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... , 161n Active engagement, 1, 50 Activities, collaborative, 51-52 AddHealth sample, 54 Adler, Mortimer, 210 275 Adolescent engagement and learning redesigning high school courses and instructional methods to increase, 4, 214 Adolescent learning strategies, teachers being provided with training and continued practice in implementing, 4-5, 215-216 Adolescent Society, TI7e, 98 Adolescents activities of, 13-14 needs of, 15 Adult-student relationships, allowing for closer, 172-173 Adults professional learning communities for, 192-193 spending time with adolescents, 8-9, 221-222 Advanced Placement courses, 110, 219 Advantaged students, 1 African-American students, 22, 24, 26, 36, 39, 41, 43, 46, 61, 76, 82-83, 104n, 110-111, 134-137 African-American Vernacular English, 6667 After-school programs, 47, 166-167 ALAS. See "Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success"
From page 276...
... See Community for Learning Challenging instruction, 68, 83 replacing tracking by ability, 6-7, 219220 See also "Academic press" Challenging standards, schools helping all high school students meet, 5, 216217 Change process, 30, 196-201 agreement at federal, state, and district level about high school reform, 203 buy-ins sought before committing to ~ cam work with a high school, 196 data used to initiate, inform, monitor, refine, and sustain reform, 197-198 design developer involvement, 198 factors fostering higher quality implementation, 200-201 fixed expectations or nonnegotiable requirements brought by the design staff, 196-197 initiation and progression of, 198 stakeholder roles in implementing, 198200 Chicago School Reform Act, 123
From page 277...
... , 195n, 206 Community Learning Centers, 166n "Community schools," 164 Community service, 52-53 Competence feelings of, 35, 55 perceptions of, 34-37 promoting perceptions of, 44-47 " Complex instruction, " 112 Comprehensive high school reform designs, 187-210 America's Choice, 205 ATLAS Communities, 205-206 brief descriptions of, 205-210 Co-NECT, 207 Coalition of Essential Schools, 206 277 Community for Learning, 206 Edison Schools, 207 Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, 208 factors helping to scale up high school reform, 201-204 First Things First, 208 High Schools That Work, 209 implementation strategies, 189-194 Modern Red Schoolhouse, 209 Paideia, 210 the process of change, 196-201 research evidence, 194-196 selected models, 190 Talent Development High School, 210 Conceptual understanding, examining in assessment of schools, teachers, and students, 5-6, 217 Conditions, of engagement, 31-59 Connecting schools with other resources, 127-132, 221-223 El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice, 128-129 findings and recommendations, 221-222 Project GRAD, 129-131 Services Learning, 131-132 suggestions for research, 222-223 . ~ (;onnectlons, ~ difficulty of developing and sustaining, 132-133 to families, 123-127 social, 42-43 Connell, James, 270-271 Consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSAs)
From page 278...
... :lanclng motivation ant . engagement, 172-177 Education Trust, 26-27, 61-62, 162n Education Week, 56 Educational pathways developing, 176 promoting intellectual engagement, 34 Educational Technologies Group, 207 Effective literacy programs, 71-75 Coalition Campus Schools Project, 7274 literacy instructions in high-performing schools in low-income communities, 71-72 School Achievement Structure, 75 Strategic Literacy Project, 74 Effective mathematics programs, 85-88 The Algebra Project, 85-86 Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program, 86-87 Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student Achievement and Reasoning Project, 87-88 Effective pedagogies for literacy, 64-70 authentic tasks, 66 capitalizing on cultural knowledge, 6667 course in integrated world cultures, 70 explicit instruction, 68-69 frequent feedback from assessments, 69 integrated curricula, 69-70 personalized relationships, 65 rigorous and challenging instruction, 68 study guide for A Separate Peace, 68 use of multiple resources, 67-68 Effective pedagogies for mathematics, 78-85 with access to technology, 84-85 accessible in native language, 81 frequent assessment and feedback, 84 peer collaboration, 82-83 personal relevance, 80-81 rigorous and challenging instruction, 83 using authentic open-ended problems, 81-82
From page 279...
