Senior Academic Transition

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Senior Academic Transition
College
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how to get into college
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Foothill High School Counselor
Mike OLeary

• Foothill High School
  9733 Deschutes Rd.
  Palo Cedro, CA
  96073
• 530-547-1700
• moleary_at_suhsd.net
  

link to senior academic transition website
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I teach a SAT/College Readiness Class after
school at Foothill High School. I wanted to
create an internet-based lesson that students
could complete individually (with some guidance
from me) or that I could use as part of my class.
I have access to a computer lab after school so
computer access was no problem. In general terms
I wanted the class to dig up information on
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More specifically Students will use the internet
to complete activities in order to achieve the
following goals
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What I hoped to get from CTAP 295

• an internet lesson I could use in my class
• improve my limited computer skills
• knowledge on how to set up internet lessons
  students could work on individually

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Things I learned
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Problems and Successes
PROBLEMS

• students need help interpreting information
• students need to know more before they start
• project may be more appropriate for junior year
• need time in between for more discussion
• needs to be part of a larger portfolio

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Problems and Successes
SUCCESSES

• Students learn a great deal in a short time
• it makes the transition process real
• it puts responsibility on the student
• it jump starts students going to a 2-year college
• students can do this as an independent project or
  part of another class

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Pre-test and Post-test results are on the next
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Bluepre-test Redpost-test
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Rubric Average- 3.0 equals standard
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Reflections and Revisions

• Students did not understand basic definitions
  needed to complete task
• Students need help comprehending information on
  some sites
• Student anxiety about the college process is
  significantly reduced when the portfolio is
  complete

• Students need to be provided with a review of
  important terms
• Teacher needs to be available to translate some
  information for students
• Students need to be encouraged to begin this
  process earlier so they will have more choices
  available

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Students have many concerns about leaving high
school to go to college. We expect student to be
able to make decisions in this area with very
little information or practice. National
counseling standards require students be fully
informed and ready to make choices. The internet
is a wonderful tool to use with a class or an
individual student to help them discover that
they can take control of the process.
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When I began thinking about this lesson I started
with the idea that the standards said students
should be prepared to make a decision but did not
say how. I realized that I wanted to create a
lesson that could be used in the classroom or as
an individual tutorial. The best way to prepare
students for this process seemed to be to have
them go through the process.
Standard Students identify post-secondary options Identify Objectives
Use technology to help achieve standard and objectives Internet-based lesson based on objectives On-line activities reinforce objectives
Students complete portfolio Assessment of effectiveness of lesson Revisions