Please describe the best part of working on this project with your mentor.
The best about working with on this project with my mentor was he helped me learn more about my topic by providing links to helpful research websites.
The best part of working with my mentor was when he told me about fun activities he was doing in his normal life, and all the tips he gave me.
The best part of working with mentor was being able to talk about anything with them and being able to get great feed back and advise.
Emailing him about things that were personal and not personal.
Getting help with research.
The best part of working with my mentor was being able to communicate with him. I also enjoyed how much help he gave me.
Being able to share ideas between each other, then critiquing my work.
The best part of working with my mentor on this project was that I learned how to work with someone one on one. Doing this helped improve my life skills. I will be more skilled at communication and asking for help than most other kids my age.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was the never-ending support that he gave me.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was probably getting to talk to them about all the stuff we were working on, where I was on my project, and getting all the feedback and support I did.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor is that we are able to communicate with them on problems I faced and just collaborating with them on the projects we did this year.
The best part about working about my mentor was being able to collect research with him. One mind is great, but two minds are even better. Researching turned easier when my mentor helped me.
I liked getting to talk to a real person who can relate somewhat to what we have to deal with. He could also give us lots of tips and corrections for our project.
The best part of working on this project with Paula was getting support and help, and also getting to met an amazing person who helped me a lot.
Emailing and getting a different point of view on your progress to an ultimate goal.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was her help. She was able to guide me through the experience for the best possible result for my project. I do not think I would have been able to do my experiment without my mentor. She really helped me when I was confused or just needed help on something.
I liked having someone that was always there to help me with research or feedback on my projects and presentation.
I enjoyed being able to read the Omnivors Delema together, and learning all about nutrition.
The best part of working with my mentor was getting feedback back from her. I also enjoyed talking about what PSA topics I was going to choose.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was getting to communicate with her.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was being able to get great feedback in terms of our slides overall I feel as if she improved our presentation greatly. Another highlight of working with my mentor is that she was open to helping me with anything I decided to do.
Communicating and collaborating ideas.
The best part of working on my project with my mentor was getting good links and resources from her.
The best part of working with a mentor was beig able to have someone else there to help me with my project and give me feedback.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was that I got to feel a connection between us. There were times when I wasn't sure about something and Nancy would be right there to help and encourage me!
The best part was to get the good work done with my mentor's help.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was that we were able to communicate with each other. I could ask my mentor for feedback or advice whenever I needed it.
The best part of working with my mentor was being able to bounce ideas off someone without having to explain your entire project because they have been there the whole time.
The best part is having someone to rely on for help.
The best part of working on this with a mentor was all the feedback she gave me.
Working on this project with my mentor was really fun, and I really enjoyed getting to know her.
I liked working with my mentor because he gave me additional information and he also supported me.
Being able to discuss with him and collaborate on different ideas.
The best part about working with my mentor was getting feedback and help on my project.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was when we were choosing drinks to use in our experiment and when we were working on our presentation. She gave insightful and helpful feedback throughout our whole project - that was the best part.
Please share any other academic areas where you'd like to receive help from a mentor.
I would love to receive help in math, language arts, and social studies.
I would like my mentor to help more with real specific and small tuned things in my project to help me see closer.
I would like mentor in language arts because i would like feed back on my writing
Chemistry, Physics, History,
none
An academic area where a mentor would be nice is science and social studies. I believe this because those are some rough subjects for most students.
Reading and writing and problem solving.
I would really like help in social studies. I would like help in this subject because we are always working on big projects. It would be like to get constructive feedback on those projects.
History and Science.
I really enjoyed having help in science. But, if I were to receive help in other subjects, I would like to receive it in the social studies or math areas.
I would like to receive help from a mentor in math and social studies.
An academic area that would be nice to receive from my mentor is Social Studies or History. That is one of my worst subjects in school right now. Since history doesn't come to me easily, having some extra help would be awesome.
I received help with the major part of graphing and taking the information and putting grades in.
Another academic area where a mentor would be nice to have is in Language Arts because it would be nice to have feedback on essays or papers.
