1. Junior Advisement 2012-2013 Class of 2014

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3. Lesson One AGENDA: *Advisement Purpose *Infinite Campus *Syllabus *Activity

4. Freshman Advisement Syllabus 2011-2012 The schedule for 9 th grade advisement sessions is shown above. Students are required to participate is each session. Grades will be taken on class participation and completion of activities. In order to qualify for the SCHOOL WIDE REWARD DAY, students must complete the assigned activities. Your advisor will determine, based on participation, who attends the REWARD DAY for each semester. I understand completion of the activities listed above are required for an advisement grade and for participation in the REWARD Day for each semester. Student Signature: __________________________________________________ Parent Signature: ___________________________________________________ Session NumberMonthActivity 1AugustPurpose for advisement, Syllabus Review, Infinite Campus Login 2AugustImportance of High School, Graduation Requirements, Pathways 3AugustGACollege411, Freshman Index, Portfolio Development 4September Intro to The Seven Habits of Effective Teenagers/Habit One Activities 5October Habit Two Activities 6November Habit Three Activities 7December Habit Four Activities 8January Habit Five Activities 9February Habit Six Activities 10MarchRegistration 11April Habit Seven Activities 12MayClass Elections

5. signed syllabus A signed syllabus is required for advisement and participation in the SCHOOL-WIDE ADVISEMENT REWARD DAY!!

6. Infinite Campus *Freshmen will be given a username and password to access IC! It allows you to see your: -current grades in ever class -attendance record -schedule -transcript Upperclassmen should practice logging in during advisement. On the provided roster, advisors should report any problems on the provided roster so they can be resolved! Send this to the front office!

7. How do you log on? Go to the Jasper County Schools website. Go to the PARENTS link. Go to IC-PARENT PORTAL This link will take you into infinite campus where you will be asked to log on with a username and password. These will be provided to you ASAP so that you can have access to IC! Let’s pay a visit: http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/

8. Lesson Two AGENDA *Importance of high school *Graduation Requirements *Pathways

9. Importance of your high school career *Ninth grade will set you on the path you will follow to whatever future lies ahead. This is not earth-shattering news is it? But its true! *List a few differences between high school and middle school *You have ONE life to live-you are not a cat! You do not get NINE chances to end up where you want to be! *Imagine your advisor in high school. What was he/she like?

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11. Graduation Requirements You will earn 1 unit for each class you take in high school! You must earn a MINIMUM of 24 units to graduate. Twenty-eight units are BEST!!!! (4 years x 7 units = 28 units) Your core classes are REQUIRED units! RHSC (Required High School Curriculum or RHSC courses) NO one is “placed” in a grade because of age, # of absences, etc. You earn your way through by passing your classes!

12. Graduation Requirements Look at your four year Plan of Study. It is a great tool for keeping you on course in your courses! IN PENCIL, let’s check off our current courses so you can see the steps you will take this year to reach the goal of graduation! See the progress you will make!

