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=21st Century Learners – Student Advisory Teams= . Using technology to raise the achievement of ALL students is a guiding principle of the work we are doing this year in the ABPC 21st Century Learners project. The goal of this initiative is increased achievement and success for //all// students through the use of inquiry- based lessons with 21st Century skills delivery. One way we plan to achieve this goal is through the development of Student Advisory Teams. . Specifically, the project will create a new "powerful conversation” stream that will elevate student voice and build strong and positive relationships between school teams and student leaders. Here are the steps for doing so: . 1. Each team will choose a student leader to be part of their 21st Century team at the school. We suggest you look for students who: (1) show an intuitive understanding of classroom lesson plan objectives and consistently find creative means for demonstrating mastery; (2) are good at completing tasks; (3) have exhibited leadership and teamwork skills; and (4) are known as “idea generators.” We will need your team's student advisor's name and an email address for communication as soon as possible. Team leaders will also be cc'd on any communication to student advisors. Please send your student's name to Virginia Christian.
 * How will this be done?**

2. Once the student agrees to participate in an advisory role we will need a copy of the school's media release form for this student and parent permission for the student to participate. You can send copies of these documents to Virginia Christian.

3. We hold three archived Elluminate sessions (1 hour each) that will cover 30 minutes of 21st Century content and 30 minutes of focus group discussion. These sessions will be attended by the student advisor and a team member sponsor. The sponsorship can be shared by the team. The dates for the student advisory meetings are as follows:

Session 1: January 29, 2008 – (3:45- 4:45) Session 2: February 12, 2008 – (3:45- 4:45) Session 3: March 12, 2008 – (3:45- 4:45)


 * The Student Advisory Session Content**

//Session 1//- This will be a "getting to know you" session where students will introduce themselves and talk about ways they use technology in their personal and academic lives. We will have an informal conversation about social networks, and digital safety just to get a feel for where students are and how, if at all, technology is being used in their classrooms.

//Student Wiki// Then we give a short orientation our 21st Century Learners project and intro/overview a wiki we will be using with them over the course of the school year. As part of a follow-up to Session 1 there will be articles for them to review (one for 4-6th and one for 7th-12th ) and a discussion prompt. There will also be a short online survey. A description and examples of the type of collaborative projects Student Leaders and School Teams in the 21st Century Leaders initiative could create will be available on the Team Projects page and the Student Leaders wiki.

//Session 2//- this will be 30 minutes of content around specific tools used for communication and collaboration followed with a discussion of possibilities they see for how these tools could be used in the classroom or their personal lives. We will do an update on group projects. The follow up on the wiki will include questions about how their classroom teacher's practice is changing as a result of the 21st Century Learners PD and what evidence they have seen or not seen of participatory media being used in the classroom. (Prompt will be phrased for 4th - 12th understanding).

//Session 3//- this will be student created demos and presentations from their project work with a discussion following about what they have learned or what they have been able to teach others during the school year.

4. We will share the archives of the meetings and any feedback gained from the student advisors that informs our work and helps your teams further understand the 21st Century Learner's perspective on our project wiki. http://abpc.wikispaces.com