Mentoring Lunches: Academia Telestrations: Leveraging Multiple Strategies to Communicate Your Science
Monday, March 24, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
Join us for an interactive mentorship workshop designed to enhance your communication skills. We will leverage the fun and creativity of Telestrations - a drawing and guessing game - to explore multiple strategies for effectively communicating your science.
In this workshop, we will practice tools to communicate your science with confidence and clarity. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills, connect with fellow scientists, and have fun while learning.
Mentoring Lunches: Different Skills to Improve Communication in Mentorship
Monday, March 17, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
This hands-on workshop focuses on introducing and practicing different communication skills - a vital asset in both personal and professional settings.
The interactive session is designed to help you learn and refine different communication skills, ensuring that you can engage with colleagues and mentees more effectively.
Facilitators: Edina Poletto and Samuel Montalvo Hernandez, Postdoc Peer Mentoring Coaches.
Breakfast with Sofie Kleppner
Postdoc Coffee & Donuts with OPA at SRP
Tuesday, March 11, 9:00am-11:00am, 1701 Page Mill Rd - Courtyard
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is hosting a coffee cart, plus Golden Gate Mini Donuts for postdocs at Stanford Research Park!
Sign up and stop by for some coffee and mini donuts on us!
Sustaining Energy and Well-Being in Challenging Times
Monday, March 3, 12:00pm-1:00pm, via Zoom
Amidst continued global, local, and personal crises, many of us experience discouragement followed by hope followed by discouragement again. The constant pivoting, ongoing uncertainty, and effortful optimism can be deeply exhausting.
Postdoc Coffee & Donuts with OPA
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is hosting a coffee cart, plus Golden Gate Mini Donuts for all postdocs!
Sign up and stop by for some coffee and mini donuts on us!
Mentoring Lunches: How to Create a Dynamic Mentoring Compact for You and Your Team
Monday, February 24, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
Mentoring compacts are written agreements that provide clear guidelines of the mentor's expectations and commitments to the training of their mentee.
In this session, we will learn how to create a mentoring compact that is both dynamic and specific to the working relationship of the mentor and their mentee. This workshop will also highlight work/life balance considerations for a more productive working relationship.
Mentoring Lunches: Fostering a Growth Mindset in Challenging Situations
Monday, February 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
In an environment where career success is dependent on performance on specific tasks or other external metrics of progress, rather than on internal progress or skill-building, how can we foster a growth mindset in our mentees?
In this session, we will discuss this tension and explore how to build a growth mindset in mentees while recognizing professional realities. In particular, we will practice responding to mentee performance challenges while fostering a growth mindset.
Pedagogy Journal Club: Application of Bloom's Taxonomy in Graduate Education
Required Readings:
Williams, A. E. (2017). Promoting Meaningfulness by Coupling Bloom’s Taxonomy with Adult Education Theory: Introducing an Applied and Interdisciplinary Student Writing Exercise. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal, 10(3); pp. 1-9. -- LINK