Training Resources
We offer the following freely for your own use but do not give permission for you to sell our materials to others.
Mentor Orientation
The Mentor Orientation Packet (modified for web posting) is a comprehensive document used semi-annually to orient new and returning mentors and filled with resources they may use through the year. Its contents can be adapted to your local needs.
Workshop Previews
We have developed monthly workshops that we use as part of our ongoing mentor training. Mentors are encouraged to share what they learn with their menmtees. These previews give you an idea of what is covered and how. [The expanded workshop materials, plus worksheets and rubrics, are provided on a for-fee basis.]
- Healthy Relationships & Boundaries
- Learning Styles
- Talents, Interests & Passions
- Understanding Feelings & Emotions
- Intentional Dialogue & Active Listening
- The Power of “What I Say”
Specific Guides
- Joy of Reading
- 8 Keys to Youth Development
- Stages of Development: Birth to Eight Years
- Ages and Stages: Development in Six-through-Eight Year Olds
- 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.
THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPED BUT NOT YET POSTED. CHECK BACK SOON!
Making Connections: How Children Learn
Reach Out Study Guide
Reach Out Problem-Solving Guide
Also, check the comprehensive listing of Mentor Resources.
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