beliefs
Observe, Record, Discuss (active
listening – PMI)
Suggestions/tips for discussions
by session
Relating to “Generation Z” girls
MENTOR ORIENTATION
PROGRAM GUIDE
From the Classroom to the Boardroom
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ – MENTOR GUIDE

19. ACTIVE LISTENING

20. General Profile:
*Girls in grades 9 – 12
*Interested in STEAM academic subjects
*Residents of the Washington DC Metropolitan area
*May or may not be aware of STEAM educational or career
opportunities, but are interested in them!
*May be unfamiliar with accomplished women currently in STEAM
*Representing diverse socio-economic and cultural
backgrounds
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ – THE GIT GIRL

21. ~GENERATION Z~
*Kids born in the mid-late 1990’s, ages 14-18
*Used to technology that is easy to use and is a seamless part of their life, such as social
activities
*But not necessarily tech savvy such as programming a device
*Live in a fast paced environment with fast information, so they are good at multitasking,
but may find it hard to have old-fashioned face-to-face conversations
*Rely on their network of relationships to help them facilitate their own learning
Core Traits:
1. SPECIAL – receive tremendous support and resources from parents
2. SHELTERED – parents and authority figures have sheltered this generation from harm
3. CONFIDENT – motivated to make an effort and expect beneficial outcomes
4. CONVENTIONAL – learned to go along to get along, prefer not to take risks outside of
social norm
5. TEAM-ORIENTED – more connected to each other than any previous generation
6. ACHIEVING – perform much better in academics and are following higher career paths
7. PRESSURED – believe that long term success is hinged on choices they make today
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ – THE GIT GIRL

22. MENTORING ORIENTATION
Nancy Lamberton
Vice President, Nebo Corporation
MENTORING COACH
• Why are we here tonight?
• What is mentoring?
• What makes a great mentor?
• How can I create purposeful
mentoring conversations?
AGENDA

23. WHY ARE WE HERE TONIGHT?
Understand the goals and structure of the GIT Mentor Protégé
Program
Learn best practices for successful mentoring

24. WHAT IS MENTORING?
Definition of Mentoring:
“ Mentoring is a process whereby mentor and
protégé work together to discover and develop the
protégés’ latent abilities, to provide the protégé with
knowledge and skills as opportunities and needs arise,
and for the mentor to serve as an effective tutor,
counselor, friend and foe who enables the protégé to
sharpen skills and hone her thinking.”
Gordon F. Shea

25. WHY YOU MATTER TO OUR YOUNG
GIRLS
“Exposing girls to successful female role models can
help counter negative stereotypes in math and science,
because girls see that people like them can be
successful in these fields. Role models who describe
their own experiences and challenges and how they
overcame them can also help students see their
struggles as a normal part of the learning process rather
than as a signal of low ability.”
“Why So Few,”American Association of University
Women, 2010

26. WHY YOU MATTER TO OUR YOUNG
GIRLS
Recommendations from AAUW study:
• Be a role model
• Teach students about stereotype threat
You may encounter people who believe that boys are better than girls
at math, science, etc.
• Have a growth mindset about STEM subjects
STEM skills are not inborn, uncontrollable traits
• Help girls see a connection between STEM skills and
career
• Encourage high school girls to study calculus,
physics, chemistry, computer science, and
engineering classes

27. Listen
Bring openness, trust and
confidentiality
Help build self-confidence
Share knowledge of STEM
education, industry and
careers
Ask powerful questions
Coach and inspire
Share your personal
experiences and insights
Trigger self-awareness
Offer encouragement
Challenge to achieve
important goals
Teach by example
SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT MENTORS DO:

28. How can I inspire the next generation?
What professional accomplishments am I most
proud of?
What special skills, experiences, and qualities do I
bring to the mentoring relationship?
What have I done for my own professional and
personal development?
WHO AM I AS A MENTOR?

29. Each person will introduce themselves to the
table (each person has 1 minute)
Introduction should include:
Your name
Your title and company
Number of years you have worked
One sentence describing what you offer as a
Mentor
EXERCISE – WHAT YOU OFFER

30. The protégé is naturally creative, resourceful, able,
and capable of finding and acting on the answers.
Nothing is wrong or broken—there is no need to
“fix” the protégé.
Mentoring focuses on academic and career
aspirations, and may include personal concerns.
The agenda comes from the protégé rather than the
mentor
PHILOSOPHY OF GOOD MENTORS

31. Be present and genuine
Come in each night centered and energized
Leave all professional and personal challenges at the
door
Methods
-Centering exercises
-Creating intention
Make a personal connection
Listen to both content and feeling
Be cognizant of generational differences
WHAT MAKES A GREAT MENTOR?

32. Ask about protégé’s expectations for the session
Help protégé define goals and paths to explore
Support her to think through solutions on her own and to
be open to new possibilities
Expand protégé’s awareness and perspective by sharing
relevant experience
Ask open-ended questions rather than “yes or no”
questions
CREATING A PURPOSEFUL
MENTORING CONVERSATION

33. Giving advice
Can shut down the protégé
“What I always do…”
Alternative: Some examples that have worked in my
experience
Criticizing
Evaluative and judgmental
“Your problem is…”
Alternative: Come from a place of curiosity
Rescuing
Takes on burden of having the right answer
“What you need to do…”
Alternative: “What steps are you ready to take?”
WHAT TO AVOID

34. CLOSING
THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING
TO BE A MENTOR!
Let’s inspire and help our protégés dream BIG
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and our GIT BLOG!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Girls-In-
Technology/300114760006884
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GirlsInTech_WIT
Blog: http://girlsintechnologyblog.wordpress.com/
LinkedIn: GIT Mentor Protégé Program
REMINDERS:
• NEXT SESSION: WED 10/8/14 @6PM
• BACKGROUND CHECK