Advisory

Research on Advisory

Research on Advisory

par Rachel Drake,
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As one of our identified areas of question was Advisory, this research has been gathered.

National Middle School Association: Advisory Program Research Summary http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/AdvisoryPrograms/tabid/812/Default.aspx

This short and rather dry review of the research broadly defines effective programs and summarizes implementation concerns. It ends in a nice list of research-based Advisory rationale, design features and points of emphasis. (This was the article discussed at the March 2 staff meeting.)

Howard Johnston's "From Advisory Programs to Restructured Adult-Student Relationships http://www.middleweb.com/johnston.html

This longer and more casually written piece gives more detail to the purpose of creating positive adult-student relationships, takes a hard look at the pitfalls frequently encountered in implementation of advisory programs and lists some structures designed to cope with these pitfalls. Johnston spends quite a bit of time on an example of an integrated advisory program.

Jim Burns' 10 Questions & Answers about Advisory http://www.middleweb.com/mw/resources/10Qs_Advisory.doc

Once you get past the odd formating, this article answers some of our common questions from a middle-level development standpoint, such as: What is the best time for advisory? What should advisory activities be?   Burns describes his recommended advisory structure.

En réponse à Rachel Drake

Notes from Staff Mtg discussion 3/2

par Rachel Drake,

In the effort to save time, I'll use Ron's "Ditto" occasionally.

  • We are not implementing a core curriculum (we do still have access to Take 20 curriculum, created to support the developmental needs of Middle level student).
  • We would like to be more student-orientated (feeling it gets lost in Channel 1, somewhat in academic-related pieces)
  • Would like to add more of an individual student focus.

  • Ditto (above)
  • Noted that Student-oriented and Core-curriculum seem to be at odds with each other.   How can we establish structure and create the flexibility to build relationships?

  • Recognize need to build relationships and get to know each student.
  • Recommended activities are "Student centered" - does that mean about the student, chosen for the students, chosen by the students???
  • Preference for the multi-interest match system of assigning interest-based advisories (rather than the broad groupings used this year)
  • Multiple purposes for advisories cause confusion and fractured time frames.

  • Ditto relationship building - noted the need to build relationships with our advisee's parents as well.   Point to success with interest-based grouping and would like to look into looping groups (keeping advisee's for 7th and 8th grades) and into cross-age groups (encourage student mentoring).
  • Examine flexibility in scheduling (teachers assigned & time of day).

  • Affective vs. Academic purposes of advisory  are at odds.
  • Like the concept of interest-based groupings.