Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
The W.O.R.K.S INC
Second Presenter's Institution
N/A
Third Presenter's Institution
N/A
Fourth Presenter's Institution
N/A
Fifth Presenter's Institution
N/A
Location
Harborside East Center
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Strand #2
Social & Emotional Skills
Relevance
We are working to close the achievement gap and promote learning for all children by providing ideas for equitable opportunities for all children to learn.
Brief Program Description
The commitment of the W.O.R.K.S. Program is to educate our students for life, so they can maximize their potential and the totality of their lives: academically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Summary
Our program involves all stake-holders in a child's life: parents, students, and teachers. We use modules that create discussions that all are involved in. Parents, students, and teachers are given practical strategies that they can use in real life situations. There are 14 modules in our program, and the subjects range from Home versus School Values, to being a positive Role Model. This is a very well rounded program that touches all aspects of a child's life.
Evidence
■Instructional Quantity (.84 effect size)-The time (hours) in which the student is actively taught. ■Frequent student removal may have a negative influence on student learning, by reducing the opportunity to learn (Advancement Project/Civil Rights Project, 2000). ■Comprehensive school reform efforts have consistently documented the academic effectiveness of programs intended to increase student time spent engaged in learning (see e.g. Borman, Hewes, Overman, & Brown, 2003 and Zurawsky, 2004) ■Descriptions of classrooms in which classroom management appears to be ineffective (e.g., Vavrus & Cole, 2002) suggests that, once disciplinary power struggles are engaged between students and teachers, they may substantially reduce time available for instruction.
Biographical Sketch
Mrs. Sheila Coats is a former educator who had been an elementary teacher for over 30 years, and has worked with special needs students.
Keyword Descriptors
Academic Excellence, Decreased Discipline Initiatives, Personal Development, Service/Community Outreach
Presentation Year
2018
Start Date
3-6-2018 4:00 PM
End Date
3-6-2018 5:30 PM
Recommended Citation
Coats, Sheila Mrs., "Steering at risk students in the right direction on life's highway" (2018). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 110.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2018/2018/110
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons
Steering at risk students in the right direction on life's highway
Harborside East Center
The commitment of the W.O.R.K.S. Program is to educate our students for life, so they can maximize their potential and the totality of their lives: academically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
