What is WHAT’S UP?
WHAT'S UP? is a simple, inexpensive tool designed to help middle and high school students meet the academic and organizational challenges they face in school. It's an innovative daily student planner that helps students stay on top of their work, complete assignments, manage their projects and apply essential learning skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. WHAT'S UP? is a calendar, assignment notebook, project planner, skills development program, information resource, and home-school communication system rolled into one. It can be used by an individual student, a class, a grade, or an entire school.
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- develop organization and study skills coherently across the curriculum
- clarify students’ assignments and responsibilities
- support homework completion
- promote student independence and accountability
- create a community of learning for each student
- prevent students from falling behind
- communicate effectively with the home
- work as a team with parents and guardians, counselors, and even volunteers
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- become clear about what needs to be done and when it is due
- understand homework assignments, organize their time and materials, stay on top of their academic learning, and complete long term assignments
- know what to do when “the going gets tough” in a particular subject area
- enlist the support of teachers and parents when they need it
- become increasingly independent in their academic learning
- develop essential organization, planning, and study skills that they’ll use for a lifetime
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WHAT’S UP? is simple and easy to use.
WHAT'S UP? has a creative design, color-coded layout, and easy navigation, making it easy fun to get started. It has a sturdy, attractive cover and durable “wire-o” binding. It is printed by the ELAN Publishing Company using environment-friendly soy based ink.
The 8½”X11” Weekly Planner layout allows students, parents, and teachers to see a week on each two page spread. Dates are preprinted on each page throughout the book. All study skills and strategies presented in WHAT'S UP? are clearly illustrated and easy to follow. Color-coded tabs printed on the side of each page make navigation through the different sections easy for students and parents. School-wide implementation is uncomplicated, using your own staff.
Contents & Sample Pages
Weekly Planner Standard Edition
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Weekly Planner Teamwork Edition |
Click PDF for Full Description of Contents of Teamwork and Standard Editions
Ordering WHAT’S UP?
Teachers and schools should purchase multiple copies of WHAT’S UP?
by calling ELAN Publishing Company at 800-258-2000 ext 90 (8AM to 5PM Eastern Standard Time). Discounts are available for schools and teachers that order in quantity and pay in advance.
Orders paid in advance by check (14 day hold) or credit card
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1-9 copies
10-19 copies
20-39 copies
40-74 copies
75-149 copies
150-299 copies
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$ 7.95 plus S&H
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Small quantities may be purchased below from the Foundation through Paypal.
Purchase Online with Paypal
Regular Shipping: one book: $3; 2-9 books: 30% of total.
Please Note: You can only select one type of book per order.
Personalizing WHAT’S UP?
Schools that would like to personalize their WHAT’S UP? Hello Friend Student planners should contact ELAN staff directly (800 258-2000, ext. 90) and explore the cost (depends on numbers being printed) of including the following:
Original cover
Academic year calendar
Special events printed on monthly calendar or weekly planner
Course subjects printed on weekly planner
School handbook or other content inserted in the beginning or end of the book
Three hole punch
What Teachers say about WHAT’S UP?
Middle and high school years represent a critical time in the lives of our nation’s students. Most educators agree that high school outcomes can be greatly improved by systematically teaching and supporting students as they learn and apply the organizational and study skills necessary for successful academic work.
WHAT'S UP? has been used by more than 200 middle and high schools. Teachers using the planners commented that they experienced significant increases in homework completion and parental involvement.
Here are a few of their comments:
Higher incidence of returned assignments…Increased parent/home-school communication. We actually had parents calling teachers to check up on things when their child had not brought home his/her planner for a day or two. ELDRED, NY
Since grade eight began using these books, our students have completed their projects on time! Thank you! Thank you! BRONX, NY
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Parents “loved” having this planner for their children. This helped tremendously with parent/teacher communication. It can make a difference. MORRIS, OK
The planners are keeping students from saying their usual “I didn’t know what I was supposed to do” comments. We have not heard that all semester! PASADENA, CA
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I have students thanking me for providing a planner for them. This planner not only helps the student with in-school planning but after-school planning as well. It showed the students how everything is connected and without each link joining, there can be problems. One student said it has helped him go on an overnight field trip by getting all his assignments in. He told me, “It’s a miracle!” MILWAUKEE, WI
Before, less than half the assignments would come in every day. Now, over 80% of them are handed in. NEW YORK, NY
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About the HELLO FRIEND / ENNIS WILLIAM COSBY FOUNDATION
The Hello Friend / Ennis William Cosby Foundation was founded in 1997 by Bill and Camille Cosby in memory of their son, Ennis. More than anything else in the world, Ennis Cosby wanted to become a teacher that would make a difference in the lives of children. WHAT’S UP? was developed to fulfill some of Ennis’ dreams by putting effective tools into the hands of teachers and parents so that all children reach their learning potential.
WHAT’S UP? was written by the Foundation’s education director, Carolyn Olivier, the Harvard educated co-author of parental guidebook “Learning to Learn” (Simon and Schuster, 1996). For more information, contact:
Carolyn Olivier
Hello Friend / Ennis William Cosby Foundation (www.hellofriend.org)
Post Office Box 908
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6656
info@hellofriend.org
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