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88thth Grade Individual Grade Individual Planning ConferencePlanning Conference

ConferencingConferencing

Putting it all together to form a futurePutting it all together to form a future

StudentInterestsStudentInterests

StudentStrengthsStudentStrengths

StudentPotentialStudentPotential

StudentDreamsStudentDreams

What is conferencing?What is conferencing?

Conferencing is a process that Conferencing is a process that involves activities planned and involves activities planned and directed by school counselors directed by school counselors that assist students in planning, that assist students in planning, monitoring, and managing their monitoring, and managing their own learning, as well as their own learning, as well as their personal and career personal and career development.development.

88thth Grade Conference Focus Grade Conference Focus Strengthen communication between students, Strengthen communication between students,

parents, and school counselorsparents, and school counselors

Explore academic and career developmentExplore academic and career development

Gain insight into students’ personal/social growthGain insight into students’ personal/social growth

88thth Grade Conference Topics Grade Conference Topics Student Goals & Dreams Student Goals & Dreams

(Academic, Personal/Social, Career)(Academic, Personal/Social, Career) Personal and Social Development Personal and Social Development

(Strengths, Hobbies, Interests)(Strengths, Hobbies, Interests) Personal Inventories Personal Inventories

(Multiple Intelligences, Organizational/Thinking (Multiple Intelligences, Organizational/Thinking Styles, Styles, Personality Style) Personality Style)

Overview of High School Overview of High School (Co-curricular/Athletic Activities)(Co-curricular/Athletic Activities)

Wisconsin Covenant ProgramWisconsin Covenant Program Career Exploration, Assessment and PlanningCareer Exploration, Assessment and Planning High School Graduation Requirements High School Graduation Requirements

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88thth Grade Individual Planning Grade Individual Planning ConferencesConferences

What and why?What and why?A 30-45 minute individual meeting between A 30-45 minute individual meeting between

student, parent and counselor to discuss student, parent and counselor to discuss future dreams, goals, and career plans. future dreams, goals, and career plans.

Build a positive dialogue between school and Build a positive dialogue between school and parents.parents.

Share information about students’ strengths, Share information about students’ strengths, interests, abilities and potential.interests, abilities and potential.

Assist students and parents to manage the Assist students and parents to manage the educational and career planning process.educational and career planning process.

Identify, plan and evaluate educational and Identify, plan and evaluate educational and career goals.career goals.

Assist students to transition to the next phase Assist students to transition to the next phase of their lives. of their lives.

88thth Grade Individual Planning Grade Individual Planning ConferencesConferences

When?When?Conferences are held during the school day.Conferences are held during the school day.88thth Grade Conferences will run October- Grade Conferences will run October-

December.December.

Where?Where?The counselor’s office in a private, non-The counselor’s office in a private, non-

interrupted setting.interrupted setting.

Who?Who?Student, parent, guardian or any significant Student, parent, guardian or any significant

adult and counselor.adult and counselor.

What are the benefits?What are the benefits? Students take responsibility for their futureStudents take responsibility for their future Students and parents share their thoughts and Students and parents share their thoughts and

feelingsfeelings Parents feel more informed and involvedParents feel more informed and involved Students and parents are motivated to be Students and parents are motivated to be

involved earlier in post-secondary planninginvolved earlier in post-secondary planning Student apprehension about school and future Student apprehension about school and future

goals is reducedgoals is reduced A connection is developed between school, A connection is developed between school,

parents, and students to ensure academic parents, and students to ensure academic successsuccess

The Student’s RoleThe Student’s Role Identify current and Identify current and

long range goals.long range goals. Describe strengths, Describe strengths,

personal resources, personal resources, abilities, and self- abilities, and self- estimates.estimates.

Identify needs and Identify needs and challenges.challenges.

List extracurricular List extracurricular experiences.experiences.

Develop an individual Develop an individual learning plan.learning plan.

The Parent’s RoleThe Parent’s Role Express career Express career

expectations for their expectations for their child.child.

Help identify their Help identify their child’s strengths and child’s strengths and challenges.challenges.

Brainstorm ways which Brainstorm ways which they can help with they can help with educational/career educational/career planning.planning.

Communicate Communicate questions and questions and concerns.concerns.

The School Counselor’s RoleThe School Counselor’s Role Review the student’s Review the student’s

performance, abilities, performance, abilities, aptitude, interests, aptitude, interests, and goals.and goals.

Help identify student’s Help identify student’s strengths/challenges.strengths/challenges.

Share knowledge and Share knowledge and available resources.available resources.

Facilitate Facilitate communication and communication and the planning process.the planning process.

Begin the Dream…Begin the Dream…

Communication is key

Communication is key

Prepare for a changing

world

Prepare for a changing

world

A continuous

process

A continuous

process

Create a positive future

Create a positive future

Oh, The Places You’ll Go…Oh, The Places You’ll Go…

Congratulations! Today Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're to Great Places! You're off and away! off and away!

You have brains in your You have brains in your head. You have feet in head. You have feet in your shoes. You can your shoes. You can steer yourself any steer yourself any direction you choose. direction you choose.

*Taken from *Taken from Oh, The Places You’ll GoOh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. by Dr. Seuss.

1990 Random House, Inc. New York1990 Random House, Inc. New York