Use Information Resources During Time of Crisis

During the COVID-19 crisis millions of people are restricted to staying at home, making the Internet and TV, along with the telephone, their main means of connection to the larger world. 

During this time the Tutor/Mentor Connection/Institute, LLC's  information-based resource library can be a useful source of information and ideas to help people find their way through these challenging times and to help build and sustain volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs that will still need to be reaching youth in high poverty neighborhoods of Chicago and other cities once this crisis is over. 

Use the resources on this web site to support your learning.  Do a Google search using "tutor mentor" and any of the words in the tag cloud below, and find articles intended to stimulate and influence thinking of leaders across Chicago and the rest of the country.

Click here to view to an interview with Dan Bassill, founder of Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993) and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011).

Click here and use the PayPal button to send a contribution to support this work.

 

Thank You Dan - 1989-90 card from students & volunteers

Thank you Dan card, from students and volunteers, 1989-90

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Learn What's On this Web site

Learn what's on this web site.  View this video to learn what's in each section.

Here's an article that shows what's in each section.

Open and close each section, starting at top left, and going down, then moving to top right, and going down. Get to know what's in each section. Come back often and use these ideas and resources.

See list of illustrated PDF presentations on this web site.

Featured

Read the blogs! New Articles Weekly.

I'm Dan Bassill. I encourage you to read these blogs weekly and share them with your networks.  

Tutor/Mentor Blog

Mapping for Justice Blog

Tutor/Mentor Exchange Blog

Intern blog - click here

Listen to Podcast describing Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present) and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011-present)  - click here

New additions to the library - click here

Navigation of web site

To help you navigate the site, we've numbered sections of the home page on this graphic.

1) this is a progression of steps you should take to better understand issues, build a geographic distribution of resources and programs, involved leadership from all sectors, start new programs where needed, etc.

2) this is a list of links to other web sites we host with additional information

3) these are links to blog articles that connect the information on the web site to current events and attempt to build greater support for tutor/mentor programs in more places

4) the menu bar at the top of the page points to information spread throughout the site, and to visualizations done by interns to help build a better understanding of our strategies

5) this points to a list of Chicago tutor/mentor programs where you can volunteer time or talent; and to pages where you can offer support for helping continue the work being done by Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC.

6) this section includes history, mission, planning resources, etc.

7-9) The middle section of the web site will be refreshed regularly to focus on some of the ideas contained in the sections along either side of the home page. Once you browse through the site and the links you'll see that this web site provides a wide range of information in many different sections. It may be difficult for first-time visitors to know where to start, or what to look for.

View this video to help you navigate this site,  created by an intern from South Korea and IIT in Chicago