Presenter Marcia Ellis January 28, 2011. Step 1: Have students log in using “cps12345678” (cps+student i.d.)

Backpack to Briefcase: Using WNI to Help 7th and 8th Grade Students Transition to

High School

Presenter •Marcia Ellis

January 28, 2011

Step 1: Have students log in using “cps12345678”

(cps+student i.d.)

Simple Plan

The home page is where you can access some of the following items:

Sign-In Announcements Warning

Matches the students’ interest to careers

Step 2: Have students take the “Career Key” inventory.

Matches the Students’ personal qualities and

interests to career clusters

Step 3: Have students take the “Career Cluster Survey”

Students can use their results to choose CPS high schools to investigate programs that match their interests and career cluster!

Students can view information on the school

Students can visit the schools’ website by clicking the link inside of the WNI program

Students can make plans to visit the high school.

Step 4: Have students “Explore High Schools”

High School Planning tab is where the following items can be found:

• Your Plan of Study

(Create a course plan)

• High School Planning Timeline

(Steps to keep student on track 7th-12th grade )

• Guideways

Help them to begin thinking about their high school career

Helping students to determine how their gifts and talents can turn into a career

Helping them select a “match” high school” to further hone their gifts and talents

Help students prepare for a high school visit, such as HIGH SCHOOL INVESTIGATION DAY!

Uses

Thus, turning their Backpack into a Briefcaseby preparing them for the future!

Using WNI to teach students how to plan, document and research

Counselors will be shown simple steps for assisting  students for planning, researching and documenting the high school matriculation and college and career planning processes using What’s Next Illinois.

Get Your Plan On: Postsecondary Options- Marcia Boyd

Questions???

Trainers information

Marcia Ellis, GCDF InstructorEmail address:mlellis2 @cps.k12.il.us

Marcia Boyd, MAEmail address: [email protected]