6th Grade Ramp-Up Review

6th GradeWrap-Up

Objectives

• Review Ramp-Up Unit Main Points– Skills Needed for School & College Success – SMARTER Goals and Progress Monitoring– Identifying Careers of Interest– Career, Postsecondary, & Academic Planning – Postsecondary Investigation – Postsecondary Costs

Skills Needed for Future Success

• What is Ramp-Up? – Develop knowledge, skills, habits for postsecondary success

• Five Ramp-Up Pillars • Academic, Admissions, Career, Financial, Personal/Social

• Ramp-Up Tools• Readiness Rubric and Postsecondary Plan

• Self-Management– Using a Planner and Taking Notes

• PREP Lesson– Personal Readiness for College Survey

SMARTER Goals • SMART Goals– Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely

• SMARTER Goals – Evaluate and Revise

• Successful Goal Setting– Develop a Plan, Monitor Progress, Don’t Give Up

• Readiness Rubric– Monitor Progress (Grades, PS Areas) – Set and Revise Goals

Identifying Careers of Interest • High Skilled Careers Financial Benefits– Need postsecondary education to pay bills/extra money

• High Skilled Careers Personal Benefits– Interesting tasks, like my job, advancement

• Career Key Survey– Select careers of interest by personality type– Find best postsecondary options for careers

Pair and Share

1. Self-management helps me be a better student and develop good habits

2. Goal setting helps me reach my aspirations by developing a plan, monitoring my progress and reminding me not to give up

3. I want a high-skilled career because I will have interesting tasks, like my job, and have a better chance for advancement

Planning: Readiness Rubric • Monitor grades and MCA test scores– Am I on track to be college ready?

• 3 School Success Factors (personal/social areas)– Academic Belief– Student Management– Effort and Persistence

• Goal Setting based on– Grades– MCA Test Scores– Personal/Social Areas

Planning: Postsecondary Plan • Career Readiness– Career of interest based on Career Key Survey– Interests, skills, salary

• Admissions Readiness – Find best colleges for careers of interest

• Academic Readiness– Take classes in order reach postsecondary goals– Advanced classes

Postsecondary Investigation

• Find your college match• Type of college: 4 or 2 year, public or private• Size: Range of activities, personal attention, extracurricular• Location: Close to home, big/small city, warm/cold climate

• Explore college websites– Admissions: What types of grades and test scores are needed?– Majors: Does the school have the classes I want?– Financial: How much does it cost? Can I get financial aid?

Postsecondary Costs

• Average College Costs • Range: Associates - $8,000, Doctorate - $160,000

• Financial Aid – Many students can cover part of college costs through aid– Grants, scholarships, work study, loans

• Financial Aid Calculator– Available at many college websites, FAFSA, College Board– Allows students to see how they can cover college costs – Arizona State First Year Cost: $21,924 (Sample Student)

• Grants: $7,000, Scholarships: $4,000, Work Study: $2,500• Loans: $4,000, Parents: $1,000, Savings: $2,000, Student: $1,000

Pair and Share

1. The 3 school success factors (1. academic belief, 2. student management, 3. effort and persistence) will help me reach my goals

2. It is important to me to find a good college match based on a 2 or 4 year college, size of the college, and location

3. I understand that the major ways students pay for college includes grants, scholarships, work study, loans, parent contribution, and savings

Classroom Discussion

• What did you discuss with your partner? – Self-management– Goal setting – High-skilled career personal benefits – 3 school success factors– Find a good college match– Ways to pay for college