At Risk and Online Presentation

1. At Risk and Online:
Re-­‐engaging
our
Absent
Teens
neelabell.com/resources
@neela_bell

2. Presentation Links:
Symbaloo
neelabell.com/resources

3. The Checklist:
☐
How
to
Make
an
“At
Risk”
Youth
☐
Resiliency
and
Shame
☐
Building-­‐dependent
Learning
☐
Bridges
to
Achievement
☐
Blended
Learning
Toolkit

4. The Checklist:
☐
How
to
Make
an
“At
Risk”
Youth
☐
Resiliency
and
Shame
☐
Building-­‐dependent
Learning
☐
Bridges
to
Achievement
☐
Blended
Learning
Toolkit

5. What does “At Risk” look like?
Story
Gme.

6. Looking Closer
Poverty
Mental
Health
Sexual
Iden4ty
Bullying

7. Poverty
and
Cognitive
Load
“poverty-­‐related
concerns
consume
mental
resources”
socialworkdegreecenter.com/poverty/

8. By the Numbers: Poverty
● In
2009,
9.5%
(634,000)
of
all
children
aged
18
and
under
lived
in
low-­‐income
families
in
Canada.
● Over
half
(57%)
of
First
NaGons
children
in
urban
areas
were
living
in
low-­‐income
economic
families,
as
were
45%
of
Inuit
children
and
42%
of
MéGs
children.
This
is
compared
to
21%
of
non-­‐
Aboriginal
children
living
in
in
urban
areas
publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ststclsnpsht-­‐yth/index-­‐eng.aspx
Thanks
to
Dr.
Daylene
Lauman
for
her
research!

9. Anxiety and
“School Refusal”
“AffecGng
2-­‐5%
of
children
…
Who
have
average
or
above-­‐average
intelligence
….”
towerofpower.com.au/images/infographic/anxiety-­‐disorder.jpg
adaa.org/living-­‐with-­‐anxiety/children/school-­‐refusal

10. By the Numbers:
Mental Health
● 10–20%
of
Canadian
youth
are
affected
by
a
mental
illness
or
disorder.
● 12-­‐
to
19-­‐year-­‐olds
in
Canada
at
risk
of
developing
depression
is
3.2
million.
● In
Canada,
only
1
in
5
children
who
need
mental
health
services
receive
them.
cmha.ca/media/fast-­‐facts-­‐about-­‐mental-­‐illness/#.VOlog8aGKtx

11. lookhuman.com/design/16617-­‐99-­‐problems-­‐lgbt
Sexual
Identity

12. By the Numbers:
Sexual Identity
● 86%
of
LGBT
youth
report
being
harassed
at
school.
● Three
Gmes
more
likely
to
have
substance
abuse
problems.
● Up
to
50%
of
the
youth
that
are
on
the
streets
living
without
a
home
are
LGBT
youth,
who
must
live
on
the
streets
because
of
their
sexual
orientaGon
or
gender
idenGficaGon.
nobullying.com/lgbt-­‐bullying-­‐staGsGcs/

13. By the Numbers: Bullying
● A
reported
15
percent
of
all
students
who
don't
show
up
for
school
report
it
to
being
out
of
fear
of
being
bullied
while
at
school.
● Students
who
are
doing
poorly
are
at
higher
risk
for
gejng
bullied,
and
any
student
who
gets
bullied
may
become
a
low
achiever.
Whether
bullying
happens
on
school
grounds
or
aker
school
hours
on
the
Internet,
it
can
paralyze
students
from
concentraGng
on
academics.
bullyingstaGsGcs.org
newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/vicGms-­‐of-­‐bullying-­‐suffer-­‐academically-­‐168220

14. At Risk Barriers to Attendance
● Trouble
coming
up
with
bus
fare
to
get
to
school
● No
winter
clothes
● Sleep
disorders
/
managing
morning
wake
ups
● Being
late
/
trouble
focusing
● Gejng
high
before
amending
school
● Gaming
addicGon
● “Stomach
problems”
…
etc.

15. The Checklist:
☐
How
to
make
an
“at
risk”
youth
☐
Resiliency
and
Shame
☐
Building-­‐dependent
learning
☐
Bridges
to
Achievement
☐
Blended
Learning
Toolkit

16. The Complexity of Shame

17. Shame
is
much
more
likely
to
be
the
source
of
dangerous,
destrucGve,
and
hurnul
behaviors.
ordinarycourage.com

18. The Shame-Resilience Connection
ordinarycourage.com

19. How does shame display in class?
● Chronic
absenteeism
● Not
asking
for
help
● Avoiding
vulnerable
situaGons
● Not
amempGng
new
learning
● Giving
up
easily
● NegaGve
self
talk
● Parent
covering
or
avoidance

20. Absenteeism: A Vicious Cycle
School
Avoidance
Academic
Difficul4es
(Missing
random
chunks)

21. The Checklist:
☐
How
to
make
an
“at
risk”
youth
☐
Resiliency
and
Shame
☐
Building-­‐dependent
learning
☐
Bridges
to
Achievement
☐
Blended
Learning
Toolkit

22. Building-dependent Learning
When
you
Ge
success
in
school
to
a<endance
…
you
have
sealed
the
fate
for
our
most
fragile
learners.

