Please indicate the student skill areas that you feel you influenced through this project.
0 - Improved math comprehension and ability
0 - Improved science comprehension and ability
1 - Improved written communication skills
0 - Improved basic research skills
1 - Improved project management skills
1 - Improved collaboration skills
Please indicate if your mentoring support aided your student in the following areas.
1 - Better understanding of a professional work environment
0 - Improved awareness of post-secondary educational opportunities
0 - Increased desire to research and plan for post-secondary education
1 - Improved awareness of the value of a professional support network
The average quality of the messages received from students throughout the project.
3.00
Did your student share a final product (presentation, research report, plan, etc) with you for this project?
0 - N/A
1 - Yes
0 - No
Average level and quality of assistance received from the teacher throughout the project.
3.00
Average level and quality of assistance you received from Mentored Pathways staff throughout the project.
5.00
Things either the teacher or the Mentored Pathways Staff do to make a similar project more successful.
Teacher- Encouraging the student to send more frequent communication/messages from student to mentor.
Feedback regarding the quality of the student's final project as well as suggestions for improvement.
Did not see final project.
Overall experience in the program.
3.00
Would you consider mentoring new students in the future?
1 - No
0 - Yes
Why or why not.
This was a fun opportunity this semester while staying at home on maternity leave. Next Fall, I'll be teaching full time English again and the time management to mentor also would be too difficult.
The most rewarding aspect of participating.
Seeing firsthand how you can make important connections globally using technology.
The most difficult aspect of participating.
Limited ability for helping student if they don't want to follow through. From a distance, my best option for supporting her with her project (writing a play and having it performed) was help with revising and editing the script. I saw one version of it, sent her a Powerpoint about Writing Process for help with revisions, and never saw another revision. Even with suggesting the student create a timeline and take the lead more, I never saw another revised script because she didn't "like" revising. It felt difficult for me to "enforce" something that she just didn't want to do. However, not being physically present, I wasn't much support for other aspects of her play...i.e. rehearsals (other than answering a few of her general rehearsal related questions.) So I'm not sure how much of an impact on her project I really had.
First time you've been part of a formal mentoring program.
0 - No
1 - Yes
