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Session 1 Me & My Decisions Overview Session 1 is designed to introduce the mentors and students to each other and the program, to high school choice, and the decision-making process. Session Spotlights • Group Connection • Self-Awareness • Decision Making Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this session, students will: • Get to better know the mentors and students in their cohort. • Know how and why to make good choices. Mentor Pre-Work • View My Name Activity video instructions video (provided by True2U). • Create a My Name poster. • Review worksheets to be used in the session: o My Name Poster o My Name worksheet o Welcome to True2U! o Cleveland Metropolitan School District High Schools by Career Cluster o Say Yes to Education o Steps to Making Good Choices o Making Good Choice Scenarios o Tips for Understanding Choices Group Size and Physical Setting Session will take place remotely within a virtual platform. © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.1 Materials and Supplies • My Name Poster (on page 2 in True2U Tracker) • My Name worksheet (on page 3 in True2U Tracker) • Welcome to True2U! (on page 1 in True2U Tracker) • Cleveland Metropolitan School District High Schools by Career Cluster (on page 5 in True2U Tracker) • Say Yes to Education (on page in 4 True2U Tracker) • Steps to Making Good Choices (on pages 6 in True2U Tracker) • Making Good Choices Scenarios (on pages 7-8 in True2U Tracker) • Tips for Understanding Choices (on page 9 in True2U Tracker) • True2U Trackers • Markers • Pens/pencils Session At-a-Glance Session Element Time Activity 1(a): Welcome & My Name 20 minutes Activity 1(b): High School Choice Intro 5 minutes Activity 1(c): Making Good Choices 20 minutes Session Reflection and Debrief 5 minutes Total Time 50 minutes © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.2 Session 1 Step-by-Step Session Element Time Description Activity 1(a): 20 minutes Mentors: Welcome & My • Welcome students. Name • Introduce My Name Activity by sharing their My Name worksheets. • Introduce the students to the program by providing an overview of what to expect. • Review the session agenda. Students: • Introduce themselves by sharing their My Name worksheets. Activity 1(b): High 5 minutes Mentors: School Choice Intro • Check in with students about the High School Choice Process. • Review the Say Yes to Education requirements. Activity 1(c): Making 20 minutes Mentors: Good Choices • Engage students in role-playing scenarios and discussions that will help them think about decisions and consequences. Session Reflection 5 minutes Mentors: and Debrief • Close this session by highlighting the key learnings and soliciting comments from students. Total Time: 50 minutes © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.3 Activity 1(a): Welcome & My Name (20 minutes) Opening/Introductions The teacher/mentor(s) welcome students to the first session of the True2U program. • Mentors introduce themselves by sharing their My Name worksheet. Share each corner. Also, include how aspects of your name worksheet relate to your chosen career path and why you are a True2U Mentor, if applicable. Activity Goal Students and mentors share their My Name worksheets to get to know each other better. Materials Needed • My Name Poster (on page 2 in the True2U Tracker) • Completed My Name worksheet (on page 3 in the True2U Tracker) • Welcome to True2U! worksheet (on page 1 in the True2U Tracker) • True2U Trackers • Markers • Pens/Pencils Room Set-Up Activity will take place remotely within a virtual platform. Activity Detail/Recommended Pacing Student Pre-Work Students have watched an instructional video prior to the session. The video guided them through creating their My Name worksheet. During the mentor session, students will present their My Name worksheet to their mentors and classmates. Introduction “Now that you know a little bit about us, we want to get to know you and want you to get to better know each other. In a little bit, we’ll go through the Welcome to True2U! page (page 1) in your Tracker to talk about what you can expect from this program. You will now be sharing your My Name worksheets so you can get to know each other better and we can get to know you. © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.4 Whole Group Exercise (15 minutes) • Ask each student to introduce themselves and share one or two corners of their My Name worksheet. o Be sure to ask students to hold their name worksheet in a manner that allows everyone to view what they have created. • After all students have shared, thank them for their participation. Program Overview Introduce students to the objectives of the program and give them an idea of what they can expect throughout the year. Activity Detail/Recommended Pacing Introduction “Now that we know each other better, we want to talk about the True2U program and what you can expect from our sessions together this year. Please turn to the Welcome to True2U! page (page 1 in Tracker) to help give you a better idea of what you can anticipate this year.” Large Group Activity (5 minutes) • Review the Welcome to True2U! page