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.
The Telementor program forces students to take both a broader and long range view of their college and career goals. They are provided the tools and the opportunity to help them map out their own pathway to success.
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.
Students are given the project guidelines and dates and then expected to complete their assignments accordingly. And they do!
How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
2
Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
All is well.
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.
Telementors have always been wonderful and continue to be.
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.
Getting in touch with career professionals is always a challenge, but Telementors always come through and provide students with at least a couple of contacts.
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 significant changes are needed.
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
Students get to utilize Google Drive extensively as they create and save their project steps.
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
5
Please describe this impact, if any, in your own words.
The Telementor program helps enhance student analytical and creative thinking along with emphasizing collaboratve learnig
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.
6
Please describe which requirements, if any, helped you be successful in the program?
All of the requirements contributed toward helping students successfully complete the program.
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
No requirements were difficult to meet.
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 stay in touch with their Telementors and develop a strong relationship with them.
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?
2
What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
Teachers need to come into the arena with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic. A "can do" attitude trumps a lot of obstacles.
