Project: Fall 2015 College and Career Exploration

Step Description Expected Student Results
1 Topic Selection
Student Task: The student will write an introductory
letter
to their mentor, including their interests and
activities.
They will include a description of their area of primary
career interest, citing specific reasons why this career
is
of interest. They will submit their paragraph and will
be
matched with a mentor with interest and/or experience in
that area.

Mentor Task: The mentor will reply by asking questions
about
student interests and offering his/her own insight.
Through
the questioning, the mentor will try to help the student
narrow the primary interest if necessary that he/she
would
like to explore further.
Student Task: The student will write an introductory
letter
to their mentor.

THE FIRST PORTFOLIO ENTRY will be an introductory letter
from student to mentor that includes their school and
extracurricular interests and activities. The letter
will
include a description of student's primary area of career
interest and will explain the specific reasons for their
focus on that career.

After the mentor reviews and responds to the student's
portfolio, the student will respond to mentor with a
well-
written, correctly punctuated letter thanking mentor for
their interest and answering any questions raised by the
mentor.

2 Student Task: Students will research and record
information about three careers of interest. Students
will record research on a guided written research form
provided by their teacher.

Students will write a letter to their mentor to share
which
careers they researched and what information was most of
interest to them during their research.

Student Task: Students will rank-order their top career
choices and will select two careers that are of the most
interest to them out of all the ones they have
researched.

Then, they will conduct further online research about
those
two top choice careers with the help of their mentors.
Students will compose an informal, informational
paragraph
on each career of interest that includes material from at
least three online or printed sources. The web address
(html) or bibliographical information for each source
must
be listed in a bibliography after the research paragraph
and
each source must be cited within the document to indicate
where the information came from.

Students will submit paragraphs for mentor and teacher
feedback.

Mentor Task: After the student has identified two careers
that are of the most interest to him/her, the mentor will
send the student suggested research keywords and helpful
websites to use during internet research on their two
selected career areas of interest. In addition, the
mentor
should send the student some specific questions related
to
exploring the careers to help provoke thought and further
study.

 Student Task 1: Students will research and record
information about three careers of interest. Students
will record research on a guided written research forms
provided by their teacher.

Student Task 2: Students will rank-order their top career
choices and select two careers that are of the most
interest to them out of all the ones they have
researched.

Student Task 3: Students will communicate their interests
to their mentors and will choose two high-interest
careers.
They will compose one informal, informational paragraphs
on
EACH of their two researched careers of interest. Each
career paragraph will include material from at least
THREE
online or printed sources. The web address (html) or
bibliographical information for each source must be
listed
in a bibliography after each research paragraph.

ALL information taken from sources other than the
student's
own experience must be paraphrased.

Each Career Informational Paragraph should include the
following information along with other interesting
information that the student and mentor discover about
the
career through their research together:

1. "Career cluster" overall field of interest (examples:
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics;
Marketing,
Sales & Service; Human Services; and so on as found on
career cluster inventory.)
2. The name of the specific career
3. Education and skill preparation/requirements (In other
words--what type of degree/training is required for an
entry
job in this field?)
4. Specific duties that someone in this career will
perform
5. Possible challenges/difficulties that may be
encountered
in this job
6. Expected salary range for someone in this field
(compensation)
7. Outlook for future job growth in this field
8. Describe what a student in high school can do to
prepare
for this job (include courses to take in high school,
volunteer/summer jobs/etc would be helpful to a student
wishing to enter this field)
9. Possible potential employers for someone working in
this
field (Hospitals? Schools? Companies?
10. What are some other career fields that are related to
this field?

In each career paragraph, students will write a
Conclusion
Section. In the Conclusion Section, they will answer
both
of the following questions:

1. From what you have learned through your research, do
you
feel you are suited to this career? 2. Why or why not?
2. What do you need to do this week/month/and year to
work
towards a career in this goal?

Student Task: Students will communicate with mentors
throughout the development of their research paragraphs,
send rough drafts of their work, and upload their
research
paragraphs to the Telementor site for mentor feedback.
3 Mentor Task: The mentor will help the student identify
two
top professionals who are currently living and actively
involved in student's career field of interest and help
them locate e-mail contact information for those
professionals.

