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*Circle Up *Gathering - You choose a gathering to help students focus in on creating high quality evidence of learning as we approach the conclusion of Trimester 1. *Suggestion: Superheros (Materials: paper any size, colored pencils/markers)
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Gathering | Clothing Color RouletteMaterials: None, but you will need to prepare a list in advance of categories to go with colors.
Summary: In this gathering, different students will share out different information based on what they are wearing that day. This is a fun way of hearing a variety of responses within a given topic or theme. Directions:
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*PREP: Advisors should reflect on the last three weeks of Academic Advisement: What seating arrangement works well? What needs to be tweaked for full engagement? How much of the protocol have you introduced and practiced? Where should you begin today? Have students set individual SMART goals yet? What will be the format for capturing those goals and ritual for that each week or every two weeks, if it takes your group a long time to get through the protocol? What do you want to ask other advisors about, in order to get students engaged in group advisement and to get focused on their own needs? *Academic Advisement: Run this according to your interpretation of the protocol shared in previous weeks. *Note: You may choose to connect academic advisement this week back to the conversation about Grit last week. Especially digging a little deeper into some of the strengths of individuals to unpack what those strengths are and how they were developed. Compass Points: Personal Finance
(Please document this on large paper or in a notebook to revisit as a group later this year. Olders and youngers will likely have very different considerations. These insights help us plan supports needed in the future.)
Ask students to review and identify a class or aspect of school culture where they feel successful... where they are learning something and/or feeling a sense of accomplishment or a class where they have made some sort of improvement. Remind students that there are all kinds of skills required in a given class.
■ On a Post-it note, academic journal, or reflection form, have students write the name of the course/area and at least 2–3 sentences that explain what exactly it is that they are doing well. ■ Circulate and check in with students. ■ Whip: Have students share their “success” and “why” (“I’m feeling good about Biology”; “For me, it is Algebra II”; etc.). Ask students to think about a class where they struggle or feel some challenge. Make a statement that normalizes that we all struggle—at some point—in some class or subject area. For example, “It is natural and normal to have struggles and it is often through our struggles that we grow and learn the most.” ■ On a Post-it note, academic journal, or reflection form, have students write the name of the course and at least 2–3 sentences that explain some of the reasons for the struggle in that class. ■ Circulate as students reflect and write. This is an opportunity to listen, paraphrase, and question to help the student be thorough and specific about his/her struggle. ■ Optional: Ask for volunteers to share a particular task in a course where they feel challenged and some of the reasons for the struggle. On a final Post-it note, ask students to think of something they could do (this week/over the next 2 weeks/this quarter/etc.) that would make a positive difference in the class or subject. Be sure they know that they will share their plans with the group and that their Post-it notes will be posted on the Advisory Room. ■ Explain that what they write on their final Post-it note must be a specific action that includes “what” and “how.” You might need to reiterate that students cannot simply write, “I’m going to bring my grades up.” ■ Circulate and identify a few action plans to share out with the rest of the group. (Be sure to ask permission from students to read example plans.) As students get more comfortable with the protocol, encourage more sharing of their plans. Closing: ■ In Go-Round style, have a few students share their action plan. Post their Post-it notes in the space and encourage students to check in with and support each other to meet their plans/goals. Meet and Greet
Circle Up Note: Advisors should reflect verbally on the fact that it is the beginning of the month of October, which means school is kind of in the swing of things and it is important to check in on the state of our individual habits, routines, and needs. Advisors can share some of the things that are going well for them and some of the things that are challenging them. Think Time: Prompt students to reflect silently on their last week and the things they anticipate for this week. Gathering - You choose a gathering to help students reflect on their silent think time. Specifically, what are some of the questions they need to ask in order to get to a place of balance or less stress/struggle. Suggestion: Worries in a hat... |
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