The following is a book that has challenged and helped us as a staff in our faith and in our ministry work. The Village may not necessarily endorse or believe all that is written in this book.
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The Last DropoutBill Milliken
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The Search Institute | www.search-institute.org
The Search Institute Web site has information on how adults can build assets in our youth to assist them in being successful in school and strengthen substance abuse prevention. This site provides some free downloadable information on the 40 Developmental Assets as well as Conversation Starters from the Grading Grown-Ups 2002 study. This site also has publications and materials for sale addressing parenting and working with youth.
The Corporation for National & Community Service | www.nwrel.org/vlc/learns.html
LEARNS is a partnership between the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and the Bank Street College of Education (BSC) to provide training and technical assistance to Corporation for National and Community Service and Federal Work Study projects focused on educational support. This Web site provides free downloadable resources, innovative activities and practical tips and strategies for literacy, mentoring and tutor programs. The site also includes a web-based tutor training for those working with elementary literacy.
ED Pubs - US Department of Education | www.edpubs.org
This site houses a clearinghouse of free resources that anyone can order on educational related topics, from teaching reading to preschoolers, to the No Child Left Behind Act, to helping children become responsible citizens.
What's Hot - Top Mentor Publication | www.mentors.ca/topmenbks.html
A list of the most valuable, published works on mentoring. Updated regularly. Author/publisher e-mail or contact addresses provided along with direct links to gain reviews or purchase online.
Leadership Development Services | www.leadservs.com/mentoringtips.htm
One of the top authors of mentoring books, Dr. Lois Zachary, is the principal of this organization, which in addition to helping organizations establish mentoring programs also offers an e-mail "Ask a Mentor" service and monthly tips on mentoring.
TRACK-TAKS Readiness and Core Knowledge | www.track.uttelecampus.org
Free, online college readiness program. In TRACK you'll find diagnostics to measure understanding of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) objectives and a library of learning tutorials to help students master those objectives. Hundreds of thousands of students in Texas have used TRACK since it was first offered in February 2004.
If you desire further information and are unable to find it on this page, use our online contact form and select "Student Mentoring" from the category drop-down menu. An e-mail will be sent to the ministry leader who can answer your question(s). You may also contact DJ Hofmann, ministry assistant, at (972) 537-1255.
