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MONDAY, April 18
Learn From the Pros! In the upcoming weeks you will have a chance to learn from professionals in professional support services.

What type of post-secondary education do you need for a career as a support services professional? What type of personal characteristics are a good fit? How much can you earn in these positions? You will find the answers to these questions and more as you travel through the next two weeks.

Let's explore some support services now. Divide evenly into groups (2 or 3) and choose one of the following support services.

Librarian
 * Diagnostician
 * Guidance Counselor
 * Crisis Counselor
 * Reading Specialist
 * Advanced Academics Specialist
 * School Psychologist
 * Curriculum Specialist
 * Instructional Technology Specialist

Draw a silhouette of your support services character on poster paper.

As you collect information about your support services professional during the following days, add it to your character in the spaces indicated.

Add a large title to indicate the support service you are researching, Add a by line (smaller) with your group members under the title. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a blank diploma in the hand of the character (for degree plan). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a large hat of any type on the figure for (for tasks) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a list for (detailed work activities) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a money bag or pot of money (for salary) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a briefcase or resume (for job description) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a graduation cap (closest place to home to get credentials) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Draw a heart (for personality characteristics needed to be successful in the job)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Use the following sources to research your specific support staff position. Research should be completed by Thursday.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">[|O*NET]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">[|Occupational Outlook Handbook]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">[|Approved Educator Preparation Programs]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">[|TEA Teacher Certification]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">[|BISD Hiring Schedule]

TUESDAY, April 19
Continue researching the information for your silhouette to share with your classmates.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Then, prepare for next week's speakers panel by writing three high level questions to the professional support services professionals of your choice. Be sure to designate which questions go to which professional. These questions will be used in a panel discussion next week.

= Guidance Counselor = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Prepare for a "field trip" to your home campus tomorrow. You will be visiting with the Guidance Counselor on your campus.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Obtain your interview guide for tomorrow. Be sure to have a writing utensil with you.

WEDNESDAY, April 20
==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Remain at your home campuses and report to the counseling office promptly. Sign in on the roll sheet so you will not be counted absent. ==

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Conduct an interview with the guidance counselor by doing the following:


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Introduce yourselves by shaking hands and stating your name (first and last)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Take turns asking questions to your guidance counselor (and crisis counselor). If you have additional questions, be sure to ask them and record the responses on the back of you guide sheet.
 * Birdville HS - Cindy Larson
 * Haltom HS - Ruth Cooper
 * Richland HS - Susan Rankin

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THURSDAY, April 21
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Turn in your guide sheet from yesterday's interview. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Join the class discussion as we debrief about the experience.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Prepare for your "field trip" to your home campus. You will be visiting with the Media Resource Specialist (otherwise known as the librarian). Obtain your interview guide Be sure to have a writing utensil with you.

FRIDAY, April 22
Continue researching the information for your silhouette to share with your classmates. You should finish this today.

MONDAY, April 25
=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29.12px;">Interview with the Librarian =

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Remain at your home campuses and report to your campus library.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Sign in on the roll sheet so you will not be counted absent.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Conduct an interview with the media resource specialist (librarian) by doing the following:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Introduce yourselves by shaking hands and stating your name (first and last)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Take turns asking questions to the Media Resource Specialist (librarian). If you have additional questions, be sure to ask them and record the responses on the back of you guide sheet. Do not leave early. You are required to remain the entire period. Be sure to have your interview guide completed at the beginning of class the next day.
 * Birdville HS - Melanie Wai
 * Haltom HS - Lori Caruthers
 * Richland HS - Angi Magana

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TUESDAY, April 26
Let's debrief from your visit with the media resource specialist (librarian) on your campus.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Let's begin with the Librarian from the Black Lagoon. What were your perceptions of your librarian when you were younger? How do those perceptions vary from what you know about librarians now? What did you find most fascinating about the librarian's position? What did you you learn that you did not know? How will this information help you in your journey toward planning your career?

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If you didn't finish this last week, continue researching the information for your "professional support services silhouette" to share with your classmates. This must be done today!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Once finished with your "professional support services silhouette", hang your silhouette in the hallway. Use the guide sheet provided, and look for the information requested by "scavenging" through the information on all of the support services silhouettes.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Support Services Scavenger Hunt **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Those who complete the scavenger hunt will get "brownie points" if all the answers are correct!

WEDNESDAY, April 27
Let's prepare for our guests tomorrow in the support services panel. Listen for your role and what information you will need to gather from them.

Complete the support services scavenger hunt today.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Engage in discussion with a panel of professional support services experts. Discuss their positions and the knowledge, skills, and talents necessary to be successful in these jobs. Participate as a greeter, group leader, introducer, host/hostess, and more. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Panel members: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">//**Diagnostician**// //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Student Assistance (Crisis) Counselor **// //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Digital Learning Specialist **// //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Social Worker (HHS) **// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Record the dynamics of the discussion on the guide sheet. If you lose yours, print another by opening the file below.
 * //THURSDAY, April 28// **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">P1 - Grisel Camacho (BHS)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">P4 - Jacqueline Vance (HHS)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">P1 - Nancy Allen (BHS)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">P4 - Darlene Tate (RHS)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Rachel Larson (Shannon)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Stephanie Pennington

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 * //FRIDAY, April 29// **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Prepare thank you notes for your assigned support services professional. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Guidance counselor: Everyone <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Librarian: Everyone <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Support Services Panel: Sign up

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Be sure to check your grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization on all thank you notes that you do. Finished products should be VERY neat. Remember, you are offering thanks as a representative of this class, so be sure that heartfelt meaning and sincerity flows from your thank you note.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;"> Here is the rubric for this assignment.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Here is the template for the support services thank you letter.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">When you have checked your letter, print a copy and sign in navy blue or black ink. Paper clip your scored rubric when you turn it in.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">This week is teacher appreciation week. Participate in our TAFE activities that we make for our favorite teachers. Show your appreciation for someone who has made a difference in your life.
 * //Monday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 4// **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Continue working on the thank you notes to your professional support services speakers.


 * //Thursday, May 5 & Friday, May 6// **

TEST - What do Support Services in Education Do?

This test will require a written response that focuses on transferable skills used by support services in education. You will identify the profession you choose to pursue and explain how skills used by support services professionals are also used by those in your chosen career.