Our goal is to provide our students with the best way to access help when it comes to college admissions. In order to achieve our goal, we must first prepare our educators and counselors with proper professional development. Below is the BHAG column table that I developed earlier in the program that explains to educators how we will implement the innovation plan into classrooms.
| Learning Goals | Learning Activities | Assessment Activities |
| Foundation The students will have learned better knowledge of the college Admissions process. They will have learned about how different each college is in their admissions process | Students explore the online platform learning about college admissions Students watch videos and take courses about admissions | Students will take a survey on how their learning process went and share that with their counselors |
| Application The students will learn knowledge for their college applications and focus on practical thinking when completing their applications | Students will watch lectures and videos from admissions counselors explaining their college process | Students will gain a better understanding of what they learned by taking a group survey while applying their practical thinking to it |
| Integration Goals Step 1 Students will get access to the online platform and start learning courses and watching videos to better grow their knowledge and make connections with other students | Students will explore the website and pick out which videos they want to watch with other students | Students will reflect with one another on the videos that they watched |
| Integration Goals Step 2 Students will learn more in depth about admissions and they will have already watched a lot of the videos, done some courses and connected with other students | Students will go back and review videos and courses with other students and take more notes | Students will take an overall survey together on the website on how much knowledge they gained |
| Human Dimension/Caring Students will develop more confidence in their college search and applications and be able to help others learn | Students will talk to family members and other students about how the online platform worked for them | Students will gather with their family members and apply the knowledge they learned into their research for schools |
| Learning How to Learn Students will take notes on the information, and they will gain more knowledge on the College Admissions Process | Students will apply the information they gathered to their college applications | Students will fill out applications and talk with other students about submitting them |
The Five Key Principles of Professional Development
Collaboration
Me and the school counselors will meet once every 3 weeks to evaluate how the platform is effective with the students. We will analyze, identify and determine how we can make the online platform effective and better help our students understand how college admissions works. If additional time is needed to better discuss what we need to be effective we will either extend the meeting or schedule another time close in the future to be able to share our ideas and thoughts.
Schedule and Timeline
Below is the schedule and timeline that I created for my PL sessions. All of these sessions will cover a specific topic when it comes to the online platform and will allow significant time for me to cover all of the topics.
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