Mentoring Webinars Two topics that AMP regularly hears are of importance to mentoring organizations are how to engage male mentors and how to appropriately screen all mentors. Two upcoming webinars, each hosted by mentoring organizations in the U.S., address these issues. These mentoring webinars are highlighted below – 1. Where are All of the Men? Finding Male Mentors and Keeping …
Mentoring Matters Lesson Plans Released
AMP is excited to share that a series of Lessons Plans designed to fit with Mental Health Matters are now available! These lesson plans are designed for students in Grades 4-6 and students in Grade 8, and share how Mentoring positively impacts mental health. Through the use of group activities and discussions, students will: Grades 4-6 Understand the term …
Six Useful Resources For Your Mentoring Organization
AMP Mentoring Resources Did you know that the Alberta Mentoring Partnership website (www.albertamentors.ca) houses lots of mentoring tools and resources? The following resources are provided by AMP and can serve as a selection of very helpful resources for you and your organization. Here’s a selection. Check out the AMP website for even more tools and resources! 1. Online Mentee and …
View the Concurrent Workshop Presentations from the 2013 National Mentoring Symposium
We are pleased to highlight the Concurrent Workshops presented at the National Mentoring Symposium in November 2013. Slides from these great workshops can be found in the AMP Research Portal here. Workshops include: The Wellness, Resiliency and Partnership Project – Using a Success Coach Mentoring Model to Support Junior and Senior High School Students with FASD Social Media: Blogs, Tweets …
Noteworthy Mentoring Resources and Upcoming Opportunities
Recent Opportunities & Resources: Check out the links below for some recent mentoring resources and opportunities you may be interested in. Contents – New Report: The Mentoring Effect: Young People’s Perspectives on the Outcomes and Availability of Mentoring. Free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from Wesleyan University: How to Change the World. Webinar Series hosted by Friends for Youth with the Kettering Foundation …
"Spread the word…Mentoring Works!"
Notes from AMP’s Provincial Coordinator AMP’s Provincial Coordinator Michelle Anderson-Draper had the privilege of attending the National Mentoring Summit in Arlington, VA, at the end of January. The event brought together 700 participants from diverse backgrounds to explore and advance mentoring’s positive impact on individuals and communities. The Summit’s theme was Mentoring Works and focused on how evidence-based quality mentoring …
Happy Holidays from AMP! – December Newsletter
From all of us at the Alberta Mentoring Partnership, we wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! May you find much laughter, joy, and rest this season. Please note that AMP will be closed from December 24, 2013, to January 1, 2014. We will reopen on January 2, 2014, and look forward to connecting with you in the …