Mentored Pathways - Maximizing youth potential through academic mentoring.

Step	Description	Expected Student Results
1	Student Role: You will write a letter of introduction to your mentor sharing your hobbies, interests, etc. Include important information like age, gender, etc. You will also ask questions regarding the project and expectations to you mentor. Mentor Role: You will share interests and professional areas of expertise. Teacher Role: I will check in with students regarding mentor contact, introductory letter, and weekly communication.	Students... will contact their mentor at least twice a week. write a letter of introduction.
2	Student Role: You will build rapport with mentor by sharing what is interesting and unique about your region of Colorado. Think about what people enjoy participating in where you are from, etc. Mentor Role: Mentor will share interests and unique features from where they are from. Consider explaining what activities and other local cultural experiences from their particular region of the United States or country. Teacher Role: Teacher will continue to support students and mentors with clarifications if questions arise.	Student will... gain an understanding of regional culture outside of their own. compare and contrast similarities and differences between different regions of the country or world. create a Google Doc. to share with teacher explaining similarities and differences between regions. continue to contact mentor weekly.
3	Students role: You will choose a country in the Western Hemisphere to research. Also, you will begin to set up strategies to research important information of that region or country. Student will share their country with mentor and identify possible research methods to learn about culture. Mentor role: Mentor will provide feedback on country assigned to student: ideas, thoughts, experiences, etc. Mentor will check resources students use for validity, providing students with guidance on citing sources. Also, mentor will guide students in any research strategies. Teacher role: Teacher helps students choosing country to focus their research and project on. Teacher will provide guidance and clarification, and differentiated instruction in the form of pairing students up of needed.	Students will... choose a country in the Western Hemisphere to focus project on. share with mentor expectations and what they want to gain from their research experience. provide mentor strategies on how they will research. provide mentor with strategies for citing sources and resources. identify and share three physical features of your region with mentor.
4	Students role: You will use successful strategies to research important CULTURAL information of the selected region or country. Student will share cultural information about the country with mentor and clarify questions regarding research methods or information. Mentor role: Mentor will provide feedback on research of country and CULTURAL information, including ideas, thoughts, experiences, suggestions, etc. Mentor will check resources students use for validity, providing students with guidance on citing sources. Teacher role: Teacher will continue to provide guidance and clarification, and differentiated instruction as needed. Also, teacher will provide examples of exemplars for additional guidance.	Students will... research their assigned or chosen country and region in the Western Hemisphere to focus on. continue to share with mentor expectations and what they want to gain from their research experience. provide mentor with possible clarification questions needed to move forward with their research. provide mentor strategies on how they will research. provide mentor with cited sources and resources. identify and share at least three unique cultural aspects of the country and culture being researched, examples include celebrations, holidays, etc.
5	Students role: You will research important information of the selected region or country. Specifically, HOBBIES + ACTIVITIES of 11 year olds in that region/country. Student will share cultural information about the country with mentor and clarify questions regarding research methods or information. Mentor role: Mentor will provide feedback on research. Mentor will check resources students use for validity, providing students with guidance on citing sources. Teacher role: Teacher will continue to provide guidance and clarification, and differentiated instruction as needed. Also, teacher will provide examples of exemplars for additional guidance.	Students will... continue to research their assigned or chosen country and region in the Western Hemisphere to focus on hobbies and activities. continue to share with mentor expectations and what they want to gain from their research experience. continue provide mentor with possible clarification questions needed to move forward with their research. provide mentor with cited sources and resources. identify and share at least three unique cultural aspects of the country and culture being researched, specifically hobbies, activities, etc.
6	Students role: You will continue to use successful strategies to research WATER + FOOD resources of the selected region or country. Student will share cultural information about the country with mentor and clarify questions regarding research methods or information. Mentor role: Mentor will provide feedback on research. Mentor will check resources students use for validity, providing students with guidance on citing sources. Teacher role: Teacher will continue to provide guidance and clarification, and differentiated instruction as needed. Also, teacher will provide examples of exemplars for additional guidance.	Students will... -continue to research their assigned or chosen country and region in the Western Hemisphere to focus on. -continue to share with mentor expectations and what they want to gain from their research experience. -continue provide mentor with possible clarification questions needed to move forward with their research. -provide mentor with cited sources and resources. -identify and share at least three unique cultural aspects of the country and culture being researched, specifically foods, resources, natural resources - water, etc.
7	Students role: You will continue to use successful strategies to research EDUCATIONAL/JOB opportunites of the selected region or country. Student will share cultural information about the country with mentor and clarify questions regarding research methods or information. Mentor role: Mentor will provide feedback on research. Mentor will check resources students use for validity, providing students with guidance on citing sources. Teacher role: Teacher will continue to provide guidance and clarification, and differentiated instruction as needed. Also, teacher will provide examples of exemplars for additional guidance.	Students will... continue to research their assigned or chosen country and region in the Western Hemisphere to focus on. continue to share with mentor expectations and what they want to gain from their research experience. continue provide mentor with possible clarification questions needed to move forward with their research. provide mentor with cited sources and resources. identify and share at least three unique cultural aspects of the country being researched, focusing on educational and employment opportunities.
