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MentorChat

By The Mentoring Partnership of SWPA

MentorChat is our podcast dedicated to all things mentoring! Join TMP staffers Michelle and Ashley for some spirited discussion around mentoring and the difference it can make in our lives. Real-life tips, introspective questions, special guests...there's something for everyone!
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S2 E4 - Principal Eric Harper

MentorChatNov 19, 2021

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SPECIAL EPISODE: A National Mentoring Month Conversation with Gregg Behr

SPECIAL EPISODE: A National Mentoring Month Conversation with Gregg Behr

January is National Mentoring Month, and in honor of that, we have a special feature episode of Mentor Chat that you don't want to miss! We had the pleasure of sitting down with Gregg Behr to talk about strategies for creating atmosphere's of learning through Everyday Mentoring. In this episode, Gregg touches on Remake Learning Days, defines learning sciences, and shares a cool passion that sparked joy for him during the pandemic and thus inspired some young people in his neighborhood! As National Mentoring Month comes to a close, join us in conversation and reflect on the ways you are helping support the next generation of leaders and change-makers.


Additional Resources:

When You Wonder, You're Learning | http://whenyouwonder.org

Remake Learning | https://remakelearning.org


Thank you to Gregg Behr:

Gregg Behr, executive director of The Grable Foundation, is a father and children’s advocate whose work is inspired by his hero, Fred Rogers. For more than a decade, he has helped lead Remake Learning—a network of educators, scientists, artists, and makers he founded in 2007—to international renown. Formed in Rogers’ real-life neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Remake Learning has turned heads everywhere from Forbes to the World Economic Forum for its efforts to ignite children’s curiosity, encourage creativity, and foster justice and belonging in schools, libraries, museums, and more. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and also Duke University, Gregg holds honorary degrees from Carlow University and Saint Vincent College. He’s an advisor to the Brookings Institution and the Fred Rogers Center, and has been cited by Barack Obama, Richard Branson, and the Disruptor Foundation as an innovator and thought leader.


Credits:

Hosted, written, and produced by Michelle Thomas & Ashley Wineland with The Mentoring Partnership of SWPA | www.mentoringpittsburgh.org

Music is "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jan 28, 202234:23
S2 E5 - Season 2 Wrap Up!
Dec 03, 202112:10
S2 E4 - Principal Eric Harper

S2 E4 - Principal Eric Harper

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for schools, students, and educators. At Duquesne Elementary School, Principal Harper and his team continue to face those challenges. Even so, Everyday Mentoring has remained at the heart of what they do. Listen in to our last interview of Season 2 as we talk with Principal Harper about how they've embedded Everyday Mentoring into their school relationships and the ways the pandemic has impacted that.


Additional Resources:

Duquesne City School District | dukecitysd.org


Thank you to Eric Harper:

Mr. Harper is a team-oriented individual who advocates for children. Born in 1975 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and a 1994 graduate of McKeesport Area High School, Mr. Harper was offered a full scholarship to attend the University of Cincinnati. He graduated from the College of Education with a Criminal Justice Degree with a minor in Psychology in 1999.

After graduation, Mr. Harper worked as a therapeutic specialist for the ArchDiocese of Greater Cincinnati's - St. Joseph Orphanage for two years. Returning to Pennsylvania in 2001, he began a career as a vocational counselor for The United States Department of Labor's - Pittsburgh Job Corps for several years. Following the Pittsburgh Job Corps, Mr Harper worked for several public schools within the Pittsburgh Public School System.

Over the past ten years, Mr. Harper has dedicated his services to Duquesne Elementary School operating under several different job duties and titles, most recently as the Student Services Coordinator up until the 2018-2019 SY.

The start of the 2019-2020 School Year Mr. Harper started his principalship as Duquesne's Elementary School Principal under a PA Emergency Principal Certification (PK-12). Mr. Harper enrolled in postgraduate studies at Point Park University studying Administrative Education with a principal certification (K-12) in March of 2019. His targeted graduation date is March 2021. Since then, Mr. Harper completed his Master's program in Administrative Education in March of 2021 as anticipated.


Credits:

Hosted, written, and produced by Michelle Thomas & Ashley Wineland with The Mentoring Partnership of SWPA | www.mentoringpittsburgh.org

Music is "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nov 19, 202131:14
S2 E3 - Dr. Harriet Schwartz

S2 E3 - Dr. Harriet Schwartz

When we talk about mentoring, what we're really talking about is relationships. Just because it may not be called "mentoring," doesn't mean that it isn't an important relationship. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Harriet Schwartz - author and professor -  about what it means to have growth-fostering relationships and how we can be intentional about using the "good things" to make even the smallest interaction meaningful.


