TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SYRACUSE EDUCATION: HOW BEST TO LEVERAGE YOUR UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE Intentionality Networking Work Ethic Being solution

ABOUT ME Syracuse Harvard Umass—Amherst Windsor East Hartford Spencerport High School --Regular Education Teacher --Special Education Teacher --Alternative Education Teacher --Assistant Principal/Principal --Adjunct Professor --Data Analyst/School Improvement Specialist

ABOUT YOU You are better prepared than competition You are three to five years ahead of many schools You are needed, immediately, to help You have a ton to learn At times, you’ll need to slow down to speed up You need others

At Syracuse Year One Year Two – Five "You can see in others what they don't see in themselves and what the world doesn't see in them.” —Maya Angelou, 2003 at Syracuse Commencement SYRACUSE EXPERIENCE

Know this answer! “Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don't much care where. The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.” WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS?

Visit professors during their office hours Meet a new friend – Network Connect with Alumni Council Update resume Practice Interviewing with your peers CHECK your facebook/twitter – your prospective employers will! TO DO LIST BEFORE YOU GRADUATE

Syracuse Year One Year Two – Five IN A YEAR… "Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life." - George Burns

YOU MAY NOT HAVE GIVEN THIS A TON OF THOUGHT… But you should! And no matter where you are: EHPS Core Beliefs compliments of Superintendent Quesnel… beliefs that can and should guide your first year on the job!

Expectations Matter EXPECTATIONS Need to prove yourself High Expectations for ALL Huge learning curve

Efforts Matter EFFORTS Hardest worker in the room: YOU Beyond contracted day Assuming someone is always watching

Competence Matters COMPETENCE Outside of your degree Expand your competencies Listen

Solutions Matter SOLUTIONS Think outside the box Believe in your ideas Intentionality BE the Solution

Relationships Matter RELATIONSHIPS Collaboration is key Reflect on people/experiences Build your network

Results Matter RESULTS Data drives results Variety of results – not just a number Accountability is good

Know Network (People) Intentionality Clear Plan (Goals) Recipe for success PREPARE FOR YEAR ONE

YEAR ONE GRID

Preface Chapter 1: Chapter 2: "Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire." - Dale Carnegie BEYOND YEAR ONE

Know Network (People) Intentionality Clear Plan (Goals) Gather Data YEARS TWO -- FIVE

PLANNING GRID

“You are the best teacher; not the best special education teacher; not the best teacher in your school, not the best in your state ; the best teacher.” YOUR MINDSET

Greatness is a Choice Be Great… and always root for the Orange! BE GREAT

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