Project Overview

Project: Midtown in Motion - Geography Focus
Teacher: Suzanne Dickens
School: Fort Collins High School
Location: 3400 Lambkin Way
Start Date: 09/17/2014
End Date: 02/10/2015

Participant Totals
Student Participants: 2
Mentor Participants: 0

Survey Totals
Teacher Survey: 1
Student Surveys: 2
Mentor Surveys: 0

Teacher Project Survey Results

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)
1 0 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.
I don't know right now


Please indicate the percentage of your students who are actively moving in the direction of becoming proactive learners.
10%


I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
I don't know right now


How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
6


Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
I don't know right now


How would you rate the quality of the matches between your students and mentors overall on a scale of 1 - 5?
2


Please describe any changes you'd like to see that might further improve the quality of the matches.
I don't know right now


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.
I don't know right now


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?
Biweekly


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.
I don't know right now


How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
I don't know right now


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
3


Please describe this impact, if any, in your own words.
I don't know right now


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.
  1. All student/mentor commmunication is project based
  2. Participating students receive a subject grade and turn in work at least biweekly
  3. Teachers should communicate at least biweekly with the mentors
  4. Students should be self-selected for participation.
  5. Teachers should expect a high degree of accountability from their students.
  6. 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?
I don't know right now


Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
I don't know right now


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?
I don't know right now


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?
1


What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
I don't know right now