In addition, the mentor will assist the student in
developing a contact list of e-mails for at least 3
additional professionals working in the student's career
field of interest.

The mentor will assist the student in composing a letter
and list of interview questions.

The mentor will further assist the student by e-mailing
the
student's questions to the two top professionals and
other
three identified professionals and posting the
response(s)
to the student through the Telementor site.

Mentor Task: Ask the student what questions they think
would be important in an interview. Discuss with the
student differences in an oral interview and in an e-mail
interview.

Mentor Task: Guide students as they write a brief
introductory paragraph describing their project. This
paragraph will be sent along with their interview
questions. Stress to the student the importance of
correct grammar and;punctuation in an interview. Review
and help students revise their introductory paragraph and
interview questions.

Mentor Task: The mentor will look at professional
websites
and search other sources to identify 4-5 professionals
who
might be willing to answer student interview questions
developed during this portfolio. Students may request
contacts with specific individuals but do not have access
to e-mail at school so mentors are asked to assist them
to make the contacts for interviews.

Mentor Task: Please assist the teacher and student by e-
mailing the student's questions to the professionals and
by
posting the answers for their students on the ITP
website.
Professional organizations are good resources to secure
contact with these individuals who are interested in
education and in helping young people.

If you don't hear back from a professional, please follow
up with the individuals contacted to determine whether or
not he/she will be able to answer the student's questions
in a timely manner.

Student Task: The student will work with the mentor to
develop a short introductory paragraph and questions for
the e-mail interviews. The introductory paragraph should
be a note explaining their career interest and purpose of
their research. They will respond appropriately and
immediately with a thank you note when interview
responses are received.

The third student portfolio entry will be a written
summary
of student research into top professionals and an
introductory letter and list of interview questions to be
sent to at least five professionals working in the
student's area of career interest.

Step 1: The student will research multiple professionals
and identify the names/biographies of two well-known
individuals working in their top career field of
interest.

Students will write a paragraph about the accomplishments
of each individual, specifically describing what
accomplishments make those individuals top professionals
in
their fields.

The top professionals must be currently living and active
in the student’s career field of interest.

Step 2: The student will work with their mentors to
locate
e-mail contact information for the two identified top
professionals in preparation for sending their interview
questions to those individuals when they are ready to
send.

Step 3: The students and mentors will collaborate to
identify at least three additional professionals working
in
their area of career interest and locate their e-mail
contact information.

Step 4: The student will work with the mentor to
create/compose/develop a short introductory paragraph to
a
professional working in their field of interest. The
introductory paragraph should be a note explaining their
career interest and purpose of their research.

The student will write a draft of their introductory
letter
and post it to their mentor for editing and approval.

The mentor will e-mail the student's letter and questions
to the professionals.

Sample letter to a professional:

Dear Professional,

I am a ninth grade student in Colorado and am interested
in
the career field of chemical engineering (you fill in
your
selected career field). I am researching this field as
part of a class project with the help of a professional
mentor through the International Telementor Program this
semester and have developed some interview questions to
help me learn more about this field.

If you are willing to answer my questions, I know it
would
help me to expand my understanding about what it takes to
be a professional in this career field. Please send your
answers to my mentor through her(you fill in his or her)
e-
mail and she (select his or her) will send them to me.

Thank you very much for your time and for considering
this
request.
Sincerely,
Your First Name

After students have created their letter, they will work
with their teacher and mentor to develop a list of ten
interview questions designed to elicit information about
the career field. Use the following guidelines and see
the
interview question template as examples.


Students should consider the sample interview questions
provided by their teacher and should brainstorm
additional
questions with their mentor in order to gain as much
information as possible from the professional interviews.

Students should write questions in such a way that they
cannot be answered with one word or yes/no answers and so
that each question will elicit a generous amount of
information interesting to the student.

Students should NOT JUST COPY/PASTE THE SAMPLE QUESTIONS!
Really think about what YOU want to know and revise them
accordingly.

Students should send the messages to their mentor for
suggestions and editing. Incorporate their feedback into
the final version of your interview questions and send
back
a final copy. TELL YOUR MENTOR WHEN YOU ARE DONE EDITING
THE QUESTIONS AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO AHEAD AND SEND
THEM
TO PROFESSIONALS.