13. JCHS Four Year Plan of Study Student: __________________________________________________________________ Advisor: ______________ Area Of Study Unit Earned? Requirements English/Language Arts _____ 9th Grade Lit or 9th Grade Lit (H) (4 units)_____10th Grade World Lit or 1oth Lit (H) _____11th Grade/American Lit or AP Lit _____12th Grade/British Lit or AP Lit ENGLISH EOCTs 9th Grade Lit ________ 11th American Lit ________ Mathematics*_____Math I* or Accelerated Math I (*with Math I Support?______) (4 units)_____Math II* or Accelerated Math II (*with Math II Support?______) _____Math III*, or Accelerated Math III (*with Math III Support?______) _____Math III*, Math IV, Adv. Math. Decision Making, AP Statistics, or AP Calculus MATH EOCTs Math I EOCT ________ MATH II EOCT _________ Science_____Physical Science (4 units)_____Biology, Biology (H) _____Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, Physics, Physics (H), Zoology, Astronomy _____4th Science: Chemistry, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Zoology, Astronomy, Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science, Physics, Physics (H), SCIENCE EOCTs Physical Science EOCT _______ Biology EOCT________ Social Studies_____World History or AP World History (3 units)_____US History or AP US History _____Economics (.5) / American Government (.5) SOCIAL STUDIES EOCTs Economics EOCT _______ US History EOCT ________ Health/Physical Education_____Personal Fitness (.5) / Health (.5) (1 unit) CTAE Career Pathways (3 units) CHOOSE ONE PATHWAY: Take three courses in one pathway in order. Agricultural Mechanics Basic Ag, Ag Mechanics 1, Ag Mechanics 2 Adminsitrative-Information Support Computer Applications 1, Computer Applications 2, Business communications Interactive Media ____, ____, ____ Comp. Modern World, Fund. Web Design, Adv. Web Design, Intro to Animation Financial Management-Accounting Business Essentials, Accounting 1, Accounting 2 Early Childhood Education Human Growth & Dev., Intro to Childcare, Health, Safety and Nutrition Nursing Intro to Healthcare, Apps. of Therapeutic Services, Nursing Essentials Engineering Foundations of Engineering, Engineering Concepts, Engineering Applications Electives_____ Elective: __________________________ Elective: ___________________________ (Minimum of 5 units )_____ Elective: __________________________ Elective: ___________________________ *Some colleges and universities_____ Elective: __________________________ Elective: ___________________________ require 2 units of foreign language_____ Elective: __________________________ Elective: ___________________________ and 1 unit of fine arts for admission._____ Elective: __________________________ (drama, pottery, wt. lifting, spanish, guitar, journalism, financial literacy, office internship, math support, symphonic band, concert band, chorus, drawing, painting, recreational games, AP PSY) Units Required for GraduationMinimum of 24 Georgia High School Graduation High School Writing Test Graduation Tests GHSGT-Language Arts ________ GHSGT-Math ________ GHSGT-Science _______ GHSGT-Social Studies ________ AP EXAMS Exam: ________________ Exam: _________________ Exam: __________________ Entrance Exams SAT: __________________ ACT: ___________________ Other: __________________ * Students with an IEP should consult with their advisor about Math requirments and college admissions.

14. CTAE Career Pathways There are seven You are expected to complete your chosen pathway – this will better prepare you for life after high school You are expected to complete the required courses for each pathway IN ORDER!!!

15. Agricultural Mechanics Basic Ag, Ag Mechanics 1, Ag Mechanics 2 Administrative- Information Support Computer Applications 1, Computer Applications 2, Business communications Interactive Media Comp. Modern World, Fund. Web Design, Adv. Web Design, Intro to Animation Financial Management- Accounting Business Essentials, Accounting 1, Accounting 2 Early Childhood Education Human Growth & Dev., Intro to Childcare, Health, Safety and Nutrition Nursing Intro to Healthcare, Apps. of Therapeutic Services, Nursing Essentials Engineering Foundations of Engineering, Engineering Concepts, Engineering Applications Career, Technical, & Agriculture Education Pathways

16. Pathway/Club Affiliations Agricultural Mechanics - FFA Administrative-Information Support-FBLA Interactive Media-FBLA Financial Management-Accounting-FBLA Early Childhood Education -FCS Nursing-HOSA Engineering-TSA

17. Lesson Three: GACollege411 Freshman Index Portfolio

18. GA College 411 This site is a great tool for planning your future! YOU can start now! In advisement this year we will visit the computer lab and you will create an account.

