Mentoring Resources+ III Sep 2021

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Mentoring+ Resources III

September 2021 | Issue No. 18

In This Issue News • Videos • Resources • Inclusion

From the Editor

Thanks to all who continue mentoring remotely, in-person with precautions, or in a hybrid method. You sacrifice to build quality of life, opportunity, and workforce development.

Advocacy Update Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-04) is a sponsor of H.R.3342 - Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021. Congressman Cole mentors novice legislators in the House of Representatives mentoring program. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-02) is an original sponsor of the H.R.3083 - Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2021. We visited with Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05).

News

Cheyenne at OSSBA/CCOSA Conference

Caption: Mrs. Whitney Moore, JH/HS Principal, and Cayleigh King, Lane Batterton, and Jake Hammer, 7^th Grade Talls, at the OKC Convention Center.

Read more, including some Cheyenne mentoring activities. PowerPoint Video coming!

A New-to-Us Reentry Program with Mentoring

1st Step Male Diversion Program, Tulsa

Coolest Group Activity

OKC hip hop artist Jabee and Chris Gaylor from The All-American Rejects brought a beats workshop to the kids of the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, Oklahoma City.

Disability Inclusive Mentoring Certification

Mentor4OK and Beverly Woodrome have received certification for Disability Inclusive Mentoring after completing the National Disability Mentoring Certification Course.

Upcoming Conferences

MENTOR Colorado Mentoring Summit virtual, Oct. 12-14, or in-person, Oct. 21

University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute virtual, Oct. 18 - 22, 2021

Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Fall Forum virtual - Oct. 20, 22, 25

Mentoring Program Videos

Pursuit of Prosperity Challenges Mentoring for Males, Ages 13-18

Tarell Earl

Founder and Director, POPS

Tulsa

Team Mentorship in the Lives of Transitioning Youth, Ages 16-24

Alicia Keathley, Tulsa, and Hayden Coffee, OKC, Directors,

Life Launch, Stand in the Gap Ministries

Resources

Middle School Students & Opportunity

Mentoring middle school students is critical. A part of the Therapeutic Mentoring Course discussions, Unicef's The Adolescent Brain features a video, compendium, podcasts, and infographics.

MENTOR's Back to School Toolkit

MENTOR's Guide to Mentoring Boys and Youth Men of Color

MENTOR's STEM Mentoring Supplement to the Elements for Effective Practice for Mentoring MENTOR's October's Campaign emphasizes STEM.

Learning Resources from Tulsa's Education for Scholars (EFS)

For elementary, middle school, high school, and parents

7 DIY Projects Your Kids Will Love from Arm & Hammer

Social-Emotional Learning for K-16+

MENTOR's Guide to Social Emotional Learning

Chicago International Charter School – Bucktown, featured on NBC's TODAY, has significant academic and behavioral results from teachers' being trained in and using social-emotional learning, a daily "Feel Trip." Children from the lowest performance levels have thrived.

Social-Emotional Learning is an important component of successful mentoring, coaching, and teaching. Previously shared with permission, MENTOR Nebraska developed this customizable SEL training for the PALS Mentoring Program in Claremore.

PALS SEL Guide

PALS SEL PowerPoint

To evaluate the SEL of its mentees, AARP Foundation's Experience Corps values DESSA as pre- and post-tests. Ask your school about The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) Comprehensive System for K-8. Anecdotally, the "sweet spot" of the AARP program's intervention is second through fifth grade.

What is SEL? The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the CASEL SEL Framework, or "wheel."

Older youths and adults who missed skills may benefit from SEL development presented in an age- or situation-appropriate manner.

Disabilities (and Inclusion) - All Ages

Permanent, Temporary, and Situational

Invisible or visible and variable in degree, disabilities can be cognitive, physical, or a combination. Disabilities can separate people from physical and social environments. Through personal biases and anxiety, we can unintentionally ostracize others. Mentoring is inclusive.

Cognitive

Examples: Concussions, tumors, multiple sclerosis, migraines, substance abuse, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), mental illness, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease, Tourette’s, Huntington's, muscular dystrophies, meningitis and encephalitis, strokes, neurodevelopment disorders, e.g., aphasia, autism, attention deficit, dyslexia, dyscalculia, intellectual and memory loss.