Please describe the best part of working on this project with your mentor.
The best part was just simply communicating because the people who are doing this are great funny people who spent a lot of time helping us.
It was fun to do the project and get help from my mentor because sometimes i got stuck and i asked my mentor if they could help me. So they would help me find things i could use in my project.
I think the best part of this project was learning how I can make a difference in my telementor project and learning all about it.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was knowing that whenever I needed help or just when I couldn't find something my mentor was there to help me through the rough patches!
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was learning how to communicate ideas and thoughts with people and learning more and more about what I love everyday.
The best part of working on this project with Bev was being able to communicate between someone who listens to you and gives you a lot of support is a great experiencing.
The best part of working with my mentor was that I would have someone to ask for help or to make sure I didn't make spelling or grammar mistakes.
In my opinion, the best part of the Telementor project is the ability to share with someone the aspect of your ideas and work with them from day one to solve a large problem.
The best part about working with my mentor, was being able to learn from someone I had never met before. I enjoyed having a mentor that I could communicate with one on one.
loved getting to know her and how much she helped me. It was nice to have someone who only answers questions for your project.
The best part about working on this project with my mentor was how I didn't have to do it alone, and if I needed help I could ask my mentor.
I think the best part of this project was being able to get help from my mentor whenever I needed it and me being able to ask questions about anything.
The best part was that I could learn how to communicate by email and get to know your mentor.
I think the best part was when we first met each other and we were telling each other how we got interested in lacrosse and explaining our selves.
The best part about working with my mentor was I was able to ask questions and get to talk to someone who is passionate about the same things as I am.
I think that the best part of this project is that I can share my thoughts and ideas with other people.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was being able to learn so much new knowledge on my project. At the middle of the Telementor project, I thought I was lacking facts and I told my mentor and she had so much information for me to use. This really helped me throughout the project because I knew if I was stuck, she could help me.
I would have to say the best part of working with my mentor was almost all of it. The fact that I was able to speak to someone all the way in Italy to get help on my interests is amazing.
The best part was definitely having a mentor that worked with just me. That was the best part because, we worked on a project that I cared about.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor is he could help me and simplify things so that they make sense. I also like that you could exchange ideas in what you could do to make things more professional and look better.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was showing all of the work that I have done from the beginning to the end and seeing what feedback I would have gotten from my mentor.
The best part of this project was finally finishing my project.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor would be all the interacting we have done. Like, how much we know each other and how I have improved as a writer and student.
The best part of working with my mentor is trying to get experts because it was exciting. I also liked making my presentation because it was bring everything I've done together.
The best part of working with my mentor was that I really enjoyed talking to someone that has the same interest as me and my mentor, Serena has helped me because now I know how to incorporate something I love into a school project.
I think the best part of working on this project was putting details, videos, pictures and facts into my project, this was fun because my mentor was a big help and he gave me great advice.
The best part of working on my project with my mentor is that I could send her my project like a presentation or a website and she would look it over and tell me what I should add or take away to make it the best.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was finding so much valuable and interesting information to share. It would get us both excited!
Please share any other academic areas where you'd like to receive help from a mentor.
I would really like a mentor in science because I love science but I would also get feed back from a science expert.
I would want to do this in geography because it would be fun and you would have to involve something in the past of today
I would like to have this project in science because I think it would help me to learn what we are doing in science better than I do now.
When I couldn't find Todd's email I would have liked it if she would have helped me look through different websites and look because they were blocked at school.
I would like to recive help from a mentor in pretty much every big presentation where I need to do alot of research because I am not the best at finding websites or books that help me with my research.
Another subject area I would like to do would be in Geography, I think with history it would be a perfect topic.
I think that it might be fun to do telementor in geography because of the wide range of cultures you might encounter doing research about different countries.
I would like this project next year in geography because I think the ability to collaborate with someone that knows much about a region or geographic concept is a big advantage and would work well in learning about the eastern hemisphere.
I would like to receive help for a mentor in English. I think it would be interesting to learn more about rules and words people use, and how they are wrong or right.
In Science I might like to have a mentor and work on a big long project like this one.
Another academic area I would like to receive help from a mentor is Geography.
I would want to do the this again next year in my 7th grade English class.
