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NWREL At-A-Glance. MissionThe mission of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is to improve educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high quality educational programs.. Youth Development Services
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1. Youth Development Services @ NWREL Amy Cannata
cannataa@nwrel.org
503-275-9609
2. NWREL At-A-Glance Mission
The mission of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is to improve educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high quality educational programs.
3. Youth Development Services @ NWREL Youth development training
Youth mentoring
Literacy tutoring
Service learning
Program evaluation
4. Youth Development Training Developing partnerships between adults and young people
Structuring youth friendly learning in the community and workplace
Project-based and service learning strategies in the community and classroom
Building collaborations between business, labor, industry, and community
Links and Info: http://www.nwrel.org/ecc/youthdev/index.html
5. Youth Mentoring Services Training for staff, mentors, and mentees
In-depth coaching and program consulting
Electronic information resources development and management
Print material development and dissemination
Data collection and evaluation
6. Youth Mentoring Resources Free Resources
National Mentoring Center www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Technical assistance packets series
Generic Policies and Procedures Manual
Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring
Training Guide for Mentees
Mentor Exchange listserv
7. Literacy Tutoring Services Program design
Training for program staff and tutors
In-depth consultation
Evaluation
8. Literacy Tutoring Resources Free Resources
LEARNS www.nwrel.org/learns
Guidelines for tutors
The Tutor newsletter
Downloadable games and worksheets for literacy tutors
Program evaluation assessments
Relevant articles
9. Service Learning Services & Resources Training
Resources
Everyone's Guide to Successful Project Planning: Tools for Youth www.nwrel.org/ecc/youthdev/products
Partnerships By Design: Cultivating Effective and Meaningful School-Family-Community Partnerships (Download for free) http://www.nwrel.org/free/index.asp
10. Program Evaluation Services Understand how to apply "successful practices" research to your program goals
Learn how to ask the right questions to evaluate student, staff, and program progress
Compile data-based grant reporting requirements
Collect and analyze data
Discover underlying issues that may be impacting your program negatively
Explore trends, demographics, and research for the future
11. Program Evaluation Resources Free Resources
Out-of-school Time Program Evaluation: Tools For Action www.nwrel.org/free/index
Evaluating Your Program: A Beginner's Self-Evaluation Workbook for Mentoring Programs (ITI) www.itiincorporated.com/sew_dl
12. Questions?