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (modify to fit your
interests/career field and work with your mentor to make
them the best they can be!)

1. Please describe your current job title and position
and
responsibilities including some of the daily tasks you
perform.

2. What classes did you take in high school and college
that you feel were the most helpful in preparing you for
this career?

3. What type and level of education did you have in
order
to qualify for your current position?


4. Please describe the physical work environment of your
work place.

5. What type of other professionals do you work very
closely with on a regular basis and how do you interact
with these professionals?

6. Do you consider your work to be interesting? Why or
why
not?

7. Please describe what you consider to be the most
enjoyable and least enjoyable parts of your job and why
you
feel this way.

8. What are some of the biggest challenges a professional
in your position deals with on a regular basis?

9. Knowing what you have experienced in your professional
life and the future outlook for this career, would you
still select this career for yourself and would you
recommend it to someone my age? Why or why not?

10. Is there any additional advice you have for someone
my
age who is interested in this field?


After submitting introductory letter and questions to
mentor, student should proceed to the next portfolio.

Waiting for interview responses sometimes takes several
weeks. During this time, the student will continue to
research and work on unfinished research and writing for
other portfolios.

As each interview is posted for the student, students
will
stop whatever other research they are doing immediately
and
will write an appropriate thank you note back to the
professional following the guidelines provided by the
teacher.

Thank you note guidelines have been provided by the
teacher
and students have been given a written copy of them to
follow as well.

Students should respond to the interview with a thank you
note within two days after receiving the interview and
then
will work on a summary of the interview as well.

THE THANK YOU NOTE ALWAYS COMES FIRST because it is
extremely important that the professionals who respond
know
that their time and efforts are appreciated by the
student!

As soon as the thank you note is written, it should be
uploaded to the mentor so that he/she can send it to the
professional immediately.

4 Mentor Task: The mentor will help the student to
identify
two professional organizations and discuss the benefits
of
membership in professional organizations.

The student will distinguish between professional
organization and a company.

The student will identify at least two professional
organizations in their career field of interest. They
will
compose an entry for each organization
describing/including
the following:

1. Name of the organization
2. Benefits of membership
3. Cost of yearly membership (include student membership
if
offered)
4. Professional publications of the organization
5. Annual conferences/dates/locations
6. Top professionals identified within the organization.
Student Task: the student will discuss the importance of
professional organization membership with their mentor.

The student will distinguish between professional
organization and a company.

The student will identify at least two professional
organizations in their career field of interest. They
will
compose an entry for each organization
describing/including
the following:

1. Name of the organization
2. Benefits of membership
3. Cost of yearly membership (include student membership
if
offered)
4. Professional publications of the organization
5. Annual conferences/dates/locations
6. Top professionals identified within the organization.

In addition, the student will locate, download, and save
a
graphic symbol of the professional organization in high
resolution to be used later in their portfolio and
presentation.
5 Portfolio 5: Conducting College Research and Analyzing
Professional Interviews

Mentor Task: During Step 4, the mentor contacted
professional individuals via phone or e-mail asking them
to
answer student interview questions and submitted the
questions to those individuals via e-mail. During step
5,
the mentor will hopefully receive the student's interview
questions via e-mail. When answers are received from the
professionals, mentors will post the interview responses
to
students through the telementor site.

Mentor Task: While waiting for interviews to be
returned,
the mentor will work with the student to help them
explore
college/university websites and learn information about
the
admissions requirements, degree/program offerings, cost,
and other important topics as outlined in the student
task
section. Mentors should challenge students be sure that
their chosen schools offer their major field of interest
and challenge students to thoroughly research their
chosen
universities.

Mentor Task: As interviews are received and students
summarize and respond with a thank you note, mentors will
help proofread and make suggestions for improvement on
student thank you notes. After they are refined, mentors
will forward student thank you notes to each
professional.

In addition, they will proofread and collaborate with
students as they evaluate information received during
interviews and will provide feedback to students as they
summarize interview responses.

Student Task for College Research while waiting for
interviews: International Telementor Assignments:

The students will use the Internet to research three
universities/colleges of interest that have highly
respected programs in their chosen career field. At least
one university must be in Colorado.

BEFORE a student selects a particular university as one
of
their three to research, students should search
university
degree offerings to be certain that their degree program
of
interest is offered at that particular school.

Students will communicate with their mentor to ask their
advice about university programs and will discuss their
findings and collaborate with mentor for assistance and
to
expand their learning opportunities throughout this step.

Students will use keywords/college websites/ and other
information that the mentor suggests to locate other
universities/colleges that offer programs in their field
of
interest and read about several before selecting three
universities to research in-depth.

Written entries should be organized by university and
will
include the following information. Students may organize
the information for each of their three colleges in a
separate spreadsheet, paragraph, or list format depending
on what they prefer.

Here is the information that must be included in a
separate
written portfolio entry for each of the three
college/universities chosen by the student:

1. The college/university name and web address
2. The city and state- location of the college/university
3. Distance from home (use Google maps or map quest to
find
distance)
4. Cost of attendance, including:
a. Tuition (list by semester or quarter depending on the
university and total for the year)
b. Required fees
c. Cost of dorm or apartment (room) for campus housing
d. Cost of the meal ticket for on campus meals that you
feel
best meets your needs
5. Admissions requirements including required ACT/SAT
scores
and grade point average if listed
6. Admission application deadlines for the current year
7. Scholarship primary application deadlines for current
year
8. Specific reasons why you chose to explore this
college/university
9. Other important information (sports, ROTC, music,
debate,
other scholarships you plan to apply for)





 Student Task: Students will work on college research as
outlined below while waiting for interviews.

International Telementor Assignments:

The students will use the Internet to research three
universities/colleges of interest that have highly
respected programs in their chosen career field. At least
one university must be in Colorado.

BEFORE a student selects a particular university as one
of
their three to research, students should search
university
degree offerings to be certain that their degree program
of
interest is offered at that particular school.

Students will communicate with their mentor to ask their
advice about university programs and will discuss their
findings and collaborate with mentor for assistance and
to
expand their learning opportunities throughout this step.

Students will use keywords/college websites/ and other
information that the mentor suggests to locate other
universities/colleges that offer programs in their field
of
interest and read about several before selecting three
universities to research in-depth.

Written entries should be organized by university and
will
include the following information. Students may organize
the information for each of their three colleges in a
separate spreadsheet, paragraph, or list format depending
on what they prefer.

Here is the information that must be included in a
separate
written portfolio entry for each of the three
college/universities chosen by the student:

1. The college/university name and web address
2. The city and state- location of the college/university
3. Distance from home (use Google maps or map quest to
find
distance)
4. Cost of attendance, including:
a. Tuition (list by semester or quarter depending on the
university and total for the year)
b. Required fees
c. Cost of dorm or apartment (room) for campus housing
d. Cost of the meal ticket for on campus meals that you
feel
best meets your needs
5. Admissions requirements including required ACT/SAT
scores
and grade point average if listed
6. Admission application deadlines for the current year
7. Scholarship primary application deadlines for current
year
8. Specific reasons why you chose to explore this
college/university
9. Other important information (sports, ROTC, music,
debate,
other scholarships you plan to apply for)


Student Task: Students will search college major
requirements for their major of interest and will
complete a 4 year schedule of classes for their college
undergraduate degree program.

Student Task for Analyzing Professional Interviews: As
soon as each interview is received, students will read
and
analyze information provided by the professionals.

They will record information about each professional and
summarize/write a portfolio entry detailing information
from each professional interview. In addition to
including the information provided by the professionals,
students will include any new insights they learned about
their career of interest.

Students will upload a separate summary for each
individual
interview for mentor approval AND will immediately write
a
thank you note as outlined in Portfolio 6. The mentor
will
make suggestions for improvement and forward the
student’s
finalized thank you not to each professional who responds
as soon as possible.
6 Letters of Appreciation and Interview Summaries

Mentor Task: After each interview has been received,
mentors
should guide students through writing a thank you note.
Then, mentors should let students know how to properly
address their thank you notes to the professionals.(Dr.,
Captain, Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc). At no time should e-mail
contacts be exchanged between student and professionals.

After a thank you note has been written by the student
and
approved by the mentor, the mentor should forward the
thank
you note to the individual.

Student task: The student will create a letter of thanks
specifically tailored for each of their interview
subjects.
Each of the professionals who were contacted for
interviews
about the area of interest should receive a personalized
letter of thanks via e-mail. The information in the
letter
should refer to the student's skill and interest as
evidenced by the interview. The individuals' contact
information will be a part of the action plan and letters
of
reference will be maintained in the student's portfolio.


Guidelines for student thank you notes:

The student will create a letter of thanks specifically
tailored for each of the professionals who answered their
questions.

Thank you letters may not be generic "thank you for
helping
me..." types of letters. Students should remember that
these professionals have taken valuable time to write to
them and share their advice so they should take the time
to
thoughtfully write a response.

Each personalized letter of thanks should include
references
to specific pieces of information contained in the
interview
response that helped students or attracted their
particular
attention.

Suggestions for students: Here are just a few possible
examples of how to work specific pieces of valuable
information from the interview back into your thank you
note
to show the professionals that you both READ carefully
and
TRULY do appreciate their help!

Thank you for sharing the information about...with me.

I thought it was particularly interesting when you
said....

Your advice about ....will be of help in the future
because...

I appreciated when you mentioned ....because...

I didn't know that ...

Your emphasis on ...was very interesting to me because...

Students will send a draft of each thank you note to
their
mentor for feedback. They will make suggested
corrections
and upload the note for final approval from the mentor.

After thank you note has been approved, student will
print a
copy of their letter of thanks for their portfolio.

Students will type a list of names of each professional
who
was contacted and the date thank you notes were sent.
Students will turn this information into teacher by a
specified deadline.


After thank you notes are completed, students will
compose a
written summary of each interview in order to analyze and
synthesize the information presented in the interview.
This
summary will become a part of their written portfolio. 		The sixth portfolio entry

The student will create a letter of thanks specifically
tailored for each of the professionals who answered their
questions.

The students will also compose a written summary of each
interview in order to analyze and synthesize the
information presented in the interview. This summary will
become a part of the student's written portfolio.

Students: Thank you letters may not be generic "thank you
for helping me..." types of letters. Remember that these
professionals have taken valuable time to write to you
and
share their advice with you, so you should take the time
to
thoughtfully write a response.

Each personalized letter of thanks should include
references to specific pieces of information contained in
the interview response that helped students or attracted
their particular attention.

Here are just a few possible examples of how to work
specific pieces of valuable information from the
interview
back into your thank you note to show the professionals
that you both READ carefully and TRULY do appreciate
their help!

Thank you for sharing the information about...with me.

I thought it was particularly interesting when you
said....

Your advice about ....will be of help in the future
because...

I appreciated when you mentioned ....because...

I didn't know that ...

Your emphasis on ...was very interesting to me because...

Students will send a draft of each thank you note to
their
mentor for feedback. They will make suggested
corrections
and upload the note for final approval from the mentor.

After thank you note has been approved, student will
print a copy of their letter of thanks for their
portfolio.

Each student and his/her mentor will decide whether to e-
mail or to "snail mail" their thank you notes to the
professionals who answered their interview questions.
Mentors will provide mailing addresses for students if
they
want their students to mail the letters from school.
Students who are to mail their letters will print,
address
an envelope, and mail their letters from school.



7 Mentor Tasks: The mentor will help the student identify
current event articles in their career fields of interest.

The mentor will suggest current event articles that contain
relevant information about their student's field or fields
of interest and "discuss" current issues relating to those
career fields with the student.
 The seventh portfolio entry will be a typed summary of
three current event articles relating to the student’s
career(s)of interest.


The student will read and summarize three (3) current
event
articles online relating to their field of interest.
Students may read multiple articles before selecting the
three current events they want to include in this
portfolio.


To select articles, students should use key word searches
such as “psychology current event articles” or
“cosmetology
current events.” or something similar using their
career(s)
of interest.


Current event articles may be on any topic related to
their
field as long as they are interesting to the student and
relevant to their chosen career field. Student should
share their articles with their mentor and “discuss” the
significance of the current events and the information
they
have learned in their day-to-day correspondence.


Summaries for each article should include the title and
author of the article and should give a brief overview of
content and be a minimum of 10-12 sentences in length.
8 Creating a Personal Mission Statement and a Plan of
Action

From all the information that has been gathered, the
student will create a Plan of Action. The plan will
outline in detail the steps that are needed for the
student to be successful in his/her area of interest. It
will include courses to take, jobs to have, contacts to
make and any other information that the mentor and
student decide is
important for the particular area.

Since it often takes several weeks for students to get
interview responses back from professionals, students may
jump ahead to this portfolio task and begin working on it
with their mentors while they wait for interviews to be
returned. It is helpful to students if mentors can share
examples of mission statements and give suggestions for
creating their plan of action while they are waiting for
interviews to be returned to keep collaboration going and
encourage them as they wait for their interview
responses.
As soon as interview responses are returned, students
should promptly respond with a thank you note and summary
reflecting on the professional interview response.
Mentors
can give valuable insight into how to respond and what
they
think is the most important advice contained in the
interview and should correspond with the student about
various aspects of the interview response and challenge
students to really consider the information and not just
read and forget it!


Student Task: The student will create a plan of action
through correspondence with their mentor and reflection
on
personal goals.

The seventh portfolio entry will consist of two parts,
the
plan of action and personal mission statement.

Student Task: Students will create a Personal Mission
Statement and a Plan of Action and using the following
guidelines. They will consult with their teacher and
mentor
while developing their Mission Statement and Plan of
Action.

The mission statement should express their values, goals,
and what they perceive as their life mission. Students
should look online and discuss mission statement examples
with their mentor. The students should also read
examples
of personal mission statements from the file their
teacher
has posted on the school workgroup. Students will
proofread their statement and upload it for mentor
approval.

Developing a Personal Mission Statement—A Mission
Statement
describes your goals and values

The mission statement should express your values, goals,
and what you perceive as your life mission.
Students should look online and discuss mission statement
examples with their mentors.
Personal Mission Statement Example: I value my family,
my
country, and my freedom. I believe in the value of hard
work. I truly care about helping others learn and
reach their potential. I strive to have a positive
attitude, to be kind to others and to help where I am
needed. I know I can succeed in my personal goals
because I know what I believe in and have set positive
goals for myself. I will ask for help from those around
me who have my best interests in mind and will work hard
and take advantage of learning opportunities. I know I
can and will succeed because I am willing to work hard to
make
my dreams a reality.

Read mission statements on student posters around the
room
and then develop your own using the template below.
Template for creating a personal Mission Statement:
Mission Statement
I value________________________________ and
______________________________________
I believe in__________________________ and in
_____________________________________
I truly care about_____________________________and
__________________________________
I will
keep_____________________________________________________
___
_______________
I will try to
_________________________________________________________
___
__________
I will strive
for______________________________________________________
___
____________
I will work
towards__________________________________________________
___
_______________
I plan
to_______________________________________________________
___
______________
I will dedicate myself
to_______________________________________________________
___
_____
I know I can and will succeed
because__________________________________________________
_


Creating an updated Plan of Action
From all the information that has been gathered, the
student will create a Plan of Action. The plan will
outline in detail the steps that are needed for the
student to be successful in his/her area of interest. It
will include the name of their area of interest, courses
to take, jobs to have, contacts to make and any other
information that the mentor and student decide is
important for the particular area. They will send this
entry to their mentor for feedback.

Plan of Action Template (should be modified to meet
individual student needs/actions/intent):

My primary area of interest is the field
of__________________. I plan to read ___________ to
continue
learning as much about my interest as possible and to
develop positive habits. I plan on volunteering at
________
to learn more about my area of interest during the next
_____________months/years.

My current career goal is to (study, earn a degree in,
become…) ___________. In order to reach this goal, I
plan
to apply to and attend_______________ university/college
(you may list alternate universities too) and major in
_________________. I will contact the _____________at
my
university of interest to request information and prepare
for college entrance and success.

The high school and/or college courses (primary
curriculum
areas) I am currently enrolled in that are most directly
related to my interests include ___________________. In
order to prepare for a successful start to my
postsecondary
education, this semester, I am currently addressing the
following three educational, social, and/or personal
goals
(list three areas)___________________
___________________
and __________________to try to improve my chances of
future
success.

To meet my goal, I plan to develop a better understanding
of
the following area(s) of college/university interest
(examples: schools with excellent programs in my field of
interest, scholarships that I would qualify to receive,
activities at school, admissions standards, and so
on.)____________, _______________, ______________during
the
next month. In addition, I plan to ______________during
the
next two months to learn more about ____________. During
my
first year of college, I plan to ________. During the
second year of college, I anticipate _______________. My
third year of college, I will be ________________. My
fourth year of college will be
spent_____________________.

Five years from now I plan to_____________________. I
hope
to live___________________ After that, I will
go____________________ and do________________and
be__________________. I anticipate success in my future
college and career because I have prepared
___________________. I believe I can and will meet my
goals
because I am determined to _______________.

The student will upload the plan of action to the mentor
for approval and input. After interaction with mentor,
student will print their plan of action and personal
mission statement and put it in their portfolio
9 Preparing to share the project
Mentor will share with student suggestions on ways to
share
their project with an appropriate audience.

Student Task: Student will develop tools to help share
their final project product plan with mentors online and
will finalize and print their portfolio for others to
view. They will prepare to present the information
gathered during this project to an appropriate audience.

Student Task: Student will prepare a
presentation including information gathered during this
project and will prepare to share the presentation with
an appropriate audience.

The presentation will include the following information
IN ADDITION to any other information requested by the
mentor:


The presentation will include the following major
sections of the project relating to their chosen career
that was gathered during the mentor/student
research through this program.

1. Student's name, student's school, mentor's name and
mentor's company, name of career researched.

2. Names of two top professionals and some of the
reasons
they are considered outstanding in their field

3. Names, graphic organization symbols, and information
about each professional organization researched

4. Summary/Results of interviews with at least three
professionals working in their field of interest
Professional #1 Name, job description, and top advice
Professional #2 Name, job description, and top advice
Professional #3 Name, job description, and top advice

5. Personal Mission Statement

6. Personal Action Plan

7. Interesting information (fast-facts, etc) learned
about
the career

8. College choices and college graphic symbols

9. Closing Statement about the student's short and long-
term educational and career goals and comments about what
student learned from this project.
Students will create a solid career and education plan.

The plan must include the following major sections of the
project relating to their chosen career that was gathered
during the mentor/student research through this program.

1. Student's name, student's school, mentor's name and
mentor's company, name of career researched.


2. Names and summary of information about two top
professionals and some of the reasons they are considered
outstanding in their field

3. Names, graphic organization symbols, and information
about each professional organization researched

4. Summary of interviews with at least three
professionals
working in their field of interest
Professional #1 Name, job description, and top
advice/interesting information that was shared
Professional #2 Name, job description, and top
advice/interesting information that was shared
Professional #3 Name, job description, and top
advice/interesting information that was shared


5. Personal Mission Statement

6. Personal Action Plan

7. Interesting information (five interesting facts)you
learned about the career

8. College choices and college graphic symbols (no other
college-related information is required)

9. Closing Statement including how this project has
helped
direct the student's short and long-term educational and
career goals

Student will present project to an appropriate audience
and
discuss career goals, information learned through the
research, and share his/her mission statement and action
plan with audience.

Students will design and create a portfolio cover sheet
including the following:

Student's name
Fort Collins High School
Mentor's name and company
Career Name
International Telementor Program
Fall, 2012
The covery sheet will also include a picture/graphic
relating to the student's chosen career of interest

The student will upload their project presentation to
their mentor for approval.

Final Step:
Student will write thank you letter to mentor detailing
specific areas that have been especially beneficial
during
the project.
10 Sharing the Plan

Mentor will encourage student as they prepare and present
their project to an appropriate audience. They will
discuss oral presentation skills and give advice and
professional tips to help students present their work in
an orderly, professional manner.

Student Task: Student will share their final project
product plan with an appropriate audience.



Students will present their work to an appropriate
audience
using visual aids, note cards, and applying presentation
tips/oral speaking skills practiced in class throughout
the
semester.

Students should dress appropriately and ensure that all
materials are prepared.

Student will write thank you letter to mentor detailing
specific areas that have been especially beneficial
during
the project.

Students will use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling,
and businesslike format and will provide specific details
about the many ways their mentor has helped them
throughout this project.