I think an academic area I could use help from my mentor is how to solve problems.
I would probably like to do the telementor program in English class next year
Probably English, but I don't think I would like to do is in something like science.
I would like to receive help in science and geography.
In another academic area where I would like a mentor to work with would be on a big science project. I think that having topics on like weathering, erosion, volcanoes and other scientific topics, would be fun to work on with a mentor.
During the telementor project not only did I learn more about my topic but I also learned skills that are hard to learn. There aren't many skills I need help on now.
I would like to receive this opportunity in math so I will become stronger in math.
I would like to receive help from a mentor in science or maybe geography. This would help us in science so when you are doing a project you can get another person thinking to see if it is good.
I would have liked to revieve more help on finding links and websites because I had a tough time finding sources.
I cannot think of any right now.
I would like to work with/get help from a mentor on human's mood changes.
I would want to do this project again in science because I've always liked science and this project will help me understand it and get more interested in the topic.
I would really like it if we could do this project again in English. I would also like to try it in Geography and Science.
I would like to receive help from a mentor in science and English again, this would be a fun project to do in these subjects because I had fun doing this in English and I love science and it would be fun to do a project on a science topic.
I don't think I would like to do this in an academic areas again.
I would love to receive help from a mentor in math. Math can be really hard sometimes, and it would be great to have a mentor to guide you along and challenge you.
What advice would you give your mentor as he or she works with a new student?
I have no advice for my mentor because she did so well.
She helped me by giving me some sites and taking my survey and giving me info. So I can finish my project and present it to my teacher so my mentor gave me info by helping me find it and do a survey.
Don't change anything and try to show them sites and share information.
The advice I would give is to help them when they need it most!
I would give my mentor advice to help with the research and finding websites.
The one thing I would advice Bev would be is to give the student more advice, because of what she said to be I was able to add a lot more with her feedback.
AS Dave works with another student I would give him the advice to communicate more often and try to ask more questions to challenge the student.
Continue to do exactly what you did. Start off with an idea of how to work, and when you start to know what they want from you, alter it accordingly.
Keep being awesome! I thought Jenny was a marvelous person and she made things really clear. Some advice: Give suggestions. I feel that a lot of this was very independent (which is a good thing) but I would have liked a bit more guidance in what to do next.
I would not give her any advice. She did great!
Some advice I would give my mentor is to be truthful about their presentation or their work.
Some advice I would give my mentor is too get too know the person that you are mentoring more at the beginning
I would tell her That You should work with the student on problem solving.
Probably just to try to be more like a friend than a teacher because some kids will then start to listen to you more because i know some kids that dont listen to more like the teacher part like super strict or like mean. So just try to bond with the student.
I don't have any advice for my mentor. He did a great job and I will always remember doing the Telementor program.
They should ask questions and make sure that the student is keeping up.
one thing that I would suggest my mentor to do with a new student is to have a lot of patience. Working on one of these projects isn't the easiest thing to do and some students might not be the best at communicating so often with someone over email.
My mentor was very open and made me feel free to be open. Normally I am very shy but this new experience really helped.
I would inform her on her advice isn't always on time when I need it.
I would say not to judge them as much in spelling just let them no nicely.
I would first tell my mentor to get to know the student and to find what he/she likes.
I would keep motivating them and work with them every step of the way.
I would just tell her to keep being awesome! Like, as a listener and communicator. She does amazing!
I would give to always ask what's up or what they are doing to get to know them in ways that connect to the project. This will make them get use to you and be comfortable to you.
Some advice is that sometimes students cant always reply that fast, maybe because they were really busy and also that sometimes it can get a little frustrating.
To be just the way you are when you were my mentor and just help out a little with the project and give advice.
The advice I would give my mentor when she is working with the new student is to put in more websites and to make sure that they will open at school so they can work with that website.
I would give my mentor advice to really challenge the student, to make them think. Ask hard questions, and stuff like that.
How comfortable were you communicating with your mentor about your project?
0 - Uncomfortable
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11 - Very Comfortable
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
No - 20
Yes - 9
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in science.
No - 14
Yes - 15
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in reading and writing.
No - 5
Yes - 24
My writing skills have improved.