19. GA College 411 https://secure.gacollege411.org/default.aspx You can explore the site and do some: Career planning High school planning College planning Financial aid planning

20. GA College 411 Account Information Account Name: ________________________________________________________________ Password: ____________________________________________________________________ Career Planning Activities Completed Learn About Yourself: ___Interest Profiler ___Career Cluster Survey ___Basic Skills Survey ___ Transferrable Skills Checklist ___Work Values Sorter ___The Career Key Explore Careers: ___Search Careers ___Career Finder ___Compare Careers ___Career Plan Builder ___Peach State Pathways ___Georgia’s Hot Careers ___Video List ___Military Careers We will document your use of the website and keep you account name and password in an advisement folder with your other materials. Here is a portion of the GA College 411 form.

21. What is a freshman index? It is a number calculated by combining the high school grade point average (GPA) with the highest earned SAT or ACT scores. It is used when admitting freshmen into some post- secondary schools. Your GPA RHSC You GPA is calculated from the grades earned in the 17 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) courses.

22. Average First time “Freshmen Indexes” for some schools you might recognize …(2008) UGA (Go Dawgs!) 3104 UGA (Go Dawgs!) 3104 Savannah State 2234 GCSU2810 Fort Valley State2267 GA Tech3229 GA Tech3229 Valdosta State2528

23. freshman index Calculating a freshman index… Freshman index = (500 x your GPA) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT MathOr Freshman index= (500 x your GPA) + (ACT composite score x 42) + 88

24. Freshman index = (500 x your GPA) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math Calculate the freshmen index for the following students:Bobby SAT Reading: 480 SAT Math 420 GPA: 2.5Raven SAT Reading: 600 SAT Math 300 GPA: 3.5 BULLDOG Could these students become a BULLDOG if they wanted with the freshman indexes you calculated? Teachers click on the G below for inspirational music while students work on answers!

25. Answers: Bobby’s FI is 2150. NOT He would NOT be considered at UGA but could get into a smaller university such as Fort Valley or Valdosta. His FI is on the low end for these schools!

26. Raven’s FI is 2650. She is below the average FI for freshman at UGA but she is above the minimum FI of 2500. BULLDOG She will have A LOT of competition for getting one of those freshman BULLDOG slots! Answers:

27. Portfolio Digital or Scrapbook? Digital or Scrapbook? (That is the question!) *Requirement for graduation. *Must include three assignments from each class. *The type of assignments used will be determined by your teachers. *The intention of the portfolio is to demonstrate your growth as a student and to reflect on your high school experience.

28. Lesson Four:

29. 29 Every student should receive a copy of the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey to use during advisement. The books should not leave the classroom. Every student should receive a Success Guide as well. They may write in the Success Guide, but it should also not leave the classroom. Both will remain with the advisor!

30. 30 Read the poem entitled, Who Am I?, in the beginning of the book. Any guesses???? I AM HABIT!!!

31. 31 Now we will fill in the blanks on page 3 in the Success Guide by using the next 3 slides:

32. 32 Habits A habit is something you do without thinking about it.

33. 33 Effectiveness Effectiveness is habitually doing things that help you get great results over and over again.

34. 34 Some habits that make me effective today are….. Fill in at least 3 examples of your own Discuss your answers with the class Now in the extra space on the bottom of page 3, list at least 3 habits that you have noticed in your friends. These can be effective habits, ineffective habits, or even annoying habits! (Don’t name any names!) Discuss your answers with the class and determine if the habits are effective or ineffective.

35. Why are we doing this?? 35 Many teens struggle with the same issues. This book study will allow all of you to learn effective strategies to cope with those common struggles. Open the book to pages 4-5. Volunteers are needed to read each one of the common teen struggles that are listed. Take a moment to think about which struggles apply to your life right now and how you currently cope with those struggles. Make a commitment to participate in this book study and learn some new, effective strategies to help you along your life’s journey! Sean Covey has labeled them the 7 Habits (use the next slide to fill in the tree on page 4 in the Success Guide)

36. 36 7 Habits Tree Private Victory ® Public Victory ® Renewal

37. 37 7 Habits Tree Private Victory ® Public Victory ® Renewal 5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ® 1. Be Proactive ® 2. Begin with the End in Mind ® 3. Put First Things First ® 4. Think Win-Win ® 6. Synergize ® 7. Sharpen the Saw ®

