EMPOWERED MENTOR
“I want to help, but what am I actually supposed to do with a student?”
Too often a mentor gets a student, a phone number, and not much else. From day one you should know what the role is and what it isn't. Our Mentoring Quick-Start Guide gives you role clarity, questions worth asking, ideas for the first few weeks, and one named contact at the school. Through automatic emails, ImBlaze keeps you up to date on the goals and projects your student is working towards, so you can tailor the responsibilities and opportunities you share with them.
APPRECIATED MENTOR
“I've had a student here all semester. I'm not sure if I made much of a difference.”
Good mentoring changes a young person's life, and schools should say so out loud. Your student's reflections show what they took away from their time with you. Educators can see the same thing, so the thank-you arrives with something real behind it.
EMBEDDED MENTORS
"The only time I hear from the school is when something goes wrong.”
You are part of the school, not a stop on a schedule. That means an invitation to watch your student present their work, a seat at open houses and networking nights, and a standing offer to talk to a room of students about what you do. Mentors who feel part of a school come back year after year, and repeat mentors are the strongest sign of a healthy program.
MENTORING WITH IMBLAZE
“How much paperwork is this going to be?”
Almost none. ImBlaze is the app your student's school uses to run its internship program, and mentors use a small piece of it. Your student checks in and out; you confirm it was accurate. You leave short notes on how things are going, and the school sees them, so you are never the only one holding a concern. That's the whole ask.
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