Expert Advisers

Engaging Community Members

Community members can play an integral role in students’ experiences with scholarly research. Discipline-specific expert advisers can guide students’ formulation of research questions, interpretation of data, and the academic paper or presentation revision process as well as provide critical, constructive feedback to strengthen students’ voices in the academic conversation. Institutional review boards can provide guidance on students’ designs and approve students’ implementation of ethical research practices.

Role of Expert Advisers

Should a student require or desire such, they may engage in communication with one or more expert advisers. Expert advisers may be drawn from the faculty, the community, local or nonlocal businesses and industries, or higher education institutions. Expert advisers represent a resource for teachers and students in a variety of areas (i.e., expertise in specific disciplines, fields, or methods). If you would like to be a part of community of expert advisers, email Ms. Dobos at ndobos@dcsdk12.org.

Teachers must ensure students are transparent with any expert advisers about what they should and should not do; in particular, that all interactions must be student-initiated. All student-adviser contacts and communications will be be documented as part of the student's Process and Reflection Portfolio (PREP).