Even though we are now done with peer-facilitated lessons in UST 311, this final week of regular classes turned out to be an eventful one as a Hixson Peer Mentor! We gained some valuable knowledge from former/returning Hixson Peer Mentors on their experiences and advice for success, we found out our co-leader pairs and recitation times for the fall semester, and we had our final Hixson Peer Mentor retreat of the semester today! A lot went on in the past week, but now only Dead Week and Finals Week separate me from SUMMER!! Woo!
The past peer mentor panel was definitely a great idea (by whoever came up with it!) to allow us to ask questions that only a former peer mentor would know. They gave us a lot of insight into their experiences last fall, including their most rewarding moments, how much time they realistically spent working on Hixson lessons/etc each week, and how they handled behavior problems in their respective recitation sections. They also each gave their advice on how we should handle our tenure as Hixson Peer Mentors.
I found out that my co-Peer Mentor for the fall will be Jessica! Next semester should be a good time; we'll both be taking around 17 credits (which after our talk with the former peer mentors kind of scares me) but I think we'll be okay and for sure organized enough to help our section become amazing Iowa State students! Also, we had our retreat today (Sunday). It was such a nice day, and a cookout at Allie's along with fun icebreakers was a great way to get outdoors and enjoy each other's company. Looking forward to the summer and next semester!
Yesterday was really great! I'm glad we all got to relax together going into dead week! So excited for our pairings!
ReplyDeleteThe panel was definitely helpful. I liked hearing their first-hand experiences and I think we all took something valuable away from the discussion.
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