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Necessary Supports Necessary supports include guidance and assistance in: 1) Meeting minimum classroom expectations 2) Staying engaged in class 3) Problem-solving difficulties and setting goals
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Funded by OSEP #H327A100082
Howard Wills & Ben Mason
Juniper Gardens Children’s ProjectThe University of Kansashpwills@ku.edu
Self-Management and Mentoring to Meet Special Needs in Inclusive Settings
I-CONNECT:
THE NEED
OVER 50% of High School Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders or Learning Disabilities DROP OUT
For this group, necessary supports have to be in place in order for them to graduate and move on to postsecondary employment and education
Necessary Supports
• Necessary supports include guidance and assistance in:
1) Meeting minimum classroom expectations2) Staying engaged in class3) Problem-solving difficulties and setting goals
Meeting minimum expectations
“80% of life is showing up”Woody Allen
We would also include showing up on time, and with homework in hand. Missing homework is one of the primary causes of failing grades even when classroom content is mastered
GRADUATION!
Completing Homework
Assignments
Arriving On Time
Attendance
A GOOD DAY TOWARDS GRADUATION
Staying engaged
• Engagement includes on-task (am I working?), but also includes meeting behavioral expectations (am I appropriate?), metacognitive comprehension checks (do I understand the task?), and self-directed calls for assistance (do I need to ask a question?).
Without the second half, many students can work very intensely and still fall behind
Problem-solving
• The role of a supportive adult as a critical component of at-risk student success is well established
• That adult can be a coach, a teacher, or a school-based mentor that provides praise, feedback and problem solves difficulties that are going to happen
I-Connect includes all three in the treatment package
1) Meeting minimum classroom expectations (electronic check-in procedures addressing timeliness, and homework)
2) Staying engaged in class (electronically cued self-monitoring)
3) Problem-solving difficulties that arise (school-based mentoring once a week to praise and problem solve)
OVERVIEW OF HOW IT WORKS
• Initial planning meeting in which the student and school-based mentor meet and decide on goals and which classes need monitoring
• Student monitors in class (student data is automatically uploaded to the server)
• Student and Mentor meet weekly to review and plan along with class data / problem solve and set goals for the upcoming week
The monitoring process
• Uses cell phones or mobile devices that are common to students
Students use mobile device to monitor
I-Connect Start Screen
SELECT CLASS
Arriving ON TIME?
Monitoring Citizenship Goals
Monitoring Citizenship Goals Continued
Device Flashes or Vibrates at Intervals to PROMPT…
SAMPLE OUTCOMES
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Linking one successful day to anotherPersistent Mentor Self-management
I-ConnectWhy Did You Graduate
www.iwillgraduate.org
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