Ensuring College Knowledge

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1 Ensuring College Knowledge How Graduate Programs are Preparing Future School Counselors to Promote College and Career Development For ALL Students Trish Hatch, PhD., San Diego State University Anita Young, PhD., Johns Hopkins University Mandy Savitz-Romer, PhD., Harvard University June 10, 2014 College Access Affinity Call

2 College and Career Readiness! Traditional focus on academic rigor, aspiration formation, information and planning, and financial aid and affordability! Recent spotlight on the adults responsible for supporting students! School counselors historically blamed for failure to adequately provide high quality college and career counseling! YET, school counselors have advanced training that uniquely positions them to support students postsecondary development 2

3 A Shift in Preparation Past research found! Misalignment between job expectations and professional training! Overemphasis on traditional career development in graduate programs! Graduate level courses fail to prepare school counselors for college and career readiness aspect of their work Reform is underway! School counselors with formal training in college and career development! Redesigned graduate training programs with specific focus on equity! CACREP accredited programs working to integrate college/career readiness counseling! New courses that expand upon career development 3

4 Call To Revise University Training Programs 4

5 3 Curricular & Programmatic Examples! San Diego State, College of Education! Trish Hatch, PhD! Johns Hopkins University, School of Education! Anita Young, PhD! Harvard University, Graduate School of Education! Mandy Savitz-Romer, PhD 5

6 Go to: or Google: SDSU School Counseling (to see new website)

7 Scaffolding Pre-Service Education for College and Career Readiness (CCR)! Recruit and Enroll Future Social Justice Advocates, Leaders and Change Agents! Require CCR Content in Coursework! Provide CCR Experiences in Program! Participate in CCR Collaboration in Action! Model CCR Leadership for Next Generation of School Counselors! Partner with K12 Schools to Measure Impact, Share Results and Improve Graduate Program! Reflective Practices

8 Curriculum Redesign (60 Units)

9 CSP 769: Achievement Gap Students Create Data Analysis Paper/ Presentations and Share with Faculty! Staff Perceptions! School Enrollment! Graduation Rate! CAHSEE! A-G Completion! Tests: AP & SAT! Areas of Need! Areas of Strength! Recommendations

10 A - G Graduate Completion Rate by Ethnicity 46% 55% 51% Asian students perform significantly higher than all other subgroups 30% 26% 29% 35% 35% 26% 28% 25% 11% Asian/Pacific Islander/Filipino African American Hispanic/Latino White

11 CSP 645: P-16 College/Career Readiness Redesigned Course to Align With:! NOSCA 8 Components/EdTrust! ASCA Model/Ethics/NACAC Assignments: YMOC (ILP and Paper)! Parent Presentations: HBC; NCAA, etc.! Cardinal Camp: High School Summer Transition Program for At-Risk Urban Inner City Youth! Graduate Students lead CCR sessions! Collaborative Relationship with College Access Partners

12 Cardinal Camp Making a Difference 1 st Semester Grades (9 th graders) 70% 60% 59% 63% 60% 50% 40% 30% 46% 30% 32% 37% 40% 41% 20% 10% 0% %GPA>2.99 % On Track (no D/F) % Off Track (1+ D/F) Cardinal Campers Non Campers Total 9th Graders (Corke, M. 2013)

13 CSP 775/776: ASCA National Model A & B (Aligned with Fieldwork Courses) ASCA National Model A Framework for School Counseling Programs THIRD EDITION ONE VISION ONE VOICE 13

14 Leading by Example! Model Leadership in CCR for Students! Present Results at State, Local, National Conferences! OWN: Overarching Work of CCR! Stay Current on Important Issues in Profession " POTUS and FLOTUS in News on CCR " ESSC, Gear-Up, CTE Grants " State Legislation: Changes in Funding " LCFF and LCAP in CA " Lawsuit in WA " Model Taking Action as a School Counselor Educator

15 TheJohnsHopkinsUniversity CounselingandHumanDevelopment 1Program;3Campuses SchoolCounselingProgramCACREP (Full;Cme&Part;Cme) UrbanFocus CulturalResponsiveness Data;driven SystemicChangeAgentLeaders Accomplishments/ Challenges/ Con3nual/Evalua3on/ 15

16 SOEConceptualFramework Counseling&HumanDevelopmentArea Program Objectives Student Learning Outcomes Courses Education Experiences External Experiences Assessments Transition Points Student Scores Student Achievements Target Acceptable Unacceptable 16

17 Summer& SummerYear1 FallYear1 Intercession1 SpringYear1 SummerYear2 FallYear2 Intercession2 Spring2 CACREP48CreditProgram CurriculumRedesign&Alignment School&Counseling& Techniques(3); SPEDorElecCve(3) /Career/(3)/;HumanDevelopmentOnline(3) /Founda3ons/of/School/Counseling/(3)/ Theories(3) Diversity&SocialJusCce(3) /School/Counselor/Leadership/(3)/ AppraisalOnline(3); CounselingAdolescents(3) ResearchMethodsOnline(3); Diagnosis(3) Group(3); /Prac3cum/(3)/ /Internship/(6)/ 17

