Please select those areas where you witnessed significant improvement for your participating students.
| Yes |
No |
Area of Potential Impact |
| 1 |
0 |
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) |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved subject grades |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved standardized test scores |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved critical thinking skills |
| 1 |
0 |
Improved teamwork |
| 1 |
0 |
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.
Collaboration and leadership were emphasized and put into action.
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.
Project steps had deadlines and students rose to the occasion to meet
them.
How many students would you prefer to directly supervise in the program next year?
12
Please provide some tips on how we can partner with you to expand the program in your area.
I've got a class of 16 freshmen joining me next year. I believe that I will
have 7 of them in my fall class and the remaining 76 in my spring 2018
class. Additionally, I will probably have 2 juniors or seniors in each class.
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.
The matches were some of the best that I have ever seen. Being able to
pair a student up with someone in the student's chosen career is simply
invaluable.
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 simply don't have access to a independent mentors/cheerleaders
such as the ones that Mentored Pathways provides. Tons of upside and
zero downside!
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.
Stay the course!
How has this program assisted you to use technology more effectively?
These days most students are proficient with today's technology, but
Mentored Pathways does provide them with an avenue through which they
can practice their skills.
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.
Collaborative work is something that students don't often do but have to
more and more as they move through highs school and on into college.
Working with a mentor provides them the opportunity to realize firsthand
the benefits of collaborating closely with someone.
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 steps benefited me and, in turn, allowed me to better serve my
students.
Please describe which requirements, if any, were difficult to meet. Please note why these requirements were difficult to meet.
N/A
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?
Be enthusiastic about the program and work hard to keep up your
students' level of enthusiasm. Each term is a long one and it is easy for
students' enthusiasm to wane over the period of a few months. An
engaged and enthusiastic teacher can go a long way toward preventing
this or at least lessening its occurrence.
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?
12
What additional training would you recommend for teachers next year?
Try to stay attuned to what your students are interested in: movies, music,
books, technology. Doing so will allow you to speak with them about topics
that they know and want to talk about. In other words, real and engaging
conversation!
