Feb 2021 T/M eNews

February 2021 - Issue 197

Maps. Social Capital. Birth-to-Work

In this month's newsletter I focus on maps, birth-to-work program design, social capital theory and relationships as desired outcomes.

I've provided links to pages and articles where I hope you'll explore these ideas more deeply and engage others in conversation about where and how the ideas might be applied.

If you are writing about these strategies on blogs or in program websites, please share the link with me on one of the social media platforms I point to.

Use this newsletter as a study guide.

The ideas and resources shared in this monthly newsletter point to a library of resources that can be used by anyone, in Chicago, or around the world, to help mentor-rich youth programs thrive in all of the neighborhoods where they are most needed.

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Birth to Work - 12 years and longer

While many focus on the actions of a mentor or of a tutor I focus on how these actions need to repeat for many years to help a youth living in a high poverty area move safely through school and into adult lives, with a job/career that enables her to raise her own kids free of poverty.

This Tutor/Mentor Pinterest page shows many of my #birthtowork graphics and pages where I've used them in articles.

Maps - point to ALL places where help needed

I've been using maps since 1993 to focus attention and resources to all of the high poverty areas of the Chicago region, which is where thousands of youth need expanded networks and support to help them through school and into adult lives.

By identifying existing programs in these areas we can point resource providers to them. By showing areas without programs we can help mobilize resources to fill the voids.

View map stories here, here and here.

Social Capital - Who you know. Relationships Matter.

I was able to participate in the January National Mentoring Summit and found many of the workshops and panels to be useful. I pointed to some in this blog article.

Two workshops focused on social capital and relationships as necessary goals and outcomes for youth tutor/mentor programs. The graphic at the right visualizes the goal of connecting youth to adults from many backgrounds who can model opportunities, open doors, and provide aid and coaching as youth make this journey.

Jan 2020 Tutor/Mentor eNews

January 2020 - Issue 186

January is National Mentoring Month.

Youth Support is 12-Month Effort.

The ideas shared in this monthly newsletter can be used by youth organization leaders, resource providers, political leaders, universities, volunteers and youth to help mentor-rich programs thrive in all of the neighborhoods where they are most needed.

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Mentor Role in Larger Youth Development and Poverty Reduction

January is National Mentoring Month and there will be many ways to recognize volunteers and learn ways to support youth mentoring programs. Click here to learn more about Mentoring Month activities.

During this month encourage your volunteers to dig into web libraries such as hosted by Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC to learn more about where and why youth tutor/mentor programs are needed and ways they can help programs grow.

View this Mentoring Month article on Tutor/Mentor blog and think of ways volunteers can take larger roles in youth development strategies.

Where are Tutor/Mentor Programs Located in Chicago?

Since 1993 the Tutor/Mentor Connection (now Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC) has collected information about non-school tutor and/or mentor programs and attempted to plot this data on maps of the Chicago region, with a focus on site based programs where youth can connect regularly with a primary mentor, extra learning and a network of adults. See the T/MC map at this link.

Here's one article showing the intended use of maps.This page shows more ways maps can be used.

In addition, the Mapping for Justice blog shows many more ways maps can be used.

Where are you Connecting with Others?

While face-to-face mentoring and tutoring is the most common form of contact between youth and volunteers, many on-line mentoring and tutoring programs have been growing for the past two decades.

I point to some of the on-line mentoring programs in this section of the Tutor/Mentor library.

I've used email, blogs and web sites to share ideas with others for many years. I also use Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Pinterest, and to a small degree, Instagram.

Here's a "Join me on Twitter" article that I hope you'll read. I feel it's the best of the different social media platforms that I use.

In the sections below are links that I point to often, and that I've added recently.

* Web resources to help you find Chicago Tutor and/or Mentor Programs; use to find programs in other places, too. - click here

* Black History Month resources - click here

* Resources for fund raising - click here

* Philanthropy articles on Tutor/Mentor blog - click here

* Social Justice, Poverty, Inequality, Housing resource links - click here

* Blog article showing links to sections of Tutor/Mentor web library - click here

* 2020 Presidential Campaign - research issues and candidates -click here

* Civic Engagement - resource map (recommend other links). - click here

* Strategy PDFs by Tutor/Mentor - click here

* Concept Map library - click here

* Mapping for Justice blog - click here

* Hashtags I follow on Twitter. Use to expand your own network - click here

* National Mentoring Month events - click here

* Chicago Mentoring Collaboration - training event, Jan. 24, 2020 - click here

* Youth Mentoring Research Symposium, Jan. 29, 2020, Washington DC (at annual Mentoring Summit).- It's FREE, but registration required; seating limited.

