The Mentoring Subcommittee was established in 2015 to develop and maintain a mentorship program to support instructors as they progress through training, teaching, curriculum development, and other community-related activities. We help promote community-building and networking by providing (virtual) spaces where instructors from all over the world can share teaching success stories and discuss strategies for overcoming challenges.

Each week, volunteers host two instructor discussion sessions. The sessions provide a forum where experienced and novice instructors can discuss past and/or upcoming workshops. Instructors who have just taught, are about to teach, or have just completed instructor training will receive an email invitation to these meetings, but these sessions are open to anyone.

To find an upcoming session, visit this etherpad.

This program supports instructors who are new to our community by matching them with a personal Mentor. Mentors will guide small groups (~4-5) of Mentees, holding meetings for their Mentees to do things like practice teaching, ask questions about workshop logistics, and brush up on lesson content, depending on their needs and interests.

See this page for a full outline of the program.

The mentoring committee itself meets regularly to evaluate current activities, and propose new activities. Minutes of past meetings are available here. All community members are welcome to attend mentoring committee meetings. Similarly, we welcome anyone who is interested in joining up and helping out!

To attend our next meeting, visit this etherpad.

Any Software or Data Carpentry community member is welcome to participate in Mentoring committee activities and/or join the committee itself! Some different options for getting involved are given below.

I would like to:

• join a small group to receive mentoring from experienced instructors OR
• mentor new instructors
  • Sign up for the mentoring program by contacting Kari L. Jordan ([email protected])
• discuss workshop experiences with other instructors OR
• ask questions of other instructors as I prepare to teach
  • Attend an instructor discussion session by signing up on this etherpad.
• help lead discussion sessions among instructors
  • Join the discussion host mailing list and sign up to host, co-host, or observe a discussion on this etherpad
• support current mentoring activities or initiate new ones OR
• join the mentoring committee
  • Sign up for the mentoring committee mailing list and attend the next mentoring committee meeting (scheduled on this etherpad)

For a complete summary of different mentoring roles, see this page.

• Erin Becker

• Rayna Harris (@raynamharris, @raynamharris)
• Christina Koch (@ChristinaLK, @_christinaLK)

• Erin Becker
• Jonah Duckles
• Jamie Hadwin (Co-chair)
• Chris Hamm
• Rayna Harris (@raynamharris, @raynamharris)
• Kate Hertweck (@k8hertweck, k8hert)
• Toby Hodges (Secretary, @tobyhodges, @tbyhdgs)
• Christina Koch (@ChristinaLK, @_christinaLK)
• Mateusz Kuzak (@mkuzak, @matkuzak)
• Mark Laufersweiler
• Tobin Magle
• Paula Andrea Martinez
• Susan McClatchy (@smcclatchy, @SueMcclatchy)
• Maneesha Sane
• Marian Schmidt (Co-chair, @marschmi, @micro_marian)
• Raniere Silva
• Juan Steyn
• Tracy Teal (@tracykteal, @tracykteal)
• Belinda Weaver (@weaverbel, @cloudaus)

* membership list based on attendance of ≥2 subcommittee meetings since October 2016.

• Daniel Chen (@chendaniely, @chendaniely)
• Karin Lagesen (@karinlag, @karinlag)
• Sheldon McKay (@mckays630)
• Bill Mills (@BillMills, @billdoesphysics)
• Mariela Perignon (@mperignon)
• Phil Rosenfield (@philrosenfield, @philrosenfield)
• Michael Sarahan (@msarahan)
• Tiffany Timbers (@ttimbers, @TiffanyTimbers)
• Carol Willing (@willingc, @WillingCarol)