FOR USE WITH THE ADVISORY BOOK

The Advisory Book
Professional Development Guide provides detailed instructions for using The Advisory Book with colleagues to implement successful advisory meetings that build community, increase self-management skills, and prepare adolescent learners for the academic day.

The Guide includes:

• Nine meeting outlines that explore the practical strategies introduced in The Advisory Book
• Structures for direct experience with Circle of Power and Respect and Activity Plus components
• Detailed leader instructions including sample language, daily news messages, and greeting, sharing, and discussion formats
• Clear reading assignments and text-interaction formats
• Small-group discussion formats to support lively conversation and text exploration
• Reflection structures to close each meeting
• Follow-up suggestions
• Special section on bullying including seven new sample advisories
• Tool for assessing social skills in advisory
• Circle of Power and Respect Advisory Meeting DVD viewing instructions

Table of Contents
Getting Started: Meeting Roles and Structure (171KB, PDF)
Meeting One / An Argument for Advisory
Meeting Two / The Circle of Power and Respect: Overview, Daily News, & Circling Up
Meeting Three / The Circle of Power and Respect: Greeting (176KB, PDF)
Meeting Four / The Circle of Power and Respect: Sharing
Meeting Five / The Circle of Power and Respect: Activity
Meeting Six / The Circle of Power and Respect: Daily News
Meeting Seven / Activity Plus Advisories
Meeting Eight / Planning Advisories
Meeting Nine / Addressing Social Skill Development
Appendix A: Assessing Social Skills in Advisory
Appendix B: Using Advisory to Address Social Issues
Appendix C: Discussion and Group Formats

This book reflects the foundational beliefs and practices of the Developmental Designs approach to integrated social and academic learning for adolescents.

Quantity discount: 10% for 10+

2011, Origins, 80 pages, paper