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 |
| 1 |
0 |
Increased registration for advanced math courses |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved science comprehension and ability |
| 1 |
0 |
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.
In general the idea of working with professionals collaborating towards a goal.
Please indicate the percentage of your students who are actively moving in the direction of becoming proactive learners.
85%
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
The HBS project was designed to help students research and develop a
career/college plan. The ability to research, set goals and have a plan are
all skills useful and indicative of proactive learners.
How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
50
Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
Advisory panel working with other advisory members.
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.
Students in the program really are most interested in health care careers
and I know some students were disappointed that their mentor was not in
the medical field.
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.
Collaborating with professionals and developing professional
communication skills.
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?
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.
The biggest issue is the time commitment and ensuring that the
communications are valuable. I know at times students didn't see the
value or had little to share for the week so they were just jumping
through hoops. I would suggest that it be considered to go to 1 email
required per week with the expectation that it be increased when in the
midst of a problem requiring more feedback. This to me would make it
more authentic and real life. There were times we really were not in a
place to work on the career/college requirements and having more
flexibility would be helpful. That being said I know that I really need to
reflect and determine how to better incorporate the mentoring within our
curriculum.
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
Our program has technology used on a very regular basis so was not
really a need.
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.
Language 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.
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.
4
Please describe which requirements, if any, helped you be successful in the program?
Project based, graded, response times.
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
Not all steps require two emails per week - sending emails just to meet a
quota is not effective.
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?
We had every student in the program participate however perhaps self
selection would be more ideal. Also need either to shorten the project if
staying with the career/college exploration or expand so that it is integrated
more within the curriculum.
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?
300
What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
Nothing I can think of. However I would be happy to suggest ways to make
your website more user friendly.