Connect with Dr. Harriet Schwartz: 

www.harrietschwartz.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDOz9GWfIxLKk344EjvvAQ

Twitter: @Harriet Schwartz

Linkedin @https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietschwartz/

Instagram: @ConnectedProfessor & @HarrietLSchwartzPhotography


Thank you to Dr. Harriet Schwartz:

Harriet L. Schwartz, PhD, is Professor of Relational Practice and Higher Education in Antioch University’s PhD in Leadership and Change program. She is the author of Connected Teaching: Relationship, Power, and Mattering in Higher Education. She also writes in the public domain, addressing social justice issues including racism, sexism, and homophobia. Harriet is lead scholar for education as relational practice and a leadership team member for the International Center for Growth in Connection, the intellectual home of Relational Cultural Theory and related research and practice. Harriet lives in Pittsburgh.


Credits:

Hosted, written, and produced by Michelle Thomas & Ashley Wineland with The Mentoring Partnership of SWPA | www.mentoringpittsburgh.org

Music is "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nov 05, 202126:49
S2 E2 - Dana Winters

S2 E2 - Dana Winters

MentorChat's first guest of Season 2 is Dana Winters from the Fred Rogers Center! In this episode, we're talking with Dana about how the simplest interactions with young people can make a huge mentoring difference. Everyday Mentors - the "helpers" - who support kids can be anyone from teachers, to coaches, to crossing guards, and the work that they're already doing to make sure that young people feel seen and heard is worth recognizing! Listen in for some great and uplifting discussion about how - to quote the great Mr. Rogers -  "the deep and simple is far more essential than the shallow and complex" when impacting the lives of youth!


Additional Resources:

Fred Rogers Center | https://www.fredrogerscenter.org

Simple Interactions | https://www.fredrogerscenter.org/what-we-do/simple-interactions/


Thank you to Dana Winters:

Dana Winters, Ph.D., is the Rita McGinley Executive Director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College. Her extensive field research from interviewing prisoners to shadowing crossing guards, from observing Head Start teachers and developing coaches in early childhood systems has informed the co-development of the Simple Interactions approach to support children, families, and their helpers. Dr. Winters describes and affirms the essential and relational practices of professionals across early education and intervention, out of school time learning, healthcare, family engagement, and more. She is an experienced applied researcher who has served as co-principal investigator and program evaluator for consecutive NSF-funded early childhood research and intervention projects in the areas of early literacy, social emotional development, and early mathematical learning. She leads numerous foundation and government project grants to improve early childhood systems and family engagement practices. Dr. Winters serves as a UNESCO Faculty Fellow in Children and Youth Studies, collaborating with faculty around the world in the advancement of empathy development and adult-child relationships across developmental settings. She received her Ph.D. in administrative and policy studies from the University of Pittsburgh.


Credits:

Hosted, written, and produced by Michelle Thomas & Ashley Wineland with The Mentoring Partnership of SWPA | www.mentoringpittsburgh.org

Music is "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oct 22, 202129:23
S2 E1 - What's Everyday Mentoring?
Sep 30, 202114:39
MentorChat is back!
Sep 22, 202101:20
S1 E5 - Dishing with the Boss

S1 E5 - Dishing with the Boss

Episode 5 - Dishing with the Boss

Settle in for a one-on-one with TMP Executive Director, Colleen Fedor.  In her 20+ years at the helm of our organization, she's seen the growth and evolution of mentoring in our community and across the country.  She's sharing some of her highlights and hopes for the future as we close out this first series of podcast episodes.

Mar 23, 202142:16
S1 E4 - Making the Most of Mentoring

S1 E4 - Making the Most of Mentoring

Episode 4 - Making the Most of Mentoring

We've covered the bases on why mentoring is so important and the positive impact it can have.  But still, 1 in 3 young people who want a mentor don't have one.  How can we close this gap?  One thing we can do is teach kids to seek out mentors in their own networks.  Equipping youth with the tools they need to find support for their goals is invaluable.  Share this episode with a young person in your life, or take the key learnings out into the world with you as you encourage and uplift your young people!

Mar 08, 202120:54
S1 E3 - Meaningful Mentoring Moments

S1 E3 - Meaningful Mentoring Moments

Episode 3 - Meaningful Mentoring Moments

It's all hands on deck for this episode of MentorChat!  The entire TMP Team is gathering 'round the mic to share how mentoring has impacted each of our lives.  In sharing our personal stories, we'll also challenge you -- our listeners -- to think about the mentors in your life.  What does that relationship mean to you?  What would you say to that person now?  Grab your favorite hot beverage and pull up a chair as we spill the tea on some of our meaningful mentoring moments!

Feb 23, 202134:21
S1 E2 - Mentoring Myths
Feb 08, 202120:14
S1 E1 - Why Mentoring Matters
Jan 21, 202125:38