Group items tagged CR-Parent - SUPA_CollegeReadiness

Expecting Excellence:What Makes a Student College Ready? - 0 views

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Learning from Best-Practice High Schools
- Yan Suo on 21 May 09
  
  how to they help students prepare for college and make the transition successful.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">how to they help students prepare for college and make the transition successful.</div>
  
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engaged in a range of practices designed to create a college-going culture.
- Yan Suo on 21 May 09
  
  1. Automatically enroll students in CR program. 2. Post college acceptance letters prominently. 3. Award ceremonies focuse on students' academic accomplishments. 4. Require students to apply to at least one college. 5. Faculty advisors meet with students regularly to review grades, discuss course selection, develop strategies to overcome learning obstacles. 6. College counselor work with students, providing technical support related to college application, choice and financial aid. 7. Arrange multiple visits to college campuses. 8. Senior seminars (financial aid applications, encouragement and support)
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. Automatically enroll students in CR program. 2. Post college acceptance letters prominently. 3. Award ceremonies focuse on students' academic accomplishments. 4. Require students to apply to at least one college. 5. Faculty advisors meet with students regularly to review grades, discuss course selection, develop strategies to overcome learning obstacles. 6. College counselor work with students, providing technical support related to college application, choice and financial aid. 7. Arrange multiple visits to college campuses. 8. Senior seminars (financial aid applications, encouragement and support)</div>
  
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Principle 2: Align the Core Academic Program with College Readiness Standards
- Yan Suo on 21 May 09
  
  1. Align course expectations, assignments, goals, and activities vertically across grades 9-12, using a set of college readiness standards as the reference point. 2. Require all students at a given grade level in a given subject to complete a common performance task (particularly important in schools with diverse students populations)
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. Align course expectations, assignments, goals, and activities vertically across grades 9-12, using a set of college readiness standards as the reference point. 2. Require all students at a given grade level in a given subject to complete a common performance task (particularly important in schools with diverse students populations)</div>
  
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Principle 3: Teach Key Self-Management Skills
- Yan Suo on 21 May 09
  
  strategies and programs: collect, orgnize, and retain factual information; take better notes; time management; work in teams; reflect on the quality of work. e.g. students assemble work samples regularly->self-assess their performance using scoring guide->assess work and set goals with advisor and parents.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">strategies and programs: collect, orgnize, and retain factual information; take better notes; time management; work in teams; reflect on the quality of work. e.g. students assemble work samples regularly->self-assess their performance using scoring guide->assess work and set goals with advisor and parents.</div>
  
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Principle 4: Prepare Students for the Complexity of Applying to College
- Yan Suo on 21 May 09
  
  1. Provide college information to students repeatedly and systematically during all four years of high school. 2. Require all students to take one or more college readiness tests. student advisors helped students interpret the results. 3. Extensive programs: financial aid program, visitation programs, dual enrollment courses.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. Provide college information to students repeatedly and systematically during all four years of high school. 2. Require all students to take one or more college readiness tests. student advisors helped students interpret the results. 3. Extensive programs: financial aid program, visitation programs, dual enrollment courses.</div>
  
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Principle 1: Create and Maintain a College-Going Culture
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Yan Suo on 21 May 09

Focus on four components of CR, learning from some best-practice high schools on students preparation for college and making their transition successful.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Focus on four components of CR, learning from some best-practice high schools on students preparation for college and making their transition successful.</div>

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GuideForParents.com | A FREE College Guide for Parents - Sourcebooks College - 1 views

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CR-Parent

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Do you have any advice on where to start with the college search and application process?
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Where can I find help with application essays?
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How can I look for colleges that fit my needs and style?
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What are the basics I should know about Financial Aid?
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A Middle School Parent's College Prep Guide - Planning for college - 0 views

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parents should start planning for college no later than middle school. Their reasoning is simple:
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College Admissions 101: the get-in guide for parents of high school students - 0 views

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Parents Guide to College - Financial Aid - College Scholarships - 0 views

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Panicked Parents Guide To College Admissions - 1 views

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Parents' Guide to College Planning for Gifted Kids - FamilyEducation.com - 2 views

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Gifted seventh- and eighth- graders need time to learn about themselves, their strengths, and their favorite subjects and activities.
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Parents' Guide to College Planning for Gifted Kids - FamilyEducation.com - 0 views

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You can help her shape a flexible schedule that will accommodate time for studying, extracurricular activities, working out, spending time with friends, relaxing, and volunteering her talents in the community.
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These are the years when study skills and time management really count.
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Parent Guide 2 College - 0 views

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College Scholarships - How to Develop a Scholarship Strategy - 0 views

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academic, extracurricular, and career plans
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brainstorm thoroughly—the more personal characteristics your child discovers, the more scholarships she could potentially apply for.
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Do I want to participate in a competition? If so, what are my talents and interests? What subject do I plan to major in? What career do I plan to pursue? Do I want to apply for all types of aid or only scholarships?
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