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You Can Go!!!!!!!!!! Brian Barnes Educational Consultant, The College Board Florida Partnership bbarnes@collegeboard.org
Unpacking…
• Who is this Guy?
• Just the Facts…
• Why Challenge Yourself?
• College and Career Readiness: What is it?
• Terms You Should Know
• Great FREE Resources to Help You Get
Ready…
• Taking Action
The Florida Partnership Hockey and Horoscopes
College Admission Glossary Handout #1 – Learn the Lingo!
Why Engage in
Rigorous Coursework???
“Without preparation, opportunity is an
empty promise.”
-Alan Page, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice
How the World has Changed?
College might not be for everyone,
but knowledge is.
1900 Workplace Demands
Highly skilled
Low skilled
•Avg. age to enter work force 14
•Avg. age to leave work force 47
•Life expectancy 47
2010 Workplace Demands
Highly skilled
Low skilled
•Avg. age to enter the workplace 21
•Number of times to change jobs 5-8
•Est. Life expectancy in 2100 >80Out of 100 9th Graders
70 Will Graduate From High School
44 Will Enter College
30 Will Return to College For
Their Sophomore Year!
WHY???It’s the Small Habits of Mind!
1. Stamina
• to read complex text and work to understand meaning
• to commit to rigor even though you know it’s challenging
“Eustress” vs. “Distress” (top athletes feel “EUSTRESS” before
competition because they are prepared!)
2. Study Skill Behavior
• homework as a habit – that will translate into “studying as a habit”
3. Stress-Management
• time-management is key
4. Self-Management
• relationships with Teachers, Administrators, Peers, etc. – recognize
those roles as “resources”
• resisting distractions
-from David Conley’s “Rethinking College Readiness” (Handout #2)21 Will Earn a Bachelor's
Degree within Six Years
REPEAT!!!
Stamina
Study Skills
HOW????
Stress Management
Self-Management
Source: The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Progress & Completion dataThoughts to Consider… • College matters — for life • A college education is a gateway to success in today’s knowledge-based, global economy. • College is more than a classroom. It’s an important opportunity to learn and grow as a person, gaining independence, confidence and life skills. • College graduates earn an average of $22,000 more per year than high school graduates.
Average Earnings and Tax Payments of Full-
Time Year-Round Workers at Age 25 or
Older, by Education Level, 2011
$29,200Why Challenge yourself now???
Students who take AP
courses and exams are
more likely than their
peers to complete a
bachelors degree in four
years or less.
(Source: Camara, Wayne. (2003).
College Persistence, Graduation,
and Remediation. College Board
Research Notes (RN-19). New
York, NY: College Board.)AP Participation and Likelihood of
College Graduation
College Graduation Rate differences between “matched” AP and non-AP students*
AP Exam Grade of
Student Demographic
3 or higher
African-American 28% higher
Hispanic 28% higher
White 33% higher
Low-Income 26% higher
Not Low-Income 34% higher
*Matched students are those who have similar family backgrounds and standardized test scores
Source: Dougherty, Mellor & Jian, 2006College-Eligible
vs.
College-Ready
19Four Keys To College And Career Readiness
Key Key Key Key
Content Cognitive Learning Transition
Knowledge Strategies Skills & Knowledge
Techniques & Skills
+ Key terms and + Time management + Admissions
terminology + Study skills
requirements
+ Factual information + College types and
+ Goal setting
+ Linking ideas
missions
+ Self-awareness
+ Career pathways
+ Organizing concepts
+ Persistence
+ Affording college
+ Common Core State
+ Collaborative learning
Standards (in + College culture
English/ literacy and + Student ownership of
+ Relations with
mathematics only) learning
professors
+ Standards for + Technology proficiency
+ Social/identity issues
Success in Science, + Retention of factual in transitioning
Social Sciences, information
Second Languages,
the Arts
20Isn’t just being smart good enough???
Willpower pays off!
=. =.First Generation College Students: Visualize Success!!
Why Engage in Rigorous Coursework? “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Great College Research Resources MyCollegeQuickstart – personal and based on PSAT (AP Potential) BigFuture – a tool for students to start researching for themselves – let’s see how it works! http://media.collegeboard.com/CollegePlanning/media/pdf/BigFuture-College-Plan-Handout.pdf http://media.collegeboard.com/CollegePlanning/media/pdf/BigFuture-College-Plan-LessonPlan.pdf
Handout #3 – Big Future Website
Let’s pretend you want to go to FSU…
Click “Applying” to see
specifics about what FSU
wants!Here’s where you see what FSU
looks for in its applicants…
The school ranks what it
desires from applicants in
order from “Very
Important” to
“Considered”.Throughout the site, you’ll find other kind of “college-ready” information – like financial aid…
So, what can we do at home?
To bridge the gap from school to the “worldly topics”, find
If you are planning to be
ways to integrate SPRITE from the past and present:
S“college-ready”,
ocial and Scientific you need to be
Think SPRITE!!!
P“ready
olitical, Philosophical,
Rpractice
for the world.”
elevant Issues in the News
and Psychological
So,
reading, writing,
Intellectual (art, history, drama, literature, etc.)
speaking, and listening about
Technological
“wordly” topics.
Environmental and EconomicWhat does Crestview High School Offer?
– Handout #4
Look at the AP course offerings
each year. Know your strengths
and weaknesses and talk to
your counselor.Contact Info: Brian Barnes Educational Manager, The College Board, Florida Partnership Phone: 678-353-4219 bbarnes@collegeboard.org
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