Lesson 3: College Admissions

Lesson 5: Career Day Evaluations

Leola Rutherford

6th Grade

Girdwood School

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Journal pages:

26-35 & 46

OBJECTIVES:

• Identify the academic factors that colleges consider when evaluating applicants
• Explain the steps you need to take in middle school to prepare for college & career training while in high school
• List ways you can be more successful in your studies

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VOCABULARY�

• ACT
• Admissions counselor
• Apprenticeship
• Auditory learner
• Career
• CTE
• Enrichment Opportunities
• Extracurricular activities
• Financial Aid
• Postsecondary

Highlight

which word you know the most about

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& share one fact.

• PSAT/NMSQT
• SAT
• Scholarship
• Standardized Test
• Tactile Learner
• Technical Program
• Transcript
• University
• Visual Learner
• Volunteer

FOR CAREER RESEARCH

• I’m Going to College Worksheet (page 12)
• Applying Your Learning Style,

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Which is your

Learning Style?

OPENING JOURNAL

• Page 27: Reflect on what you have learned during the previous lesson and start thinking about what you will be learning about today.

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Career Day Evaluations

• Last week, each of you produced a Canva Video about the career you are most interested in.
• Use page 46 to complete your self evaluation rubric.
• Watch & respond to at least two of your classmates’ career day reports. Use a copy of page 46 & TE p.128 to complete a peer evaluation sheet for each.

Encore

Nominate a classmate for an encore

Canva Career Day Presentation

to be shown to the whole class

[Vote once: write their class #.]

Career

Presentations

TOMORROW STARTS TODAY!

• Some of you might think that attending college or a career training program and starting your career won’t happen for a really long time.
• Some of you might even feel overwhelmed by all of the college and career information we have gone over.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET INTO COLLEGE

• Turn to page 28-29 in your student handbook

• Getting into college requires more than just graduating from high school. You need to prove to colleges that you are capable of being successful. The people responsible for deciding who gets into college are called often called admissions counselors or recruiters.

College Applications

101

REQUIREMENTS

FOR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Admission counselors want to know that you will be successful. One of the best ways to measure this is by looking at your grades & classes.

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Grades

&

Classes

HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

If you are taking challenging courses in high school and doing well, that is a good predictor that you can handle college level work.

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It’s important to take English, math, and science all the way through high school. It’s also important to study social studies and take a world language & algebra.

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Exploring career and technical (CTE) courses will also be helpful in exploring options and gaining skills.

Challenge Yourself

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS

THINGS TO CONSIDER

• How are your grades?
• Do you work hard?
• What classes are you taking?
• What classes did you take in high school?
• Did you challenge yourself?
• How do you compare to other students?

1. Highlight what you think is the most important.
2. Explain & Compare with a partner.

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

• It might sound like everything you need to do to get ready for college happens in high school. This isn’t the case! There are things you can do now in middle school to put yourself on track.

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YOUR FIRST STEP TOWARDS REACHING YOUR GOALS

Start Today

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• One important class you can take in middle school to prepare for college is algebra.
• Many schools allow you to take this course in eighth grade and receive credit your freshman year.

Take Algebra

6^TH GRADE

• Develop good study habits
• Attend school regularly
• Do your homework
• Keep talking to your parents
• Make sure you know your learning style (how do you learn better, seeing, hearing doing)
• Review Kids2Careers Student Success Steps for Elementary & Middle School Students

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7^TH GRADE

• Participate in school activities
• Be active in clubs
• Keep doing your homework
• Talk to your counselor
• Continue looking at careers
• Review career information with parents
• Talk with family and friends
• Review Kids2Careers Student Success Steps for Elementary & Middle School Students

8^TH GRADE

• Continue to develop good study habits
• and organization
• Take algebra
• Keep up with your homework
• Keep working hard
• Talk with your counselor
• Talk with your parents about classes and colleges/training programs you want to learn more about
• Take time to look at $$$ and how you can help pay for postsecondary schooling
• Review Kids2Careers Student Success Steps for Freshmen & Sophomores

• One thing you noticed that you didn’t know before.

HOW DO WE LEARN BEST?

• How many of you have ever thought about how you learn?
• What do you know about your learning style?
• Do you learn best when you do something or if someone tells you instructions?

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Each of us has our own unique way of taking in information and remembering it. The way you learn and process information is called your learning style. By figuring out how you learn, you can develop study habits that will maximize your learning potential.

Learning Styles

LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY

• Turn to page 31
• Remember, do your best, there are no right or wrong answers for this activity.
• When you finish, please read pages 32-34.

VISUAL LEARNERS

• Are usually neat and clean
• Often close their eyes to visualize and remember something
• Will often look for something to watch if they become bored
• May have difficulty with spoken directions
• May be distracted easily
• Are attracted to color

*use a highlighter

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AUDITORY LEARNERS

• Often hum or talk to themselves
• Are sometimes mistaken for not paying attention
• Have an easier time with spoken directions
• Can follow and understand a story that is read out loud

*share your ideas and thoughts during group discussions

TACTILE LEARNERS

• Like to take things apart and put them together
• Find reasons to tinker or move around when bored
• May be very well coordinated and have good athletic ability
• Can remember things that were done, but might have trouble remembering what they saw or heard
• Express encouragement

*take study breaks

Test your knowledge: Learning Styles

https://kahoot.it https://gimkit.com/play

CATCHING UP, KEEPING UP AND GETTING AHEAD

• Today we talked about why it is important to do well in our classes and challenge yourself.
• Remember, ask yourself:

1. What are some academic support services that you are aware of?

• Have you taken advantages of these opportunities?

2. What are some academic enrichment opportunities?

• Do you participate in these activities?

Rate yourself:

How well do you take advantage of opportunities and get involved in activities that will prepare you for college.

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Mastery

Progressing

I need help!

• Turn to page 28-29
• Assume that you are the admissions counselors for the University of Alaska Anchorage and you are responsible for selecting the best students for your university.
• What qualifications do you think are important? How can you identify the best students for your school?
• What makes a good student?
• Beyond grades, what else would make a student stand out to an admissions counselor?

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR

Mock Interview

The year is 2036

• You are being interviewed over Zoom for college or a job.
• What makes you qualified for this position?
• List your education, activities, learning style, and experience.

Post your interview on Canva Video

CLOSING DISCUSSION

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• 1. Name one thing you learned today that you didn’t know before?
• 2. How can you apply what you learned about your learning style to the way that you study?
• 3. How do you think that the information we discussed today can help you on your career path?

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