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Overview
In 2003, the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology developed an e-mentoring program as part of the TechREACH program to support student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). TechREACH matches clubs in the program with mentors who work in (STEM) related careers. Female mentors are matched with girl clubs and male mentors are matched with boy clubs. Girls and boys participate in separate TechREACH clubs.
Students and mentors communicate via e-mail
and an online career discussion board
and may
also
participate in face-to-face activities at field trips, club visits,
or TechREACH events. TechREACH
clubs are
located in middle schools throughout Western Washington and Eastern Washington.
TechREACH mentors work in professional careers such as software development, information technology, banking, insurance, biomedical research, environmental science, engineering, and government. Our mentors work for a variety of employers including Boeing, the Washington State Department of Ecology, Microsoft, Expedia, CH2M HILL, the Federal Aviation Administration, Weyerhaeuser, T-Mobile, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and many others.
Mentor
Application Form
Sign up to be a mentor!
Mentoring Program
TechREACH Mentor Responsibilities
- Commit to mentoring for the duration of the school year (September-June)
- Attend a three hour mentor training session
- Meet your student early in the school year
- Send two e-mail messages each month to your student
- Submit a monthly online status report
Additional Ways for Mentors to Be Involved (these activities are optional)
In addition to sending and receiving e-mails with a student and participating in an online career discussion board, a mentor may:
- Talk about your career at a TechREACH club meeting
- Lead or join a learning activity at a TechREACH club meeting
- Chaperone a TechREACH field trip
- Invite students to visit your place of employment
- Attend a TechREACH-sponsored event (exhibit, or math/science/technology fair, presentation)
- Donate time, money, or equipment to support the activities of a TechREACH club
- Volunteer to support TechREACH in ways other than mentoring
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Become a Mentor
Step 1: Complete
the application by clicking on the “Mentor Application Form” link
below. We will review your application, check references, run
a Washington State Patrol background check,
and notify you whether you are selected to be a mentor. Once
your application has been approved we will notify you of upcoming
training dates and locations.
Step 2: Attend a mentor training
session. These sessions are offered a few times a year, usually
June through
October. The session lasts three hours and provides
mentors with a program overview, basic mentoring information,
tips on interacting with youth, rules, guidelines, and a mentor
handbook.
Thank you for your interest in e-mentoring a middle school student.
Please direct questions to the Mentor Program Coordinator at
ementor@psctlt.org 425.368.1020 ext 1061 or toll free at 1.866.616.1384 ext 1061.
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