July 2010
3 posts
ASCA 2010 - Boston - final post
The last morning of the conference, in true die hard fashion I attended a workshop on social networking. I know we have more people at FLVS on the cutting edge than any work shop presenter, but this was from a counselor perspective. The presenter, Paul Johnson, was demonstrating how counselors can use social networking to get information to students. His main point was that this is where our...
ASCA Boston 2010 #2 - our presentation
This was an interesting situation. We designed a presentation just for counselors. Part of it explained what we do to serve 100,000+ students with 5 counselors (ASCA standards call for 1 counselor per 250 students. you can imagne what a shock this was), and part of it was designed to explain our approach & what counselors can do to replicate some of what we do. It turned out that half of...
ASCA 2010 Boston #1
The American School Counselors Association is providing an amazing variety of workshops designedto improve the skills of school counselors in all kinds of settings. attending workshops, presenting, and networking are keeping our days jam packed. We hit the bed exhausted every night. I am here with Amy La Grasta and Morgan Champion from FLVS. An extra pleasure is that one of our virtual interns,...
April 2010
1 post
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February 2009
2 posts
CollegeBoard Southern Regional Forum - Blog # 2 -...
Breakfast started at 6:45 this morning. What an early start! My first session of the day was a presentation on college access and admissions in the 21st century. This has been an ongoing initiative by CollegeBoard for the last few years. It is being driven by several alarming statistics. Currently only 40% of adults in the US have any type of post-secondary degree. In the population 40 and...
CollegeBoard Southern Regional Forum Update # 1 -...
It is rainy and cold in ATL today but unexpected grace came my way. In the middle of a horrible Atlanta traffic jam on the expressway system Mapquest routed me around and I had no problem, and my room was ready when I arrived. Nice touch. This morning I attended the College Admissions Panel - admissions representatives from 6 colleges around the south - public, private and community colleges. 4...
November 2008
4 posts
Lowell's Experience at the National Dropout...
Wednesday I attended a workshop by some Gwinnette County Georgia teachers who have been gathering data on reducing dropouts among ESE students. While interesting, the workshop raised questions for me. FLVS has been handling ESE students (Students with IEPs - we call them) the same for quite few years. We explain to parents that we do not offer ESE courses, do not have ESE teachers, and do not...
Lowell's Experience at the National Dropout...
What an amazing afternoon and evening! My presentation went well. I had about 25 people there from all over the place - Canada, Alaska, South Carolina, Virgina, Georgia, and I may have missed some. They knew nothing about FLVS so it was like writing on a blank slate…really fun. Everyone was responsive and fully engaged. After the session a lady named Kim Anderson comes up to me. She...
Lowell's Experience at the National Dropout...
Here are a couple of extra tidbits: I found gas for $1.89 a gal. on the way up. Yippie! They are really big on feeding us sausage and homemade biscuits at this thing. I’m stuffed. This morning I met an old friend Judy Thomas. She was the Guidance Director at Mainland High back when I was doing mental health counseling for Halifax Medical Center. I had an office fulltime at Mainland and...
Lowell's Experience at the National Dropout...
November 18, 2008
Hi all. It was 34 degrees here in ATL when I left for the hotel. I came up early to see my daughter and 2 of my four grandkids….and grand they are!
Left to Right - Paul (son-in-law), Traci (daughter), Jena (age 8) and Nick (Age 13). I had lunch today with some local folks. It seems they have a bit of a controversy here in Ga. They added “Graduation Coaches” at every...
October 2008
10 posts
Part 3 of Senator Stephen Wise’s session...
Part 2 of Senator Stephen Wise’s session...
Florida Senator Stephen Wise talks about his...
Florida Atlantic University talks about...
A Florida Southern College Admissions...
A Rollins College Admissions Representative talks...
There are many types of careers available in the...
Are you an inventor? Do you think you might want...
Law Enforcement Officers come in all shapes and...
Listen to a professional sports broadcaster talk...
September 2008
9 posts
How often do you have the opportunity to listen to...
Having A College Degree Makes you Richer
The latest Census data shows that people who have a college degree earn 67% more than those with only a high school diploma. People with Masters Degrees earn 20% more than those who have Bachelors Degrees.
A television camera man / videographer talks about...
Everybody wants to be a television news reporter. ...
Financial Aid for College May Become Easier to...
Anyone who has applied for federal financial aid knows gathering information and filling out forms is a complicated process. One estimate in 2004 suggested that 1.5 million college students who were eligible for financial aid did not even apply for it. Countless others don’t go to college, believing they cannot afford it. Federal financial aid has helped millions of Americans attend college...
Do you like to help people with their problems? ...
An EMT, Paramedic, Firefighter talks about his...
Listen to a Florida Librarian talk about Her...
College Board Resources
Dear Parent,
You and your child can use the junior year to lay the groundwork for
a successful college application season next year. In this issue,
learn more about standardized testing and college loans. Find out
how your child can explore career options and become a better writer.
WRITING SKILLS PAY LIFELONG DIVIDENDS
You’ve heard it before: writing skills are crucial for success in...
June 2008
5 posts
How to Talk with your School Counselor about...
MORE CHOICES FOR COLLEGE
Choices Choices Choices
College and money - Soak it up.
You are going to college whether you planned to or...
May 2008
4 posts
What Are you doing this summer? Want life to be...
What is the College Hub?
The College Hub is an informational web site sponsored by Florida Virtual School and dedicated to student success. You can access the information by going to: http://www.flvs.net/college-hub/index.php Tons of information on college admission, financial aid, SAT, ACT, and more is at your fingertips.
First college hub podcast for FLVS