8	Students role: You will identify any SOCIAL NEEDS of the selected region or country. Student will share with mentor cultural information researched about their country and ask clarifying questions regarding research methods or information data collected.Student focuses research on social issues within the focused country, identifying social needs to be met. Mentor role: Mentor will continue to support student providing meaningful feedback on research of country and cultural information, including ideas, thoughts, experiences, suggestions, etc. Mentor will check resources students use for validity, providing students with guidance on citing sources. Teacher role: Teacher continues to guide student during research and provide suggestions on how to proceed moving into the next phase. Teacher continues to communicate with both student and mentor parties involved.	Student will... use research obtained to identify important social/cultural needs to focus the final stages of the project. identify at least three top social/cultural needs to focus on. identify possible organizations to contact and communicate with to aid in the lead up to the final stages: non profits, schools domestic and abroad, sporting organizations, etc.
9	Students role: You will use problem solving strategies student will share with mentor cultural information researched about their country and ask clarifying questions regarding research methods or information data collected. Student focuses research on social issues within the focused country, identifying social needs to be met. Mentor role: Mentor will continue to support student providing meaningful feedback on research of country and cultural information, including ideas, thoughts, experiences, suggestions, etc. Mentor will check over and review goal statements, providing students strategies for creating goals and statements. Mentor continues to provide students with guidance on citing sources. Teacher role: Teacher continues to guide student during research and provide suggestions on how to proceed moving into the next phase. Teacher continues to communicate with both student and mentor parties involved.	Student will... identify at least three goals or outcomes following the completion of the project. create a goal statement for each of the identified goal or outcome (total of three). Our region struggles with ________ and needs help with ____________. Our region is ________ and needs help with ____________. Our region has ________ and needs help with ____________.
10	Student Role: Based on your research, you will decide a need of the region you have been studying. You will plan for your service project to help your country or region. Mentor Role: Please help guide students to a reasonable service project. Perhaps providing non- for-profit links, project ideas, other websites. Teacher Role: Teacher will provide in class support.	Students.... will contact their mentor at least twice a week. identify their service project. get feedback and/or revise service project.
11	Student Role: You will have completed research regarding their country's culture and social problems. You will have completed research on service projects. You will have also identified a meaningful social issue to pursue a reasonable solution for. You will match a service project (solution) to the identified social issue/problem of your country. You will put the finishing touches on your plan before it goes into affect. Mentor Role: Mentor will provide guiding questions to make sure student is prepared and service project is well thought out and can be accomplished. Teacher Role: Provide support where needed. Choose the service project to move forward with as a whole class. Share with all mentors the final project.	Students... will contact their mentor at least twice a week. will present their service project (solution) to the identified social issue of the country (problem). put finishing touches on presenting the service project.
12	Final Class Service Project is chosen after students present their individual project to the whole class, teacher, STEM coordinator, and Telementor representative. Non for profit roles are assigned to students (limit roles: communications/marketing, finance, board members/managers, outreach (who we are handing the project to after collection is complete?), CEO/winning SMART/service project, etc.) Student Role: Student will put chosen whole class service project into action. Students will define individual/team student roles (i.e. communication/marketing team, finance team, outreach team - those designated to hand off the project and anything collected to solve the social issue identified, etc.) in order to complete the service project. Student will learn and perform role designated to complete the class service project. Mentor Role: Provide clarification on how non-for-profit or social programs work and help decipher student role in the class. Mentor will check in with students on the progress of the project. If project role is not successful, mentor may provide ideas as to how the student can revise certain project aspects to get a more positive result. Teacher Role: Provide support where needed. Continue to guide and provide suggestions on how to proceed into the next phases. Communicate with mentors and students.	Student... will put the class service project plan into action by working collaboratively with other student teams and designated mentor.
13	Project is moving forward with mentors supporting students in their non for profit/service project roles. Student Role: Take part in the service project and fulfill the role assigned. Mentor Role: Provide clarification on how non-for-profit work and help decipher student role in the class. Suggest ways to make the service project more successful. Research real non-for-profits and/or NGOs to which the classes service project might be donated to in order to get the goods/service/money to the right organization. Teacher Role: Teacher continues to guide student during research and provide suggestions on how to proceed moving into the next phase. Teacher continues to communicate with both student and mentor parties involved.	Students... will continue to communicate with mentor about their progress. will put the class service project plan into action by working collaboratively with other student teams and designated mentor.
14	Project wrap up: send off the collections or other possible end products, complete reflection and take telementor survey. Student Role: Take part in the service project and fulfill the role assigned. Complete student survey and write a final thank you note to the mentor. Mentor Role: Provide clarification on how non-for-profit work and help decipher student role in the class. Suggest ways to make the service project more successful. Research real non-for-profits and/or NGOs to which the classes service project might be donated to in order to get the goods/service/money to the right organization. Complete mentor survey. Teacher Role: Teacher continues to guide student during research and provide suggestions on how to proceed moving into the next phase. Teacher continues to communicate with both student and mentor parties involved. Complete teacher survey.	Students... will continue to communicate with mentor about their progress. will put the class service project plan into action by working collaboratively with other student teams and designated mentor. will complete responsibilities regarding the service project. will complete final documentation to mentor. will complete student survey.
15	Student Role: You will present your findings to the class. You will also communicate you appreciation to your mentor and what you have learned through the project. Mentor Role: Provide a closing communication with the student. Teacher Role: Invite parents and families into presentations.	Students... will give presentations. will contact their mentor at least twice a week.

Project: Comparing Cultures - Geography Project