Free Tools for Students and Schools

1. Free Tools for Students and Schools Lana Sveda October 22, 2013

2. Today’s agenda • SAT Practice Tools • You Can Go! • Big Future • College Ed • My College QuickStart • Leading Success Toolkit

3. Welcome to the SWRO WebEx Series! • Please mute your phones for the duration of the session. • How to ask questions: • There is a box at the bottom of the screen where you can type in questions. We will address all questions at the end of the session. • How to get access to this PowerPoint • You can request via email (contact info will be given at end of Webex) • It will be posted on the SWRO website : http://professionals.collegeboard.com/prof-dev/regions/southwest

4. The College Board Mission The College Board's mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. We are a not-for-profit membership organization committed to excellence and equity in education.

5. SAT Practice Tools

6. Free SAT Practice • http://sat.collegeboard.org • SAT Study Plan • Question of the Day • Practice Test • Answers Imagined • “About the Test”

7. You Can Go!

8. You Can Go!

9. You Can Go! • You Can Go! provides motivation for students who might not think college is in their future. • See how students overcame various obstacles-cost of school, grades, responsibilities, feeling overwhelmed-and eventually made it to college. • http://ycg.org or http://youcango.collegeboard.org

10. Big Future

12. Big Future • A free comprehensive website that improves the college planning process with a step-by-step approach that makes college planning easier to navigate. • Research colleges • Explore careers • Find scholarships and learn about financial aid • Get information about the college application process • Make a plan • And much more! • http://BigFuture.collegeboard.org

13. College Edon Big Future

14. College Ed • Free, standards-based, college planning and career exploration program • Three consistent themes: "Who Am I?", "Where Am I Going?" and "How Do I Get There?” • Three levels: middle school, 9th and 10th grade, and 11th and 12th grade • Student workbook and accompanying educator guide • Lessons written by experienced counselors and AP teachers • https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/educator-resource-center/collegeed-college-planning-program

15. Click here to get to College Ed

16. My CollegeQuickStart

17. My College QuickStart www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

18. My College QuickStart • Online college and career planning tool • Available free of charge to all students who take the PSAT/NMSQT. • Provides personalized information that helps students take their next steps toward college. • Online Score Report • SAT Study Plan • My Personality • Major and Career Matches • College Matches • AP Potential • My College QuickStart demo site

19. PSAT/NMSQTStudent Score Report PLUS • Scores and percentiles • National Merit Scholarship Information • Personalized feedback on skills • Student answers • Next Steps - • My College QuickStart • AP Potential

20. AP PotentialOn My College QuickStart

21. AP Potential on My College QuickStart • The shading of the steps icons illustrates level of potential • Choosing a major puts a checkmark in the Matches Major column next to appropriate courses • This column tells a student if this course is likely offered at their school • Look for courses where they have “potential”, it matches their major, and it’s offered at their school

22. www.collegeboard.org/psatdownloads

23. Leading Success Toolkitfor Educators

24. Leading Success Toolkit for Educators • Shares the techniques of successful educators through videos that chronicle their stories, as well as an anthology of best practices, collaborative activities and research. • http://leadingsuccess.org/

26. Questions? We are happy to help. • Email us at southwestern@collegeboard.org or • Call the regional office at (512) 721-1800