1. At Risk
(Student populations)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

2. georgia statistics
56% graduation

3. georgia statistics
44% dropout

4. georgia statistics
300,000+ poverty

5. at-risk students
hard to define
[controversial]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

6. a few definitions:
at-risk students
fail to achieve basic proficiency
in core subjects by 8th grade
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

7. a few definitions:
at-risk students
Do not graduate with necessary skills for:
work
leisure
culture
civic affairs
inter/intra personal relationships
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

8. a few definitions:
at-risk students
At risk when students are placed in an
environment for which they were not prepared !
[4 levels of educational risk]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

9. a few definitions:
at-risk students
At risk when students are placed in an
environment for which they were not prepared !
Microrisk (classroom interaction)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

10. a few definitions:
at-risk students
At risk when students are placed in an
environment for which they were not prepared !
Mesorisk (domestic interaction)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

11. a few definitions:
at-risk students
At risk when students are placed in an
environment for which they were not prepared !
Exorisk (community interaction)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

12. a few definitions:
at-risk students
At risk when students are placed in an
environment for which they were not prepared !
Macrorisk (sociocultural interaction)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

13. Indicators:
at-risk students
exceptionality
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14. Indicators:
at-risk students
limited english proficiency
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

15. Indicators:
at-risk students
poverty
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

16. Indicators:
at-risk students
educational deprivation
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

17. Indicators:
at-risk students
minority group
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

18. Indicators:
at-risk students
lack of home/community resources
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

19. poverty:
at-risk students
poverty poses a serious challenge to children’s
access to quality learning opportunities and
their potential to succeed in school
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

20. at-risk
high teacher attrition rate:
students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

21. effective instructional practices:
at-risk students
a caring attitude
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

22. at-risk
effective instructional practices:
students
assertiveness & authority
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

23. effective instructional practices:
at-risk students
positive
communicative
environment
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

24. at-risk
effective instructional practices:
students
positive
communicative
environment
[communication differences]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

25. at-risk
effective instructional practices:
students
demanding effort
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

26. at-risk
effective instructional practices:
students
personal relationship
individual attention
mutual respect
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

27. at-risk
effective instructional practices:
students
caring learning
community

28. at-risk
effective instructional practices:
students
business-like learning community
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

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