... See Assessment Expectations, 37 fixed, brought by the design staff, 196197 high, 174-175 Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) , 195n, 208 Externalized distress, 151 Extrinsic goals and incentives, 39-42 Extrinsic rewards, 41-42 F Families, connections to, 123-127 "Family-like atmosphere," 173 Federal school breakfast and lunch programs, 154-155 Feedback, frequent, 69, 84 Findings and recommendations about accountability, 216-217 about connecting schools with other resources, 221-222 279 about high school communities conducive to learning, 217-220 about standards, 216-217 about teaching and learning, 213-215 Fine, Michelle, 271 First Things First (FTF)
From page 280...
... See High Schools That Work Hudson Institute, 209 I I Belong, social connectedness, 42-43 I Can, perceptions of competence and control, 34-37 "I Have a Dream," 40 I Want to, values and goals, 37-42 Identity, collective, 42 Implementation, 189-194 a clear conception of high school reform, 204 high and clear standards, 192-193 higher quality, 200-201 meaningful and engaging pedagogy and curriculum, 192-193 INDEX personalization of school experience, 192-193 professional learning communities for adults, 192-193 of recommendations, challenges of, 911, 223-225 stakeholder roles in, 198-200 Incentives, extrinsic, 39-42 Incompetence, feelings of, 35, 54-55 Institute for Research and Reform in Education, 170, 173, 195, 208 Institute of Medicine, 18, 99, 127, 151 Instruction explicit, 68-69 rigorous and challenging, 68, 83 Instructional change, school focus on, 201 Integrated curricula, 69-70 Integrated world cultures, course in, 70 Intellectual engagement, 34 Internalized values, 38-39 International High School, 107 Intrinsic interest, 38 J James Monroe High School, 107 Jeff Davis High School, 129-131 "Jigsaw Classroom," 52 John F Kennedy School of Government, 166n Johns Hopkins University, 171, 210 Julia Richman High School, 107 K Kaiser Family Foundation, 13 L Latino students, 22, 24, 26, 36, 46-49, 61, 76, 82, 89, 106, 110, 134n, 161 Leadership, 201 Learning contexts engaging, 44-54 promoting academic values and goals, 47-53 .
From page 281...
... See Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation Meaningful connections, to students' culture and lives outside school, 52-53 Mediators, of engagement, psychological, 33-44 Medical intervention, 158 Meeting nonacademic needs of students, 145-167 innovations in, 157-167 traditional approaches, 146-157 Mental health counseling, 150-154 MESA. See Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program 281 Messages, consistent, 121-122 Metropolitan Life Foundation, 162n survey by, 45, 49, 58-59, 136 Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
From page 282...
... See National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Needs of students, nonacademic, meeting, 145-167 Neighborhood conditions, 23 Neighborhood violence, 158 NELS. See National Education Longitudinal Study New American High Schools, 171, 205-209 New Visions initiative, 128 "New voc" programs, 173 New York Regents exams, 73 Nigerian culture, 70 Nonacademic needs of students, meeting, 145-167 Nonnegotiable requirements, brought by the design staff, 196-197 INDEX o Office for Civil Rights, 106 Office of Technology Assessment, 152 p Paideia, 210 Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto, 210 Panel on Youth, 175n "Parallel career planning," 184-185 Participation, active, 50 Partnership Academies, 170 Patterns, mathematics as the science of, 7778 Patterson High School, 182, 210 Pedagogy meaningful and engaging, 192-193 reforming, 159 of vocational education, 173n See also Effective pedagogies for literacy; Effective pedagogies for mathematics Peers, 133-143 collaboration among, 82-83 friendship groups, 141-143 gangs, 140-141 peer crowds, 138-139 peer cultures, 133-138 Perceptions of competence and control (I Can)
From page 283...