38. Read the Top 10 All-Time Stupid Questions on pages 11-12. Then read the list of statements from real teens on page 12. Discuss the similarities/differences between the two lists. Draw a picture of yourself on the inside front cover of the Success Guide. Think about why you drew yourself in that way. A paradigm is the way you see something, your point of view, frame of reference, or belief. A volunteer should come to the front of the room and put on the pair of glasses. Now try to read something at the back of the room. Describe what you see. When you have incomplete paradigms about yourself or life, it’s like wearing glasses with the wrong prescription. The lens affects how you see everything else. What are paradigms and principles? 38

39. Paradigms and Principles 39 Read pages 18-23 to learn about possible paradigms of life. Be ready to discuss the following questions with the class: Which one of the paradigms do you think is most common among teens? Which paradigm makes the most sense to you? Why? Which life paradigm actually works?? Principle-Centered!! Read pages 24-27. Under your picture of yourself in your Success Guide, make a list of at least 3 principles that are important to you.

40. Personal Bank Account 40 Read the story on pages 31-33 about Sean Covey’s decision about his college football career. Read about your Personal Bank Account on page 34. There are ways to make deposits into your account and ways to make withdrawals out of your account. (Page 6 in Success Guide) List at least 3 specific deposits you can make to yourself in the next month on page 6. Be as specific as possible. You may want to refer to pages 35-44 in the book to give you some ideas.

41. 41 Personal Bank Account PBA DepositsPBA Withdrawals Keep promises Break personal promises. to yourself. Do small acts Keep to yourself. of kindness. Be gentle with yourself.Beat yourself up. Be honest.Be dishonest. Renew yourself.Wear yourself out. Tap into your talents.Neglect your talents.

42. Habit 1 Be Proactive I Am The Force---- I Am Responsible Read page 48. What is your opinion of the quote by Abraham Lincoln? 42

43. Habit 1 Read the information under “The Choice Is Yours” on page 8 in the Success Guide. Discuss the differences between proactive and reactive people. Discuss possible responses to the scenario on the bottom of page 8. Write in the best answers. Read the other scenario on page 50 in the book. Discuss the possible responses.

44. 44 Proactive vs. Reactive Can-Do PeopleNo-Can-Do People Take initiative to Wait for something to make it happen.happen to them. Think about solutions Think about problems and options.and barriers. Act.Are acted upon.

45. Habit 1 Discuss the reactive vs proactive language on page 51. How often do you use the statements listed? Are you a reactive or proactive person? Discuss the Circle of Control on page 55. How often do you blame things that are outside of the circle?

46. Habit 1 Pause, Think, Do Read the bottom of page 65 & the top of page 66.

47. 47 Pause, Think, Do PauseLearn to pause. ThinkThink about how you want to respond. DoDo the most proactive thing.

48. Habit 1 6 volunteers are needed to act out the skit. How did Rosa use the principles we have learned about in Habit 1? How would you have handled the situation? Answer the questions on page 10 in the Success Guide. This is the end of Advisement Lesson Four!

49. Lesson Five:

50. Habit 2 Begin With The End In Mind (Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will) Activity: Class should divide into 2 groups Each group gets a puzzle Your job is to work together to put the puzzle together faster than the other group Here’s the catch---You can’t see the picture to know what the puzzle is! Ready, Set, Go!

51. Habit 2 Read page 75 and the top of page 76. Activity: 2 volunteers are needed. Each volunteer will receive a map of GA Your adviser will give you a town to find on the map. The first student to find the town will win. Ready, Set, Go!! What would have made this activity easier? Your journey is much easier if you know where you’re going!

