E04: Developing an Effective Professional Learning Plan
E04: Developing an Effective Professional Learning Plan Dr. Esther Hugo, UCLA Extension, CA Dr. Patrick O’Connor, Cranbrook Kingswood Schools, MI Steve Syverson, University of Washington Bothell, WA
COMPONENTS OF A LEARNING PLAN (adapted from Antonoff lesson plan) • Campus Visits • Talking with colleagues, students, and parents • Resource guides “Objective” guides/materials examples: College Handbook, Peterson’s, Barron’s, use of Common Dataset, Wintergreen-Orchard House's - College Admissions Data Sourcebook
“Subjective” guide examples: Fiske, Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, America’s Best Colleges for B Students, Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists
Financial aid guidebook examples: The Smarter College Guide from Forbes, Getting Financial Aid from College Board, and The Ultimate Scholarship Book
• Essentials: Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) College Counseling for School Counselors by Patrick J. O’Connor • To brush up on counseling skills: Effective Counseling Skills by Daniel Keeran Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey The World of a Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession by Ed Neukrug
Some excellent blogs: collegeculture.net (Will Dix) hscw-counselorscorner.blogspot.com (PatrickO’Connor) dianeravitch.net (Diane Ravitch) bobbardwell.com (Bob Bardwell) hscounselorweek.com (High School Counselor Week) chronicle.com/blogs/headcount (Eric Hoover) fafsa.blogspot.com (federal financial aid form) insidehighered.com/blogs (Inside Higher Ed) jonboeckenstedt.wordpress.com (Jon Boeckenstedt) thecollegesolution.com (Lynn O’Shaughnessy) collegeadvisor.blogspot.com (Will Dix) washingtonpost.com/blogs/people/jay-mathews (Jay Mathews)
NACAC offers the Journal as well as the Knowledge Center stocked with articles about admission and counseling, and webinars (available on demand) Professional Meetings, Institutes, and Workshops Formal Education in graduate programs and university extension Certified Educational Planner (CEP) credential requires recertification every five years consisting of 75 campus visits and 75 hours of professional development activities.
Training in College Counseling • Graduate school courses • Professional development opportunities (NACAC, ASCA, etc.) • Certificate Programs (UCLA, etc.) • Conferences • Internships
Factors to Consider • Graduate School– training in school counseling, or college counseling? • Graduate School– course in career and college (or postsecondary planning) likely not enough • Interaction with similar colleagues (is the course mostly taken by school counselors, independent counselors, etc.?) • Check the syllabus– is the course grounded in theory, or in the “real world?” • Flexibility to meet schedule
White House Focus on College Counseling: “Reach Higher” National Events • Focus on College and Career Counseling • Credentials, College Systems, CASC and Western ACAC • Trainings based on data metrics: • College Prep Coursework • FAFSA/Dream Act Completion • College Testing • Application Completion
White House “Reach Higher” Initiative: Developing Trainings - Four College Data Points
College and Career Readiness Trainings for Counselors
UCLA College Counseling Certificate Program
Program Audience • • • • •
School Counselors Independent Educational Consultants Administrators Global Audience Teachers
Required Courses – First 3 Counseling the College-Bound Student
The College Admission Process
Testing and Career Assessments
Required Courses – Next Three • Special Issues in College Counseling • Financial Aid Fundamentals • Practicum – •
Field Work
Electives and New Courses •
Business of Educational Consulting
•
International Student Counseling
•
Counseling Transfer Students
Assignments and Applications • • • • •
Case Studies PPT Creation Essay Evaluation Social Media Guest Speakers
• NACAC SPGP and IECA Codes of Ethics
Program Next Steps: Development and Expansion
Curriculum Development • Electronic Tools and Social Media, First-Gen • Common Core and Counselors • Special Populations – athletes, artists, first-generation students, undocumented students, learning disability issues • List Development • Working with Parents • Financial Aid Refresher
COMPONENTS OF A LEARNING PLAN (adapted from Antonoff lesson plan) • Campus Visits • Talking with colleagues, students, and parents • Resource guides “Objective” guides/materials examples: College Handbook, Peterson’s, Barron’s, use of Common Dataset, Wintergreen-Orchard House's - College Admissions Data Sourcebook
“Subjective” guide examples: Fiske, Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, America’s Best Colleges for B Students, Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists
Financial aid guidebook examples: The Smarter College Guide from Forbes, Getting Financial Aid from College Board, and The Ultimate Scholarship Book
• Essentials: Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) College Counseling for School Counselors by Patrick J. O’Connor • To brush up on counseling skills: Effective Counseling Skills by Daniel Keeran Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey The World of a Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession by Ed Neukrug
Some excellent blogs: collegeculture.net (Will Dix) hscw-counselorscorner.blogspot.com (PatrickO’Connor) dianeravitch.net (Diane Ravitch) bobbardwell.com (Bob Bardwell) hscounselorweek.com (High School Counselor Week) chronicle.com/blogs/headcount (Eric Hoover) fafsa.blogspot.com (federal financial aid form) insidehighered.com/blogs (Inside Higher Ed) jonboeckenstedt.wordpress.com (Jon Boeckenstedt) thecollegesolution.com (Lynn O’Shaughnessy) collegeadvisor.blogspot.com (Will Dix) washingtonpost.com/blogs/people/jay-mathews (Jay Mathews)
NACAC offers the Journal as well as the Knowledge Center stocked with articles about admission and counseling, and webinars (available on demand) Professional Meetings, Institutes, and Workshops Formal Education in graduate programs and university extension Certified Educational Planner (CEP) credential requires recertification every five years consisting of 75 campus visits and 75 hours of professional development activities.
Training in College Counseling • Graduate school courses • Professional development opportunities (NACAC, ASCA, etc.) • Certificate Programs (UCLA, etc.) • Conferences • Internships
Factors to Consider • Graduate School– training in school counseling, or college counseling? • Graduate School– course in career and college (or postsecondary planning) likely not enough • Interaction with similar colleagues (is the course mostly taken by school counselors, independent counselors, etc.?) • Check the syllabus– is the course grounded in theory, or in the “real world?” • Flexibility to meet schedule
White House Focus on College Counseling: “Reach Higher” National Events • Focus on College and Career Counseling • Credentials, College Systems, CASC and Western ACAC • Trainings based on data metrics: • College Prep Coursework • FAFSA/Dream Act Completion • College Testing • Application Completion
White House “Reach Higher” Initiative: Developing Trainings - Four College Data Points
College and Career Readiness Trainings for Counselors
UCLA College Counseling Certificate Program
Program Audience • • • • •
School Counselors Independent Educational Consultants Administrators Global Audience Teachers
Required Courses – First 3 Counseling the College-Bound Student
The College Admission Process
Testing and Career Assessments
Required Courses – Next Three • Special Issues in College Counseling • Financial Aid Fundamentals • Practicum – •
Field Work
Electives and New Courses •
Business of Educational Consulting
•
International Student Counseling
•
Counseling Transfer Students
Assignments and Applications • • • • •
Case Studies PPT Creation Essay Evaluation Social Media Guest Speakers
• NACAC SPGP and IECA Codes of Ethics
Program Next Steps: Development and Expansion
Curriculum Development • Electronic Tools and Social Media, First-Gen • Common Core and Counselors • Special Populations – athletes, artists, first-generation students, undocumented students, learning disability issues • List Development • Working with Parents • Financial Aid Refresher
