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 Using Maps to Visualize Ideas In 35 years of leading a volunteer- based tutor/mentor program Dan Bassill has had plenty of time to think of ways leading such programs might be easier. As he began to try to communicate those ideas he found many people did not understand what he was talking about. So he begin to draw pictures and create maps to help communicate these ideas. This presentation includes some of the maps created over the past 18 years. Property of Tutor/Mentor In stitute, LLC, Merchandise Mar t PO Box 3303, Chicago, Il 60654 Contact: [email protected]

Visualize Ideas and Strategies for Mentoring Youth to Jobs and Careers

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This presentation shows uses of concept maps and graphics to share complex ideas with learners from many different locations. These focus on Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC strategies that others can use to provide leadership and resources that support efforts to help more inner city young people move successfully through school and into jobs and careers.

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Using Maps to Visualize Ideas

In 35 years of leading a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program DanBassill has had plenty of time tothink of ways leading suchprograms might be easier. As hebegan to try to communicate those

ideas he found many people didnot understand what he wastalking about. So he begin to drawpictures and create maps to helpcommunicate these ideas.

This presentation includes some ofthe maps created over the past 18years.

Property of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC, Merchandise Mart PO Box 3303, Chicago, Il 60654 Contact: [email protected]

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Timeline from 1965 - http://tinyurl.com/Timeline1965

The origin of the Tutor/Mentor Institute was in 1965 when employees of the

Montgomery Ward HQ in Chicago began to tutor neighborhood 2nd-6th grade kids

Dan Bassill first involved in1973

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Growth of Tutor/Mentor Connection and Cabrini Connection since 1993

Timeline from 1993 - http://tinyurl.com/Timeline1993

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Illustration of “mentor rich” program with volunteers from many backgrounds.

This pdf expands on this idea http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/images/PDF/networkingforpurpose.pdf

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Graphics showing goal of helping kids through school and into work

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This is animation done by intern to interpret this “mentor kids to careers” goal

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Mentoring Youth to Jobs and Careers beyond high school

There are many ways to interpret this idea visually.

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Strategy Map communicates commitment of leaders who support mentor-rich

programs in multiple locations of Chicago.

Strategy map (non animated) http://tinyurl.com/tmc-strategy-map

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Animated version of same strategy map, created by Interns from IIT

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Four Part Strategy to help tutor/mentor programs reach youth in more places

4-part strategy planning concept map - http://tinyurl.com/TMC-4-part-strategy-planning

The nodes point to awiki where eachstrategy is beingdeveloped.

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Four part strategy map showing actions needed to achieve goal

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This graphic shows therange of information that

can be collected tosupport the growth of

volunteer-basedtutor/mentor programsaimed at helping inner-city kids through school

and into jobs and

careers.

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This Map shows categories of information in Links Library on Tutor/Mentor

Connection (T/MC) site.

Click on these nodes tosee additional maps.

Library cmap (non animated) http://tinyurl.com/TMC-library-CMap

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Map showing research Links. Where are tutor/mentor programs most needed? Why?

Click on these nodes to seecollections of informationrelated to each topic.

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Resources map animated http://tinyurl.com/TMC-Resources-Map

This is animated version of the Resource Map, created by interns from IIT

Run your mouse over theseand get information aboutthat part of the library.

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Map showing how Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC supports Tutor/Mentor Connection

See map at http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/rid=1JNHCH82N-HC8TH8-1CZF/tutormentorinstitute.cmap

Click on these nodes tosee additional maps &links.

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This map is aimed at business decision makers and planners

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Click on these nodes tosee additional maps &

links.

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Connecting with the world

We can nowshare ourplanningwith peoplefrom all

parts of theworld.

http://debategraph.org/mentoring_kids_to_careers

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Building Learning Communities

The graphics on these pages point to awide range of ideas and information.This cannot be covered in a singlereading nor understood without a

context of hands-on involvement.

Thus, our goal is that learning groups,reading circles, discussion groups, etc.form in business, churches, colleges,high schools and civic/social

organizations. If one person invitesothers to view this information thesame way people come together on aregular basis to read and understandscripture, or political ideas, then theinformation we point to can be ideasmillions of people grow to understandand apply.

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Without expanding the network of people looking at this information

and building involvement from resource providers, policy makersand all other stakeholders, the information has limited value.

Visit this page and learn more about social capital and socialnetwork analysis. http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/sna

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Talent needed to help develop these strategies and resources

Tutor/Mentor Institute talent needed at http://tinyurl.com/TMCSupportNet

We can’t do this without

help from many others.

This charge represents a wide range oftalent that we seek to mobilize to collectand organize this information and tohelp others find and use it.

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See other graphics and uses of maps like these.

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See maps and map library at http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net

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Let us help you.Visit www.tutormentorexchange.net

and http://tutormentor.blogspot.comand see more maps and graphics andhow they are communicated to

potential users. Invite Daniel F. Bassill,president of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLCto speak to you our your team to help

you understand and integrate theseideas into your own strategies.Email – [email protected]

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If it is to be, it is up to you and me: A mentoring-to-career strategy of the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC

Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC

Tutor/Mentor ConnectionMerchandise Mart PO Box 3303, Chicago, Il. 60654

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www.tutormentorconnection.orgWhile our purpose is focused on social good and all income is uses to 

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