In this 48 + 24 hour course (24 x 120 minute sessions + 12 x 120 minute follow up lab sessions) mentors continue in their fellowship by building their own project and working through a new project pathway of their choice (either Enterprise, Multiverse Games, Food) in Level 2 BE Mentor Development. Mentors expand their PBL and SEL offering by doing it (experiential learning through offering their own pilots) and reflecting back into the fellowship group (as lab work) about their experience with questions and meta-discussions, enriching their understanding of the 36 Life Skills and Da Vinci Life Skills assessment method with portfolios. 

 

Teachers work together in a “Mentor Fellowship” continuing with or joining a new cohort of teaching fellows to complete this Level 2 course through three aspects of pedagogy: philosophical purpose (the why), tasks and roles (the what), and practical methodology (the how). Each aspect is explored every session during the course. 

 

THE WHY: (18 hours)

• Maintaining and addressing the core values of Biophilic Education - a sustainable, ethical and inclusive approach to learning - 1h

• Developing materials to fit academic, physical, social/emotional and creative/intuitive knowledge and skills through transdisciplinary, contextual projects - 7h

• Addressing each of the 7 Principles of a Da Vincian learner - 1h

• Making sure BE Mentors are ready to respond to parents, administrators and community - 2h

• Ongoing plus Course reflection and feedback - 7h

 

THE WHAT: (18 hours)

• BE Time and fostering well-being modelled, learn by doing - 6h

  • BE Time: Sound

  • BE Time: Movement

  • BE Time: Storytelling

  • BE Time: Silent Reflection

  • BE Time: Visual Expression

• DVQs focus on evaluating life skills from 7 core skill domains - 10h 

  • Expanding from the DVLS 9 core skills and 27 sub skills 

  • Expanding and exploring through Enterprise, Food, or Multiverse Games

  • Developing and designing your own site-specific bespoke project in a DVLS Pathway of your choice.

  • Circling back and revisiting PEP and Production from Intro and Level 1

 

THE HOW: (36 hours) - Partial Theory, mostly Practicum

• Exploration of a new project pathway: Enterprise, Food, or Multiverse Games - 12h

  • Modelled through doing

  • Best practices

  • Discuss approaches that fit your learners

• Build and deliver your own bespoke site specific and learner specific project - 12h

  • Guided structuring

  • Best practices

  • Build it around your environment and your learners

  • Apply knowledge through experiential learning

• Developing formative assessment for your project - 6h

• Evidencing work in portfolios - 3h

• DVLS Assessment method expanded into 7 core skill domains - 3h

  • Life Skills radar constellation chart expanded

  • Portfolio capture expanded

  • Adapting to other curricula approaches

 

Upon successful completion of the course and proof of running a pilot in both their project pathway of choice and their bespoke project, trainees will receive a Level 2 Certificate. They are also prepared to take the Level 3 BE Mentor Master Certificate Program where mentors learn how to prep other mentors for PBL and SEL development programs and deliver the BE Mentor Development Training Course. The Level 2 Certificate is needed to start the Level 3 Mentor Development Course.