These 11th and 12th grade students are part of a Child Development III class where they will be tutoring and mentoring 1 1/2 hours three times a week at a local elementary school. They think they are interested in careers working with children. You can play a major role in helping these young people pursue their interests successfully through and beyond high school!

Student will develop a career and education portfolio (Note: the designation of weeks does not necessarily mean chronological weeks but rather the weeks of the project.)

Students will identify careers to research; student will demonstrate ability to locate, identify, and interpret information; will generate choices and make career decisions based upon interests, abilities and values; students will design realistic education and career action plan to reach desired goal. The student will summarize the information gathered from the mentoring process in an electronic presentation, a portfolio, and a written report; this will be presented at the end of the session.

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Career and Education Planning

Student will gain an understanding of career choices that connect their interests and abilities, improve research and collaboration skills, and develop a career and education portfolio. Employability Skills: communication, commitment to learning ( prepared, self motivation, works well with others), responsibility (meets deadlines, accepts constructive criticism), demonstrates integrity/ethical behavior, respect for self and others. STEM Skills: analytical skills, attention to detail, technical skills, communication ( verbal and written), teamwork, creative problem solving, leadership skills, organization skills, time management. 21st Century Process Skills: global awareness, civic literacy financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy.

Students will use the project tracking system to evaluate their attainment of project outcomes. The student will complete an evaluation form about the telementoring project. The student and the mentor will evaluate their telementoring experience and provide recommendations for improving the project.

The teacher will act as the facilitator for the project and will monitor and supervise the telementoring relationship

Mentors are asked to maintain communication 2 times a week with the student; to act as advisor and provide encouragement and career awareness and collaborate with the student on the project.