Suggested Workshop Topics
Some of the questions/topics we seek to cover in each conference:
- What is mentoring, tutoring and how do these combine as school-to-work concepts?
- What are our students and volunteers telling us? - "What does it take to make a difference?"
- What do leaders tell us. "What does it take to succeed?"
- What are communities doing to build more and better tutor/mentor programs?
- Who are some of the groups doing the best work that might be copied?
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Topics that the T/MC would like to include in each conference:- Discussions of mentoring and tutoring concepts
- Recruitment Training/volunteer support
- Training your volunteer (tutor or mentor) and keeping them longer
- Tutoring strategies, focused on reading, math, science
- Building relationships with volunteers and/or students
- Volunteer or student recognition
- Learning/experience-building activities
- Curriculum Scholarship programs
- College and Career readiness activities for mentors and students
- Use of portfolios
- Education to Career Activities
- How teachers can get involved in after-school programs
- Working with middle school students
- Evaluation Strategies
- Use of technology, social media
- Fund raising/marketing
- Grant writing
- Promotional tools for selling mentoring in schools or corporations
- How to deal w/problem/behavior children
- Techniques on working with students w/ low self-esteem
- The Parent-mentor relationship
- Involving Parents and teachers
- Volunteer screening (intake, interviews, orientations, etc
- How to start a program
- Students as volunteers/leaders
- Partnership with schools
- Newsletter/communications
- Partnering with public officials
- Partnering with business
- Motivating students to learn
- Communication with children and youth
- Converting volunteers into leaders
- How tutor/mentor programs/volunteers can help improve academic achievement
- Building volunteer and community boards
- On-line mentoring and tutoring
- Building a website on a shoestring budget
- For-profit mindset in a non-profit world
- Safe tutor/mentor screening
- Use of electronic portfolios in tutoring and academic mentoring
