How do you encourage high school students to take the ACT WorkKeys® assessment seriously? The marketing team at The Orchard Foundation decided that a hero could best capture the attention of busy and distracted high school students. The Jobinator, a caped superhero who, “By day, saves teenagers from lame jobs. By night, predicts the future,…
Read MoreThis webinar shares practical strategies for helping deepen students, parents, and educators realize the real value and potential of WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate. The session includes information on student and educator resources to prepare for the WorkKeys assessments, soft skills enhancement, and re-taking the WorkKeys assessments to earn or upgrade a student’s…
Read MoreThis infographic includes several technology best practices for School Counselors, but many of these could apply to all professions… Enjoy! Find more education infographics on e-Learning Infographics For more ideas on improving your use of technology in your school, please see: www.futurereadynow.com/workshops/. Have a great day!
Read MoreThis is a re-blog from the ReigningIt blog: “Did you catch the mindshift in education recently? It started when a picture from a conference where Google Chief Education Evangelist Jaime Casapspoke. “Rather than, What do you want to be when you grow up? Let’s ask, What problem do you want to solve? … This changes the conversation…
Read MoreWhile some educators have a very negative attitude towards testing, some educators like the teachers at Cedar Grove Elementary School in South Carolina have decided to have some fun with preparing for ACT Aspire. Could this make a difference on the day of the test? I have always believed that the attitude of the adults…
Read MoreThis video is another great example of how educators can have some fun with assessment. Please check out this video created by middle school teachers Justin Goldsmith and James Hogue at Legacy Charter School in Greenville. These teachers, created a rap video with some friends from Anderson University to pump students up with lyrics like…
Read MoreThe words testing and fun are rarely used in the same sentence, but maybe we should try to combine these two necessary elements of education more often. I am not sure that taking tests is ever really fun, but adding some humor to testing certainly can help. While I do know of any research to…
Read MoreMichael Werner, just like me, is addicted to educational quotes. Unlike me, Mr. Werner turned his addiction into a fun, free website called “BEST TEACHER QUOTES” where educators can print FREE mini-posters of teacher-related quotes. Clearly, I think that this concept is great for School Counselors. The walls in my office are frequently plastered with quotes that…
Read MoreI received an email this morning from LinkedIn titled, “Introducing a better way for your students to find the right university.” Is LinkedIn really getting into the College Match-Making game? This seems like a great business move for LinkedIn to build relationships with students early. Is this a good thing for students and parents? Would…
Read MorePlease note: This post first appeared on March 9, 2014; I updated some of the resource links and resource names on November 13, 2014. I have been talking a lot recently with School Counselors and Career Specialists around South Carolina about their Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) Conferences. It is clear to me that there are…
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