52. Habit 2 So where do you want to go??? Activity: 1 volunteer is needed to walk down the road of life The volunteer must first answer the question--- “Where do you want to go?” – Ex---I want to go to UGA and major in early childhood education so I can become a 1 st grade teacher The volunteer begins to walk down his/her road Oh no!!! You’ve hit a few road blocks!!!!! Discuss how each of the following might slow you down on your life’s journey: 52

53. Road Block Drugs 53

54. Road Block Family 54

55. Road Block Friends 55

56. Road Block Pregnancy 56

57. Road Block Alcohol 57

58. Road Block STD 58

59. The Great Discovery On your own notebook paper, complete The Great Discovery found on pages 85-89.

60. Habit 2 Personal Mission Statement Read pages 81-82 Read pages 90-91 Use pages 12-13 in the Success Guide to create your personal mission statement. You may use words and/or pictures. Be creative!!! Make your mission statement mean something to you!

61. Habit 2 Answer the questions on page 14 in the Success Guide. This is the end of Lesson Five!

62. Lesson Six:

63. Habit 3 Put First Things First (Will and Won’t Power) Activity: As a class, write down important things that must be done in a typical week. Each item should be written on a big rock. The small rocks represent things that are not as important as the big rocks. One volunteer should try to fit all of the big rocks and small rocks into the container. You must fit everything in!

64. Habit 3 How can all of the rocks fit? If you place the big rocks (important things) into the container first and then fill in with the small rocks, they will all fit! Discuss how this concept applies to the way you should be planning things in your life. Complete page 16 in the Success Guide.

65. 65 Steps to Planning 65 1Identify your big rocks. 2Block out time for your big-rock activities. 3Schedule everything else.

66. Habit 3 Read pages 107-112. Be ready to discuss the following questions: Which time quadrant currently describes you? What are your top 3 biggest time wasters? What is one thing that you can do this week to better prioritize your time? Be as specific as possible.

67. 67 ©2002 Franklin Covey Co. 67

68. Habit 3 Activity: Each student will receive a calendar for this month. big rocks Your assignment is to use the calendar to plan out your month. Be sure to include your big rocks first! Read the poem on page 127. Answer the questions on page 18 in the Success Guide. This is the end of Advisement Lesson Six!

69. Lesson Seven:

70. The Relationship Bank Account Read pages 131-133 Discuss the chart on page 20 in the Success Guide Fill in a specific deposit you will make this week into your relationship bank account. Then make a commitment to actually do it! Activity: Each student should choose 1 person in his/her life that he/she would like to thank for something. Then each student should write a thank you note to that person.

71. 71 Relationship Bank Account RBA DepositsRBA Withdrawals Keep promises.Break promises. Do small acts Keep to yourself. of kindness. Be loyal.Gossip and break confidences. Listen.Don’t listen. Say you’re sorry.Be arrogant. Set clear expectations.Set false expectations.

72. Habit 4 Think Win-Win (Life Is An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet) Paper Plate Activity: Each student should write his/her name going down the left side of a paper plate. Students will walk around the room and try to find someone to sign each letter of his/her name. Example---If my name is Brittany then I could sign the B on Brad’s plate. On the back of the plate you must write 1 thing that you have in common with each person that signed your plate.

73. 73 Four Paradigms 1 Win-Lose 2 Lose-Win 3 Lose-Lose 4 Win-Win

74. Habit 4 Read about the 4 paradigms on page 22 in the Success Guide. Activity: Students will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will be assigned one of the paradigms. Each group will develop a skit to demonstrate their assigned paradigm. Students should fill in the blanks on page 23 in the Success Guide. Each group will act out their skit for the class.

