1. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools Jeff Hittenberger, Ph.D. Chief Academic Officer 1 OCDE VISION FORUM HOW CAN ORANGE COUNTY LEAD THE NATION IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND SUCCESS? SESSION 3

2. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools -Happy New Year! -Purpose -Cross-divisional collaboration: One team -Shared understanding of what we will do to assure that OC leads the nation in college and career readiness and success: One vision 2 WELCOME!

3. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools -Dates: Jan. 6, 13, 28; Feb. 3 (12:30 p.m.) -Online resources and discussion 3 LOGISTICS

4. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools -Esinam Kokovena -Share a Success Story with a partner 4 DIVING IN TO CHAPTERS 3-4

5. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools -P. 55: The Four Keys to College and Career Readiness 1.Key Cognitive Strategies (p. 56) 2.Key Content Knowledge (p. 69) 3.Key Learning Skills and Techniques (p. 72) 4.Key Transition Knowledge and Skills (p. 86) 5 STRUCTURE OF CHAPTERS 3-4

6. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools How does Conley define Cognitive Strategies? What five key cognitive strategies does he highlight? What are the relationships among these five key cognitive strategies? 6 KEY COGNITIVE STRATEGIES (P. 59)

7. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools Share with a partner a real-life situation in which you have used these cognitive strategies (buying a house, choosing a graduate program, doing a kitchen remodel, helping someone prepare for retirement, etc.) and how you used them. 7 KEY COGNITIVE STRATEGIES

8. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools How is acquiring key content knowledge different that being really good at Trivial Pursuit? 8 KEY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (P. 64)

9. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools What do all of the terms below have in common? And why are they important? Structure of knowledge Academic disciplines Schema Organizing concepts Big ideas Enduring understandings Essential knowledge 9 KEY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (PP. 65-67)

10. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools Bonus Question: What is the “zone of proximal development” (ZPD) and why is it sometimes called “the Goldilocks rule”? 10 KEY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (P. 69)

11. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools What does Conley mean by “taking ownership of learning”? What might be some reasons that some students do not take ownership of their learning? Share with a partner one or two simple ideas for helping students take greater ownership of their learning. 11 KEY LEARNING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES (P. 72)

12. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools Which of the seven learning techniques do you think are most important to success? Why? 12 KEY LEARNING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES (P. 78FF.)

13. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools Key Quote: “For a variety of reasons, the US secondary and postsecondary systems were developed and are governed completely separately from one another. The relationship between the two is so disconnected that K-12 and higher education governing boards in most states are just beginning to communicate with one another for the first time.” -How does this fact hamper students’ acquisition of key transition skills? -What might we be able to do about it? 13 KEY TRANSITION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (P. 86FF.)

14. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools 14 BACK TO ESINAM

15. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools -Life is hard. How can we help our children and students cultivate greater ownership of learning, especially persistence, resilience, and grit in the face of challenge and hardship? And how can we cultivate persistence, resilience, and grit in ourselves? 15 REFLECTION QUESTIONS

16. Orange County Department of Education Al Mijares, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools 16 ON TO CHAPTERS 5-6!!!