taking advantage of your syracuse education: how best to leverage your undergraduate experience...

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SYRACUSE EDUCATION:

H O W B E S T T O L E V E R A G E Y O U R U N D E R G R A D U A T E E X P E R I E N C E

Intentionali

ty

Networking

Work EthicBeing solution

ABOUT ME

Syracuse

Harvard

Umass—

Amherst

Windsor

East

Hartford

Spencerport High School

--Regular Education Teacher--Special Education Teacher--Alternative Education Teacher--Assistant Principal/Principal--Adjunct Professor--Data Analyst/School Improvement Specialist

ABOUT YOU

•You are better prepared than competition•You are three to five years ahead of many schools•You are needed, immediately, to help

•You have a ton to learn•At times, you’ll need to slow down to speed up•You need others

At SyracuseYear OneYear Two – Five

"You can see in others what they don't see in themselves and what the world doesn't see in them.”

—Maya Angelou, 2003 at Syracuse Commencement

SYRACUSE EXPERIENCE

Know this answer!

“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?The Cheshire Cat: That depends a

good deal on where you want to get to.

Alice: I don't much care where.The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.”

WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS?

•Visit professors during their office hours•Meet a new friend – Network•Connect with Alumni Council•Update resume•Practice Interviewing with your peers•CHECK your facebook/twitter – your prospective employers will!

TO DO LIST BEFORE YOU GRADUATE

SyracuseYear OneYear Two – Five

IN A YEAR…

"Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life."

- George Burns

YOU MAY NOT HAVE GIVEN THIS A TON OF

THOUGHT…But you should! And no matter where you are:

EHPS Core Beliefs compliments of Superintendent Quesnel… beliefs that can and should guide your first year on the job!

Expectations Matter

EXPECTATIONS

Need to prove yourself

High Expectations for ALLHuge learning curve

Efforts Matter

EFFORTS

Hardest worker in the room: YOU

Beyond contracted day

Assuming someone is always watching

Competence Matters

COMPETENCE

Outside of your degree

Expand your competencies

Listen

Solutions Matter

SOLUTIONS

Think outside the box

Believe in your ideas

Intentionality

BE the Solution

Relationships Matter

RELATIONSHIPS

Collaboration is key

Reflect on people/experiences

Build your network

Results Matter

RESULTS

Data drives results

Variety of results – not just a number

Accountability is good

•Know Network (People)•Intentionality•Clear Plan (Goals)

Recipe for

success

PREPARE FOR YEAR ONE

YEAR ONE GRID

PrefaceChapter 1: 2013-14 Chapter 2: 2014-

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"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire." -

Dale Carnegie

BEYOND YEAR ONE

•Know Network (People)•Intentionality•Clear Plan (Goals)

Gather

Data

YEARS TWO -- FIVE

PLANNING GRID

“You are the best teacher; not the best special education teacher; not the best teacher in your school, not

the best in your state; the best teacher.”

YOUR MINDSET

Greatness is a Choice

Be Great… and always root for the Orange!

BE GREAT

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CONTACT INFORMATION