Copyright 2007 Chad Foster Mike Hall High School 101 Authors • Chad Foster is the author of two best- selling books/curricula, Teenagers Preparing for the Real World and Financial Literacy for Teens. Chad’s books have been read by more than 750,000 students and his project-based curricula have been used in more than 4,000 middle school and high school classrooms nationwide. • Dr. Mike Hall is a former classroom teacher, coach, high school principal, and Deputy Superintendent for the Georgia Department of Education. In 2003, Dr. Hall was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools as one of the top 10 high school principals in the nation and his school, Houston County High, was selected as the most advanced school in America for technology integration.
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Copyright 2007 Chad Foster Mike Hall
High School 101 Authors
• Chad Foster is the author of two best-selling books/curricula, Teenagers Preparing for the Real World and Financial Literacy for Teens. Chad’s books have been read by more than 750,000 students and his project-based curricula have been used in more than 4,000 middle school and high school classrooms nationwide.
• Dr. Mike Hall is a former classroom teacher, coach, high school principal, and Deputy Superintendent for the Georgia Department of Education. In 2003, Dr. Hall was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools as one of the top 10 high school principals in the nation and his school, Houston County High, was selected as the most advanced school in America for technology integration.
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Time Management
Test Taking/Study Skills
Communication Skills
Choices/Consequences
Business Savvy
Technology Literacy
People SkillsTolerance/Diversity
Personal Learning Styles
Financial Literacy
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The Fundamental Question
Will Our Students Be Prepared…. Or Just Educated?
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What is Needed??
• A strategy that prepares students to succeed in the classroom today and the workplace tomorrow.
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High School 101 is arare collaboration
between an entrepreneur and an
educator.
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How does High School101 fit
into the mix of NCLB?
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• Career Exploration / Preparation
• Public Speaking Listening Skills
• Questioning Skills• Written Communication• Reading Comprehension• Time Management Skills• Study Skills• Test Taking Skills• Networking Skills• People Skills• Learning Styles• Technology Skills (ICT
Literacy• Math Skills• Collaboration Skills • Multi- tasking• Business Literacy• Social
Responsibility
Source: ‘Results that Matter – 21st Century Skills and High School Reform’ by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills / March 2006
21st Century Skills
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“Without 21st Century Skills, young adults will struggle to make informed life choices, participate effectively in civic life, and compete in the global economy.”
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
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Fact:Fact: 1/3 of the students who
enter the 9th grade never finish high
school.
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Fact:Fact:
Most students who dropout, say they are bored and/or do not see the relevance of what is being taught.
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One of the most effective proven
strategies for making students successful in
high school is a comprehensive
program of transition.
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High school dropouts, on High school dropouts, on average, will earn average, will earn $1,000,000 less over a $1,000,000 less over a lifetime than college lifetime than college graduates.graduates.
Source: The Silent EpidemicPerspectives of High School Dropouts March 2006
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What is High School101?
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High School 101
• Project-Based Strategy • Based on 21st Century Skills • For Middle School & High
School• Ten Independent Micro-Units • Standard, Block, Exploratory,
Modified Schedules• Consecutive, Concurrent, One
Teacher, Team of Teachers.
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How is High School 101 being used by schools
across the country?
• Integration into multiple courses and grade levels within one school
• Full semester course (rare)• 30-minute advisement period • Summer programs for 8th graders
transitioning to the 9th grade.• Freshman Academies• Smaller Learning Communities• After-School programs
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The “Y” Factor
(Why do I have to learn this stuff?)
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High School 101 Units
In No Specific Order
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““Say What?”Say What?”
a.k.a.a.k.a.
Communication SkillsCommunication Skills
13 Days13 Days
Unit 1
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Communication SkillsCommunication Skills “The Keys to Success”
Time ManagementTime ManagementOrganize/ Prioritize/ ScheduleOrganize/ Prioritize/ Schedule
• Minute by Minute ScheduleMinute by Minute Schedule• Instant ToolInstant Tool (Index Card)(Index Card)
• Total Time ChartTotal Time Chart• Wasted TimeWasted Time (6 seconds per (6 seconds per
minute)minute)
• PSAPSA – TMS Syndrome – TMS Syndrome• G.O.W. G.O.W. (“(“Just Say NO!”)Just Say NO!”)
• ““The Code”The Code”
Unit 7
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Wasted Time Activity
• If you waste 6 seconds out of every minute, how much time do you waste every hour?
• (6 minutes) Each day?• (2.4 hours) In one week?• (16.8 hours) In one month? (30)• (72 hours) In one year?• (876 hours) In a lifetime? (75
years)• That would be 7.5 years wasted!!!
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““Taking Care of Taking Care of Business”Business”
a.k.a.a.k.a.
Business SavvyBusiness Savvy
17 Days17 Days
Unit 8
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Business LiteracyBusiness LiteracyPart-time Today….Small Companies Part-time Today….Small Companies
Tomorrow....Entrepreneurs LaterTomorrow....Entrepreneurs Later
• C.O.P.C.O.P. (Team Activity)(Team Activity)
• The NightmareThe Nightmare (Individual and (Individual and Team Solutions)Team Solutions)
• The Company ProjectThe Company Project ( (Business Business Set-Up/Operation Plans)Set-Up/Operation Plans)
• The Company C.O.PThe Company C.O.P (Immediate/Short-term/Long-term)(Immediate/Short-term/Long-term)
Unit 8
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““All Walks of Life”All Walks of Life”
a.k.a.a.k.a.
Diversity/ToleranceDiversity/Tolerance
7 Days7 Days
Unit 9
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Tolerance/DiversityTolerance/Diversity
• Field Trip (learned behavior)Field Trip (learned behavior)• Four Corners (similarities)Four Corners (similarities)• Up and DownUp and Down• Normalizer Test (not!)Normalizer Test (not!)• What If ? (awareness)What If ? (awareness)
Unit 9
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““It Grows on Trees It Grows on Trees Right?”Right?”
a.k.a.a.k.a.
Financial LiteracyFinancial Literacy
12 Days12 Days
Unit 10
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Financial LiteracyFinancial Literacy
• BustedBusted (Needs vs Wants)(Needs vs Wants)
• Future ValueFuture Value• My Personal Stuff – 10My Personal Stuff – 10