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Website: http://www.tutormentorconnection.org

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Distribution of resources must be part of conversation on future of education

Posted on April 15, 2009 at 7:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes

I added a new map to my photo album on Future of Education today. It's one of many you can see here and here. I've also added an interactive Tutor/Mentor Program Locator, that enables site users to create their own map views.

These are intended to support visual thinking so when we talk about… Continue

It takes a village.....Build the village

Posted on January 10, 2009 at 8:38am 1 Comment 0 Likes

I've led a volunteer-based, non-school tutor/mentor program in Chicago for more than 30 years where we connect inner city kids with volunteers who live beyond poverty and model jobs and careers and education levels not consistently modeled in high poverty neighborhoods. In recent research, this is called "bridging capital".

I have created a library of information to help people understand the challenges of living in poverty, and how… Continue

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At 6:48am on March 16, 2009, Jesse moyer said…: Daniel,

I think you are exactly right. That is why we have convened business leaders, teacher unions, legislators, other non-profit foundations, and other education leaders from around the state with our project. We believe that in order to change the system, you must work with ALL people within the system. Eventually, we will include teachers, principals, parents, and students in our transformation.

Jesse

At 6:22am on March 16, 2009, Jesse moyer said…: Hi Daniel,

I hope you are doing well. I would love to browse your sites and will do so later this week. Most of the work that I do at KWF revolves around system change in public school systems, so I may not be the best person for you to connect with here at KnowledgeWorks. Once I have had a chance to review your information, I will pass it on to the appropriate people.

Jesse

At 6:47am on March 14, 2009, alexyu said…: Thank you for your sharing, I will pay close attention to these!

At 9:22am on January 12, 2009, Lisa Perez said…: Hi Daniel: All of the things you mentioned are important and I believe are already taking place in different capacities within CPS. Feel free to call me sometime and perhaps I can point you to the correct departments to locate the information you mentioned.

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