Getting Ready to Succeed In College through Ownership of Learning, Self-awareness, and the Four Keys David T Conley, PhD Professor, University of Oregon President, EdImagine Senior Fellow for Deeper Learning, Hewlett Foundation NCCAPP October 4, 2016 Raleigh, North Carolina @drdavidtconley
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Getting Ready to Succeed In College through Ownership of ...Ready And Career Ready? •College ready is the ability to complete entry-level general education courses successfully and
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David T Conley, PhDProfessor, University of Oregon
President, EdImagine
Senior Fellow for Deeper Learning, Hewlett Foundation
NCCAPP
October 4, 2016
Raleigh, North Carolina
@drdavidtconley
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WHATDOESITMEANTOBECOLLEGEANDCAREERREADY?
Not every student needs exactly the same knowledge and skills to be college and career ready, but all students need foundational knowledge and skills sufficient to pursue a career pathway.
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A student’s college and career interests help suggest the knowledge and skills a student needs beyond the foundation.
MyDefinitionOfCollegeAndCareerReady
• A college and career ready student possesses the content knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in postsecondary education or training programs that lead to a family sustaining career.
• Not every student needs exactly the same content knowledge, but all students must be adaptive learners who can acquire new technical knowledge and skills as needed.
• College ready is the ability to complete entry-level general education courses successfully and be able to move on to the next course in the sequence and into the major.
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• Career ready consists of:• Foundational academic
knowledge• Program-specific
foundational academic knowledge
• Proficiency in key learning skills and techniques
WhatWasYourJourneyToCareerReadinessLike?• When did you know
what you wanted to do with your life?
• Did you follow a straight path to your career goals, or was it a winding road?
• How is choosing and pursuing a career different now than when you did it?
• Administer an instrument to determine college readiness skills in your school/district.
• Many possibilities: CampusReady, SuccessNavigator, Engage, College Board instrument, LASSI
• Use the school report to focus on areas in need of improvement.
• Have students review individual results and develop plans to increase readiness.
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Example Mini-Diagnostic for School Staff
My school has a process for identifying students whose poor study habits affect their academic achievement.
The majority of the core academic courses at my school are arranged around the “big ideas” of their subject area and not just factual information in isolation from big ideas.
The majority of core academic courses at my school incorporate learning strategies and skills that require students to apply content in complex, non-routine ways.
Students at my school believe that if they try harder, they can do better at math.
Students at my school make charts, tables, and diagrams to help them analyze material for assignments.
My school has a publicly stated vision or goal to promote college readiness.
My school encourages students to set goals focused on college and career readiness and to gauge their progress toward achieving those goals and becoming college and career ready.
Students at my school have frequent opportunities to complete assignments that require research, interpretation, and writing skills.
When faced with a complex problem, students at my school break it down into smaller, more manageable pieces.
My school has implemented a consistent policy for teachers to require students to keep and maintain a calendar of assignments and key events for the academic term, and to review this in class frequently.
2.Increasecollegeknowledge• Have all students sign up for free
online resources such as College Board’s Big Future website https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org
• Confirm counselor college knowledge.
• Have parent meetings from middle school on to build college knowledge.
• Have students investigate colleges and financing options through class assignments.
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Example Mini-Diagnostic for Key Transition Knowledge & Skills (GO)
I understand the purpose of the placement tests that most colleges give new students and how my scores affect the courses I can take.
I know scores I earn on standardized tests affect my chances of reaching my career goals.
I have a way to contact experts who work in the field I am interested in.I understand that expectations in college and the workplace may be different from the expectations in high school.
I am familiar with the requirements to be admitted to a public university in my state.
I write research papers that are 3-5 pages in length.I know what courses I need to take to qualify for the college and/or career I am interested in.
I have received feedback on my resume from a counselor, teacher, or other adult.I know what my strengths and interests are and could (or already have) describe them in college application essays.
I research colleges I may want to attend.
KeyTransitionKnowledge&Skills(Go)
3.Buildlearningskills
• Implement programs such as AVID that teach some specific learning skills.
• Use results from diagnostic to identify specific skills such as a note-taking and time management.
• Determine where and to whom learning skills are being taught and not taught.