No - 3
Yes - 26
My teamwork skills have improved.
No - 1
Yes - 28
I'm taking more responsibility for my own academic success.
No - 1
Yes - 28
I plan to further my education beyond high school (trade school, community college, university).
No - 3
Yes - 26
What was your overall experience using the Mentored Pathways Web site?
0 - Difficult
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10 - Easy
Please rate your overall experience in the program.
0 - Negative
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18 - Very Positive
Would you be interested in receiving mentoring support from professionals in the future?
1 - No
28 - Yes
Please describe why or why not.
I would love to have another mentor because it is fun to learn and communicate on something this big of a problem.
Yes because it could help me do a lot more and help me now more that i don't know so i can know more so i can use it to make little story so i can have fun later.
Yes because it has helped me to not just give up on a subject and keep researching it instead and I think thats something I would definitley want again.
I would want to receive mentoring support from professionals in the future because then it would fun to see what other people think about what they say for what ever topic I pick!
I would be interested in recieving mentoring support from professionals because I am better at communicating and it is easier to ask for help.
I would love to be able to receive mentoring support from professionals in the future, because like what I said before it was a great experience being able to have someone to look over my work.
I think that having someone to communicate and talk to really helps a project or presentation get along a lot better.
Yes, I would because the mentors are a great solution to reading off of textbooks or just doing work sheets. The mentors are more interactive and I learned more with them that with a textbook and paper.
I believe that mentors are a large impact in careers and they are such a large basin of wisdom and intelligence and can provide huge impacts to a young person
I loved working with a mentor and I think a professional mentor would be fantastic. You could definitely learn more, but I also liked doing research of my own.
I would like to have mentoring that is professional because when you get stuck and cant find anything they help you out of it.
I would really like to receive support from professionals in the future because I would like to go beyond my understanding of architecture and I would also want to learn about Greek Mythology.
I would want to because the mentor can give me ideas when i cant think of any and because it helps you get a a second opinion on something other than your own.
Yes because they are professionals in their line of work and they know what they are doing.
Because it is easier for me to think that im not the only person working I feel comfortable thinking that someone else is helping me.
Yes, because working with a mentor it helped me be better at asking questions and I would like to be able to ask questions and talk to someone like this again.
Telementor help me by asking questions and forcing me to think about everything. Doing more mentoring in the future will make me think more normally
I would be interested in receiving help from a mentor in the future because It is a really good way to improve on your communication skills along with your teamwork skills.
I used to think I knew everything about dinosaurs but this has reminded me that there are always people better at things than you and those people can help you get even better.
I would because it will help in college and life.
I would be interested in receiving help from a mentor in the future because it is a great program and you get help from adults and you can communicate and get there opinion.
I think working with other people really helps me a lot because now that I have finished this TeleMentor program, mentoring support helps me a lot.
I would because it would be nice to hear from someone interested in my topic.
I would like to receive mentoring support from professionals in the future because it was fun to interact with them and to hear what is going on in their area.
Yes because it will help you come up with other ideas. It is like having two heads and two thoughts.
I would like to have mentoring support again because it was really fun being able to learn about something you are really interested in.
I would like to receive mentoring support from professionals in the future because this was not only a great project but I enjoyed working on this and telementor has great mentors.
No, I would not be interested in receiving mentoring support in the future is because I found that this program was hard for me to do on my time frame and hard for my to function to with the small amount of time I had.
Yes because mentors help you understand things that you're not sure about.
Was this the first time you've been part of a formal mentoring program?
1 - No
28 - Yes
Please describe the most difficult parts of working on this project with your mentor.
The most difficult part was definitely when I was getting my presentation ready.
Learning how to ask for help from my mentor because i wouldn't be done if i never would of asked. I also know how to have fun and
Trying to find information and making sure it is correct and then incorporating it into my project.
Getting emails and more Rock stars! I think that this was the hardest because I could have used maybe a little bit more help then I got.
The most difficult parts of working on this project with my mentor was finding websites and books to get research from. It was also hard for me at the beginning of this project to share my ideas with my mentor through email because I don't have much experiance in online communication. Now though, I am better at communicating and sharing ideas online.
the most difficult part of working on this project with my mentor was the adrenalin racing through me waiting for a response.
