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GEAR up Summer Academies FALL 2017 Matters GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS GEAR UP Summer Academies Eastern Wyoming College Eastern Wyoming College took their GEAR In addition to Camp GEAR UP at the University of UP students to visit Wyoming, Wyoming’s community colleges hosted summer Gillette College where academies for their GEAR UP students. They explored they learned about topics such as college resources, financial aid options, and admission require- career opportunities. ments, scholarships, Eastern Wyoming College GEAR financial aid, and UP students discussing college Casper College requirements. Casper College GEAR student life. On the UP students learned about trip back, they discussed running a small business at preparing for college and researching various degrees. Pottery By You. They also Laramie County Community College built telescopes for the the In addition to learning solar eclipse with the help about financial aid of a representative from and college readiness the Casper Planetarium. at Montana State GEAR UP students Casper College GEAR UP University (MSU), also visited Casper students built telescopes for Laramie County College to learn about the solar eclipse. Community College the benefits of attending GEAR UP students college, admission requirements, scholarship opportunities, explored potential careers and financial aid. at MSU. They visited the Jake Jabbs College of Central Wyoming College Business and the sub zero GEAR UP lab where students study students visited snow and molecular changes in rela- Central Wyoming tion to avalanches. College to explore Laramie County Community They also visited and college life. They College GEAR UP students explored careers at the Lewis at Lewis and Clark Caverns met with the and Clark Caverns State Park. State Park. admissions and financial aid offices to Northern Wyoming Community College District learn about college Northern Wyoming Community College District entrance processes, Central Wyoming College GEAR GEAR UP students visited Casper College where they UP mentors worked with incoming programs of study, and freshmen GEAR UP students during learned about campus life, the programs offered at Casper ways to pay for college. high school day orientation. College, and information on scholarships and ways to pay They also attended two academic classes taught by college for college. instructors to experience what a college class is like. continued on page 2 2 FALL 2017 continued from page 1 They also visited Tutoring in Wyoming Black Hills State University (BHSU) GEAR UP WYOMING encourages tutoring, and during in Spearfish, South the 2016-17 academic year, over 6,250 hours of tutoring Dakota. During took place around the state in individual and group a financial aid tutoring sessions. Effective tutoring helps students learn presentation, students new study skills, time management, and ways to stay learned that BHSU Northern Wyoming motivated when academic stress is high. offers in-state tuition College District GEARCommunity UP students toured the Spearfish fish hatchery. to Wyoming residents. “During the 2016-17 academic year, over 6,250 hours They also learned about the Bryan and Dorothy Dodd no interest of tutoring took place around the state.” student loan program for students in Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties. Many college professors encourage tutoring and cite it as one way to reduce stress in college courses and a higher Northwest College likelihood for degree completion. Even students who are Northwest excelling in multiple courses can benefit from tutoring. College GEAR UP Students who received tutoring often become tutors students toured themselves. As one college tutor stated, “It was through Montana State consistent calculus tutoring in the math lab that I felt University campuses confident enough to pass and even get an A in Calculus in Bozeman and Billings to learn about 2.” Another tutor said that she used tutoring for science college life and college courses and wanted to give back by passing on the study preparation. They skills that she had gained from her time with a tutor. played a financial aid Northwest College GEAR UP For any student, tutoring can open doors to achieve students at the University of their goals and move past obstacles. For many, it puts high trivia game to discover Wyoming during Camp GEAR UP. ways to help pay for college. school and college graduation on the horizon. They also visited the Yellowstone Art Museum and the There are many opportunities for tutoring which Museum of the Rockies to explore careers. match a student’s style of learning. Check with teachers, counselors, or GEAR UP staff for tutoring resources in Western Wyoming Community College school and in the community. There are also online Western Wyoming Community College GEAR UP tutoring resources such as Khan Academy and YouTube students visited Eastern Wyoming College and Casper educational videos. College. During the visits, they toured the campuses and discussed college preparation and financial aid. They Don’t forget to also explored careers in performance art, complete the FAFSA! veterinary technology, and cosmetology. Western Wyoming You can access the FAFSA In addition to College GEAR UP studentsCommunity with for the 2018-19 school year the college visits, certificates for completing FOCUS training during a summer academy. they visited and beginning on October 1, 2017. learned about careers at Visit fafsa.ed.gov historic sites and local museums. GEAR UP WYOMING MATTERS 3 In April 2017, GEAR UP WYOMING Partnered with Professional Development Gillette College for their annual Learning Disabilities Summit, and both organizations will continue their GEAR UP WYOMING offers a diverse range of partnership for the spring 2018 summit. The dates will be professional development opportunities for educators April 11-13 at Gillette College. and administrators. GEAR UP WYOMING is thankful for the support it has GEAR UP WYOMING sponsored Regional ACT® received through the Wyoming Department of Education Workshop took place at Casper College on September in regards to funding modifications for Instructional 13-14. This workshop is an annual event featuring rotating Facilitator (IF) roles and Bridges educators. GEAR UP sessions on ACT® prep subjects. In addition, there were WYOMING will continue the IF Summits, which will take sessions dedicated to ACT® Data Interpretation, as well as place in fall 2017 and spring 2018. Accompanying the information for school administrators. IF Summits, GEAR UP WYOMING will also be hosting GEAR UP WYOMING partnered with AdvancED for a Bridges Extended Day workshop in spring 2018. All the Continuous Improvement Conference in Laramie, dates and locations for these events will be posted on September 24-27. This fall’s conference featured interactive the University of Wyoming GEAR UP page (http:// presentations from Tony Frontier and Alisa Simeral, ASCD www.uwyo.edu/gearup/professionaldevelopment), and trainers. Accompanying these speakers, Jeanie Iberlin, a distributed to superintendents and principals statewide. Wyoming Quantum Learning Facilitator, presented content If you are interested in bringing a specific professional from her new book, Cultivating Mindfulness in the Classroom: developmentUpcoming training Events to your school, please contact Effective, Low-cost Way for Educators to Help Students Manage Chrissie Henschler, GEAR UP WYOMING Professional Stress. GEAR UP WYOMING provided this book to each Development Coordinator, at 307.766.6736 or registered attendee. [email protected]. GEAR UP WYOMING will be sponsoring FOCUS Mentoring Programs in schools throughout the state. The FOCUS Ignition/Ignite program has been of great Follow GEAR UP WYOMING on: benefit to numerous schools. A new program, The College Advantage Club, will aid students in their higher education aspirations. ACT® College Entrance Exam Test Dates SAT® College Entrance Exam Test Dates Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required) Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration* December 9, 2017 November 3, 2017 November 4-17, 2017 November 4, 2017 October 5, 2017 October 25, 2017 ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ February 10, 2018 January 12, 2018 January 13-19, 2018 December 2, 2017 November 2, 2017 November 21, 2017 ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ April 14, 2018 March 9, 2018 March 10-23, 2018 March 10, 2018 February 9, 2018 February 28, 2018 ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ June 9, 2018 May 4, 2018 May 5-18, 2018 May 5, 2018 April 6, 2018 April 25, 2018 ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ July 14, 2018 June 15, 2018 June 16-22, 2018 June 2, 2018 May 3, 2018 May 23, 2018 All Wyoming eleventh-grade students will take the ACT® in April at their The late registration deadline is one week earlier if you are registering by mail. schools. Students who want to take the test again can visit the following For locations, visit: collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/find-test-centers ACT® website to register for the test and to locate testing centers: www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html The SAT® also meets the Hathaway Scholarship awarding requirements. GEAR UP WYOMING students may contact their
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