Maybe... LA.
Some academic areas where I would like help from my mentor would probably math, social studies, and science. In all of those classes, we have been having some projects that would be helpful if there was an extra person to help me decide on some ideas of how I could make my project better.
It might be nice to have a mentor in Language Arts who could give me feedback and help on my writing.
I feel that I would only like to revive help with science in the future.
Another academic area were I would like to receive help from my mentor would be Language Arts.
Another academic area where i could use help from a mentor is social studies.
I would possibly like to receive feedback on my writing because I believe currently it's good but it needs more work like anything.
Honestly, I cannot think of anything. But if I had to choose, maybe language arts?
nowhere
There are no other academic areas I need help from a mentor.
I'd like to receive help from a mentor for writing skills.
The best part was to get the good work done with my mentor's help an I want help from my mentor in no other places.
Another academic area where I'd like to receive help from a mentor is Language Arts because it's nice to get good feedback on different aspects of a class. Say a wrote an essay for example, it would be nice to get good feedback on my essay from a mentor.
I would like, if I have a mentor again to have one in a science class because with projects it is always nice to have a knowledgeable person to help you along.
I would not like help in any other areas.
I'd like to recieve help from a mentor during language arts, becasue then you'd be provided with helpful feedback.
I would like to receive help in Math
Maybe in social studies.
I think it would be nice to have a mentor in a class such as social studies, or history.
Some other academic areas I'd like to receive help from my mentor are in Math and Language Arts. They could give feedback on different pieces of writing and assist me on project ideas during Math.
What advice would you give your mentor as he or she works with a new student?
I would advise my mentor to ask more questions about the experiment because sometimes students don't always explain everything in the best way. by asking more questions it shows the student that they need to clarify more before they present.
I would say reply more often, and help with more specific things.
I would use words that are easier to understand.
List all of your favorite activities hobbies and things like that.
I would say to bond with them like I did with mine.
Give then the same amount of information and help you gave me.
I think that my mentor should ask more questions. That would be helpful because then they would know more about our projects.
I think that my mentor should have emailed a little bit more, but that is also partly my fault.
I think that my mentor did a great job working with me, they sent me links, gave me feedback, and gave me advice. If they were to work with another student I would just say, to keep it up.
Some advice I would give my mentor when she works with a new student would be to try to give them a little bit more advice, even if it will hurt their feelings. Although my mentor was awesome throughout this whole year I would have liked if she could have given a little bit more advice on how to make my projects better.
Some advice I would suggest for my mentor is to respond a little more. I know that mentors are doing this voluntarily, but my mentor sometimes didn't respond until two weeks after the message I sent.
I would say to stay the same with answering back to messages and the advice you give.
I have no advice that I would give my mentor if she worked with a new student because she was always helpful by giving me websites, feedback, and ideas.
To be open minded to their way of working and adapt you teaching and mentoring around that.
My mentor did a great job. SHe emailed me back almost right away and guided me through the whole experience. She gave me just enough information to help me but not to much so I felt like I didn't do anything.
I would tell my mentor to remind her future students to share things with her and review them even when the student doesn't ask.
I would tell her to mabey give them websites again, because I know that it helped me.
To give them more or good feedback
I would make sure that my mentor emails back promptly because it was hard to get feedback fast when she never really emailed to fast.
I think to find a time when they are both free with their time so that they can communicate easier.
Nothing!
Some advice is just to keep giving the student detailed messages to continue to be able to have something to think about.
Keep doing what you're doing! Nancy replied on time, gave feedback, provided me with good information, it was all golden.
I have no advice my mentor was awesome
The advice that I would give to my mentor as she works with a new student is to keep doing what she id doing. I had an amazing mentor because she would always help me when I needed it.
To treat your student like a friend by messaging about some other things than the project.
Try to email your student as soon as you get it.
As my mentor works with a new student I'd just remind her to remain pactente, becasue it's a push and pull project.
I would tell my mentor to keep doing what he was doing because I feel like he did a great job helping me.
Maybe for him to email more.
Probably just to keep doing what you're doing. Because my mentor did a great job.
