Welcome to the RVA Mentor Series Resource Library.

Welcome to the RVA Mentor Series Resource Library.  We know that being a Home Mentor can be both rewarding and challenging. Here you will find thought-provoking webinars to help guide you as a home mentor in the RVA.  The mission of this resource is to provide Home Mentors with knowledge and information with the intent to enhance the home learning environment.  This resource will continue to evolve with each webinar hosted during the school year.  We hope to see you in the live interactive presentation, however recordings will be provided here for years to come. Enjoy!

Table of Contents:

2024-2025

• Welcome to a New RVA School Year!

  Learn:
  Whos who in the RVA
  Student Handbooks
  Mentor Network/Series
  PAC Newsletter
  RVA History and other important information
  Technology 
  |Events

2023-2024

• Home Mentor Encouragement

• ADHD - Organzing for Home and Student

• Academic Intervention

2022-2023

• Developing Grit to Persevere in School and Life

• Stages of Executive Functioning + Social Emotional Development

• Internet and Social Media Safety

• The Social Dilemma Discussion

2021-2022

• Toddlers in Tow

• Planning Your Year:  The Curriculum Box and Beyond

• Preparing Your Year:  Planning for Educational Success

2020-2021

• The Home Mentor Journey

• Self Care

• Organize Your Space

• How to Talk to Your Child or Young Adult About Race

• Sites, Tips, and Games to Strengthen Math Skills

• ADHD & the Brain: Celebrating Your Child

• Organized for Scholastic Success

2019-2020 

• Planning Your School Year:  The Curriculum Box and Beyond

• Technology Talk Part 1: Unpacking Gmail

• Technology Talk Part 2:  Discovering the power of Google Calendar & Google Drive

• Technology Talk Part 3:  Be in the know of RVA Online also known as BUZZ

• Mindfulness - How to Build Resilience When Life Gets Tough

• It’s Okay to Make Mistakes:  The Importance of a Growth Mindset

• Anxiety: How to Recognize it, Manage it and When to Seek Help

• Making the Most of the High School Years

• Stages of Writing Development

• Quality Quarantine: On the Journey of Becoming

2018-2019

• Motivating the Reluctant Learner

• Discovering and Teaching to Your Child's Learning Style