75. Habit 4 Read pages 159-161 Complete page 24 in the Success Guide. This is the end of Advisement Lesson Seven!

76. Lesson Eight:

77. Habit 5 Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood (You Have Two Ears And One Mouth……Hel-lo!!) Activity: Students will form a line based on their birthdays The student with the first birthday of the year should be in the front of the line and the student with the last birthday should be in the back The Catch----You are not allowed to talk or make noise while you line up! Ready, Set, Go!!! 77

78. Habit 5 How frustrated were you when you couldn’t talk during that activity??? Read pages 164-166 and be ready to discuss your opinion of the anorexia story. Read about the 5 Poor Listening Styles on pages 168-169. – Which style describes the way you listen? – Which styles describe the ways your friends listen? 78

79. Habit 5 Activity: The class will divide into 5 groups Each group will be assigned one of the poor listening styles Each group should act out their style using the following scenario: A teen is trying to convince his/her parents to allow him/her to drive the car to the football game tonight. 79

80. Habit 5 Activity: Pretend that you just won $1,000,000! Each student should turn to the person sitting beside him/her and describe what you will do with your money. The Catch---everyone is going to talk at the same time Ready, Set, Go! Now turn to the person on the other side of you and describe what your first partner said…… Can you do it??? Why or why not??? 80

81. 81 Genuine Listening 40% TONE/ FEELING 53% BODY LANGUAGE 7% WORDS

82. 82 Steps to Genuine Listening 1Listen with your eyes, heart, and ears. 2Stand in their shoes. 3Practice mirroring. 82

83. 83 Mimicking vs. Mirroring Mimicking Is:Mirroring Is: Repeating words.Repeating meaning. Using the same words.Using your own words. Cold and indifferent.Warm and caring.

84. Habit 5 Read the “Genuine Listening In Action” section on pages 175-176. Communicating With Your Parents Answer the questions on page 27 in the Success Guide. 84

85. Habit 5 Answer the questions on page 28 in the Success Guide. 85 This is the end of Advisement Lesson Eight!

86. Lesson Nine:

87. Habit 6 Synergize (The “High” Way) Read pages 182-183 On the bottom of page 29 in the Success Guide, write your own definition of synergy. 87

88. Habit 6 Activity: The class will divide into groups of 4. Each group should take a few minutes to discuss similarities and differences of everyone in the group. Use page 30 in the Success Guide to record your findings. 88

89. Habit 6 Look at the picture on page 186. What do you see??? An old man or a mouse?? We all have different points of view! Activity: Each student will complete the personality trait test on page 187. When completed, create a class graph on the board that shows the results. Read pages 188-189 for descriptions of each fruit type. 89

90. Habit 6 Read The Cold Within on page 192 Think back to a time when you pre-judged someone. After getting to know that person, was your initial judgment correct? 90

91. 91 Getting to Synergy Action Plan Define the Problem or Opportunity Their Way (Seek first to understand the ideas of others.) Brainstorm (Create new opinions and ideas.) My Way (Seek to be understood by sharing your ideas.) High Way (Find the best solution.)

92. Habit 6 Read pages 195-201 Answer the questions on page 32 in the Success Guide This is the end of Advisement Lesson Nine! 92

93. Advisement Lesson Ten Registration for 2012-2013!

94. Lesson Eleven:

95. Habit 7 Sharpen The Saw It’s “Me Time” Read page 206 On page 34 in the Success Guide, fill in one example for each dimension of how you will improve this week. Be specific!! – Ex---Under the physical dimension you might write, “I will eat vegetables at least 10 times this week”

96. 96 Heart Four Dimensions Body Brain Soul

97. “Sharpen the Saw” Now we will take a few minutes of “me time” and relax. Give the video on the next slide a few seconds to start up- it starts very slow!

99. Reflecting on the 7 Habits… Listen to this song. As you listen think about the habits we have covered this year and summarize/reflect on a time in your life where you have demonstrated each of the seven habits. 5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ® 1. Be Proactive ® 2. Begin with the End in Mind ® 3. Put First Things First ® 4. Think Win-Win ® 6. Synergize ® 7. Sharpen the Saw ® 5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ® 6. Synergize ®

100. Man in the Mirror song inserted here!

101. Lesson Twelve Class Elections