Action Research Topic:
How can our faculty work together to create a school climate that successfully promotes and integrates college and career readiness strategies in order to increase student and parent engagement in their educational life? How can we increase awareness, belief, and motivation in our students to become highly engaged 21st century learners through school climate?I have finally narrowed down the inquiry I want to address! There are so many things I wonder about and want to improve, but this topic is really aligned with our school and district vision.
As an educator I believe a student can become a lifelong learner by introducing the concept of college, high expectations and academic achievement at an early age. The earlier the better! Teachers can do things on a daily basis to instill in young children the belief that they can go to college and promote the work ethic needed to make it. College may not be for everyone, but it is important to encourage students to aim high. If they don't pursue a degree program, the skills learned can be applied associates degrees, certification programs, and other career building opportunities.
I think that this is a great idea. I teach high school students at various levels...from freshman, to juniors and senior. The freshman have no inkling of what it means to be in high school, much less what it takes to get into college. If we can work together with parents and create a school climate that promotes post-high school education, I thing students may begin to realize the importance of their education and how they may be hindering their own future at an early age. I have an advisory class full of juniors. Many times, we talk about how much they have grown since they were freshman. Many of them tell me that they now realize what I was trying to tell them as freshman...how important grades were back then, because it will definitely affect their college opportunities when they finally settle down and decide where to go. I look forward to the progress of your project. My project also deals with creating a school climate, but a very different aspect of it. Could you please follow my blog and post comments as well? My site is at http://lorikittrell.blogspot.com
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