Understanding Students At Risk of Dropping Out
In partnership with Model Teaching, an industry leader in supporting educators, you will learn about the definition of a drop-out, early warning indicators for children at risk of dropping out, and the root causes of those indicators. Model Teaching's Mission is to improve student performance by directly supporting teachers with quality content and resources. You will be taught various strategies to support your students using the REACH OUT Method, a helpful tool teachers can use to ensure they are providing the right support to their students as a safety net within their classroom and place them on a path to success.
Understanding Students At Risk of Dropping Out
Details + Objectives
Course code: T14762
This teacher professional development course will teach you about your students who may be identified as at risk of dropping out of school either now or in the future. The course will teach you about the common early warning indicators for student dropouts and the potential root causes of those indicators to help you better understand all the students with varying needs who enter your classroom.
You will explore what support looks like for students at risk of dropping out and evaluate what happens when a teacher does not understand them. You will also learn about the REACH OUT Method for students, providing you with numerous strategies to consider as you work to support your students in the classroom. The course comes with a downloadable PDF of the content, quizzes, and videos to help you test your knowledge and a REACH OUT resource for later reference.
What you will learn
- Define and understand the term "drop-out" and the most recent drop-out statistics in the U.S.
- Compare three defining indicators of future drop-out status
- Evaluate the early warning signs of at-risk students
- Plan to select specific strategies to support students as they face these struggles
How you will benefit
- Obtain a better understanding of your students at risk of dropping out by reviewing their behaviors and academic progress in a new light to consider some root causes of their struggles
- Successfully address students who may be struggling in your classroom because of their background and feel prepared to support them in a variety of ways
- Your students who may have indicators of dropping out can improve academically and behaviorally with the strategies you learn, resulting in benefits for your entire classroom
How the course is taught
- Self-Guided, online course
- 3 Months access
- 1 course hours
Instructors & Support
Requirements
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
- Editing of a Microsoft Word document is required in this course. You may use a free version of Microsoft Word Online, or Google Docs if you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. Model Teaching can provide support for this.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.