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Archived Information Creating and Implementing Student Advisories

Archived Information Creating and Implementing Student Advisories. Joseph DiMartino The Education Alliance at Brown University Dr. John Clarke Mount Abraham High School; Bristol, VT. The mission of the American high school has changed…. No Child Left Behind.

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Archived Information Creating and Implementing Student Advisories

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  1. Archived InformationCreating and Implementing Student Advisories Joseph DiMartino The Education Alliance at Brown University Dr. John Clarke Mount Abraham High School; Bristol, VT

  2. The mission of the American high school has changed…

  3. No Child Left Behind New era of accountability nationally: • Schools held to new standards • Principals expected to be instructional leaders • Teachers required to reach all students

  4. Publications Featuring Personalization and Advisories

  5. Breaking Ranks… “The high school of the 21st Century must be much more student-centered and above all much more personalized in programs, support services and intellectual rigor.” Breaking Ranks: Changing an American Institution

  6. Personalized Learning Study • Education Alliance at Brown • Seven High Schools in 2000 • Shadowed 21 students in all 7 schools • Characterize student needs • Describe school structures • Characterize interactions

  7. Student Needs and School Practices: Building Relationships Need Practice Voice Equity Recognition Relationship

  8. Student Needs and School Practices: Building Relationships Need Practice Belonging Community Acceptance Relationship

  9. Student Needs and School Practices: Building Relationships Need Practice Choice Opportunity Trust Relationship

  10. Student Needs and School Practices: Building Relationships Need Practice Freedom Responsibility Respect Relationship

  11. Student Needs and School Practices: Building Relationships Need Practice Imagination Challenge Purpose Relationship

  12. Student Needs and School Practices: Building Relationships Need Practice Success Expectations Confirmation Relationship

  13. Definition of Personalization Personalization is a learning process in which schools help students assess their own talents and aspirations, plan a pathway toward their own purposes, work cooperatively with others on challenging tasks, maintain a record of their explorations, and demonstrate learning against clear standards in a wide variety of media, all with the close support of adult mentors and guides (Clarke, 2003)

  14. What is an Advisory? • Supportive and stable peer group that meets regularly with an advisor • Organizational structure in which one small group of students identifies with and belongs to one educator, who nurtures, advocates for, and shepherds through school the individuals in the group • Caring environment for academic guidance and support, everyday administrative details, recognition and activities to promote citizenship

  15. What an advisory is NOT: • Substitute for Guidance Counselor • Mental Health Therapist • Homeroom Monitor

  16. Evidence of Success in Advisories • Studies have shown the following results in schools where advisories have been implemented: • Improved academic achievement • Reduction in failing grades • Increase in test scores • Increased rate of taking college entrance exams • Significant increase in student attendance • Reduction of dropouts

  17. Five Key Dimensions of Successful Advisory Programs • A stated purpose • Thoughtful organization • Relevant advisory program content • Ongoing assessment • Strong leadership

  18. Contact Info The Education Alliance at Brown University 222 Richmond Street, Suite 300 Providence, RI 02903-4226 Phone: 401-274-9548 E-mail: ssr@alliance.brown.edu Fax: 401-421-7650 Web: www.alliance.brown.edu

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