NAVIGATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

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N A V I G A T I O N

• NAVIGATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

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WHY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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WHY MIDDLE SCHOOL?

• Help students transition into middle school
• If students dont adjust, they are at risk for
  dropping out

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WHY MIDDLE SCHOOL?

• Help students engage in school
• Navigation encourages them to join activities at
  school and belong

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WHY MIDDLE SCHOOL?

• Help students use this pivotal time in personal
  development
• Middle school actions have lifelong consequences

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WHY MIDDLE SCHOOL?

• Help students prepare for transition to high
  school and beyond
• Middle school is a predisposition phase

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• ADJUSTING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

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BASED ON RESEARCH

• American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
• Breaking Ranks II, (NASSP)
• Breaking Ranks in the Middle Strategies for
  Leading Middle Level Reform (NASSP)
• Developing Managing Your School Guidance and
  Counseling Program (GysbersHenderson)

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FIVE KEY ELEMENTS
1. Personalizing Curriculum-Delivered Advisories
2. Planning Portfolios
5. Evaluating Data
3. Demonstrating Student-Led Conferences
4. Empowering Student-Driven Scheduling
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PERSONALIZING

• Key Element 1
• Curriculum-Delivered Advisory

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NAVIGATION ADVISORIES

• Curriculum-Driven
• Curriculum available for Grades 6-12
• Organized by themes
• Advisories are regular meetings with
  educator-advisors
• Small advisory group is personalized for
  students needs
• Advisories often meet biweekly or weekly in
  middle school

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PLANNING

• Key Element 2
• Portfolios

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PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE

• Portfolios help students store work and reflect
  on it
• Portfolios are organized around 3 ASCA standards

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DEMONSTRATING

• Key Element 3
• Student-Led Conferences

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STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

• Truly student-led!
• Focused on three ASCA-based questions
• What have I accomplished in school this year?
• What do I hope to do in the future?
• Who am I?
• Reverence time to listen

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EMPOWERING

• Key Element 4
• Student-Driven Scheduling

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STUDENT-DRIVEN SCHEDULING
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EVALUATING

• Key Element 5
• Data Collection

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DATA COLLECTION
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• HOW DOES
• NAVIGATION WORK?

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CURRICULUM-DELIVERED ADVISORIES

• OSPI has created a complete Navigation curriculum
  
• Curriculum is based on ASCA standards
• ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT What have I
  accomplished in school this year?
• CAREER DEVELOPMENT What do I want to do in the
  future?
• PERSONAL/SOCIAL Who am I?

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ADVISORY THEMES

• Setting goals
• Building community
• Improving academically
• Planning for life after high school
• Exploring careers
• Using money
• Preparing for student-led conferences
• Planning for next year
• Updating the four-year plan

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SCOPE SEQUENCE

• Shows plan for each grade level
• Themes repeat each year
• Each lesson includes standards and activities

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LESSON PLANS

• One each month for each grade level (can be
  broken into parts for more frequent meetings)
• Three pages each, consistent format
• Each outlines goals, activities, additional
  opportunities

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HANDOUTS

• Prepared for each activity
• Simply need to be copied and distributed
• Explain students task and where to file in
  portfolio

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PORTFOLIOS

• Portfolios organize important information
• They help students plan for the future
• And reflect on accomplishments
• Portfolios help students move from storage to
  stories

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PORTFOLIO SETUP

• New students learn why they will keep portfolios
• And they get help starting their portfolios

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PORTFOLIO CHECKLISTS

• Students receive a checklist of contents each
  fall
• And have time at each advisory to add to their
  portfolios

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STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

• STUDENT Lead the conference
• PARENTS Listen and ask questions
• ADVISOR Listen, support as needed

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CONFERENCE BASICS

• 1 student, 1 advisor, 1-2 parents or significant
  adults
• Approximately 20 minutes
• At least once a year middle schools may do 1 in
  fall (goal setting) and 1 in spring (reflection
  and planning)
• Typically use early release days
• Portfolios support students

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STUDENT PREPARATION

• Students begin preparing in advisory
• Students are responsible for all aspects of the
  conference

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ENRICHMENT

• Navigation can enrich other school programs
  and other programs can enrich Navigation
• Anti-bullying programs
• Tiered intervention
• Mentoring and tutoring
• Volunteer service
• Transition programs

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