18 MeasureableOutcomes Introduc)on* *Reinforcement*1*Master* Student&Learning&Outcomes& Founda6ons& Leadership& Prac6cum& Internship& LO1Facilitatethegrowthanddevelopmentofschool;agechildren withintheframeworkprescribedbythecouncilforthe AccreditaConofCounselingandRelatedEducaConalPrograms) andtheamericanschoolcounselorassociacon s(asca) I;R R R;M M LO2ServeasadvocatesandleadersineducaConalse\ngs I;R R R;M LO3EffecCvely/appropriatelycounselschool;agechildren LO4Demonstratetheknowledge,roleandfuncConoftheschool andhowitrelatestoprofessionalpraccce LO5BuildcollaboraCverelaConshipswithcommunitystakeholders LO6DemonstrateeffecCveandmeaningfulgroupworkwith diversegroupsofschool;agestudents LO7Developdata;drivenschoolcounselingprogramsthatmeet theuniqueneedsofallstudents LO8DevelopandimplementadatadrivenplanforevaluaCng counselingprograms LO9Workethicallyandlegallyinschoolse\ngs LO10DemonstrateculturalsensiCvityandresponsivenesswith school;agestudents LO11Demonstrateskilleduseoftechnologyandtheinternet I;R I;R I;R I;R R R;M R R;M R R;M R R;M I;R R R;M I;R I;R I;R R R;M R R;M M M M M M M M M R R;M M 18

19 / / / // Founda3ons// Of/ /School// Counseling Course Redesign InaddiContoASCA NOSCA EDTrust NACACalignment: Specific/to/CACREP:// UnderstandtherelaConshipbetweenschoolcounseling program&academicmissionofschool(cacrepsc;k.1) Design,implement,andevaluateprogramstoincrease collegeandcareerreadiness(cacrepscc.2) Learnhowtousedatadrivenresearchmethodstoinform decisionsandbesetpraccces(e.g.,schoolimprovement plan,collegecounseling)(cacrepsc;i.4) Developmeasurableoutcomesforschoolcounseling programs,intervencons,andexperiences(cacrepsc;j.2) / Major/Assignments:/ Developsimulateddatadrivenschoolcounselingprogram presentacontopeers 19

20 / / School// Counselor// Leadership/ and// Consulta3on// NewCourse Focus:/College*and*Career*Readiness*&*School*developing* systems*change*agents** LearntobuildeffecCveteamsofschoolstaff,parents, andcommunitystakeholderstopromoteacultureof collegeandcareerreadiness(cacrepscm:1;7;o1;5) Understandsystemstheories,models,andprocessesof consultaconinschoolsystemse\ngstoincludepost; secondary.(cacrepscm:1;7;o1;5) Developacollegeandcareerreadinessculturalworld; view;systemicchangeagents(cacrepscm:1;7;o1;5) Understandtheimportantroleoftheschoolcounselor asaschoolcounselor.cacrepscm:1;7;o1;5) / Major/Assignment:/Photovoice**Project* 20

21 / Career//Life/ Development/ and// Planning// Redesign Specific/to/CACREP:/ Understandanddemonstratecompetencyincareer developmenttheoriesanddecision;makingmodels, careerinformaconsystems&resources(cacrepii:g. 4:a/b) Understandcareerdevelopment&educaConalprogram planning,organizacon,implementacon,administracon, andevaluacon(cacrepii:g.4:c) UnderstandinterrelaConshipsamongandbetween work,family,&otherliferoles,includingmulccultural careerdevelopmentissues(cacrepii:g.4:d) Understandassessmentinstrumentsandtechniques relevanttocareerplanninganddecisionmaking (CACREPII:G.4:f) Design,implement,&evaluatetransiConprograms (schoolto;work,post;secondaryplanning,college counseling(cacrepscc.4)/ Major/Assignments:/ Grade*level*Presenta)ons* Special*Popula)ons*Projects* Career*Counseling*Sessions*and*Summary*Paper* Career*PorAolio* 21

22 Redesign / / School// Counselor// Internship// Specific/to/CACREP:/ / Apply/relevantresearchfindingstoinformthepracCceof schoolcounseling.(cacrepscstandardj.1) Developmeasurableoutcomesforschoolcounseling programs,accvices,intervencons,andexperiences. (CACREPSCStandardJ.2) / Major/Assignments:/ Data*Advocacy*Project* eporaolio* Ac)on*Research*Manuscript* 22

23 ! Prevention Science & Practice Program/CAS in Counseling! One of 13 Master s programs! Trains school counselors, school social workers, and youth development/college access professionals! Use a prevention framework for all three pathways! Goal: Develop a course that addressed college and career readiness, while appealing to a wide HGSE audience 23

24 Inventing the Future! Based on research and program developed by Mike Nakkula (UPENN)! ITF is an organizer for the course that calls for attention to the developmental processes necessary for students to take ownership of and engage in the process of developing a future oriented identity! Builds on traditional career development theories! Uses a PreK-16 framework! De-emphasizes the outcome (college OR career) 24

25 Course Topics! Framework! PreK-16; College for All and Multiple Pathways! Developmental Framework! Developmental Concepts! Ex: Identity; Motivation; Engagement! Interventions! Individual Level! School and University Level! Community Level! State and Federal Level 25

26 Course Audience! Master s level students pursuing! School counseling! Community/non profit leadership! Education policy! Higher Education administration! Doctoral level students! Practitioners! Field supervisors using vouchers 26

27 Sample Course Objectives! Introduce career development/ college choice theories! Expose students to career development education! Prepare students to design individualized interventions! Increase understanding of developmental processes that promote aspirations, goals and related behaviors! Provide students with state and national standards and frameworks! Acquaint students with empirical research on postsecondary preparation and readiness 27

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32 Useful Resources! NACAC Fundamentals of College Admissions Counseling! Professional College Knowledge: Re-envisioning how we prepare our college readiness workforce! Ready, Willing and Able: A developmental approach to college access and success 32

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