Academic Innovations Professional Development
HELP ME DECIDE

One Day:
The Key to Success for
Dropout Prevention Programs
Two Day:
Career Choices 2-Day Implementation
One-day introductory workshops are designed for educators/administrators evaluating Career Choices as one of their curriculum options. Two-day implementation workshops are designed for educators preparing to use Career Choicesin the classroom.

Using Career Choices as the model, you’ll learn:

  • How to design a compelling Freshman Transition course using the new Freshman Transition Standards from George Washington University
  • Why classroom-based comprehensive guidance is needed and how Career Choices can help you provide a life-changing experience for your students
  • About a number of regional and national reform issues along with strategies to meet these mandates
  • The secret to dropout prevention programs that work
  • Strategies for student-centered, active-learning classrooms that culminate in the development of a 10-year educational and career plan
  • Strategies for creating buy-in for a Freshman Transition course

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Be successful from the first day of class! You’ll leave the workshop with:

  • An in-depth review of each of the textbooks and Internet enhancements
  • Instructional strategies and presentation techniques that work
  • A solid understanding of the scope and sequence of the Career Choices curriculum
  • The curriculum tools that will allow you to customize your lesson plans to meet your goals
  • An understanding of how to integrate the Career Choices themes academic courses
  • Strategies for updating ongoing counseling and advisory functions using My10yearPlan.com
  • An appreciation for the power of the Instructor’s Guide
  • An overview of the support resources and services provided by Academic Innovations

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