Training for District Wide School Student Led Conferences and Advisory PD Advisory Lessons 1-7 Middle Schools Advisory Lessons 1-8 High Schools August 12, 2010 Laura Owen Counseling Manager

District Wide PD August 16 th (AM or PM) ½ Day = 3.25 hours Lessons 1-7 for MS Lessons 1-8 for HS Must include 1 hour of teacher prep time Student Advisory Handbooks are being printed for every student and will be delivered to your school the last week of August. Blackboard

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21 st Century Skills?

21 st Century Skills To Meet The Demands of a New Age

Career and Technical ED

The critical components for student success are: Challenging, standards-based career and academic curriculum Integrated core academic standards in CTE courses Academic supports for student success Articulation with post-secondary education partners Ability to earn industry based certification Strong business partnerships Strong advisory committees Work-based learning connected to academic and technical learning goalsCTE

Did You Know

THE NEXT STEP PLAN

Carve Your Path

Career Clusters -

Programs of Study

Career Pathways

Making Middle Grades Work

Ready for Tomorrow: Six Proven Ideas to Graduate and Prepare More Students for College and 21st-Century Careers November 2009 Southern Regional Education Board

1.Provide students in every program of study with a rigorous academic core curriculum. 2.Insist on high-quality career/technical course sequences that blend academic and technical content through challenging, authentic assignments. 3.Equip all students with 21st-century skills through high- quality career/technical programs. 4.Expect every student to strive to meet standards in academic and career/technical classrooms. 5.Guarantee students have the support needed to meet readiness standards for college, career training or both. 6.Connect every student to an adult adviser or mentor who has the time and skills to provide guidance and support.

Schools need to create a new type of guidance and advisement system — one that is based on a guidance curriculum and involves teachers, students and parents in reviewing programs of study and college and career options. Counselors, leaders and teachers need to see guidance in a new context to prepare more students for further education and productive careers.

Smaller Learning Communities Supporting large high schools to prepare all students to succeed in postsecondary education and careers without need for remediation.

FAFSA Completion Project

APS Community and Business Partnerships

Team Exercise High Schools - The Three Myths of High School Reform Middle Schools - The Current State of Urban Middle Schools

What Advisement Is Not  Advisement does not substitute for counseling  Advisement does not involve lecturing

Advisement is also NOT Babysitting Time for students to do homework A “Texting Zone” Bathroom break Coffee break “Catch Up”

Role of Advisor Ambassador parents students colleagues

Role of Advisor Facilitate conversation

Role of Advisor A time to listen….

Role of Advisor Authenticity Responsibility

Role of Advisor Improve communication skills

Role of Advisor Relevance of School to Future

Role of Advisor Resource Broker

Believe in Me in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/

Literature: Expected Results  Improved Academic Achievement  Improved Test Scores  Improved attendance  Safer Schools  Improved Home/School Communication & Relationships  Fewer Discipline Problems

Does Leadership Matter? Graphic from Reschly, Burns Definitely!!!

AVID

Review of the Lessons

Contact Information Laura Owen Counseling Manager APS Health & Wellness Department City Center 395 West 6400 Uptown Blvd. Albuquerque, NM Phone: (505) Cell Phone: (505) Fax: (505) Pager (505)