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Telementoring Gains Popularity-and Promise

Thanks to the International Telementoring Program, students can now team up with professionals and subject-area experts online as they pursue project-based learning activities. Participating teachers and students use secure e-mail accounts and discussion groups to communicate with volunteer mentors worldwide. And just as traditional mentoring programs boost students' grades and significantly reduce their likelihood of using drugs and alcohol, so too is telementoring positively impacting student achievement. According to a recent report, students involved in telementoring programs showed major gains in their writing skills, an increase in self-directed learning, and better integration of knowledge across subject areas. http://www.telementor.org/
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