Dual Credit Strategies for Your Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Program
Implementation Strategies for Dual Credit Using the Four-year Coursework
May 31 & June 1, 2018
Session Descriptions
Session One
What is the Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Model?
In the opening session, participants review the Get Focused...Stay Focused!® program. In addition, participants will be exposed to resources that will make their task of getting “buy in” on their campuses workable. Participants will leave with the tools to make this process easy and efficient.
Session Two
The Freshman Course: Helping Students Get Focused from the Start
Over the course of the first day, you will learn strategies to plan and launch your Get Focused freshman course with success through this deep-dive, chapter-by-chapter walk through of the freshman text, Career Choices and Changes, and online My10yearPlan.com®. The goal of this strand is to equip you with a thorough understanding of what it takes to help every single student Get Focused!
Session Three
The Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Follow-up Modules
The 10th, 11th, and 12th grade curriculum will be explored with suggestions for how to integrate these supplemental, academically-based lessons. By the time students complete this material, designed to be integrated into academic classes, they have a chosen career pathway, an informed major, and a Skills-based Education Plan.
Session Four
The Whole School Initiative
You’ll learn about the role of counselors in your K‐12 and postsecondary partnerships along with details about the myriad professional development opportunities available to support you and your team in launching your Freshman Transition Initiative—whether at high school or college. In addition, participants will go online to explore the My10yearPlan.com® Summary page.
What is the Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Model?
In the opening session, participants review the Get Focused...Stay Focused!® program. In addition, participants will be exposed to resources that will make their task of getting “buy in” on their campuses workable. Participants will leave with the tools to make this process easy and efficient.
Session Two
The Freshman Course: Helping Students Get Focused from the Start
Over the course of the first day, you will learn strategies to plan and launch your Get Focused freshman course with success through this deep-dive, chapter-by-chapter walk through of the freshman text, Career Choices and Changes, and online My10yearPlan.com®. The goal of this strand is to equip you with a thorough understanding of what it takes to help every single student Get Focused!
Session Three
The Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Follow-up Modules
The 10th, 11th, and 12th grade curriculum will be explored with suggestions for how to integrate these supplemental, academically-based lessons. By the time students complete this material, designed to be integrated into academic classes, they have a chosen career pathway, an informed major, and a Skills-based Education Plan.
Session Four
The Whole School Initiative
You’ll learn about the role of counselors in your K‐12 and postsecondary partnerships along with details about the myriad professional development opportunities available to support you and your team in launching your Freshman Transition Initiative—whether at high school or college. In addition, participants will go online to explore the My10yearPlan.com® Summary page.