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 |
| 0 |
1 |
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 |
| 0 |
1 |
Other areas |
Please describe additional areas that may have been impacted by this program.
none at this time
Please indicate the percentage of your students who are actively moving in the direction of becoming proactive learners.
80%
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
As juniors the students commented on the fact that they would plan their
senior year differently and plan to find job shadowing experiences, etc over
the summer.
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.
We will not offer the course next year that the project was part of.
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.
all matches were good
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.
In depth college search and career planning.
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?
Biweekly
How often were your students able to communicate, on average, with the mentors?
Every other day
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.
none at this time
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
The students are already familiar with technology as we are a 1-1 school
with every student provided their own computer. The students did have to
use search engines beyond google. :0
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
1
Please describe this impact, if any, in your own words.
none at this time
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.
25%
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?
All student/mentor communication 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.
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
Contact with mentors twice a week. Because I was receiving the emails
from mentor/student, I still felt connected to the project and would forget to
then send messages to the mentors.
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?
Organize the project with a date turn in sheet for students.
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?
0
What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
none at this time
