10th Grade Ramp-Up Review

10th GradeWrap-Up

Objectives• Review Ramp-Up Unit Main Points– Skills Needed for H.S. and Postsecondary Success– Growth Mindset– Informed Career Decisions– Progress Monitoring– PLAN Test Results– Career, Postsecondary and H.S. Planning– Résumé– Budgeting– Academic Skills for Postsecondary Success

Skills Needed for Future Success • What is Ramp-Up?

– Develop knowledge, skills, and habits for postsecondary success – Pillars: Academic, Admissions, Career, Financial, Personal/Social – Tools: Readiness Rubric & Postsecondary Plan

• Why College Readiness?– The earlier the better– Better chance of getting accepted to your colleges of interest – You will have more options after high school

• SMART Goals– Specific, Measurable, Achievable– Relevant, Timely

Growth Mindset • Fixed mindset – Believes intelligence & abilities cannot be changed

• Growth mindset– Believes abilities and intelligence can change

through effort and learning – Constantly puts forth effort: improves their abilities.– Learn from mistakes: can lead to improvement– Persist: Do not give up!

Informed Career Decisions• Personal areas that should align with careers of

interest– Interests, Skills, Personality, Values, Learning Style

• Categories from the Career Interest Profiler– Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising,

Conventional

• Explore Colleges that align with – Your careers of interest– Update Postsecondary Plan

Pair and Share

1. I know that the sooner I prepare for my postsecondary career the better the opportunities I will have in the future.

2. I understand the difference between Growth vs. Fixed Mindset.

3. Careers that I am interested in should align with my personal interests, skills, personality, values, and learning style.

Progress Monitoring

• Readiness Rubrics help you know if you are on track to be college ready– Grades– Academic Belief– Self-Management– Effort and Persistence– Test Scores

• Close readiness gaps by setting SMART Goals– Have an Action Plan - IMPORTANT!

PLAN Test Results• Valuable information contained on Page 2 of the PLAN

test results– How to improve your academic skills

• What determines the PLAN World of Work map?– Student Preference of Activities– Data, Ideas, People, Things

• Preparation for the ACT– Average ACT range for an Open Admissions College• 16-21

– Average composite ACT score 20

Career, Postsecondary & High School Planning

• The Readiness Rubric helps you identify and close any readiness gaps you may have– Two levels on the path to college readiness• Developing: Does Not or Partially Meets • Meeting: Meets or Exceeds

• The Postsecondary Plan helps you create an academic plan that best fits your career and postsecondary aspirations– Advanced classes will help with your postsecondary

readiness

Pair and Share

1. The Readiness Rubric & Postsecondary Plan will help me reach my short & long-term goals.

2. I know that setting up Action Plans will help me close any gaps that I may have with my postsecondary readiness.

3. The PLAN test ‘World of Work Map’ is a great way for me to connect my academic strengths with careers that might interest me.

Résumé• The purpose of a resume is to share a summary of your skills,

education, and experiences with prospective employers, colleges, or donors.

• The parts of a resume include: • Main heading with name and contact information• Work experience• Education• Volunteer experience• Extracurricular activities• Awards/Honors• Skills• References

Budgeting• Reality Check– Learn the costs to live in your city of choice– Provides salary information by education level and career

• Two main factors of financial success– Increase income and reduce expenses

• Major 10th grade expense categories– Entertainment, Clothes, Savings, etc.

• Main key to keeping a good budget– Follow through

Academic Skills for Postsecondary Success

• GASP Projects– Requires skills that will help you to be successful with your

middle, high school, & college careers.– G – Gather

• To collect information

– A – Analyze • To study the information closely

– S – Synthesize • To combine information from multiple sources

– P – Present • To share the information

Pair and Share

1. My résumé will show potential employers, colleges, or donors a summary of my skills, education, and experiences.

2. I understand that two keys to my future financial success is creating a budget and following through with it.

3. GASP projects help me to develop skills that I will need for future success in high school, college, and career.

Classroom Discussion

• What did you discuss with your partner? – Skills Needed for H.S. and Postsecondary Success– Growth Mindset– Informed Career Decisions– Progress Monitoring– PLAN Test Results– Career, Postsecondary and H.S. Planning– Résumé– Budgeting– Academic Skills for Postsecondary Success