Working with At-Risk Students: Classroom Mediation
S06, S07
Daniel Michaelson
Each student researches and studies the issues surrounding truant and at-risk students, participates in the in-class training, including role-plays, and becomes familiar with the Quantum Leap Program. Guest speakers currently work with students at risk or are students at risk. Texts read in the class may include A Mind at a Time, A Training Guide for Mentors, Reviving Ophelia, and Raising Cain. In addition to the final project, there are several small papers/self-reflections. The final project may take a variety of forms, including a proposal of a curriculum for this at-risk population. Emphasis is on creative problem solving for the complex issues involved.