* Chicago Volunteer Expo - Feb. 23 -learn more

* Strengthening Chicago Youth web site, click here; blog - click here

* MENTOR Illinois. - click here

* To & Through Project web site -click here

* Incarceration Reform Digital Resource Center - click here

* City of Chicago, CPS, links - click here

* Chicago Public School Locator - click here

* ChiHackNight - civic technology meet-up; every Tuesday in Chicago - see agenda

*Chicago Youth Serving Organizations in Intermediary Roles- click here

(Please help update this cmap.)

Recent Tutor/Mentor blog articles:

* What I Wish for Christmas (see graphic above) - click here

* Looking Back. Looking forward - click here

* Enough is Enough - do the planning; build the network -click here

* Can You Help Tutor/Mentor Programs Grow? - click here

* Annotate with me - Miles Morales: Spider-Man and What will EdReform 2.0 Bring? - click here

* What Am I Sharing on Twitter? click here

* Do I look like Woodie Flowers? Do you know who he is? click here

* Were you part of the Volunteer Recruitment Campaigns in early 2000s? View email archives. - click here

* Tutor/Mentor articles on Tumblr - this is a collection of key concepts - click here

* Tutor/Mentor Exchange on Wordpress - click here

The Resource Links library has been updated! During the past year, every link (more than 2000) was opened to make sure it works, or updated if needed. New links are added weekly.

View video that shows how to find recent links added to web library.

Sample Articles in Tutor/Mentor Library

* Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Re imagining the Canon for Racial Justice - annotated article - click here

* Wrench in the Gears: A Skeptical Parent's Thoughts on Digital Curriculum - click here

* LittleSis - Free database of "who knows who" at the heights of business and government - click here

* Ideas for Project Based Learning - click here

* What are the factors that affect learning at your school? - click here

* What Does Youth Civic Engagement Have to do With Inequality? article

*An analysis of achievement gaps in every school in America shows that poverty is the biggest hurdle. - click here

* Logic Models and Theory of Change models for youth mentoring programs - click here

About this newsletter.

While I try to send this only once a month, I write blog articles weekly. Throughout the newsletter I post links to a few of the articles published in the past month or earlier.I encourage you to spend a little time each week reading these articles and following the links. Use the ideas and presentations in group discussions with other people who are concerned about the same issues

Why? Read this article to understand purpose of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC and this newsletter.

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February 2020 eNews

February 2020 - Issue 187

The Internet is a Vast Ocean of Ideas.

Learn to Fish. Learn to Share.

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Learning to Fish

This map shows one section of the Tutor/Mentor web library which has been growing since 1998. The articles in this section focus on issues of social justice, poverty, racism, inequality, housing disparities as well as on uses of maps to focus attention on all places where these are problems to be solved.

It takes time to walk through the various sections of the library enough to know what's there and to be able to share this information with others. Yet with better information we're able to do more to solve these problems.

Learn to Share

The graphic at the right was used in a blog written in February by Sheri Edwards, a retired teacher from Washington State, who I met on Twitter several years ago. I hope you'll read it.

Sheri's blog demonstrates how anyone "fishing" in the Tutor/Mentor library can then share what they are learning in ways that encourage others to take a look, too.

I posted this graphic and a link to her blog in this article on the Tutor/Mentor blog. That's an example of giving attention to people who are sharing. Others could write similar blogs or post these links on Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin.

Why? Because it will take the collective effort of thousand of people, over many years, to solve some of the problems we face.

Homework Help. Volunteer Recruitment.

The Tutor/Mentor library has many sections.

In the "Find a Program" section is a list of nearly 200 Chicago area organizations that offer various forms of volunteer-based tutoring and/or mentoring.

In the Homework Help section are links to resources that can be used by students, volunteers, program staff, parents and teachers.

In the Mentoring Programs section are links to youth programs and networks beyond Chicago. Each program website is a resource that others could learn from.

In the sections below are links that I point to often,
and that I've added recently.

