Priming School Counselors for PreK-to-

16 and ASEAN 2015 Challenges

School Counselors Circle of the Philippines13th Annual Convention

Manila, PhilippinesNovember 12, 2013

Carol Dahir, Ed.D.Professor, School Counseling DepartmentNew York Institute of Technologycaroldahir@aol.com cdahir@nyit.edu

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Our Role• prepare our students for the future• support our teachers to develop highly skilled and

highly qualified graduates• shift to learning outcomes (counseling too)• become familiar with the international portability

of knowledge and skills • Philippines Qualification Framework eight

levels:o knowledge, skills, valueso applicationo degree of independenceo qualifications

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A New Agenda21st Century Skills• Learning and Innovation Skills• Information, Media and Technology

Skills• Life and Career Skills

• ASEAN 2015ALL STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM

HIGH SCHOOLALL STUDENTS COLLEGE AND

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21st Century Education Skills

• Mastery of core subjects and is essential to student success. Core subjects include reading or language arts, world languages, arts, mathematics, economics, science, geography, history, government and civics.

• Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business and

Entrepreneurial Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health Literacy • Environmental Literacy

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Learning and Innovation Skills

Learning and innovation skills are what separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in today’s world and those who are not. They include:

• Creativity and Innovation • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Communication and Collaboration

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Information, Media and Technology

SkillsIn a technology and media-driven environment, students must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills, such as:

• Information Literacy • Media Literacy • ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy

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Life and Career Skills

Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills, such as:

• Flexibility and Adaptability • Initiative and Self-Direction • Social and Cross-Cultural Skills • Productivity and Accountability • Leadership and Responsibility

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ASEAN Background• The phased implementation of the K to 12

Education Reform program started this school year

• New curricula for Grades 1 and 7 and 8• Addition of universal kindergarten by virtue of RA

10157 • Additional two years in High School starting in SY

2016-2017• Students graduate in basic education (after grade

12) ready for employment and/or higher education

• Philippines Qualification Framework

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10 NationsBrunei DarussalamCambodiaIndonesiaLao PDRMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam

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Portability in Professions

In addition to these belowENGINEERING Dec. 2005 NURSING Dec. 2006 SURVEYING Nov. 2007 ARCHITECTURE Nov. 2007 DENTISTRY Aug. 2008 MEDICINE Aug. 2008 ACCOUNTANCY Feb. 2009

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Implications to TESD

The Free Flow of Services as well as the Free Flow of Skilled Labour are among the characteristics in the realization of a single market and production basein ASEAN.

Facilitating the issuance of visas and employment passes for ASEAN professionals and skilled labor who are engaged in crossborder trade and investment related activities.

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Important Concerns• the labor and legal implications of the transition • senior high school curriculum for the various

career pathways • public-private partnership in education

particularly for SHS • Schools are allowed to adopt their own structure

for monitoring learning and teaching systems• primary consideration: compliance with national

educational policies, plans, and standards (Sections 21-22, BP 232)

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Who is Involved in Implementing ASEAN

2015?• Current DepEd teachers• Teachers in the private schools • New teachers or graduates of the current teacher

education curriculum • Superintendents• Principals• Subject area coordinators • Instructional school leaders

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GRITWhat will it take to motivate our students to succeed with these new opportunities?

Angela Lee Ducksworth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8

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Reinventing Education?

ASEAN 2015

Closing the Achievement GapClosing the Opportunity GapWorld Class EducationMotivationIncrease Earning Potential

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This Is Our Future

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What Influence Do You Want to Have?

On your students……On your schools…..On your nation…..

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What Do We Need To Do?How Implications

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Plan Your Next Steps

TOGETHER WE CAN!

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Your Promise • Meet a new colleague here• Share this information with the other school

counselors you work with• Become involved in the School Counseling Circle• Don’t forget your action plan

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The Power of One

Is You!

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Resources

• The National Standards for Philippine School Counseling Programs

• ASCA National Model for Comprehensive School Counseling (2012) 3rd edition

• Stone, C. & Dahir, C. (2011). School counselor accountability: A MEASURE of student success. Cengage/Pearson

• TED TALKS Angela Lee Ducksworth  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8

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