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Date: Friday, January 28, 2011Location: Wilbur Wright College, Room A209Presenters: Marcia Boyd, Citywide Program Manager
Get Your Plan On!Use What’s Next Illinois to help students plan,
document and research postsecondary options.
What is ?
• What’s Next Illinois is the district, and state’s free web-based high school, college and career planning tool.
• Every CPS 6th-12th grade student has access to it• It contains free ACT, SAT and PSAT web-based test
preparation• It will make it easier to document activities that the
district, CAO’s, principals and other school leaders will use as “evidence” of students completing a thoughtful planning process for life after high school
How to Create & Track Activities?
Use your WNI Administrative Account and go to Customize Planning Milestones
How to Create & Track Activities?Scroll down past all other previously created milestones and click Add a New Set of Planning Milestones
1. Name your milestones: 9th Grade ILP (e.g.)
2. Check the appropriate boxes for the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) activities you want to track and monitor.
3. Click Save!
1. Select the grade level you want to apply your ILP Milestones to
2. Click the drop down menus within the grade level
3. Select the grade-level milestone you created
4. Click “Save”
Tracking Activities Through Reports
• After you have created and applied your milestones to each grade level, you can go into the Reports Tab and check activity completion.
Lesson Plans• There are at least 60 lesson plans in What’s Next Illinois that are ASCA
aligned• Use these lesson plans to prepare students for a structured Guidance
Lesson!• There are 12 lesson plans that were developed by CPS instructors that
prepare students for college and beyond. Some lesson plan titles include:– Career Investigation– Apply for A Job – Interview for the Job– Dress for the Job– Work in a team setting– Practice Customer Service– Communication Writing– Manage Time– Succeed in A Job
Training Dates Available!
• Please send an e-mail to Marcia Boyd if you’re interested in participating in a training session!
• CPDU’s and Continental Breakfast will be provided.Dates available:• Wednesday, February 2, 2011• Friday, February 4, 2011• Wednesday, February 9, 2011• Thursday, February 10, 2011Location: Medill Professional Development Training FacilityTime: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thanks for Participating!
Marcia Boyd, Citywide Program Manager
E-mail: [email protected]
Have a great day! If you’re an elementary school counselor, make sure to stop by Marcia Ellis’ What’s Next Illinois/Paws In Jobland session for 6th-8th grade students!