Resources for Mentors & Mentoring Programs
Study Skills Help |
Self-Analysis Tools |
Subject Tutorials & References |
College Planning |
Child Development, Teaching and Learning Theory | |
| • | Stages of Development: Birth to Eight Years |
| • | Ages and Stages: Development in Six-through-Eight Year Olds |
| • | 8 Keys to Youth Development |
| • | Bill Huitt’s excellent Overview of Cognitive Development Theory |
| • | Developmental Principles and Terms - Physical (Gesell), Affective (Erikson), Moral (Kohlberg, Gilligan), Cognitive (Piaget, Vygotsky) Development theories |
| • | Theories of Child Development and Learning - maturationist, environmentalist, and constructivist |
| • | Applications of Piagetian theory to teaching |
| • | Instructional Design & Learning Theory - behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism applied to instructional design |
| • | 50 learning theories summarized - the Theory Into Practice (TIP) database contains descriptions of 50 theories relevant to human learning and instruction. Each description includes the following sections: overview, scope/application, example, principles, and references. |
Resources for Personal Problems | |
| • | Contacts for learning disabilities, substance abuse, eating disorders, suicide prevention, domestic violence, grief support, and more. |
Links to Mentoring Information Sites | |
| • | America’s Promise |
| • | Council on Foundations |
| • | The Foundation Center |
| • | Mentor Michigan |
| • | Mission Fish |
| • | National Dropout Prevention Center/Network |
| • | National Mentoring Center |
| • | The National Mentoring Partnership |
| • | Nonprofit Risk Management Center |
| • | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
| • | Volunteer Match |
| • | Who Mentored You? |
| • | Yes, You Can - A guide for establishing mentoring programs to prepare youth for college |
Mentor Program Management | |
| • | Michigan Mentor Standards for high-quality youth mentoring programs |
| • | Michigan Mentor Standards Checklist for program self-assessment |
| • | Michigan Reach Out! Training Resources |