From Ghosts to Graduates: An Educator’s Guide to Identifying and Reconnecting Disengaged Students

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Meet the Author
Introduction
PART 1 Ghost Hunting – How Do We Find Our Ghosts?
	1 Ghost Origins – Why Do Students Become Ghosts?
	2 Ghost Indicators – How Do We Recognize When It Is Happening?
	3 Ghosting Beyond the Numbers – What Strategies Can We Utilize and What Steps Can We Take to Connect with Our Ghosts?
PART 2 Ghost Whispering – How Do We See and Connect with Our Ghosts?
	4 Whispering in the Classroom – I See You!
	5 Fostering Engagement and Motivation – Your Learning Is Important to Me!
	6 Communicating High Academic Expectations – I Believe in You!
PART 3 Closing the Gateway – How Can We Shut Down the Pathway to Ghosting?
	7 Call in Reinforcements – How Can Teacher Teams Face Down the Ghosting Challenge Together?
	8 Instilling Hope – How Can We Instill Hope in Our Ghosts and Help Them Create a Vision of Their Future?
	9 Blocking the Pathways – How Can We Eliminate the School- and District-Level Policies That Keep the Gateways Propped Open?
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