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4.5 Positive Relationships with Students Teachers and staff build positive, nurturing relationships with students and work to improve student attendance, dropout rates, and graduation rates. 
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Related Resources Tools NEW! After-School Program Handbook for School Site Leaders The handbook identifies specific action steps in creating an alignment between students’ in-school and after-school learning. It includes suggestions for connecting curriculum and instruction, for preparing school site and after-school staff to work together, and for drawing upon after-school learning resources to expand upon and strengthen in-school learning opportunities and to connect with families. Author: Peg Winkelman Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: California State University Differentiation Module A professional development module developed by the Access Center, complete with PowerPoint presentation, facilitator’s guide, handouts and lists of resources. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8 Early Warning Systems Software The National High School Center's Early Warning System (EWS) Tool v2.0, a free Microsoft Excel-based program, identifies students who show early warning signs that they are at risk for dropping out of high school and relies on readily available student-level data. Publisher: National High School Center Protective Schools Online Training Modules These modules are designed to help you enhance the protective nature of your school and target opportunities to strengthen your school. Publisher: Protective Schools Students Welcome Reasonable Discipline: Maintaining a Consistent Policy Based on the belief that the responsibility for good student discipline lies with classroom teachers, this article advocates the early establishment of consistent behavior policies that are developed in line with district guidelines. General tips for maintaining discipline, as well as a list of frequently occurring discipline problems and recommendations for their resolution are provided. Publisher: North Carolina Association of Educators Articles NEW! Classroom Management Strategies for Difficult Students: Promoting Change Through Relationships This article discusses specific classroom management strategies that can help teachers build relationships with even the most difficult middle school students. Author: Mary Ellen Beaty-O'Ferrall, Alan Green, & Fred Hanna Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: National Middle School Association NEW! Easing the Transition to High School: Research and Best Practices Designed to Support High School Learning This article offers resources on how to support and guide a smooth transition into high school. Author: Corinne Herlihy, Scott Richman, Thomas J. Smith, Elizabeth Williams Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research A Parents’ Guide to Truancy This publication discusses truancy and provides parents with prevention and intervention strategies. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Hamilton Fish Institute Behavior Modification in the Classroom This article provides some methods to define, measure, and change behaviors in the classroom. Author: N. Mather and Sam Goldstein Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: LDonline Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement: A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement This report dissects the findings of the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement and provides data from over 42,000 students regarding their attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs on school work, the school learning environment, and their interaction with the school community. Author: Ethan Yazzie-Mintz Publisher: Center for Evaluation & Education Policy Civil Schools Are Safe Schools: But Are They Attainable? The author discusses a proactive approach to school safety by trying to identify and restructure problem areas before they become problems. Author: Randy Sprick Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Instructional Leader Clowning Around: There's a Comedian in Every Classroom This articles gives some reasons behind and strategies to deal with class clowns. Author: Burr Snider Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Edutopia Creating a Climate for Learning: Effective Classroom Management Techniques This article suggests 12 steps teachers can take at the beginning of the year to promote effective classroom management. Author: Linda Starr Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Education World Encouraging Girls in Math and Science [K-12] This practice guide from the National Center for Education Research includes specific recommendations and the quality of evidence that supports those recommendations educators can use to encourage girls in the fields of math and science. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: National Center for Education Research Institute of Education Sciences Helping Students Cope with Test Anxiety This article discusses the characteristics of test anxiety and provides some suggestions to help students overcome the fear of testing. Author: Henry L. Harris and Doris R Coy Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) How to Develop a Logic Model for Districtwide Family Engagement Strategies This tool defines the steps between family engagement and better learning for children and youth, as well as offers a sample logic model based on promising practices. The full text PDF is available on this page. Author: Helen Westmoreland, M. Elena Lopez, Heidi Rosenberg Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Harvard Family Research Project Increasing Student Attendance: Strategies from Research and Practice Part of a series based on requests for information received by the NWREL, this booklet presents a review of the literature on why students don't attend school, strategies that encourage attendance, and what individual staff members can do to help increase attendance. A sample of initiatives in the Northwest is also provided. Author: Jennifer Railsback Publication Date: 2004, June Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Increasing Student Attendance: Strategies from Research and Practice This publication offers research-based ideas for developing better policies and practices to increase attendance. Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Making Diplomas Meaningful Reviewing existing research on the subject, this article defines how dropout rates are calculated, describes risk factors that increase the chances that a student will dropout, reviews the literature on dropout prevention, discusses elements of successful prevention programs and lists successful programs, makes recommendations about how governments, districts, and schools can help reduce the dropout rate. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Raising Their Voices: Engaging students, teachers, and parents to help end the High School Dropout Epidemic Author: John Bridgeland, Robert Balfanz, Laura Moore, and Rebecca Friant Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Civic Enterprises Using Instructional Design Strategies To Foster Curiosity This article discusses strategies that can foster engagement by increasing student curiosity in lesson content. Author: Marilyn P. Arnone Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Useful Links Colorín Colorado - ELL video modules Funded by the American Federation of Teachers, this video series offers four video modules featuring strategies from secondary ELL classrooms and interviews with experts on ELL best practices. Publisher: American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Communities in Schools of Arizona, Inc. Communities in Schools is a national community-based organization that links educators with the community and helps bring adults as role models into schools to assist students. There is a network office in Phoenix and Tempe. Community and Family Engagement: Principals Share What Works This report shares six keys to engaging families, staff, partners, and the community within the school culture. Author: Amy Berg, Atelia Melaville, and Martin Blank Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Metlife Foundation Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do This report offers five recommendations to improve student preparation academically for college, assist them in completing the steps to college entry, and improve their likelihood of enrolling in college. Author: Thomas Bailey, Jill Constantine, Nicole Farmer Hurd, Neal Finkelstein, and William G. Tierney Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Other Resources Dr. Archer Video Series “Dr. Anita Archer is a talented author and beloved teacher of teachers. This video series is one of her many gifts to the educational community. Produced with support from the Sonoma County Office of Education, it is made available at no cost thanks to her generous spirit. The series addresses strategic literacy instruction in grades K-8 using a research to practice approach grounded in pragmatic real-world application. Each video is 4 to 8 minutes long, has a particular strategic focus, and was shot unrehearsed in real time. A short viewing guide is included for each video, providing guidance for viewing and feedback for post-viewing applications.” Sonoma County Office of Education Author: Dr. Anita Archer Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Sonoma County Office of Education The Random Act of Kindness Foundation The Random Act of Kindness Foundation is an organization encouraging goodwill across school campuses. Their site provides hundreds of activities for classroom teachers, as well as examples of what other schools are doing to promote a safe school environment. ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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