* Web resources to help you find Chicago Tutor and/or Mentor Programs; use to find programs in other places, too. - click here

* Black History Month resources - click here

* Resources for fund raising - click here

* Philanthropy articles on Tutor/Mentor blog - click here

* Social Justice, Poverty, Inequality, Housing resource links - click here

* Blog article showing links to sections of Tutor/Mentor web library - click here

* 2020 Presidential Campaign - research issues and candidates -click here

* Civic Engagement - resource map (recommend other links). - click here

* Strategy PDFs by Tutor/Mentor - click here

* Concept Map library - click here

* Mapping for Justice blog - click here

* Hashtags I follow on Twitter. Use to expand your own network - click here

* Chicago Volunteer Expo - Feb. 23 - learn more

* 2020 On The Table event hosted by Chicago Community Trust will repeat on May 12, 2020. Watch the website for details.

* Strengthening Chicago Youth web site, click here; blog - click here

* MENTOR Illinois. - click here

* To & Through Project web site -click here

* Incarceration Reform Digital Resource Center -click here

* City of Chicago, CPS, links -click here

* Chicago Public School Locator - click here

* Healthy Chicago 2.0 - click here

* ChiHackNight - civic technology meet-up; every Tuesday in Chicago - see agenda

*Chicago Youth Serving Organizations in Intermediary Roles-click here

(Please help update this cmap.)

Recent Tutor/Mentor blog articles:

* Make Tutor/Mentor Programs Available to More Youth (see graphic above) - click here

* What's the Game Plan Look Like? - click here

* MyChi.MyFuture - Mayor Lightfoot's program-feedback - click here

* A Call for Comprehensive, Mentor-Rich Non-School Programs - click here

* A New Call to Action from Chicago Tribune-click here

* Building Public Attention and Support. click here

* Tutor/Mentor articles on Tumblr - this is a collection of key concepts - click here

* Tutor/Mentor Exchange on Wordpress - click here

Sample Articles in Tutor/Mentor Library

* Computer Science Learning Opportunities in Chicago. Chicago City of Learning. - click here

* Equitable Futures - project of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - click here

* Between the Great Migration and Growing Exodus: The Future of Black Chicago. UIC report - click here

* Ideas for Project Based Learning - click here

* What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap - click here

* Combating Inequality? article

* Logic Models and Theory of Change models for youth mentoring programs - click here

The Resource Links library has been updated!During the past year, every link (more than 2000) was opened to make sure it works, or updated if needed. New links are added weekly.

View video that shows how to find recent links added to web library.

About this newsletter.

While I try to send this only once a month, I write blog articles weekly. Throughout the newsletter I post links to a few of the articles published in the past month or earlier.I encourage you to spend a little time each week reading these articles and following the links. Use the ideas and presentations in group discussions with other people who are concerned about the same issues

Why? Read this article to understand 20+ year history and purpose of Tutor/Mentor Connection, Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC and this newsletter. Read more articles like this.

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March 2020 Tutor/Mentor eNews

March 2020 - Issue 188

As USA enters a period of great uncertainty,

use the Internet to stay connected.

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Resources for out-of-the box learning

The CoronaVirus crisis has forced schools and non-school programs in Chicago and elsewhere to close for an indefinite period of time.

I'm seeing a tremendous outpouring of ideas posted on social media and have added a few sites to the Tutor/Mentor web library. While I encourage you to spend time getting to know what I host, I also encourage you to share what you're learning, and learn from others, by taking an active role on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIN.

Below I show a few links to research.

In the Homework Help section are links to a wide range of learning resources.

In the learning blogs section are articles focused on on-line learning. A few links to look at are:

* Resources from Afterschool Alliance - click here

* What if my school suddenly closes - click here

* Storyline - Actors reading books - click here

* eLearning eNcyclopedia - click here

* Ideas for teaching on-line - click here

* Recommended Learning Resources on YouTube - click here

We're entering a time of great uncertainty.

Will this be the repeat of the 1930s or the 2008 recession? What will be the funding streams available to support non-school youth programs after they re-open again, in a few weeks (optimistically) or a few months? While this is an internal conversation between leaders, board members, volunteers and donors, it needs to be an on-line conversation, connecting people from many sectors and many places.

The questions I post in the images below will still be questions in a few months. You can find me in any of the social media spaces shown on this page. If you're aware of these conversations please share the link with me.

What

Happens

After the

Pandemic?

Resources to use to help youth
in your community.