23. Attending to Learning
Attending School.
Attending to Learning.

24. The Journey away from
Building-dependent Learning

25. The Spectrum of Delivery
Classroom-­‐
Based
Delivery
Online
Delivery
“Blended”

26. How do online courses
help reach
chronically-absent learners?

27. hmp://elearninginfographics.com/top-­‐5-­‐lms-­‐benefits-­‐students-­‐infographic

30. The Checklist:
☐
How
to
make
an
“at
risk”
youth
☐
Resiliency
and
Shame
☐
Building-­‐dependent
learning
☐
Bridges
to
Achievement
☐
Blended
Learning
Toolkit

31.
Why
students
come
to
Bridges
Bridges to Achievement
Blended Learning Program

32. Two Tracks
“Finish
the
Year”
Re-­‐enrolling
in
September

33. What does Blended Learning Look Like?

34. What kinds of activities
go in an eCourse?
• Screencasts
of
us
teaching
• Youtube
videos,
infographics
• Readings
from
different
texts
• PDF’s,
PPT
Slides
• Google
Apps
presentaGons,
shared
docs
• URL’s
to
terrific
websites
• Forums
for
discussions
• Assignments,
Quizzes,
Games
• And
most
importantly
…
Fun.
The
awesome
Steve
King,
about
to
blow
up
a
gummy
bear!

35. Moodle Demo Site (temp)
neelabell.com/moodle

36. Go Ahead and Look Around!
neelabell.com/moodle

37. Poetry
Unit:
hmps://animoto.com/play/3ZUhPOjbLEFEiAAI1cs1oQ

38. Why it works: The Big 3
1.
MulGple
points
of
engagement
(Diverse
contact
type
equals
increased
levels
of
success)
2.
Personalized
Learning
(Moodle)
(Access,
Pace,
Programming)
3.
Engaging,
Results-­‐Based
Lesson
Design
(The
design
<-­‐-­‐>
data
feedback
loop)

39. #1: Multiple Points of Engagement
Relationship!

40. #2: Personalized Learning (Moodle)
• Access
24
/
7
access
to
their
lessons
• Pace
Work
at
their
own
pace
• Programming
Built-­‐in
remediaGon
loops,
reviews,
K
and
E,
etc.

41. #3: Engaging with Design (and data)
Ac4vity
Reports
Constantly
tweaking
poor
performing
learning
objects.
(Including
Etle,
format,
complexity)
Gamified
Course
Design
Game
Mechanics
-­‐Levels,
badges,
progress
bar
-­‐
Epic
Meaning

42. The Checklist:
☐
How
to
make
an
“at
risk”
youth
☐
Resiliency
and
Shame
☐
Building-­‐dependent
learning
☐
Bridges
to
Achievement
☐
Blended
Learning
Toolkit

43. • Twimer
Group
for
Blended
Learning
twimer.com/hashtag/blendedlearning
• How
to
Moodle
for
Beginners:
howtomoodle.com
• 37
Blended
Learning
Resources
you
can
use
Tomorrow
hmp://www.teachthought.com/teaching/37-­‐blended-­‐learning-­‐resources-­‐you-­‐
can-­‐use-­‐tomorrow/
• Quick
Start
Guide
for
Online
Students
t.co/V31h5OuWFw
• Two
Minute
Moodle
Tutorials
hmp://vimeo.com/channels/44004/videos
Blended
Learning
Starter Kit

44. • Rock
Star
Design
symbaloo.com/mix/rockstarmedia
• Free
eLearning
Tools
speakerdeck.com/tparish/free-­‐elearning-­‐tools
• 105
Free
Moodle
Video
Tutorials
elearningindustry.com/105-­‐free-­‐moodle-­‐video-­‐tutorials
• Blended
Learning
Wikispaces
hmp://blendedlearning.wikispaces.com/
•
Best
PracGces
in
the
Blended
Classroom
hmp://www.slideshare.net/mrstcain/best-­‐pracGces-­‐for-­‐blended-­‐learning
Blended
Learning
Starter Kit

45. At Risk and Online:
Re-­‐engaging
our
Absent
Teens
neelabell.com/resources
@neela_bell