Mentoring of youth
Youth mentoring, as addressed by the Institute, is when experienced adults have a forum to share their knowledge and/or wisdom with youth with disabilities to support their professional growth and development and to benefit the overall community. The Institute focuses on both traditional mentoring and electronic or e-mentoring.
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- Check & Connect: A Comprehensive Student Engagement Intervention
Provides training in use of the Check & Connect student engagement intervention model to promote students' engagement with school, reduce dropout, and increase school completion. The Check &...
- Check & Connect: A Model for Engaging and Retaining Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education [Archived]
Establishes an inclusive and comprehensive model for engaging and retaining students with intellectual disabilities in higher education programs. Building on the Check & Connect model, this...
- Connecting Through Service (CTS) [Archived]
Created an effective and system-level process to increase student engagement by utilizing a collaboration with existing partners. This process was accomplished through a strategic integration of...
- Dropout Prevention Initiative Documentary and Monograph [Archived]
Synthesized the results and findings of the five-year, federally-funded Dropout Prevention Model project implemented by the Minnesota Department of Education with seven school districts in the...
- E-Connect [Archived]
Provides a school-based mentoring program that uses e-mail and face-to-face meetings to connect high school students to employees from the local business community. The purpose of the program is to...
- Expanding the Circle (ETC) [Archived]
Delivers a curriculum offering culturally-relevant activities to facilitate the successful transition from high school to postsecondary life for American Indians.
- Making the Connection: Engaging and Retaining Young Adults in Postsecondary Education [Archived]
Developed a postsecondary version of the Check & Connect student engagement model to increase students' ability to overcome barriers and persist in successful program completion in community...
- MMM!: A Middle-school Mentoring Model to Improve School Outcomes for Disengaged 6th Grade Students [Archived]
Developed and delivered the Middle-school Mentoring Model (MMM!), an afterschool small-group mentoring program to increase student engagement with school and learning and to foster positive youth...
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) [ICI Center] [Archived]
Focuses on improved access and success for students with disabilities in secondary and postsecondary education, as well as employment, independent living, and community participation. Activities...
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD) [Archived]
Provides training and technical assistance, and conducts research, that support state and local policies to promote full access to high quality workforce development services on the part of youth...