Please indicate the student skill areas that you feel you influenced through this project.
2 - Improved math comprehension and ability
5 - Improved science comprehension and ability
8 - Improved written communication skills
9 - Improved basic research skills
8 - Improved project management skills
9 - Improved collaboration skills
Please indicate if your mentoring support aided your student in the following areas.
4 - Better understanding of a professional work environment
1 - Improved awareness of post-secondary educational opportunities
2 - Increased desire to research and plan for post-secondary education
7 - Improved awareness of the value of a professional support network
The average quality of the messages received from students throughout the project.
4.00
Did your student share a final product (presentation, research report, plan, etc) with you for this project?
0 - N/A
1 - Yes
8 - No
Average level and quality of assistance received from the teacher throughout the project.
4.22
Average level and quality of assistance you received from Mentored Pathways staff throughout the project.
4.11
Things either the teacher or the Mentored Pathways Staff do to make a similar project more successful.
Thomas was much better than other students I've worked with but there are times where I had no idea if my message was read or made any difference. You often just got a glimpse of what they did with it or maybe a thank you. That was discouraging because I put time and effort into my messages and have little idea if they made a difference. Students need to be taught how to interact with their mentors as much as mentors get chased around to interact with their mentees. It feels one sided
Jason did a fabulous job of keeping the mentors apprised of what was happening in the class.
This was one of my better projects. I think it went well. It challenged the students to reach out to professionals.
I would recommend that if a project will require funding or support from external subject matter experts that both of these are acquired prior to students starting work on the project. My student worked on two projects both of which were quickly cancelled due to either lack of funds or lack of response from the chosen subject matter expert. It was not clear to me that there was any investigation in to the feasibility of the projects before they were started. It must have been very frustrating for the students to have projects cancelled. It certainly was for me.
Not much I can think of
Communication is always important - more communication between stake holders would be helpful (i.e. teacher to mentors, mentors to teacher, ITP staff to mentors)
Continue to communicate frequently with the mentors.
Feedback regarding the quality of the student's final project as well as suggestions for improvement.
Overall I thought Thomas did a good job and captured well his projects and the achievements he made. It's a shame these happen right at the end of the class because there's no time to really give them feedback and work with them for a next time.
My student lost his original version of his presentation after he sent it to me. I was unable to view the final version that was uploaded to the website so my comments are based on his original version. It appeared to me that my student had not kept notes of his project during the project and therefore had some difficulty remembering the information required to complete the project report. A project diary may have helped in this situation
Eliott did a great job, he finished the project on time and did a great presentation.
My student was a high performer and his communication with me, as well as his final presentation are evidence of that. He was self motivated and delivered a great final project. I am happy with his performance and can offer no suggestions at this time.
This student did not embrace the mentorship program, experienced difficulty collaborating and communicating virtually, and resisted providing the documentation requested of him. Only when the teacher prompted him did the student engage, and only then it was with minimal effort on the part of the student.
Nia's final project was a video presentation. It covered everything and highlighted her accomplishment.
Overall experience in the program.
4.44
Would you consider mentoring new students in the future?
0 - No
9 - Yes
Why or why not.
I will because I'd like to help and make a difference. But I will probably just do 1 mentee at a time because it's a lot to invest when you have no idea if you're even making a difference.
I have mentored other students and always enjoy seeing the world through their eyes and learning along with them.
It's easy enough to manage in my schedule and worth the effort.
With my schedule, I can only mentor one student. I really enjoy working with the students and seeing their projects develop over the course of the year. The STEM students are very bright and it is a joy to work with them.
The most rewarding aspect of participating.
Getting to see the bird box and pictures from the flood clean up...items that my student was very involved with. And seeing how excited he was about what was accomplished.
Working with a student to complete a project with real world, tangible, results.
Seeing the kids enthusiasm and help them achieve something.
My student this year was very bright and his written communication was the level of a high school student. It was very enjoyable to work with such a good student.
Working with Nia and seeing her grow throughout the year.
The most difficult aspect of participating.
not getting responses to messages or the content I shared. It was discouraging
Part way through the project my home responsibilities were unexpectedly complicated. This took some of my focus from the mentoring which was difficult for both my student and myself.
When contacting external experts, you never know if they will cooperate.
I always feel that I could be of more help but projects seem to take unexpected turns that are out of my hands. Being at a distance is a disadvantage, but I hope in the end I do offer some help and guidance.
The student's lack of interest in participating in the mentor program.
None
First time you've been part of a formal mentoring program.
9 - No
0 - Yes
