ERIC Number: EJ1189750
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
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Getting Back on Track at Twilight
Tobin, Elise M.; Colley, Sean
Phi Delta Kappan, v100 n1 p29-32 Sep 2018
The Twilight School at Danbury High School in Connecticut helps students who are in danger of failing their freshman year to get back on track. In its first year, the program offered special credit-bearing after-school courses in biology and English to students who failed those classes in their first semester. The smaller class sizes and informal atmosphere engaged the students and enabled the DHS educators who taught these courses to experiment with new-to-them instructional techniques, such as blended learning, some of which were later rolled out schoolwide. Of the 75 students who completed the course, 64 earned credits that helped them advance to their sophomore year.
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Intervention, After School Education, Biology, English, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Program Effectiveness, Credits, At Risk Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Connecticut
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