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Daniel Bassill replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion 'Introductions'
I encourage you to visit the Tutor/Mentor Connection Ning group and see how interns from Korea, China and India have been helping us over the past few years. They are using their talent to create visualizations that help others understand how…
Daniel Bassill replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion 'Introductions'
Marsha, the work you've been doing with your students is great. I encourage you to browse the blog articles at http://michaelcnt.blogspot.com/ and see how interns have been working with me in Chicago. You'll see how they have…
I'm hosting Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conf in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 4. See details at http://ning.it/aqsRlO
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Daniel Bassill commented on Daniel Bassill's group 'Volunteer Recruitment'
During the coming week memorials to the 9/11 tragedy will motivate many people to want to do community service. If your community has a directory showing volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs like the Chicago Tutor/Mentor Program Locator,…
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- Since 1975 I've led a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program that connects inner city kids with workplace volunteers, in structured, non-school, site-based programs. I now work to make such programs available in all high poverty neighborhoods of Chicago and other big cities. Learn more by reading my blog and visiting my web site.
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Posted on April 18, 2011 at 11:59am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This graphic is from an animation project done in Jan 2011 by a college intern from Korea who was working with the Tutor/Mentor Connection in Chicago. This illustrates the learning that occurs each week as a volunteer does service in a tutor/mentor program. It shows how volunteers share what they…
Continue Face to Face networking at Tutor/Mentor Conference in Chicago on Nov. 19 and 20
Posted on October 4, 2009 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I meet many different people via my Internet work, and share many of their ideas on my blog and the links at http://www.tutormentorconnection.org
Every six months I host a conference in Chicago intended to draw together people who focus on volunteer based tutoring and mentoring, online learning, workforce development and other strategies aimed to help kids… Continue
Every six months I host a conference in Chicago intended to draw together people who focus on volunteer based tutoring and mentoring, online learning, workforce development and other strategies aimed to help kids… Continue
With so much knowledge, how do you sort through it and share it with your students, peers, parents and community?
Posted on March 13, 2009 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've browsed the 200 pages of introductions over the past year and it's amazing all of the great ideas that are here. I share some of these on my own Tutor/Mentor Connection web site so that volunteers and students in non-school tutor/mentor programs might use these just as often, or perhaps more often, than do kids in inner city schools.
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Building a network of non-school tutor/mentor programs
Posted on October 9, 2008 at 12:45pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
This is a map of the Chicago region showing concentrations of poverty and locations of poorly performing schools (according to state information). Our aim is that people use these maps to focus attention, and resources, on neighborhoods where non-school volunteer- based tutoring, mentoring, arts and/or technology programs might help keep kids safe, model different careers and aspirations than might be modeled in a high poverty area, and help… Continue
Mobilizing the talent of student and workplace volunteers
Posted on June 12, 2008 at 1:26pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I encourage you to visit the Tutor/Mentor Blog and view a flash presentation created by two student interns from Korea who are working in my Chicago non profit this month. The presentation shows some of the participants in the Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference, held on May 29 and 30. It also has a… Continue
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- At 4:21pm on February 20, 2010,
Tim Furman said… - Hi Daniel--- A thousand apologies for the delay in this response! I've been searching for you over at Educators' PLN, and I just figured out that you were here at Classroom 2.0! I'm taking a look at your organization; thanks for pointing me to it. I'm right here on campus, so I'm very interested in hearing what people have to say at the conference in May. -- Again, sorry about the delay. --Tim
- At 9:59am on June 16, 2009,
Mollie McDougall said… - Sounds great! I know Janine Kessler who teaches with your nephew. I am leaving town for a few days but I would love to get in touch with you in July about this. I think it would be a great thing for my students as well as yours!
- At 11:21am on June 1, 2009,
Greg R. Fishbone said… - Thanks for the link. This looks like a great resource.
- At 5:55am on May 4, 2009,
Lisa C. Miller said… - HI - It looks like you do amazing work. I definitely think there are great stories to tell about your program. My school year is at an end this week, so I can't recruit students to do stories. But perhaps next school year when I teach a writing class. Or maybe when I finish my book I can do a story! Thanks for getting in touch. Best, Lisa
- At 3:27am on April 27, 2009,
Cynthia said… - By chance, can you recommend any national conferences that focus on using new media in the classroom?
- At 3:16am on April 27, 2009,
Cynthia said…
- Hi Daniel,
Thanks for your message. I know a bit about Mentors Inc and have heard that they are doing great things with DC area kids. I'm not familiar with the Tutor/Mentor Connection, but plan to check-out that website along with the maps. Will be in touch!
Cynthia
- At 7:26am on March 12, 2009,
Tad Staley said… - Daniel - Thanks for the prompt response. It's cool to see the use of technology in your program. By the way, Adobe has some cool, free, tools online now that might be useful to you: Buzzword, a collaborative word processor; ConnectNow a free web conferencing tool for up to three people; and acrobat.com where you can upload and share files - including converting PowerPoint to Flash-based preview. Sorry if this sounds like an ad - but it *is* free, and useful for educational purposes. I'd be happy to explain it more if you or your network are interested.
The Math Collaborative is just getting started, with a few pilot programs just getting underway, but it's focused on providing tutoring services (1-on-1 or small groups) through a virtual classroom. It seems to have great appeal to those tutoring many students and driving endless miles to connect. It should also be a boon to tutors trying reach more inner city students.
- At 4:07am on March 12, 2009,
Tad Staley said…
- Daniel, I have great admiration for your work - congratulations on your remarkable program. Doyou have any affiliate program in Boston?
- At 10:43am on February 2, 2009,
S. Penderel said… - Daniel,
You said... "What you won't find is enough people trying to help build a network of trained people who can facilitate the uses of these technologies or learning programs..."
This is EXACTLY what my company is doing! We aren't working to "provide" the tutoring, rather be a system that provides the best vehicle for its facilitation. Fourth Logic (my company) is working to be the avenue, not the method, or the facilitator.
Your organization would be able to utilize the systems on 4th Logic for free, charge your 'clients'/users for free and even charge (if you want) for those wanting tutoring from you from outside your network.
Stay tuned! http://www.fourthlogic.com/
- At 11:42am on January 31, 2009,
Jack said… - Hi Daniel. I was wondering if any of your students would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. If not, perhaps you have some other educator contacts you could direct me to. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
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