... Project, 87-88 QUASAR. See Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student Achievement and Reasoning Project R Race/ethnicity graduation rates for urban school districts, 25 urban high school student percentages by, 22 Racism, effect on learning, 15 Reading as problem solving, 62-63 Reading skills, discipline-specific, 69 Recommendations, 3-9,213-223 that assessment of schools, teachers, and students examine critical thinking and conceptual understanding, 5-6, 217 that communication, coordination, and trust be improved among all adults spending time with adolescents, 8-9, 221-222 283 that districts restructure high schools to create smaller learning communities offering stronger personal relationships between teachers and students, 6,218-219 that guidance and counseling duties be diffused among all school staff, including teachers, with professional backup, 7-8,220-221 that high school courses and instructional methods be redesigned to increase adolescent engagement and learning, 4,214 implementing, 9-11, 223-225 that schools coordinate more with community social and health services, better facilitating student access, 9, 222-223 that schools help all high school students meet challenging standards, 5,216217 that teachers be provided training and continued practice in implementing adolescent learning strategies, 4-5, 215-216 that teachers employ ongoing classroombased assessment of students' understanding and skills, 4,214-215 that tracking by ability be replaced by offering challenging instruction to students at all skill levels simultaneously, 6-7,219-220 Reforming schools potential of, 27-29 See also Comprehensive high school reform designs; Scaling up high school reform " Relational trust, " 102- 103 Relationships, personalized, 65 Relevance, personal, 80-81 Requirements, nonnegotiable, brought by the design staff, 196-197 Research suggestions for accountability, 217 for connecting schools with other resources, 222-223 for high school communities conducive to learning, 220-221 for standards, 217 for teaching and learning, 215-216
From page 284...
... , 75 Ten Routines of, 75 School administrators, role in implementation, 199 School-based clinics, 163 School breakfast and lunch programs, federal, 154-155 "School-centric" reform initiatives, 121 School climate, 97-107 conceptualizing, 97-100 effect on engagement and learning, 100105 policies for "trouble-makers," 105-107 School Development Program, 205 School-family-community connections, 121133 connecting with communities, 127-132 connections to families, 123-127 consistent messages, 121-122 difficulty of developing and sustaining such connections, 132-133 INDEX School size, 113-118 what really matters within small schools, 116-118 School-to-Work Opportunities Act, 168 School-to-work programs, 176 Schools as communities, 99 composition of, 112-113 coordinating more with community social and health services, better facilitating student access, 9, 222223 engagement beyond, 55-58 environments within, 158-159 helping all high school students meet challenging standards, 5, 216-217 organization of, 107-112 potential of reforming, 27-29 Schools-within-a-school (SWAS) , 115-116 Schorr, Lisbeth B., 273-274 Seattle Middle College program, 103n Self-confidence, 37 Self-determination theory, 35n Sense of belonging, promoting, 53-54 Sentence structure, 63 Services Learning, 131-132, 165 Sex education, 154-155 Sizemore, Barbara, 75 Sizer, Theodore, 206 SLP.
From page 285...
... See Talent Development High School Teachers employing ongoing classroom-based assessment of students' understanding and skills, 4, 214-215 exemplary, 71 feelings of competence, 55 285 high levels of support and commitment by, 200 provided training and continued practice in implementing adolescent learning strategies, 4-5, 215-216 supporting, 90-93 Teachers' unions, role in implementation, 199 Teaching and learning, 60-96, 213-216 class discussion of Beloved by Toni Morrison, 94-95 findings and recommendations, 213-215 literacy, 61-75 mathematics, 75-88 special needs of urban youth, 88-90 suggestions for research, 215-216 supporting teachers, 90-93 Teaching staff, role in implementation, 198199 Technology, access to, 84-85 Teen Outreach Program, 132 Temple University, 206 Ten Common Principles, 206 Ten Routines of SAS, 75 Tenneco Corporation, 129 The Metropolitan Organization (TMO) , 130 Thematic programs, 172, 174 Thinking, high-order, 49-50 Timeline, for high school reform, spelledout, 204 TMO.
From page 286...
... General Accounting Office, 155, 164 V "Value climates," 98 Values and goals (I Want to) , 37-42 extrinsic goals and incentives, 39-42 internalized values, 38-39 intrinsic interest, 38 promoting academic, 47-53 Vanderbilt University, 131 Variety, 51 Vocational education, 175-177 pedagogy of, 173n Vocational Education Consortium, 209 INDEX W Wang, Margaret C., 206 Washington Post, 167 West Ed Lab, 74 White students, 22, 24, 41, 76, 110 William T


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