The hardest part of this project was maintaining a steady contact schedule and making sure I contacted Dave often.
The most difficult part was either finding my topic or finding my experts. This was difficult because you had to search and use parts of the internet that I haven't used before. I have also used websites I haven't used before.
The most difficult part was figuring out how to put together my project and how I should make the most out of my research.
The most difficult part was figuring out was I was going to do and how I was going to do it. I was sure I wanted to do Greek Mythology, but I wasn't sure which way I wanted to go with it.
The most difficult part was when there was a weather problem and your mentor couldn't communicate.
The most difficult thing about working on my project with my mentor was finding experts and contacting them.
The most difficult part in my project anilizing all of the data from all of the different websites I found
The most difficult part was communication because It is a new person and you don't know them and you will never see them face to face.
Mostly just figuring out what to do next because it was easy figuring out facts it was hard to figure out what to do next.
The most difficult part about working with a mentor is being afraid to let your mentor down when you don't email back right away.
Making the final project was the hardest part for me. I wish we had a little more time to do that.
One of the most difficult parts of working on this project with my mentor was trying to make what you were saying in your head, into an email. It is kind of hard because I know what I want to say in my head but when you put it into an email, it doesn't sound the way I want it to.
I would have to say the hardest part of this is finding your experts and contacting them indirectly.
The most difficult part was working on all of the docs we used and communicating back and forth the project.
The most difficult part while working with my mentor was remembering to work on my project and not procrastinating. another difficult part was communicating with my mentor.
I think the most difficult part of this project was finding experts. I only got one response and total, I only had 3 experts since most of them didn't speak english.
When I started in the telementor program I got exited and nervous at the same time.
The most difficult parts of working on this project with my mentor was to figure out where to start on the project.
Tell my mentor what I'm doing and having him check it and revise it. The computer problems and trying to tell my mentor what is going on.
The most difficult part was when I was working on my project and I didn't really know what to do next. When my mentor didn't respond for a couple of days, and I had asked help about the problem, I got a little frustrated and a little scared that she wouldn't reply and/or answer my question and i would be stuck for the rest of the project.
The most difficult parts in this project was finding experts because I only got one that responded and it was hard to find them.
Like in number 8, I was having a hard time with time and having enough to write an email with.
The most difficult part was finding my audience.
Did we miss something? If so, please share any additional comments you might have about your experience in the program.
You did a great job, and I did not feel like you missed anything.
I don't think that it is missing anything because i finished and it was fun as i did it some was hard but then it was easy.
No I don't have any corrections or comments.
I think that you guys got everything covered!
I think that the project tracker was an amazing help, though it takes some time to access when you are in the send veiw page, where I was most of the time.
nope, you didn't miss something. no additional comments
I think that the telementor program is a great program already.
The Telementor Program is one of the most substantial programs that I have used. I am very grateful for this opportunity because I know that at my old school I wouldn't have been able to accomplish any of this.
No. The experience was amazing and I think that this would work well for 95% of the people that take it.
It was brilliant. Fantastic. I would absolutely do it again sometime.
nothing
No
I think that my mentor Saman was amazing and really helpful. She was the best mentor ever!
No
I dont have any! :)
I don't think there was anything wrong or weird with the program. It really helps you be able to accept that it's okay to ask questions and it's okay if you don't know something.
I think that you got everything needed in this project
No
The whole project is a great thing and I hope other kids get to experience this.
My mentor was awesome and I would love to do this again
I don't think you missed anything, everything is great and working with this program was a great opertunity
Personally, I think that this project should've been shorter than a semester, I think I should've been maybe one or two months shorter. That is my only concern and also that is why I gave a 2 for my overall experience for this project.
I did not see anything that you missed.
No. I have no additional comments about this program.
I would just want to say thank you to the people who have help me in the is project and this telementor program.
I really enjoyed researching about something that I love and incorporating that into a really big school project.
I liked this project a lot and I had a great mentor to help me with my project and give great advice. This helped me be a better learner because now I know its okay to ask for help and now I see things in a different way.
I do not think you missed anything my experience was great just badly timed.
You didn't miss anything.
