The Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling MA Model 101 College and Career Readiness Webinar Series June 9, 2015 College and Career Readiness
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MA Definition of College and Career Readiness The Boards of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and the Higher Education (BHE) voted to adopt a common definition of college and career readiness in February and March 2013. These end goals are based on students acquiring knowledge, skills and experiences in three domains: Learning (academic), Workplace Readiness, and Qualities and Strategies (personal/social) with the ultimate goal in each domain being competency attainment. 3
College and career readiness means an individual has the requisite knowledge, skills and experiences in the academic, workplace readiness, and personal/social domains to successfully navigate to completion an economically viable career pathway in a 21 st century economy. 4
MA Model 101 Kate Salas, Ed.D
MA Model 101 Why implement the MA Model? What is the MA Model? How to implement Resources, lots of resources! 6
Why Implement the MA Model? What do school counselors do? How are students different as a result of what school counselors do? 7
Why? Tier 4 Refer out Tier 3 Intensive interventions Tier 4 Refer out Tier 3 Intensive Interventions Tier 2 Individuals, Groups Tier 2 (Individuals, Groups) Tier 1 Classroom Lessons Tier 1 Classroom Lessons 8
What is the MA Model? A systematic approach to developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. Counselors will ensure students acquire knowledge and skills in the three domains Academic/Technical Achievement Workplace Readiness/Career Planning Personal and Social Development 9
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Program Foundation 12
Program Foundation Student Competencies MA Career Development Benchmarks Professional Competencies School Counselor Indicators for Educator Evaluation 13
Skills for Success
Management System 15
Use of Time Guidance Curriculum Responsive Services Individual Planning System Support High School 15%-25% 25%-35% 25%-35% 10%- 15% Middle/Jr. High 25%-35% 30%-40% 15%-25% 10%- 15% Elementary 35%-45% 30%-40% 5%-10% 10%- 15% 16
Delivery System 17
Responsive Services Individual/Small Group Consultation Outside referrals Crisis counseling Safety/Crisis response teams Student assistant teams 18
Individual Planning Academic check-ins Individual/Small group counseling (goal setting) Individual/Small group appraisal Student monitoring Consultation Referral/placement Individual Learning Plans 19
Comprehensive SC Program Public Speaking Organization Group Skills Exec Functioning Decision Making College/Career 7 th Grade Curriculum 8 th Grade Curriculum Individual Check Ins Kid Day Meetings 4x per year Weekly as needed Facilitate and follow-up 20
21 st Century Skills Class Taught by school counselors 2 classes per cycle (on the related arts rotation) 60 class periods per year Counselors loop with their students for 7 th and 8 th grade 21
What students say Sometimes I walk into class bored and unhappy but I always leave happy and inspired You never know what to expect in 21 st class but you know it will be fun All of the teachers in this school hate me except you 22
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School trains us to be consumers of story but not how to create story. ~Garr Reynolds 26
Resources Live TWITTER chats Diigo PPS School Counselors Twitter #sccrowd #scchat #SCCROWD last Tuesday of the month at 8:30pm #SCCHAT first Tuesday of the month at 8:00pm Facebook Caught in the Middle School Counselors HS Counselors Network SC Central PD SC Tech Teacher 27
Diigo Web based social bookmarking site Colleagues can add to it Accessible from any computer Have to have a Gmail acct to access 28
Diigo 29
Facebook (its not all bad) 30
Facebook for SC Like these pages School Counselor Central Caught in the Middle School Counselors High School Counselors Network 31
Before Safe Share
http://safeshare.tv 33
After Safe Share 34
Accountability 35
Don t work harder than the kids http://www.gradecam.com 36
Forms
Student Scan 38
Summary 39
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Kahoot!
If you could change one thing about your job, what would it be? http://padlet.com/kate_salas/asca Add your thoughts to the wall Refresh the page to see more responses Padlet is a great activator as students are entering the class 42
Padlet 43
Google Forms 44
Responses
Tech Tools Padlet: virtual wall that students can add thoughts to http://padlet.com/my/padlets Grade Cam: quick way to assess students by scanning forms http://gradecam.com Kahoot: game based classroom responses using devices https://getakahoot.com SCOPE: School Counselors Online Professional Exchange http://scope4scs.org/ 46
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Thank you! Email: Kate: drkatesalas@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter @21stcenturykate For more information on the MA Model www.masca.org MA Model Introductory Institute June 30 th -July 1 st at Dean College 48