Please indicate the student skill areas that you feel you influenced through this project.
12 - Improved math comprehension and ability
1 - Improved science comprehension and ability
16 - Improved written communication skills
15 - Improved basic research skills
4 - Improved project management skills
11 - Improved collaboration skills
Please indicate if your mentoring support aided your student in the following areas.
10 - Better understanding of a professional work environment
0 - Improved awareness of post-secondary educational opportunities
2 - Increased desire to research and plan for post-secondary education
11 - Improved awareness of the value of a professional support network
The average quality of the messages received from students throughout the project.
3.18
Did your student share a final product (presentation, research report, plan, etc) with you for this project?
1 - N/A
7 - Yes
9 - No
Average level and quality of assistance received from the teacher throughout the project.
3.82
Average level and quality of assistance you received from Mentored Pathways staff throughout the project.
3.88
Things either the teacher or the Mentored Pathways Staff do to make a similar project more successful.
The overall objectives seemed a bit aggressive and had to be scaled back, not surprising given the high variance in skills among the students. I think that may have confused the students a bit, with the several changes in scope.
The project scope was changed quite dramatically. It is very difficult to follow such a change in the project and expectations from what is communicated originally. From there it followed that trying to help someone learn Excel via a distance is very different than learning about the stock market.
Thought they did best they could especially considering events outside of their control.
I might have missed it but it would have been helful to know what was taught/discussed in class. Teacher communications were excellent overall.
Nothing.
It was evident that the teacher did not have the bandwidth to spend sufficient time with the students. At the outset of the project, it was conveyed that the students did not have familiarity with investing, and limited to no skills with Excel (which was used during the project). Therefore, they needed a lot of help to be successful.
NA - there was great partnership
Perhaps hold a brainstorming session to address the issue of frequent absences from students - talk about ideas for incentives to improve attendance, etc.
Feedback regarding the quality of the student's final project as well as suggestions for improvement.
There wasn't a final project, exactly, several different excel files and some other small things, but no single giant project.
Student moved back home before final project end.
I think this project and the changes in scope it significantly dampened my enthusiasm for working with 6th graders. A project needs to be scoped properly for the student grade level and not changed so much on the fly.
The students final project met my expectations. He produced a high quality product that was free of any errors.
Jade did well. She had to deal with weather plus personal circumstances.
I thought he did an excellent job. He was interested and engaged. I had the impression that he really enjoyed the work and was exposed to skills (excel charting) that he will use going forward.
I was very proud of my student for the great job he did with his project.
I never received a final project (neither stock tracking workbook nor Vocabulary results).
I think that Andrew did a great job on his final project and was open to susggestions
I never saw his first attempt at the vocab questions so that I could assist him. I saw the questions but not his answers. I would have preferred to see him take a shot at it and then let me review and help him learn.
I think Estefania was the youngest student I'm worked with in this program and it would be helpful to me to have some guidelines about the level of work I could expect.
Kandy started out well but then dropped off toward the end of the project (my last message from her was 27 days ago and she failed to share her final project with me).
Overall experience in the program.
4.06
Would you consider mentoring new students in the future?
0 - No
17 - Yes
Why or why not.
I enjoy helping others understand more and grow their knowledge. But in general, I find it hard to get my coaching to the right level for junior high students.
I enjoyed helping the student on the project and felt that I could apply my own knowledge relatively easily.
I may continue but I am deeply questioning my value and capability in helping younger students and the level of frustration I feel with the changes in projects and the ability of younger students to engage a mentor. It will be more likely that I work only with high school students in the future.
I enjoy mentoring. Students need to be pushed to the point where struggling meets learning. In the parameters of telementoring it is difficult to judge whether this line is reached.
Enjoy mentoring.
Very rewarding to see how excited they are about sharing information with you.
Joshua was very pleasant and appreciative. He struggled with the deliverables, but it appeared that he was trying.
I just completed my 2nd and 3rd mentoring assignment and I enjoy working with young people to help them prepare for life after school.
The most rewarding aspect of participating.
Their enthusiasm is rewarding, so is finding a way to simplify a difficult concept so that they can get an insight.
It was fun watching Oscar grow in his knowledge of how to use spreadsheets and how to look at stocks.
Receiving positive feedback from the student and teacher.
Everything
It's always nice to get positive feedback from the students and help them grasp concepts they didn't understand before.
This was the second best mentoring experience I've had since joining the telementor program. It was because the project was fun and interesting and the student was engaged.
Helping out a student to learn new things.
Joshua's messages generally conveyed his appreciation for my help.
It is always rewarding in hopefully being a positive influence in a student's life
Seeing the comments from jason that I made a difference.
I always enjoy interacting with youth and sharing my own knowledge, experience, etc. with them
The most difficult aspect of participating.
I am not especially good at scaling back my communication to fit the needs of a middle-school student. I have to really concentrate on my word choice.
Trying to find the correct level of English - to be formal without but using simple. plain English at the same time.
Major sea change in the project scope. Teaching rudiments of Excel via distance. The ability of 6th graders to engage and leverage a mentor online.
Not knowing if the student values the effort.
It's always difficult to step it down to the appropriate level, but I think I was able to do that.
As I was on vacation during the project, it sometimes was hard to find the time to send the student a message.
When I tried to provide guidance, it wasn't clear if Joshua was comprehending. The students typically met only twice a week and seemed to have limited time for the project. Another setback was due to the floods in CO.
NA
Not seeing the final voab assignment
Estefania was dropped from the program part way through the project, and I was sorry to see that, so I didn't get to work with her as much as with previous students.
It's difficult when the student is often absent and therefore has low participation.
First time you've been part of a formal mentoring program.
16 - No
1 - Yes
