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 |
| 1 |
0 |
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 |
| 0 |
1 |
Other areas |
Please describe additional areas that may have been impacted by this program.
Professional communication with adults has also improved. Time management skills and decreasing procrastination have also improved.
Please indicate the percentage of your students who are actively moving in the direction of becoming proactive learners.
75%
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
They were responsible for choosing their topics and figuring out how they were going to test their hypotheses. They also had to figure out procedures and trouble shoot when things did not go as planned.
How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
24
Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
Less students means more individual time spent with them, however, I do not control my class sizes so it is what it is.
How would you rate the quality of the matches between your students and mentors overall on a scale of 1 - 5?
4
Please describe any changes you'd like to see that might further improve the quality of the matches.
Most students had a good experiences, some got frustrated because their mentors did not consistently email them and some had to be assigned new mentors.
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.
There is no way I would have been able to give all the feedback and encouragement at the same level that they received by leading these projects by myself.
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?
4
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?
Biweekly
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.
I think the one on one ipads will help with the communication. I personally think once a week communication would be enough between mentors and students. During certain parts of a specific project I think it could be increased based on teacher discretion.
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
I have had to learn more about Google Docs.
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.
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.
75%
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.
3
Please describe which requirements, if any, helped you be successful in the program?
Consistency of communication.
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
Because I only see my students every other day the biweekly stuff was challenging for my students, but for the most part they met this expectation. I personally thought I only was required to communicate once a week. Depending on the intensity of the work I did communicate more when I felt it would help my students and the mentors. My students were not self-selected. Because they were in my honors science class they participated in the project.
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?
Be flexible. Breathe. Give students specific topics for emails on occasion to help them receive more specific feedback from their mentors. Have a partner in crime to help you. Having my STEM coordinator around (not everyday) made a huge difference. It was also good to have David stop by and work with the students.
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?
100
What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
Meeting with another teacher who has participated in the program already.
