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KnowHow2GO
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Action
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How to engage 8 -10 grade students
in college planning
About KnowHow2GO
■ National college-readiness program primarily
aimed at 8th, 9th and 10th grade students
– EducationQuest sponsors KnowHow2GO in
Nebraska
■ Provides 4 college-prep steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Be a pain – in a good way.
Push yourself.
Find the right fit.
Put your hands on some cash.
Presenters
■ Janet Johnson, Counselor, Norfolk Senior
High School
■ Renee McClure, Counselor, Schoo Middle
School, Lincoln
■ Damien Coran, Program Coordinator,
Partnership 4 Kids, Omaha
KnowHow2GO
at Norfolk High School
Presented by Janet Johnson, Counselor
How we used KnowHow2GO:
th
9 grade
■ English 9 participated in a one-day
KnowHow2GO session
■ Victor and Wynter from EducationQuest
presented to students
■ Classroom teachers were present during the
sessions
– increased the connection to the curriculum
Comments from
th
9 graders
“The information about
how to start planning
and saving for college
was helpful.”
“Where can I learn
more about
scholarships – and find
some I qualify for?”
“The cost of
college was
surprising!”
“I was surprised that you
could receive scholarships
for things besides
athletics or academics .”
How we used KnowHow2GO:
10th grade
■ After watching EducationQuest give the 9th
grade presentation, we gave the same
presentation to 10th graders
■ Presentations were easy to follow and userfriendly
■ Little prep time required
Course Registration
(second “dose”)
■ When registering 9th and 10th graders, we
referred back to the 4 KnowHow2GO steps
– encouraged students to push themselves in
classes and activities
Algebra II
College Access Night
(third time’s the charm)
■ Held KnowHow2GO sessions for parents in
English and Spanish
■ Parents responded positively to the
information
Schoo Middle School
Career Day 2015
Presented by
Renee McClure, Counselor
Career Day Schedule
Period 1: KnowHow2GO Handbook Scavenger Hunt
– College Doesn’t Just Happen Video and PowerPoint
– “What it Takes” video and pledge
Period 2: Panel of College Students
– Pre-teach expectations and follow seating chart
– 45 minutes
Period 3: Calculating GPA Activity
– Counting Credits Activity
– Finding the Right Fit for College
Period 4: In Computer Labs: Career Academy Search
– College Profiles
Period 5: Exploring Careers Scavenger Hunt
– Cost of Education Activity
Career Day Schedule
Periods 6 and 7: CAREER FAIR
■ 4 sessions at 22 minutes each
■ Students have schedules indicating what classrooms
they should attend
■ Students have 3 minutes between each presentation
to get to their next speaker
■ Staff introduces speaker and helps monitor the
classroom
Name
Email/phone
Career
Taylor, Ben
taylor.benjamin Airframe and
[email protected] Powerplant
Technician
Cluster
Room
Materials
Teacher
Transportation,
Distribution
and Logistics
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a laptop and
projector
Swift
Architect
Design &
Project
Manager
Architecture
and
Construction
Artist
Arts, A/V
Technology
and
Communicatio
n
Education and
Training
Athletic
Director
Clinical
Laboratory
Scientist
Health
Sciences
Computer
Programmer
Information
Technology
Crete Carrier
Transportation,
Distribution
and Logistics
Questions for students to ask
Career Day speakers
■ What influenced you to choose this job?
■ What activities does this job include?
■ Are there special skills, training or education a person would need
to prepare for this job?
■ What is the average salary for this job? Can a person expect pay
raises and or job promotions? (Better than asking how much he/she
makes.)
■ What do you like best about this occupation? Least?
■ What is your work environment like? Where do you spend most of
your time? What kind of hours do you have? Are you mostly with
people or alone? Is your schedule flexible?
■ How does your job affect your lifestyle and leisure time?
■ What advice would you give an 8th grader interested in your
occupation?
Career Day Speakers
Welder
Journalists
Crete Carrier Driver
Driver from Crete Carrier
SCC Energy Operations
Using KnowHow2GO Resources
at Partnership 4 Kids
Presented by
Damien Coran, Program Coordinator
About P4K
■ Goal-setting and
group-mentoring
program that builds
hope for underserved students
■ Helps them create a foundation for success from
kindergarten to careers
■ Serves more than 5,000 students in 21 participating
Omaha Public Schools
P4K Group Mentoring
■ Students and mentors meet
three times per month
– Two of the meetings focus on
curriculum modules like College
Knowledge
■ The third meeting allows
for real-world application of
the material covered in the
monthly curriculum
– involves off-site activities like a
college fair or campus visit
Using KnowHow2GO Resources
8th, 9th & 10th Grade section at EducationQuest.org
Scavenger Hunt Activity
Cost of College
Activity
Using KnowHow2GO Resources
KnowHow2GO Checklist
Omaha Area College Fair
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