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TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SYRACUSE EDUCATION:
H O W B E S T T O L E V E R A G E Y O U R U N D E R G R A D U A T E E X P E R I E N C E
Intentionali
ty
Networking
Work EthicBeing solution
ABOUT ME
Syracuse
Harvard
Umass—
Amherst
Windsor
East
Hartford
Spencerport High School
--Regular Education Teacher--Special Education Teacher--Alternative Education Teacher--Assistant Principal/Principal--Adjunct Professor--Data Analyst/School Improvement Specialist
ABOUT YOU
•You are better prepared than competition•You are three to five years ahead of many schools•You are needed, immediately, to help
•You have a ton to learn•At times, you’ll need to slow down to speed up•You need others
At SyracuseYear OneYear Two – Five
"You can see in others what they don't see in themselves and what the world doesn't see in them.”
—Maya Angelou, 2003 at Syracuse Commencement
SYRACUSE EXPERIENCE
Know this answer!
“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?The Cheshire Cat: That depends a
good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don't much care where.The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.”
WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS?
•Visit professors during their office hours•Meet a new friend – Network•Connect with Alumni Council•Update resume•Practice Interviewing with your peers•CHECK your facebook/twitter – your prospective employers will!
TO DO LIST BEFORE YOU GRADUATE
SyracuseYear OneYear Two – Five
IN A YEAR…
"Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life."
- George Burns
YOU MAY NOT HAVE GIVEN THIS A TON OF
THOUGHT…But you should! And no matter where you are:
EHPS Core Beliefs compliments of Superintendent Quesnel… beliefs that can and should guide your first year on the job!
Expectations Matter
EXPECTATIONS
Need to prove yourself
High Expectations for ALLHuge learning curve
Efforts Matter
EFFORTS
Hardest worker in the room: YOU
Beyond contracted day
Assuming someone is always watching
Competence Matters
COMPETENCE
Outside of your degree
Expand your competencies
Listen
Solutions Matter
SOLUTIONS
Think outside the box
Believe in your ideas
Intentionality
BE the Solution
Relationships Matter
RELATIONSHIPS
Collaboration is key
Reflect on people/experiences
Build your network
Results Matter
RESULTS
Data drives results
Variety of results – not just a number
Accountability is good
•Know Network (People)•Intentionality•Clear Plan (Goals)
Recipe for
success
PREPARE FOR YEAR ONE
YEAR ONE GRID
PrefaceChapter 1: 2013-14 Chapter 2: 2014-
15
"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire." -
Dale Carnegie
BEYOND YEAR ONE
•Know Network (People)•Intentionality•Clear Plan (Goals)
Gather
Data
YEARS TWO -- FIVE
PLANNING GRID
“You are the best teacher; not the best special education teacher; not the best teacher in your school, not
the best in your state; the best teacher.”
YOUR MINDSET
Greatness is a Choice
Be Great… and always root for the Orange!
BE GREAT
