Volunteer Resources
Resource Links
Upcoming Events
Webinars
The BPIE Volunteer Resources page is a source for online tools that can provide additional support and help you build skills to maximize your mentoring experience. Whether you’re looking to provide your mentee with additional material during your sessions, learn new strategies and approaches to supporting students in the classroom, or simply review school concepts, you can find the specific materials you need to prepare below.
Resource Links
Academic Resources
- Khan Academy – STEM Lesson videos and supplemental practice.
- IXL Math – Interactive math activities for all grade levels.
- Math Portal – Math lessons and practice tests.
- Edutopia – Tips to Support English-Language Learners.
- Adolescent Literacy – ELA resources for grades 4-12.
- PAPER – Unlimited, 24/7, personalized learning help via live chat with an expert tutor. Paper’s expert tutors provide homework help, writing feedback, and study support for every subject, at every level.
- National Science Foundation – Resources for lesson plans and at-home activities.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Mentor/Mentee Activity Guide – A compilation of virtual activities for mentor/mentee matches, suggested by AmeriCorps Ambassadors of Mentoring.
- Understood – Social Emotional Learning: What to know.
- Edutopia – Supporting identities and experiences: Creating an identity-safe classroom.
- MENTOR – Trauma informed mentoring: Supporting youth in the wake of trauma.
- Becoming a Better Mentor – Strategies to Be There for Young People from MENTOR.
BPIE Best Practices
- BPIE Best Practices, Working With Teachers – Best practices of mentors working with teachers.
- BPIE Best Practices, Building a Mentoring Relationship – Tips for building a mentoring relationship with students.
BPIE Training Materials
- Accelerate Training Guide – View the Accelerate training slides used during the Boston Partner’s in Education virtual training. Mentors can review the 90-minute online training.
- Accelerate Resources Packet – Additional resources on social-emotional learning, communication, and student engagement for our Accelerate program.
- Aim High Training Guide – View the Aim High training slides used during the BPIE virtual training.
- Aim High Resources Packet – Additional resources on social-emotional learning, communication, and student engagement for our Aim High program.
- ILS Training Guide – View the Independent Learning Support (ILS) slides used during the BPIE virtual training.
- ILS Resources Packet – Additional resources on working with students online and outside of the classroom for our ILS program.
Upcoming Events
April 25 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Mentor Development Session: Your Feedback In Focus
‘Your Feedback in Focus’ is a slightly different approach to our monthly Mentor Development Session. During our focus group sessions back in January, we heard valuable feedback from our mentors and school partners about BPIE and our matching processes. Now, we invite you to join us on April 25th as we present the findings from your recommendations. We’ll discuss some proposed improvements to our work, along with next steps for providing you and your mentees with better support. Whether you attended the focus groups or not, we hope to see you there!
Past Event Resources
Youth Mental Health & Well-Being Resources:
Mentor Development Sessions & Webinars
A Holistic Approach to Student Learning
Watch a replay of our Mentor Development Session from December 13, 2021, featuring guest speakers Tina Kondopoulos and Gabby Hernandez from Northeastern University’s Peer Tutoring Program.
Remote Learning Forum
A discussion about remote learning, featuring a panel of Boston community leaders who have all in some way helped transition the city to online learning.
Mentoring Boys & Young Men of Color Through a Racial Equity Lens
From MENTOR: an intimate conversation with leaders in the field that will provide personal stories connected to practical takeaways that support mentoring Boys & Young Men of Color (BYMOC) through a racial equity lens.
