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Teachers As AdvisorsTeachers As Advisors
Jan StruebingJan Struebing
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What is it?What is it?
A series of advisory meetings, leading up to and culminating with, a conference involving
teachers, parents and students for the purpose of providing
students with individual planning of high school
curriculum directly related to a chosen career interest.
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GUIDANCE
The help all students receive
from family, teachers,
counselors, community
members and others to assist with personal-
social, educational and career
decision-making.
COUNSELING
The help some students receive from counselors professionals to
overcome personal and social
problems that interfere with
learning.
Guidance vs.Guidance vs. CounselingCounseling
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TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO
TACKLE DIFFICULT
CURRICULUM AND WORK
HARD
TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR
A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO
THE NEXT EDUCATIONAL
LEVEL
GUIDANCE: WHY DO GUIDANCE: WHY DO IT?IT?
TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE SOUND CHOICES
TO RAISE STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
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Teachers As AdvisorsTeachers As Advisors
• An individualized, comprehensive, and continuing career and academic guidance plan (Personalized Learning Plans)
• A process that enables students and their parents/guardians to gain knowledge needed to make informed academic and career preparation decisions
• Ongoing assessment of student’s strengths, weaknesses, career and academic objectives
• Short and long term goal setting to meet academic and career objectives
• A positive relationship with a small group of students and an adult
• A HSTW “Best Practice”
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Who?Who?
• All faculty – all students• Each faculty member will serve as an advisor to
approximately 15 – 18 students• Random selection of students in each group is
best • Keep students “grade pure”• Advisors may change students the following year
or keep their students during their next year• As seniors, students will become a part of a
larger advisory activity known as Senior Seminar if the faculty decides. Some schools want seniors to be in advisory groups
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A Small Advisory GroupA Small Advisory Group
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Benefits?Benefits?
• An opportunity to explore the possibilities and advantages of pursuing non-traditional careers
• A supportive environment where skills, abilities, and interests play a key role in decision-making
• A team approach to meeting student and parent/guardian needs academics.
• Integration between academic and career areas of education
• An organized method to distribute information and effectively use time
• Another adult on campus with whom parents/guardians can develop a relationship that is beneficial to all involved
• A process to assist in developing PLP (Personalized Learning Plans.)
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When?When?
• Typically on a Tuesday, a different bell schedule will be followed which allows 30 minutes for advisory meetings (never first in the morning or last in the afternoon.)
• Tuesday is best day, then followed by Wednesday then Thursday. Never on a Monday or Friday.
• Set meetings on School Calendar by August. Follow schedule.
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• Teacher Training—How Much?• Coping Skills on Situations• How Much Planning do I have to do?• Room Arrangement• Will I Have a Lesson Plan to Follow or
Will I Have to “Wing It”?• Who Will Be In-Charge of Program?
Concerns
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I AM NOT A COUNSELOR!Why Am I Doing Their Job?
What If I Give Wrong Information??
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WHY Do We Do This??• To Improve Attendance• Lower Drop Out Rate• Be Role Models/Positive Influence• Better Student/Parent Involvement at School
Functions.• Students Taking the Right Courses to Graduate• Students Being Better Informed of Options
Available to Them.• Teachers More Knowledgeable About School
and Students.
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ImplementationImplementation
• Buy-In from: Administration
Counselors Teachers
Students• Who will oversee• Committee• Calendar
• Name Your Program
• Curriculum• Portfolios• Determine Groups• Advisor training• Public Relations &
Marketing• Evaluation
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BURNING QUESTIONS !!!
Everything you ever wanted to know about “advisory” but
didn’t know who to ask.
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and in conclusionand in conclusion
“Sometimes in education, we plan and plan, think of excuses, and never get a program off the ground. My advice is to try the program and evaluate. You will be happy with the results.”
Jan StruebingJan Struebing