We Are Crew:
A Teamwork Approach to School Culture
Published on 1. February 2021
380 pages
978-1-68362-626-8 (ISBN)
Description
Crew is two things. It is a schoolwide culture that supports social and emotional wellness, character development, and academic and life success for students and staff. It is also a unique and transformational meeting structure for secondary school advisories, elementary school morning and closing circles, and for staff collaboration. We Are Crew provides guidance for bringing Crew to your school or district and highlights numerous examples from successful schools that have used Crew to foster student and staff success for more than 25 years. We Are Crew is paired with an online toolkit of resources and a suite of open-source videos.
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EL Education Inc. - EL Ed Publications
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Video Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors' Note
- About the Authors
- About EL Education
- Chapter 1: Creating a Culture of Crew
- Character in Education
- The EL Education Character Framework
- Crew: A Culture and a Structure
- A Culture of Crew
- A Structure of Crew
- School Success Begins with Crew
- Chapter 2: Building Staff Crew
- Part 1: The Foundations of Staff Crew
- Creating a Vision for Your School
- Creating Schoolwide Habits of Character and Staff Norms
- Orienting the Staff Crew for a New School Year
- Part 2: Sustaining Staff Crew
- Meeting Structures
- Courageous Conversations
- Staff Traditions and Celebrations
- Service Learning
- Adventure
- Chapter 3: Creating a Structure of Crew
- Part 1: Key Schoolwide Decisions
- Articulating the Purposes of Crew in Your School
- Scheduling and Staffing Crew
- Fostering Crew across the School
- Defining the Elements of a Crew Meeting
- Part 2: The Crew Curriculum
- Designing a Crew Curriculum That Meets the Needs of Students and Staff
- Creating a Scope and Sequence
- Building Units, Case Studies, and Lessons
- Part 3: Professional Learning for Crew Leaders
- Introducing the Crew Leader Role and Responsibilities
- Learning the Crew Curriculum (and How to Adapt It to Students' Needs)
- Mentoring and Supporting Crew Leaders
- Chapter 4: Helping Students Become Effective Learners through Crew
- Part 1: Learning Habits and Academic Success
- Unpacking What It Means to Be an Effective Learner
- Developing Awareness of Personal Learning Habits and Academic Identities
- Part 2: Building Strong Learning Habits through Practice and Reflection
- Practicing and Reflecting
- Supporting Students to Take Responsibility for the Success of Others
- Supporting Students to Take Responsibility for Their Own Success
- Part 3: Academic Skills and Content in Crew
- Embedding Academic Content into Crew Meetings
- Providing Academic Intervention during Crew
- Part 4: Assessment of Learning Habits
- Building a Schoolwide System for Reporting on Learning Habits
- Preparing and Rehearsing for Presentations of Learning
- Chapter 5: Helping Students Become Ethical People through Crew
- Part 1: Ethical Habits and Life Success
- Unpacking What It Means to Be an Ethical Person
- Developing Self-Awareness
- Part 2: A Place Where Every Student Belongs
- Fostering Belonging with Circles, Greetings, and Readings
- Checking In and Sharing
- Leading Team-Building Initiatives
- Ensuring That Every Child Feels Included, Respected, and Valued at School
- Making Crew Safe for Students Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Part 3: Brave and Honest Communication
- Supporting Students to Listen and Speak with Respect and Compassion
- Using Protocols to Give and Receive Feedback
- Fostering Courageous Conversations
- Part 4: Restorative Practices
- Teaching Conflict Resolution Skills and Restorative Practices
- Fostering Student Leadership of Restorative Practices
- Part 5: Assessment of Ethical Habits
- Documenting Reflections on Ethical Habits
- Sharing Progress on Ethical Habits
- Chapter 6: Helping Students Contribute to a Better World through Crew
- Part 1: Contribution within the Crew, Classroom, and School
- Unpacking What It Means to Contribute to a Better World
- Supporting Students to Contribute to Their Crew and Classroom
- Supporting Students to Contribute to Their School
- Part 2: Contribution beyond the School
- Addressing Needs and Problems in the Community and the World
- Chapter 7: Preparing for the Postsecondary Journey in Crew
- Part 1: College, Career, and Life Readiness
- Empowering Students to Aim High
- Exploring Skills, Interests, and Opportunities
- Part 2: College Readiness
- Building College Knowledge
- Choosing and Applying to Colleges
- Part 3: Career Readiness
- Understanding the World of Work
- Exploring Careers through Work Experiences and Internships
- Part 4: Celebration and Graduation
- Celebrating Academic and Personal Success
- Sharing the Journey with the School Community
- Chapter 8: Improving Crew across the School
- The Strategic Improvement Cycle for Character
- Part 1: Strengthening the Culture of Crew
- Assessing Inequities in Classrooms and the School
- Improving the Culture of Crew
- Part 2: Strengthening the Structure of Crew
- Assessing Logistics and Consistencies
- Assessing Crew Leadership and Impact
- Improving the Structure of Crew
- Appendix: Virtual Crew
- References
- Index
