SUHSD College & Career Readiness
April 2024 Newsletter
Setting up your Classroom for the 1st Day of School
We hope you had a restful summer. This is always an exciting part of the year where you get to build new teacher-student relationships with a new group of students. The first few days of the year are important in having students learn about their teacher, have the teacher learn about their student, and sets the conditions for learning for the year.
Below are some takeaways from the Edutopia article “The First 5 Days: The Key to Success” by Cheryl Abla:
- The first five days of school are crucial for creating a “just-right” classroom environment where students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.
- Focus on relationship-building—learning students’ names (and proper pronunciation), sharing about yourselves, and engaging in fun icebreakers to spark connections.
- Co-establish classroom norms and reviewing procedures (like restroom use or supply policies), while using positive reinforcement to reinforce routines.
- Start practicing routines that will help students succeed in the classroom.
If you need additional support, please reach out to our TOSA team: Debbie Nevin, Janette Gomez-Lamadrid, Jessica Sphar, Ricardo Cisneros.
Click below to read the full article:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/first-5-days-key-success?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Back to School Toolkit
Ever have those nightmares during summer about starting school and being completely unprepared? Or coming back to a classroom out of control and in chaos? No? Just me? Well, just in case, here is a Back to School Teacher Toolkit to help you start the year strong and set you up for a successful year of learning by establishing routines, communicating expectations, fostering growth, and building classroom community and culture.
Want personal assistance? Contact me and we can brainstorm new ideas together!
Cheers to a great school year!
Looking for Ways to Embed Career Readiness in the Classroom?
Pathful Connect is an online platform that connects K-12 educators and students with industry professionals for virtual career exploration and real-world learning experiences. It allows teachers to bring guest speakers, mentors, and career role models into their classrooms through live video interactions. The goal is to help students explore various career paths, develop skills, and gain insights from professionals across different industries.
Would you like more details on how it works or how to use it? Please contact Jessica.sphar@sweetwaterschools.org for integrating into your classroom.
Click & Go By Week
Click & Go by Topic
How do I log into Pathful Connect?
First Visit the following website:
https://clever.com/in/suhsdlearning
Teachers, Click on the Teacher button and log in as Teacher and select your school.
If you have any questions about using Pathful Connect to embed College & Career Readiness in the classroom, please reach out to Jessica.Sphar@sweetwaterschools.org
VAPA Arts Camp Group photo
VAPA Arts Camp Participants
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Medical Assisting Skills Practice
Medical Assisting Skills Practice
Medical Assisting Skills Practice
Cybercamp
Qualcomm thinkabit Lab
Qualcomm thinkabit Lab
Compact for Success - SDSU
Compact for Success is a partnership between Sweetwater Union High School District and San Diego State University (SDSU). The program provides a clear pathway for students to pursue higher education by offering guaranteed admission to SDSU into non-impacted programs for eligible students who meet specified academic criteria. The program is designed to encourage and support students in pursuing college degrees, thereby promoting educational equity and accessibility. This semester, 11th grade students eligible for the Compact for Success have visited SDSU to learn more about campus life and the array of academic programs.
The College & Career Readiness department will continue to support organize these field trips during the second semester.
For additional information please visit our website: https://ccr.sweetwaterschools.org/compact-for-success/
California College & Career Access Pathways (CCAP)
The California College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Program at Southwestern College is an Advanced Scholastic and a Career and Technical Education Program that allows high school students in 9th through 12th grade to apply for dual enrollment at Southwestern College (SWC).
Every academic year, over 400 SUHSD students are enhancing their high school education and are earning college credit at the same time, thanks to a unique collaborative effort between the Sweetwater Union High School District, other surrounding charter schools, private schools and Southwestern College.
As part of the CCAP program, students are getting more mileage from after-school classes, like Psychology and Art. These "two-for-one" classes allow students to earn elective credits at the high school level and build up college credits that are transferable to Southwestern College or any University of California or California State University campus. Students accomplish all this without ever leaving their home campus.
Project Based Learning Workshops
It's Time to Power Up Your PBL!
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an essential component of high-quality career education because it incorporates real-world, hands-on experiences with technical and soft skill development. In these workshops, attendees will learn how to design PBL modules that elevate classroom learning and take student engagement to the next level!
Power Up Your PBL! Back-to-School Workshop (3-Days)
Dates: August 4th, 5th, and 6th (M - W)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00pm
Location: Linda Vista Innovation Center
Cost: These workshops are offered at no cost for San Diego County educators and/or educators participating in the Golden State Pathways Program (Southern Coast Region only).
Breakfast and lunch are provided for every workshop!
A great experience for CPA Academies and GSPP teams within a school site to attend.