* Web resources to help you find Chicago Tutor and/or Mentor Programs; use to find programs in other places, too. - click here

* Resources for fund raising - click here

* Philanthropy articles on Tutor/Mentor blog - click here

* Social Justice, Poverty, Inequality, Housing resource links - click here

* Blog article showing links to sections of Tutor/Mentor web library - click here

* Strategy PDFs by Tutor/Mentor - click here

* Concept Map library - click here

* Hashtags I follow on Twitter. Use to expand your own network - click here

* Blogs I follow using Inoreader - click here
(This site aggregates links, showing many blogs under similar topic categories.)

* 2020 On The Table event hosted by Chicago Community Trust will repeat in May. Due to COVID19, this event may be canceled. Watch the website for details.

* Strengthening Chicago Youth web site,click here; blog - click here

* MENTOR Illinois. - click here

* To & Through Project web site - click here

* Incarceration Reform Digital Resource Center - click here

* City of Chicago, CPS, links - click here

* Chicago Public School Locator - click here

* Healthy Chicago 2.0 - click here

* ChiHackNight - civic technology meet-up; will be virtual event, every Tuesday in Chicago -see agenda

*Chicago Youth Serving Organizations in Intermediary Roles-click here

(Please help update this cMap.)

Recent Tutor/Mentor blog articles:

* Use Twitter to find #learnathome resources -click here

* Find Tutor, Mentor programs in Chicago area (see graphic above) - click here

* Connecting Virtually During COVID-19 - click here

* Reaching k-12 youth in high poverty areas- on-going challenge - click here

* Steps to Start a Tutor/Mentor program - click here

* Sharing Birth-to-Work Graphics - click here

* If You're in the Room, are You Being Heard? - click here

* Building Public Attention and Support.click here

* Maps, Planning & Network Building - click here

* Tutor/Mentor articles on Tumblr - this is a collection of key concepts - click here

* Tutor/Mentor Exchange on Wordpress - click here

Recent Additions to Tutor/Mentor Library

* Creating Networks of Privilege (see image above) - click here

* Afterschool Development video - click here

* Network Analysis for Change - click here

* Radical Changes in Philanthropy - 2020 Report - click here

* America's 100 Most Disadvantaged Communities - click here

* What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap - click here

* Understanding Deep Disadvantage in America - click here

* Understanding bridging, bonding and linking social capital - click here

The Resource Links library was during the past year. Every link (more than 2000) was opened to make sure it works, or updated if needed. New links are added weekly.

View video that shows how to find recent links added to web library.

About this newsletter.

While I try to send this only once a month, I write blog articles weekly. Throughout the newsletter I post links to a few of the articles published in the past month or earlier.I encourage you to spend a little time each week reading these articles and following the links. Use the ideas and presentations in group discussions with other people who are concerned about the same issues

Why? Read this article to understand 20+ year history and purpose of Tutor/Mentor Connection, Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC and this newsletter. Read more articles like this.

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May 2020 Tutor/Mentor eNews

May 2020 - Issue 189

How Are Youth Programs Staying Connected

to Youth, Ideas, Resources and Each Other?

I hope that all who read this newsletter are doing well and offer condolences to those who have lost loved ones to Covid19, and to those struggling due to lost jobs. I read many articles about Covid19 and within many is hope for a better future.

The ideas shared in this monthly newsletter can be used by youth organization leaders, resource providers, political leaders, universities, volunteers and youth to help mentor-rich programs thrive in all of the neighborhoods where they are most needed.Many may need a lot of help to restart in coming months. More will be needed in many places.

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How Many ZOOM meetings have you been part of over the past 30 days?

The CoronaVirus crisis has created new ways for people to connect and ZOOM meetings are one of the most popular.

While I've been active on the Internet for more than 20 years many of my peers have not been as active. That's changing. I'm now re-connecting to people who I've met in past years through conferences and events I've hosted or participated in, but who I've had few one-on-one conversations after these events.

This link points to one meeting I was part of.

On April 25th I was part of a ZOOM meeting with more than 100 other Chicago youth program leaders which was organized by a youth initiative of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office. Visit this website to connect with this initiative, and to be part of future on-line meetings..

What about you? What ZOOM meetings have you been part of? Join me@tutormentorteam on Twitter and share your stories.

Here's a few resources to help connect youth to learning and on-line mentoring during Covid19.