Make sure you are clear with feedback. Make sure the student completely understands what you are saying. Also, say something good about the project, and then something bad, and then something good. It is an easy way to provide criticism without sounding harsh :)
How comfortable were you communicating with your mentor about your project?
0 - Uncomfortable
0 -
4 -
15 -
16 - Very Comfortable
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
No - 25
Yes - 10
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in science.
No - 9
Yes - 26
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in reading and writing.
No - 19
Yes - 16
My writing skills have improved.
No - 21
Yes - 14
My teamwork skills have improved.
No - 6
Yes - 29
I'm taking more responsibility for my own academic success.
No - 6
Yes - 29
I plan to further my education beyond high school (trade school, community college, university).
No - 6
Yes - 29
What was your overall experience using the Mentored Pathways Web site?
1 - Difficult
1 -
10 -
14 -
9 - Easy
Please rate your overall experience in the program.
0 - Negative
1 -
9 -
15 -
10 - Very Positive
Would you be interested in receiving mentoring support from professionals in the future?
4 - No
31 - Yes
Please describe why or why not.
I would because I think it would be nice for real professionals in the real world to help us. This would help me understand how to help myself get noticed and get a good job when I am older.
I would like to get help in the future from someone who is professional and knows what they are doing.
I would because I think that having a mentor really helped me with understanding things and being able to have someone to talk to.
I would because you may need help finding resources and things like that.
I just wasn't interested in the topic.
Yes because they really help with supporting you throughout your problems etc.
They really help me when my classmates cannot and you get a personal mentor to talk to.
It would be very helpful and it would be a great experience. It would also help me learn more about the topic. I would get much more incite in the topic.
The mentors are a very helpful source for projects.
I have done the Telementoring Program 2 years in a row, and have really enjoyed my experience! It's interesting, and let's you improve on different things.
I would like to receive mentoring support in the future because when you have a mentor you always have someone to ask questions about the topic you are researching and have someone to receive feedback on.
I would be interested in mentor support in the future because getting help is wonderful.
I would like to, but maybe with someone who does something similar to what I do or want to do.
I think receiving this support would help in ways to make my work better.
I like having insight from a professional to help guide you through differnt paths to succes.
I would because my mentor was very helpful and was able to give me good feedback o make my project even better.
It's nice to have someone more experienced than I am to bounce ideas off of and get professional feedback from.
I would not mind getting support from a mentor. I feel that it would help others, but it may not help me so much.
I would because they would give me lots of ideas or more help.
I think it would be very helpful to receive feedback
I would because it really helped me through out our whole project to have someone who is experienced help give me tips.
Yes because it is fun and educational to work with them, and you can communicate and learn from Dar away, or close.
My previous mentor wasn't very helpful at all.
Because I can receive help when doing a project and professional feedback.
I would be interested in receiving mentoring support because it is very helpful, encouraging, and helps me with my communication skills.
I want help and feedback because it helps me.
I enjoyed getting help and feedback from my mentor so it would be nice to have that as a resource for future classes.
I would like to have a professional mentor in the future because they know what real life is like and how to do well in it.
I would not because my mentor didn't help me.
I had a very good experience with this and think it could help me in other areas too.
To be mentored from a proessional might be incredibly borring, becasue a profesional usually drags things out for more than necessary.
Yes, because I would like help on projects.
Yes because I like working with other people to bounce ideas off of and it was just fun.
I find this to be a fun thing to do, and working with your mentor is a really fun experience. It's also very helpful.
I would like to receive more feedback on all aspects of my life. For example, a job application. Receiving feedback about this project was very helpful and my idea of quality has increased greatly.
Was this the first time you've been part of a formal mentoring program?
26 - No
9 - Yes
Please describe the most difficult parts of working on this project with your mentor.
The most difficult part of working on this project with my mentor was communicating twice a week. Sometimes I would forget to email them, while sometimes I ran out of time. Sometimes I also didn't have any updates to share with them.
It was hard to work on this projects sometimes because we had to start over and my mentor didn't give the greatest tips at the time, but did support us.
