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Educating the Whole Child

Educating the Whole Child. College Readiness vs. College Preparedness Krista Dornbush National Consultant, Mentor and Trainer College Board Fountain Valley High Social Studies Instructor. Topics for tonight. What we have done well. What does the data show? What is College Readiness?

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Educating the Whole Child

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  1. Educating the Whole Child College Readiness vs. College Preparedness Krista Dornbush National Consultant, Mentor and Trainer College Board Fountain Valley High Social Studies Instructor

  2. Topics for tonight • What we have done well. • What does the data show? • What is College Readiness? • The role of parents now and while the child is in college.

  3. What we have done well • Academic Preparedness • AP courses • SAT/ACT Scores • College is important • Diverse Opportunities Outside of Classroom • Extra curricular activities • Sports • Volunteer work

  4. What does the data show? • Twelve of the 20 fastest growing professions require an associate degree or higher, and all of the 71 jobs projected to grow by 20 percent or more require some college, with most requiring one or more college degrees (Bureau of Labor Statistics; Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2008). • Adults with college degrees out earn their non-College Degree holding peers by more than $300,000 over a lifetime and are employed at rates 50% higher than those same peers.

  5. 56% of students entering the college or university in 2001 graduated within six-years • 44% of those remaining students never completed their degree • 54% of first generation college students require at least one remediation course • 26.6% of students with college educated parents need remediation • Students needing remediation have a graduation rate that varies between 30 – 57% • Why is remediation a problem?

  6. What is College Readiness? • A College Ready Student • Is able to understand what is expected in a college course • Can cope with the content knowledge that is presented • Can take away from the course the key intellectual lessons the course was designed to convey • Is prepared to get the most out of the college experience • Understands the culture and structure of postsecondary education • Has a grasp of the ways of knowing and intellectual norms of the academic and social environment

  7. College IS different from high school! • College can be a great culture shock to freshmen • Financial aid or other financial responsibilities • Time management • Self-monitoring • Making choices • Communicating with parents, instructors and peers • Students are expected to behave like adults, not large children • Instruction is different • Professors will emphasize analysis, making inferences, and other higher level thinking skills • Expectations of reading and writing in short periods of time • Self-directed and self-monitored learning • Relationships between teacher and student (extra credit example)

  8. Key Components of a College Ready Student • Key Cognitive Strategies • Intellectual Openness • Inquisitiveness • Ability to analyze • Sound reasoning, argumentation and proof • Interpretation • Precision and accuracy • Problem Solving

  9. Academic Knowledge and Skills • Writes well • Can research • Can read and understand a variety of texts, large and varied vocabulary, can self-monitor and self-correct misunderstandings • Knows when and what strategies to apply to solve a problem

  10. Academic Behaviors • Self-awareness • Self-monitoring • Self-control • Contextual Skills and Awareness • Understanding how college operates as a system and a culture • Admission requirements and deadlines • Choosing the “right” college

  11. The role of parents now and while the child is in college • Start planning now! • Know your child’s strengths and weaknesses. Help build opportunities to grow and learn. • Allow them to fail or make mistakes. • Visit a variety of college and university campuses. • Be realistic about financial constraints. • Help direct your child to success by building on their passions and strengths. • 30% of college freshmen surveyed last year wanted more parental involvement in their college life

  12. References • Redefining College Readiness by David T. Conley, 2007 http://www.aypf.org/documents/RedefiningCollegeReadiness.pdf • Admissions in the 21st Century http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/admission-completion/admissions-21st-century • College Board Research http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/trends

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