W.M.S Advisory Activities
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  • 6th Grade Advisory
    • Resources from SPARK program
  • 7th Grade Advisory
  • 8th Grade Advisory
  • Resources
    • Dr. Peter Benson TEDxTC "Helping Youth Thrive"
    • Changing our Mindset
    • PBIS SPARK expectations
    • Self motivation quiz
    • Mindset PowerPoint
    • The Search Institute: The Perseverance Process (6th Grade)
    • Search Institute webinar on MINDSET (7th grade)
    • Search Institute: Persevering Despite Obstacles (8th grade)
    • TED talk Logan Laplant "Can You Hack It?"
    • Book Bowl ideas
    • Mix It Up at lunch
    • Todd Bloch Advisory Chat >
      • Pretty cool videos from Todd Bloch
      • Lori's favorite ideas from the Tweet Chat
    • Need a pencil?

Purpose of Advisory programs

Most true middle schools offer advisory as a pillar of non-cognitive instruction. W.M.S has set the following themes for advisory:
6th grade: Identify SPARKS
7th grade: Understand Mindset and Develop SPARKS
8th grade: Use SPARK and mindset to go out into the community and solve interesting problems

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Why Advisory?

STRONG ADVISORS:
Strong advisory programs address issues of community
Strong advisories promote open communication
Strong advisors know and care about their advisees
Strong advisors closely supervise their advisees' academic progress
Strong advisors are problem solvers and advice givers
Students and advisors perceive that advisory directly improves academic performance
Students and advisors perceive that advisory functions as a community of  learners



Young  adolescents, especially sixth graders, are leaving the security of the
  self-contained elementary school classroom, where they came to know both the
  teacher and their peers well, and coming into a situation where they are one of
  100’s of  students.

   To  combat the social anonymity that students feel, the faculty and staff strive to
  build relationships among a small peer group. 

  The  role of the advisor in this program is to foster a sense of belonging and
  community, a sense that "we are family." 




(George
& Alexander, 1993; Kunkleman,
  1994; Shaw & Koppleman,
  1994).


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