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COORDINATOR|
MENTOR | FACULTY ADVISOR |
STUDENT
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RENAISSANCE
COORDINATOR ensures that:
- the
student's learning experience is developmentally appropriate
- the student
proposal is coherent, doable and meets Vermont standards
- the student
documents the proposal appropriately
- the student
communicates learning
- the study
design and goals match the learning style of the student
- the student
maintains the rigor expected for the type of study
being undertaken
- approves
the student proposal
- student/mentor
relationships are educational and productive
- educational
goals are met and appropriate credit is granted
- communication
is clear and frequent among student, mentor and faculty
advisor
- continual
assessment through weekly meetings with student occurs
- facilitates
the success of the final presentation/ celebration
and assessment process
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MENTOR
- The
mentor is a professional OR someone with in-depth knowledge
of the subject or skill. The mentor can but does not
have to be a certified teacher.
The role of the mentor is to:
- add depth and
understanding to the student's study
- help guide, critique,
encourage, provide insight and structure to the student's
study
- meet with the
student at least once a week
- assist in the
fulfillment of the student's independent learning
plan
- help assess the
student's final presentation
- bring any problems
or concerns immediately to the attention of the coordinator
- help in evaluating
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FACULTY ADVISOR
- A faculty advisor is required of any
study designed to meet one of the 18.5 field of knowledge
credits required for graduation. The faculty advisor
is a certified Vermont teacher in the field most appropriately
related to the student's study.
The role of the faculty advisor is to:
- help improve
the student proposal by identifying gaps
- determine how
much credit should be granted
- give advice to
the student/mentor team as needed
- participate in
the student's final assessment presentation and confirm
the credit granted
NOTE: Unless
the teacher has volunteered to be the official mentor,
the role of the teacher is not to approve a proposal
but to give advice to the student/mentor team, help
improve the proposal and be part of the final jury which
assesses the student's work.
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STUDENT:
The role
of the student is to:
- write an initial
proposal (with help and advice from mentor, faculty
advisor and Renaissance coordinator as needed)
- meet regularly
with a mentor
- notify the mentor
or Renaissance coordinator prior to absences
- be prepared each
week with new work
- attend to the
four criteria which enable a student to pass a Renaissance
study and receive academic credit (4 criteria: student
writes a study proposal; student provides evidence
of learning; student communicates his/her learning
via a final assessment/celebration/presentation; student
exerts the effort necessary to maintain the rigor
expected for the particular student)
- attend any seminars
that might be offered to Renaissance students
- maintain the
rigor expected for the type of study being undertaken
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