in the True2U Tracker. o Discuss and answer any questions the students may have. • Next, share the Session’s agenda: o “Today, we will chat about making good decisions and a decision you have coming up – where to attend high school!” © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.5 My Name Poster © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.6 My Name Worksheet © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.7 Welcome to This year you’ll be asked to really think about where you’re interested in attending high school. Although that may seem far away, it’s important to start thinking about what you want for yourself – for this year, high school, and beyond. Your True2U mentors are here to help you with that. This year we’ll focus on learning more about: What we’re Careers we might Who we are. want to pursue. interested in. You’ll meet with y You’ll meet with your mentor(s) typically once a month for about an hour. In order to prepare for your sessions with your mentor(s) you’ll be asked to do some pre-work that you’ll share with the group during your virtual session. During your time with your mentor(s) you’ll do activities and have discussions that will help you think more about yourselves and your interests. This is meant to be a fun program, but serious at the same time. These are important things to think about so that you can build the best possible future for yourself. Most things we do in life are as rewarding and fulfilling as we make them – we get out of them the effort and dedication that we put in. This is a program about you and your future. We can’t think of anything more important so we’re going to put in the effort and dedication, and we hope you will too, because this is all for you. © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.8 Activity 1(b): High School Choice Intro (5 minutes) “An exciting aspect of your 8th grade experience in CMSD is that you can choose what high school you want to attend next year! Can you tell me a few things about what you already know about the high school choice process in CMSD?” • Ask students to raise their hands if they watched the session about High School Choice in CMSD. • Ask one or two students who watched the session or video to share something they learned about the choice process. • Encourage students who didn’t watch the video to go back to watch it before they participate in the High School Choice Fair. “As you likely know, high schools in CMSD are aligned with different career paths. On page 5 in your True2U Tracker there’s information about high schools and careers that you can use as a reference as you move through the high school choice process. We’ll talk more about careers and how high schools in CMSD offer pathways to different careers in our next session, but as you’re thinking about high school choice, we want to make sure to highlight the opportunities available to you through Say Yes to Education. Next week you’ll participate in this year’s version of the High School Choice Fair – you’ll get to explore more about the 30+ high schools in the District. As you’re exploring we want you to remember that in order to take advantage of all that Say Yes has to offer for high school and after high school, you have to start in a CMSD high school beginning in 9th grade.” • Ask students to turn to the Say Yes to Education page in their True2U Tracker (page 4). o Ask students to volunteer to read each of the four bullet points on the page. o Discuss with students the importance of thinking about the opportunities available to them as they make their high school choices. *Highlight the importance of high school choice for the college scholarship opportunities.* o Cleveland is one of four Say Yes cities in the country! “Don’t forget that the High School Choice Portal is already open, so you can make your choices now or right after the High School Choice Fair! We hope you’re able to continue to make choices that allow you to benefit from Say Yes to Education. We know that the more you learn about yourself the better you’ll be able to decide which high school and career are right for you.” © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.9 © 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Page 1.10 • East Tech High School • • East Tech High School • • Rhodes School of Environmental Studies • • Facing History New Tech • • Ginn Academy • • John Marshall Civic and Business Leadership • • Bard High School Early College West • Lincoln-West School of Global Studies • • Campus International High School • • Cleveland Early College High School • • Rhodes College & Career Academy • • Cleveland School of Science & Medicine • • Glenville High School • • Lincoln-West School of Science & Health • • Cleveland High School for Digital Arts • • Cleveland School of the Arts • • Design Lab Early College High School • • East Tech High School • • East Tech High School • • East Tech High School • • Ginn Academy • • Facing History New Tech • • John Marshall Civic and Business Leadership • • Garrett Morgan School of Leadership & Innovation • • Ginn Academy • • Cleveland School of Architecture & Design • • Lincoln-West School of Global Studies • • Max S.