Transcript Realizing the College Dream

Realizing the College Dream
http://outreach.berkeley.edu
A College Going Curriculum
Center for Educational Partnerships
Funded by the ECMC Foundation
What is college-going culture?
The environment, attitudes,
and behaviors in schools
and communities that
support and encourage
students and their families
to obtain the information,
tools, and perspective to
ensure access to and success
in post-secondary education.
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College Talk
Clear Expectations
Information and Resources
Comprehensive Counseling
Testing and Curriculum
Faculty Involvement
Family Involvement
College Partnerships
Articulation
Why strengthen college-going culture in
our schools and communities?
College-ready rates differ disproportionately
by student/family income level and
racial/ethnic group.
In California Students Lack Information
• Less than 1% of California’s students know the
curriculum requirements for college.
• More than half of students overestimate
community college costs by 5x.
• About a third of students think four-year colleges
cost 5x more that they actually do.
Common Student Misconceptions About
Preparing for College
• Meeting my high school graduation requirements
will prepare me for college.
• It’s better to take easier classes and get better
grades.
• My senior year in high school doesn’t matter.
• I don’t have to worry about my grades, or the kind
of classes I take, until my sophomore year.
Realizing the College Dream
A Teacher-Advisor Guide
•A curriculum guide that supports teachers,
counselors and youth-development specialists in their
work to increase the expectations of attending college
by low-income and first generation college students
and their families.
•The lessons and workshops provide students with an
opportunity to think of themselves as future college
students and to debunk the myth that they can’t
afford college.
Realizing the College Dream
Three Premises
• All students should graduate from high school with a
college-preparatory curriculum that enables them to take
advantage of all options in postsecondary education or in a
career.
• No matter what their futures may bring, as adults these
students will benefit from the academic rigor found in
college-preparatory work.
• In this time of high-stakes exams, economic hardship and
changing demographics, it is important for students to
understand how today’s challenging course work means a
brighter future not only for themselves, but for their
families and communities.
Realizing the College Dream
Five principles
• Educate students and their families about the social and financial
benefits of a college education, and provide information about
financial aid ;
• Sequence the course and workshop content and instructional strategies
to be age-appropriate—lessons can be modified for elementary,
middle, and school age students, as well as community college
students;
• Expose students to college students, faculty, and campus life;
• Create instructional strategies that are hands-on and interactive, with
the content and skills aligned with national standards and curriculum;
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• Use the materials in a variety of settings (classroom, after-school,
Saturday programs, informal educational settings, or include short
segments of the lessons in advisories or homeroom settings).
Realizing the College Dream
Four Sections
• The first three sections introduce a set of lessons and workshops that
contain nine elements:
– Introduction
– Learning goals
– Target audience
– Timing
– Materials needed
– Activities
– Extensions, bibliography and websites (as appropriate)
– National curriculum and content standards
– Lesson-specific handouts for duplication or overhead
• The fourth section, the Appendices, contain a handout for use
throughout the curriculum The More You Learn, The More You Earn, a
template for an Individual Academic Action Plan, My Portfolio,
Financial Aid Terminology, and sample Program Evaluation Tools.
Section A
Thinking of Yourself as a College-Bound Student
Workshops/lessons for Middle to High School Students
(can be modified for Elementary level)
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Dream a Little Dream: Imagining My Future
Exploring Career Options
College 101: Researching Colleges and Universities
The Life and Challenges of a First-Generation
College Student
5. Mock College Admissions
Section B
Debunking the Myth that You Can’t Afford College
Workshops/lessons for High School and Community College Students
1. Debunking the Myths of Financial Aid:
A Workshop for Students and Families
2. Being a Wise Borrower:
The Importance of Managing Your Money
3. Who Wants to Spend $20,000?
4. Comparing Financial Aid Packages
Section C
Getting Involved and Staying Involved
Presentations for Families
1. Preparing for College: A Guide for
Families
2. Planning and Presenting a Financial Aid
Night for Students and Families
Section D
Appendices
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The More You Learn, The More You Earn
Individual Academic Action Planning
My Portfolio
Financial Aid Terminology Chart
Program Evaluation Tools
Power Point Resources
At the web site:
http://outreach.berkeley.edu
Under Realizing the College Dream there are
a set of power points that can be
downloaded and used with students and
their families (some are in Spanish and
English)
Lesson Review
• What do you like the most/the least about
the lesson?
• How could you see using this material?
• How would you get started?