Academic Mentoring & Homework Help

Session 1: 9:55-11:55 (2 hour workshop)

How can mentors help youth toward improved academic engagement? What support do mentors need to play this role effectively? Mentors who are called upon to provide homework help and other academic support to their mentees might feel challenged by the task. This session will provide strategies and considerations for supporting youth’s skills development and helping them understand and complete homework assignments.

Intended Workshop Audience:  All

Presented by Nicky Martin, Director, National Mentoring Center at Education Northwest

Nicky Martin is the director of the National Mentoring Center and coordinates Education Northwest's youth-focused national service initiatives. She came to Education Northwest in 2000 to work on youth development and service-learning projects and curricula. Since then she has led national training and technical assistance projects funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Nicky also contributed to the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning, leading the development of the Partnership’s Online Literacy Toolkit, and is a certified volunteer management trainer. Before joining Education Northwest, she worked with immigrant and refugee youth and adults, in both community-based and higher education settings. She holds a B.A. in Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington.