Teacher/Coordinator Survey Evaluation Results

2011-2012

Summary

• Number of survey participants: 12

• “It is a good program for students to meet mentors.”• “In theory, this is a great program that could benefit

a lot of students.”• “The program was beneficial to the students that took

it seriously.”

What is your position?

Which types of students participate in the PA eMentoring program in your organization or school?

In your opinion, which types of students would benefit from using the program?

Did you find the face-to-face training to be beneficial?

If you participated in a Smart Futures webinar, did you find it to be valuable?

Where and how did you implement the program into your curriculum or activities?

• We set up accounts with the students at their respective schools and they completed the activities on their own. We monitored their progress and checked in with them weekly.

• Used program as part of Career Exploration group for juniors during alternating weekly periods.

• Students used this program as an element of a PSSA remediation course. Students were given time every day to work on their different activities. It aligned with our school's goal this year

of implementing a mentor program for students who are struggling in regard to the PSSA.• At school, as part of the gifted services we offer

• In software applications class. I took one class period every week to go over the info and have the students work through the activities

• This was implemented in the second half of they year as an activity for resume and portfolio building.

• Computer Room for 10 weeks• Implemented eMentoring with our ServiceCorps students every Friday throughout our 8-week

program on our Resource Days.

Please provide feedback regarding the process around activating student accounts for Smart Futures' programs.

• In trying to find mentor matches for our students, we faced challenges. Despite thinking outside the box and trying to find a mentor related to any of their career interests, some

students could not find mentors that matched any of their interests. The mentor pool is not large enough for the number of mentees being recruited.

• This was very quick and easy.• Activating the accounts was very easy. Students did not have any difficulty and I did not have

any difficulty in creating the course.• Easy to do. Lack of matching mentors was an issue.

• It went smoothly. The students were able to activate their accounts without problems.• There were no issues activating the student accounts

• It was easy.• Activating student accounts was not difficult.

Which Administrative RESOURCE was the most beneficial to you? Why?

• It was helpful having the table that showed when each student completed his or her last activity and sent the mentor a message.

• Getting Started Tutorials because they explained an overview of the program and how to start.

• The resource I used the most was the online tutorials. This helped me to understand how to check the online data and to monitor my students' progress.

• Student login history• The reports because I could track what activities the students had completed and

see what they were writing to their mentors• The tutorial was the most helpful as I was able to use it as a reference tool.

• Phone calls to Smart Futures.• All tutorials

Which Administrative REPORTS did you use most frequently? Why?

• We frequently read the students' messages and reviewed their activities. This helped us to better understand our students' interests as well as what they were learning

from their mentors.• General Group Report including last activity completed in order to monitor student

progress.• The report where I could check student messages to and from their mentor. In this

regard, I was able to view and make sure the conversations were appropriate and that the students were communicating back and forth.

• Completed activities• The chart that told me what activity the students were on and when the last time

they logged in• I did not use the log in history very much, as I was with the students when they

completed their activities.• Mentor Journal to see the communication of my students.

What challenges, if any, did you face regarding getting students to complete the program.

• Since our students attend six different schools, we expected them to complete the activities and messages on their own. We regularly monitored their progress and checked in with them, but it was difficult to get

them to do it. It was difficult to motivate them to complete the program if they felt like they weren't benefitting from their mentor.

• It was extremely difficult for students to miss class in order to attend group. It was also difficult to get them to complete activities on their own due to academic committments.

• Some of the students mentors did not reply at all. It was not until about a month into using the program when a new mentor was finally assigned. At this point, my one student had almost completed the entire

program and it was basically irrelevant for her to try to connect to a mentor at this point.• keeping them on task and finishing their entries

• I had some 9th graders complete the activities and they did not take it seriously and did not see the value of the program at first.

• The onmly challenge that I faced was the frustration the students had when it tool their mentors a while to get back to them.

• Some students were lazy.• Some students were faster at completing the curriculum than others. Also, the students were receiving

automated responses from their mentors which did not prove helpful nor beneficial.

Additional Comments: Please provide feedback on the overall strengths and weaknesses of the

program.

• In theory, this is a great program that could benefit a lot of students. However, logistically it wasn't a good match for our organization. This is more ideal for students who have a specific

time when an adult monitors their weekly responsibilities to the program. Also, the mentor pool wasn't good enough for our students to choose from. Many of our students had to choose

mentors that were not compatible with their interests.• Overall the program is good but we had trouble implementing it in the group format. One

issue students commented about was not being able to go back to a previous page during a lesson.

• See previous comments• Strength - Opportunity for students to develop career goals Weakness - not being able to

match students closely enough• The program was beneficial to the students that took it seriously. Maybe incorporate some

video that we can play at the beginning of each activity because a lot of the students are more visual.

• I felt that their were limited mentors, and the students would really like to correspond with someone who has the same background as they are comtemplating.

• It is a good program for students to meet mentors.