Student3-Fran


 * Leadership Project**
 * My Final Project is going to be targeted to faculty at the high school level. The tentative title is "QuickStart: College Going Culture for Free!!"**


 * Topic: "QuickStart: A College Going Culture for Free"**


 * Summary: I will engage Sophomore English and Social Studies teachers in learning to prepare Sophomore students for the processes needed to eventually meet their goal of having solid postsecondary plans. We will cover interests and strengths identification and their relationship to career exploration, college entrance exam preparation, actual career planning tools, college search methods and maintenance of a personal profile organizing all of their information that can be accessed by them through to graduation from high school.**


 * Objective: To educate the staff on the use of QuickStart and its many benefits**
 * Warm Up: Distribute index cards and have participants identify at least 2 concerns they had as a 15 year old student (one personal and one related to the preparation for the college process. (5 minutes)**


 * Ask before telling:**
 * Share information and discuss what additional resources could have been a benefit to them (5 Minutes). Show 6 minute video from "The Charta Squad"**


 * Introduction of information and skills:**
 * Discuss the components of the early preparation skills necessary to develop the college going culture and its practical implications**


 * Personalize and practice:**
 * Demonstrate the method for acquiring the QuickStart program and have participants run through the demo using guided practice**


 * Process and summarize:**
 * Participants are to express how they will use the information presented**


 * Evaluate:**
 * Feedback from participants on the effectiveness and relevance of the workshop to the objective and its practical use in schools**