Mentoring: Training Tools
for Staff, Volunteers, Mentees, and Parents
Staff
- Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program: A Framework for Resource Development Planning (PDF)
- Effective Mentor Recruitment: Getting Organized, Getting Results (PDF)
- Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development (PDF)
- Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual
- Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the Elements of Effective Practice (PDF)
- LEARNS Mentoring Toolkit (PDF)
- Making a Difference: An Impact Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters (PDF)
- Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement into Mentoring Programs and Relationships (PDF)
- Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide to Finding and Attracting Volunteers (PDF)
- Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Considerations and Partnership Strategies for Senior Corps Directors (PDF)
- Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Directors (PDF)
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents (PDF)
- Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Screening and Background Checks (PDF)
- The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring (PDF)
- Gender-Specific Approaches in Mentoring (Fact Sheet) (PDF)
- Training New Mentors (PDF)
- Supporting Mentors (PDF)
- Same-Race and Cross-Race Matching (PDF)
- Measuring the Quality of Mentor-Youth Relationships: A Tool for Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Keeping Matches in Touch Over the Summer Months (PDF)
- Involving Parents in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools: An Introductory Guide (PDF)
- Volunteer Motivation and Mentor Recruitment (PDF)
- Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls (PDF)
- Managing Risk After the Match Is Made (PDF)
- Videos(View all LEARNS videos)
Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Creative Recruitment (video)
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Program Start-Up: The Stakeholder Table
- Stakeholder Table Worksheet (PDF)
- Team Management: What Teams Can Do
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 1: Targeted Mentor Recruiting (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 2: Screening Mentors (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 3: Making and Supporting the Match (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 4: Forming and Maintaining Partnerships (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 5: Measuring Outcomes (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 6: Marketing and Fundraising (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 7: Preparing to Facilitate (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 8: JUMPstarting Your Mentors (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 9: Connecting and Communicating (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 10: Keeping the Relationships Going (PDF)
Volunteers
- Web-Based Tutor Training
- Peer Mentoring: Recruiting, Training, and Ensuring Longevity (video)
- Building Youth Literacy in Mentoring Programs (audio)
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents (PDF)
- Ready-to-Use Activities for Volunteers: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Tips for Motivating Struggling Students: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Volunteering in Today's Schools: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Working with Children at Different Stages of Development: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- The Tutor/Youth Impact - In-depth articles for tutor, mentor, and other youth-focused programs
- Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls (PDF)
- Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors (PDF)
- Training New Mentors (PDF)
- Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Creative Recruitment (video)
- Orienting Mentors: What is a Mentor?
- Orienting Mentors: Who Made a Difference for You?
- Seeing Culture through an Unbiased Lens (PDF)
- Self-reflection Questions (PDF)
- Understanding School Culture: Becoming an Effective Border-crosser
- Understanding School Culture: Self-reflection
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 8: JUMPstarting Your Mentors (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 9: Connecting and Communicating (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 10: Keeping the Relationship Going (PDF)
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Videos (View all LEARNS videos)
Mentees
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents (PDF)
- Training New Mentees: A Manual for Preparing Youth in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