The most difficult part about working with a mentor was being able to send messages.
Communicating was very difficult while working with my mentor.
the most difficult part was
One thing I do wish my mentor did not do was compare me to a everyday 7th grader.
Communicating 2 time a week could be difficult when I was busy with my group.
Sometimes I would not respond for a while and our project would have changed so much that she didn't really know everything that we had done for a while.
The most difficult part was remembering to email him multiple times a week.
The most difficult part of working with my mentor was probably the communication. Sometimes it was hard to get in touch with my mentor.
The most difficult part of working on this project with my mentor would have to be receiving enough websites about my topics. Also, finding time to communicate in general.
The most difficult part of working with my mentor was communication. Since we have to use email, many errors could occur.
The most difficult would be to constantly check your emails to see if he sent a message.
The most difficult part was some problems in the experiment. For example we had some days during our experiment when the mice we where testing didn't want to coroporate.
Trying to get things across so she could visualize my overall progress.
The most difficult part of working with my mentor was probably just having the team to email her back. The website also kept freezign when I was writing my email so it would just disappear and I would have to start over.
For the whole first quarter, I didn't know how to upload anything, which was extremely frustrating! It would be nice if there was a way to include photos in actual emails instead of having to upload individual pictures, which takes a very long time.
I feel that it was most difficult to be able to get my mentors computer to be able to see my Imovie. If she could have seen it, I would be not as stressed out about the project.
Communicating because I sometimes forgot about sending my mentor an email and sometimes they where things happening in her life and it was a bit hard.
The most difficult part of working on this project with my mentor was communicating daily with my mentor
The most difficult part was being able to get her to respond quickly.
I think it was mostly communication, because neither of us did it on a regular basis, so I need to work on that in th future.
The most difficult parts of working with my mentor was her being gone for a long periods of time.
The most difficult part was being able to send detailed responses in the short amount of time I had, and to keep responding back and forth with each other.
The most difficult part was when I would send my mentor links and she couldn't view them.
I think commicating with my mentor was really hard we would talk back and forth but it was hard and it took up a lot of class time
The most difficult part of working on this project with my mentor was remembering to email my mentor at least twice a week. When I struggled with something, I emailed my mentor often for help, but when things were going smoothly, I would forget to email my mentor
The main difficulty of this project for me was putting together my PSA because I could not share my progress as easily as I could with my research.
The most difficult part was the lack of communication.
I am very busy a lot and it was hard finding time to write.
Working with my mentor was very easy.
The most difficult part was communication because sometimes I would be too busy to write a message.
Maybe not communicating as much as i would have liked to.
The most difficult part was probably the time it would take for us to respond to emails. However this was not a very big issue.
The most difficult part of working with a mentor was writing to them. Sometimes I didn't really have anything to write them about.
Did we miss something? If so, please share any additional comments you might have about your experience in the program.
No you did not miss anything.
None
I think when being a mentor you should have good understanding of what we go through everyday.
None
no
N/A
No.
It was a great experience, overall.
I really enjoyed working with my mentor, and it was overall a great and valuable experience.
Overall, my experience in the program was very interesting and fun. It was very fun to do this project, and everything I learned made me want to learn more
No, my overall experience with the telementoring program was good.
I guess that this project was okay. It wasn't completely awesome or horrific.
I think the only thing that could be added would be a little field trip of some sort like we did last year at the clean up.
I have none.
Not really. I had a great experience.
I do not have any more comments.
I do not have anything that I would like to make additional comments on.
I feel that all kids should be able to participate in this program. Telementoring has definatly stepped up my idea of an important project.
No
My experience in this program was very good, especially with my mentor. She was very nice and caring.
Overall, I appreciated my mentor and I think this is a great program for many to be involved in.
Nope :)
no
I have no other comments
No, nothing missed.
No.
I had a fun and educational experience with the Telementor program and did not find any errors or problems in it.
No.
My experience was very good and I don't have any suggestions.
No.
No
N/a
The survey is fine the way it is.
This program is great! Keep on improving!
