Basics

• Project TitleFuture Quest Island - High School Choice Lesson - College and Career Cove
• ThemeHigh School / College / Career Readiness
• Submitted ByFuture Quest Island / UMass Institute for Community Inclusion / Lori Cooney
• OrganizationFuture Quest Island / UMass Institute for Community Inclusion
• Brief DescriptionStudents will look at different factors to consider when deciding on where to attend high school. Structure, location, and other factors are listed. How a high school is connected to college and career readiness is also a factor on the survey. Once students have made their decisions, they can turn their choices into Google slides and present it to their classmates. This could also be turned into a High School Fair either in person or online using Glogster.
• Materials / ResourcesComputer for research, presentation creation
  
  Survey for students to determine high school factors important to them
  
  
• Team membersTeachers
• Technical support neededAccess to the internet and computers for each student in the classroom. Teachers trained on the technology before the lesson.
  
  Teachers should have an idea of websites students can use to look up information.

Key Questions

• Key QuestionsWhat factors are important to me when choosing a high school?
• Connections: How or why was this topic identified? Why is it meaningful?Important Middle School lesson as students approach high school
• Background Research: What resources were used to find background information for this project?High school websites, Google maps
• Family: Any opportunities to involve parent/guardians and other family members in this project?Parent may want their student to go to a certain school

Units / Activities

• Student survey to help break down student‘s preferencesStructure
  
  • Large (high enrollment)
  
  • Small communities
  
  • Exam schools
  
  • Pilot school
  
  • Private & parochial
  
  • Charter
  
  • Themed high schools (BAA)
  
  
  Factors
  
  • Location
  
  o T
  
  o Bus
  
  o Walk
  
  • Hours of operation
  
  • Sports
  
  • After school activities
  
  • Theme
  
  
  College Readiness/Prep
  
  • High rate of college acceptance
  
  • MCAS scores
  
  • Guidance Services
  
  • CCR activities
  
  o FQI
  
  o Your Plan for the Future
  
  o Learning Styles
  
  o College visits/tours
  
  • Virtual Tours
  
  o Etc.

Activity Sheets

• Structure

  • Large (high enrollment)
  • Small communities
  • Exam schools
  • Pilot school
  • Private & parochial
  • Charter
  • Themed high schools (BAA)

  Factors

  • Location
    • T
    • Bus
    • Walk
  • Hours of operation
  • Sports
  • After school activities
  • Theme

  College Readiness/Prep

  • High rate of college acceptance
  • MCAS scores
  • Guidance Services
  • CCR activities
    
    • FQI
    • Your Plan for the Future
    • Learning Styles
    • College visits/tours
      • Virtual Tours
    • Etc.

  Research worksheet and have them present it using Google Slides

  High fair – could be virtual and could be on Glogster

• Large (high enrollment)
• Small communities
• Exam schools
• Pilot school
• Private & parochial
• Charter
• Themed high schools (BAA)

• Location
  • T
  • Bus
  • Walk
• Hours of operation
• Sports
• After school activities
• Theme

• T
• Bus
• Walk

• High rate of college acceptance
• MCAS scores
• Guidance Services
• CCR activities
  
  • FQI
  • Your Plan for the Future
  • Learning Styles
  • College visits/tours
    • Virtual Tours
  • Etc.

• FQI
• Your Plan for the Future
• Learning Styles
• College visits/tours
  • Virtual Tours
• Etc.

• Virtual Tours