1	Your Guide: Helen Teague http://4oops.com helen@4oops.com Link for Handouts: Click Here
2	Objectives and Main Home Page Our Objectives are to understand the characteristics of At-Risk Learners and discuss ways that technology and the internet can help. We then will apply what we learn to create a workable model of templates and best practices to implement.
3	What We Know: At-Risk Kids.... Have experienced trauma Are more likely to attempt suicide, use drugs, be arrested. Blame others for problems Have Poor “Impulse Control” Have parents who are divorced or separated Grow into At-Risk Adults, 23 million adults are functionally illiterate. (Nat’l Ed. Goals Panel, 1994) See also: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at5def.htm
4	Who Is “At-Risk” ? The greatest number of students are retained in the first grade. Those who have been held-back are 2+ times are more likely to quit school African~American students and Hispanic students are retained twice as often as Caucasian students. 40% of repeaters are in the lowest socioeconomic quartile On average, it costs the U.S. $10 billion annually to have students repeat a grade. Over $2 billion is spent in remedial courses in college. Edutopia, September/October, 2004
5	Warning Signs/Behaviors: Poor Impulse Control Has a history of tantrums. Makes violent threats when angry. Has a background of drug or alcohol abuse. Displays cruelty to animals. Little or no supervision. Blames others for difficulties. Has threatened to attempt suicide
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8	Krathwohl Taxonomy of Affective Domain
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10	Effective At-Risk Learning Principles Increased Instruction Time in Reading & Math Closely Monitor Student Progress Encourage Parental/Community Involvement Maintain High yet Attainable Expectations Communicate Expectations Specifically Structure a Safe Learning Environment Utilize Smaller Schools/Classes/Groups Implement New Technologies to Provide Critical Thinking Experiences for all Provide Multiple Repetitions, Untimed Access
11	Our Objective: Browse, Bookmark, Build & Bundle Browse, Bookmark, Build & Bundle Modification Options and Strategies Technology Applications to Support Higher-Order Thinking à ³Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation Activities that Engage Students in Authentic, Complex Tasks within Collaborative Learning Contexts* *(Means, Blando, Olson, Middleton, Morocco, Remz & Zorfass, 1993)
12	Modifications Using Applications Let the software already present on your computers help you with modifications for all students, but especially for At-Risk Students.
13	Highlighted Using WP: Math
14	Highlighted Using WP: Reading
15	WP Applications: Insert Comment & Highlighting
16	Modification Options and Strategies Please review the following modification strategies from the OOPS webpage: http://www.oops.bizland.com/mod.html In a Word Document, list at least 5-10 strategies that you can use in your classroom with your students. Copy these to the OOPS Eboard: www.eboard.com
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19	Things To Do: Intrude, Invite, Involve Encourage Enjoyment & Fun Understand They are Kids First Discover and Celebrate Each Individual’s Strengths Encourage New Ways of Solving Problems Not necessarily one right answer Catch Them Being Insightful! Note Who Needs Public vs. Private Praise Make Time to Win
20	Power Speech: Comments for building, extending attention: You’re looking me when I am speaking. You are listening without interrupting. I can tell you are listening. Your hands and feet are where they belong. You waited until I was finished before you spoke. Comments for building on-task behavior: Whenever I look at you, you are doing your homework. You went right on with your work. I told you to do your task…..you did it right away! Comments for Building Independence: You began working right away! You tried to figure this out while I was coaching another student.
21	More Things To Do: Engender A Positive Place Teach Them How They Learn Best Assign Meaningful Work Technology assistants Mentor Mouse ball cleaner Printer monitor Special activity…tutorial etc... Hold High Expectations Our Students need to believe they can change Meaningful Modifications
22	What Doesn’t Work School factors such as narrow curricula, rigid instructional strategies, tracking, and pull-out programs hinder the academic achievement of many at-risk students (Hixson and Tinzmann, 1990). Lack of challenging, meaningful work containing complex thinking skills underestimates at-risk students' capabilities, deprives them of a meaningful context for learning and use (Means & Knapp, 1991).
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24	Let Kids Specialize! Everyone can be an expert Even if they aren’t the best (Ever keep losing to the same person?) Let Them Use that Software Let Them Be The Expert Let Them Choose!
25	Approaches:
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29	Interesting Activities: Let Them Design Video/Digital Cameras A Day in the Life of Very useful in understanding Simulations J Floral Shop Fontastic Stop Rewriting: Word Process Change instead of redo Good words look good Ideas not words
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31	Let Them Journey: Virtual Field Trips: http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm
32	Let Them Master the Objectives! Real-time data in Excel Go to http://www.refdesk.com Click on the AAA link Copy and paste data into an Excel spreadsheet. (Notice how the data appears in individual cells) This has applications to other sites that contain data.
33	Activities: Ideas to Action Please choose at least 2 of the activities you have seen today or heard about from a colleague and create a template file that you can save and print to use this school year. You may also choose to visit the 100 Days of Technology Page at: http://oops.bizland.com/100days.htm
34	Power Proofreading www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/index.html
35	Use Graphic Organizers
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38	Create Mindmaps Using AutoShapes Open a Word File Insert Menu/Picture/AutoShapes, or Drawing Toolbar Choose Shape, Resize and Position Right Click inside the shape to add text. Double Click on the shape to format.
39	Rubric Features Use Ranges Alternate Words for Grade A-C 3. Utilize a Return Section
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41	Authentic Assessment Individualize Assessment Using Rubrics
42	Best Websites for: Rubrics Consider using the Table Feature of MSWord or creating your Rubrics in Excel. Rubric Builder and Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/ Teach-nology: http://www.teach-nology.com/ StandardWriter Software. Free download @ http://www.adwizards.com/cp/standardwriter.htm
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44	Activities: Who’s On First ? Distribute blank seating charts to students. Students use the blank seating chart to fill in the first and last names of each of their classmates. First from memory Then by circulating and requesting the names.
45	Cooperative Group Resume Students, working in teams of three, combine their Career Interests, Education, Work History, Interests, Extracurricular Activities, Awards, & Hobbies to create a composite resume. The Name on the Resume is a combination of all last names. The Address/Phone is a combination of all three. Students must synthesis each of their individual information to create a coherent resume representation.
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50	"Product:" Product: Your Personal EJournal Open a Word Processing File. Please respond to the following questions: I. Teaching & Modification Methods: 3 Things I Have Learned About At-Risk Kids..... I will apply this by.... II. Website Investigations: 3 Sites I saw.... I will apply this be... III. Technology: The following Technology exists in my classroom I will use technology in at least these 3 ways during this school year....
51	Q & A Discussion
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