MentoringMinute February 2018 || Save The Date 🕙 Upcoming Research Day & Pathways to Mentoring CTS Courses Webinar

In this issue:

WEBINAR: Mentoring for Credit: An introduction to the Career and Technology Studies mentoring courses

Did you know that high school students can receive credits for mentoring? Did you know that mentoring has been proven to increase students’ academic achievement and reduce behaviour problems in school? This webinar will provide an outline of the five one-credit Career and Technology Studies mentoring courses. Find out how these courses can contribute to your students’ success in school and beyond.
Date: Monday, March 19th
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm. MST

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Mentoring, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization Learning Day (May 25th, 2018)

While we will not be hosting a National Mentoring Symposium in 2018, we are excited to share with you an invite-only, opportunity to learn, share, and build relationships within the Alberta Mentoring Community.

The Alberta Mentoring Partnership in conjunction with the Faculty of Extension (U of A) and the Community University Partnership invite you to… AMP Learning Day 2018! A learning day specifically themed around research, evaluation, and knowledge mobilization— with a focus on tangible, pragmatic tactics you can take home to make immediate program improvements and achieve better outcomes for youth!

Registration will be waived for delegates who are AMP Partners. Become a partner today https://albertamentors.ca/for-schools-agencies/become-a-partner/

Save the date:

AMP Learning Day 2018:

Friday May 25th

Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta

2nd Floor, Enterprise Square

Edmonton, AB, T5J 4P6

RSVP By April 1st to ensure you can be accommodated. We are attempting to identify whether or not we can offer travel bursaries so please indicate if that would be a barrier to attendance.

We want to hear from you: what are the big mentoring questions that are challenging you? RSVP, questions, and feedback: mentor.support@albertamentors.ca

Board Leadership Edmonton 2018

Board Leadership Edmonton invites you to a day-long program of engaging and informative workshops focused on board members of voluntary and not-for-profit organizations. Our conference provides you with a variety of sessions and networking opportunities addressing not-for-profit board fundamentals and new trends.

Save the date!
Saturday March 17th, 2018

Where
1-047 Lister Centre, 11613 87 Ave. NW
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2H6
Canada
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Human service non-profit agencies will have the opportunity integrate evaluative thinking into their practices for improved learning and decision-making. Participants will work alongside other team managers from Edmonton area non-profits in a co-learning space designed to explore, test, and adapt evaluation-based concepts to real-life settings and scenarios.
A small cohort of lab participants will meet regularly for six full-day sessions over a period of seven months, leaving opportunities between to apply lab learning to their organizations. Meetings will be held in the first week of the month from April to October, excluding September. Application deadline is Friday, March 9.
Register Here