Please select those areas where you witnessed significant improvement for your participating students.
| Yes |
No |
Area of Potential Impact |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved math comprehension and ability |
| 0 |
1 |
Increased registration for advanced math courses |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved science comprehension and ability |
| 0 |
1 |
Increased registration for advanced science courses |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved Communication skills (Written or Oral) |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved subject grades |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved standardized test scores |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved critical thinking skills |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved teamwork |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved school attendence |
| 1 |
0 |
Increase in self-directed learning |
| 1 |
0 |
Increase integration of knowledge across subject areas and interest areas |
| 1 |
0 |
Increase in knowledge of the workplace |
| 1 |
0 |
Increased desire to become a proactive learner |
| 1 |
0 |
Increased desire to go to college |
| 1 |
0 |
Other areas |
Please describe additional areas that may have been impacted by this program.
All of my students gained more self-confidence. They thought they were smart and capable before they began their Telementor Project. Upon successful completion of it--they knew they were.
Please indicate the percentage of your students who are actively moving in the direction of becoming proactive learners.
100%
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
My students mapped out the high school and college courses they need to take in order to achieve their college and career goals.
How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
9
Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
The Telementor program is already well established amongst the gifted teachers in our school district, but it could also be integrated into the Journey to Careers curriculum that is taught to all ninth graders.
How would you rate the quality of the matches between your students and mentors overall on a scale of 1 - 5?
5
Please describe any changes you'd like to see that might further improve the quality of the matches.
Ideally, it would be wonderful if aspiring healthcare workers could be paired with healthcare professionals. I realize that this is not always possible, but I think that students desiring to enter the healthcare field would benefit much more from being mentored by someone in the field.
Describe a few things you and your students and mentors were able to accomplish through this program that would have been difficult or impossible any other way.
By far the most important and lasting effect of the program, in my opinion, is the positive impact that the telementors had on my students. Hearing what it takes to be successful in life from someone other than a parent or a teacher was priceless for my students. Students simply saw their telementors in a different light and responded accordingly i.e., positively.
How would you rate the quality of the help you received from the International Telementor Center staff throughout this project on a scale of 1 - 5?
5
How often were you able to communicate with the mentor group as a whole?
Weekly
How often were your students able to communicate, on average, with the mentors?
Weekly
Describe significant changes that you would like to see in the program or school environment that would improve the effectiveness of the program for you and your students. Please note who would be responsible for making those changes.
No program is perfect, but the Telementor Program is a wonderful one that puts the interests of the student first and delivers results.
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
Most of my students are pretty technologically savvy, but they certainly learned how to successfully navigate college websites. And considering the myriad of college websites on the Internet, that is no small feat.
Please note the impact this program has had on meeting state or national standards on a scale of 1 - 5. Where 1 is none and 5 is signifigant
4
Please describe this impact, if any, in your own words.
Students need to be able to successfully navigate various websites, and the Telementor Program helped students do so.
If "students at-risk" are defined as those who have low motivation to learn, what percentage of the students you supervised this year met this criterion.
50%
When you applied to be a teacher contact you were asked to meet the following requirements.
- All student/mentor commmunication is project based
- Participating students receive a subject grade and turn in work at least biweekly
- Teachers should communicate at least biweekly with the mentors
- Students should be self-selected for participation.
- Teachers should expect a high degree of accountability from their students.
- Teachers should respond to specific program problems within 48 hours
How many requirements you were able to meet this year.
5
Please describe which requirements, if any, helped you be successful in the program?
Working with willing students made the task that much easier. Dedication begets dedication, and I enjoyed seeing my students get excited about college and career opportunities.
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
N/A
If you were helping a new teacher start in this program, what advice would you offer that would aid this new teacher and his or her students to be successful participants?
Make sure students have a genuine interest in the career field they are researching. The project is not meant to be just an academic endeavor, but a personal pursuit of of excellence. The prize being college and career success.
Do you plan to participate in the program next year?
Yes
Please estimate how many students in your school district or city could take advantage of this program next year?
60
What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
Veteran teachers are already well-prepared. New teachers can be paired with a veteran teacher to help the new teacher more easily overcome any obstacles that might get in the way of successful project completion.
