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Guidance and CounselingSummer Institute

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Chris Reykdal – State Representative, hopeful dreamer who mostly doesn’t

fear change.

June 24, 2015 Olympia, WA

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Is the STEM narrative too trendy?

• http://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/stem/stem-html/

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How the role of counselors will change over the next decade

• More specialization– Traditional functions commoditized (transcripts, credit checks, registration, master

schedules, etc.)– Student micro-services (growing special education, growing diversity, growing

poverty, customized pathways (IEP for all?), targeted assessments)

• Integrators and Connectors – Instruction de-emphasized, whole-child emphasis (ubiquitous content, explosion of

modalities) – Portfolio managers

• Competency-based assessment coordinators (the coming wave of third-party assessment tools). WGU as the future K-12 model?

• Scheduled navigators, not passive service silo . . . . . .

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School Diagram Years and Years Ago

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Today’s School Diagram

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The Future School Diagram

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What we want students to see. . .

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What many students actually see. . .

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Conclusion• The future demands of the economy aren’t so unknown;• STEM is important but trendy: critical thinking, problem solving, excellent

communication stand the test of time!• The role of counselor is changing and will change even faster:

– Commodity services automated (parent/student empowered)– Outsourced competency-based assessments– Integrators, connectors, and navigators– High demand by students and families for real-time standing

• Active high school and beyond plans• Degree audit software• Just-in-time reminders of critical steps and transitions

• To reach education and economic goals, targeted resources will focus on targeted populations – counselors will be the navigators, may need new contract terms.