In the Homework Help section of the Tutor/Mentor web library are dozens of links to a wide range of learning resources.

Below are a few examples:

*Teach from Home - hub of information and tools to help teachers during Covid19 - click here

* Resources from Afterschool Alliance - click her

* eLearning eNcyclopedia - click here

* Genius Hour - get your kids involved - click here

* Ideas for teaching on-line - click here

* Recommended Learning Resources on YouTube - click here

Tutor/Mentor web library is being upgraded and many sections may not be available for a few months.

In this blog article I've posted a few concept maps that point to different web resources that will still be available.

For instance, the concept map at the right can be used to find places to volunteer in Chicago and beyond.

I encourage you to use these maps, along with blog articles that I write weekly, to connect with ideas and resources that you can use to help kids in your family, neighborhood and/or community.

Is your organization raising money during the May 5, 2020 #GivingTuesday event?

The graphic at the left is one of many you'll find on the Tutor/Mentor Blog, visualizing the long-term support youth need to move safely from birth to work.

Campaigns like Giving Tuesday can help raise money for organizations doing this work, but they need to be participating. Learn more at givingtuesday.org

Resources to use to help youth in your community.

Recent Tutor/Mentor blog articles:

* Use concept maps in planning past Covid19 - click here

* Find Tutor, Mentor programs in Chicago area - click here

* Reaching out to Universities - a Virtual Learning Opportunity - click here

* Youth Tutor/Mentor Programs after Covid19 - click here

* Lack of technology access highlighted during Covid19 - click here

* Strategy PDFs by Tutor/Mentor - click here

* Concept Map library - click here

* Mapping for Justice blog - click here

* Hashtags I follow on Twitter. Use to expand your own network - click here

* Blogs I follow using Inoreader - click here

* MyChiMyFuture - City of Chicago - click here

* Strengthening Chicago Youth web site, click here;blog - click here

* MENTOR Illinois. - click here

* To & Through Project web site - click here

* Incarceration Reform Digital Resource Center - click here

* City of Chicago, CPS, links - click here

* Chicago Public School Locator - click here

* Healthy Chicago 2.0 - click here

* Chicago Learning Exchange - click here

* ChiHackNight - civic technology meet-up; every Tuesday in Chicago - see agenda

*Chicago Youth Serving Organizations in Intermediary Roles-click here

(Please help update this cMap.)

Look at what some Chicago youth programs are sharing:

Mikva Challenge (at right) shares daily virtual assignments and will host Digital Dialogues in May - click here and scroll to bottom of home page.

WITS Chicago- shares resources for empowering readers at home - click here

Cluster Tutoring blog shows "how kids can learn while stuck at home" - click here

Tutoring Chicago shares e-learning resources - click here

Peak Chicago is hosting a virtual breakfast on May 6th - click here

I learn much about what Chicago tutor/mentor programs are doing from what they post on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

Here's my Facebook list of programs - pick which ones you want to follow. click here

Here's my Twitter list. It includes more than just Chicago - click here

Here's my LinkedIN page. Follow me and see posts that I'm seeing. click here

Other Links you might find useful

21 Simple Things NPOs can do during Covid19 lockdown - click here

Spotivity - helping youth connect to activities in Chicago - click here

A Better Chicago - Fighting Poverty with Opportunity - click here

Connect Chicago -HS Students created this eTutoring program to help other kids in Chicago - click here

Skoll World Forum- This year was a virtual event, with dozens of ZOOM presentations. See archive.- click here

Social Movements in and beyond Covid19 - click here

How Communities Work Together- new study -click here

The Price of Real Change- philanthropy article -https://www.philanthropy.com/paid-article/the-price-of-real-change/298#tw3

About this newsletter.

While I try to send this only once a month, I write blog articles weekly. Throughout the newsletter I post links to a few of the articles published in the past month or earlier.I encourage you to spend a little time each week reading these articles and following the links. Use the ideas and presentations in group discussions with other people who are concerned about the same issues.

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Feb 2021 T/M eNews

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In the sections below are links that I point to often, and that I've added recently.

About this newsletter.

February 2020 eNews

March 2020 Tutor/Mentor eNews

May 2020 Tutor/Mentor eNews

May 2020 - Issue 189

How Are Youth Programs Staying Connected to Youth, Ideas, Resources and Each Other?

How Are Youth Programs Staying Connected

to Youth, Ideas, Resources and Each Other?