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 |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved critical thinking skills |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved teamwork |
| 0 |
1 |
Improved school attendence |
| 1 |
0 |
Increase in self-directed learning |
| 0 |
1 |
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 |
| 0 |
1 |
Increased desire to go to college |
| 0 |
1 |
Other areas |
Please describe additional areas that may have been impacted by this program.
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.
Some students realized that if they proactively engaged with their mentors, they were much more likely to improve in their writing.
How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
0
Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
I'm not sure the best way to use this program within the daily language arts classroom.
How would you rate the quality of the matches between your students and mentors overall on a scale of 1 - 5?
3
Please describe any changes you'd like to see that might further improve the quality of the matches.
I think there were some excellent matches, and I think there were some less than stellar ones, both due to mentor himself/herself or the student.
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.
Students were able to get specific feedback from an adult that invested in their success and was not evaluating or grading them. This is very difficult to achieve in the traditional classroom setting.
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?
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.
It is difficult to move forward on your daily lesson plans when mentors haven't provided feedback by the expected time.
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
I feel like I use technology pretty effectively.
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.
Students are more aware of the importance of basic writing stills and conventions, which are some of our standards.
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?
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
Students turning in work to their mentors biweekly was difficult if the mentor had not communicated or if the student was absent. Both were frequent problems this year. Students being self - selected is problematic for the teacher for those students who are not selected. Teachers responding to problems with the problem within 48 hours is also problematic at times when dealing with all of our other responsibilities.
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'm not sure.
Do you plan to participate in the program next year?
No
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?
