BOOT CAMP | August 17-August 28, 2020
PLEASE NOTE:
- All live training sessions are being held via Zoom.
- Links are included below; they are also available via the calendar invites you received.
- These sessions are being recorded and will be available for viewing after Boot Camp.
- Training materials (including videos and Playbook Profiles and other documents) are
available by clicking their associated links on the agenda below.
- Please note that some links may not be active until the day they are to be viewed.
- If you have difficulty using these links, contact Toni or Missy.
- A downloadable Boot Camp Agenda (with more detail than the agenda on this page) and role-specific participation/activity checklists are available below.
Downloadable Boot Camp Agenda and Checklists:
Boot Camp Agenda with Clickable Links
Below, you will see a basic, no-frills agenda for the GEAR UP Kentucky Boot Camp.
For a more detailed Boot Camp Agenda, please download the Boot Camp Agenda above.
The agenda below features clickable links to Zoom training sessions, as well as videos
and downloadable materials.
WEEK 1 | August 17-21
MONDAY, AUGUST 17 | New CCC Training
8:30-9:30 a.m. Meet with Program Administration Team, Direct Supervisors, & RPCs
9:45-10:45 a.m. Connect with Tami Seay, Adecco
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.-noon Playlist, Part I:
--GUK Info Document
--Playbook - Overview
--Student Video
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 p.m. Playlist, Part 2: Playbook – Program Management
1:45-2:00 p.m. Q&A
2:00-2:15 p.m. Break
2:15-3:30 p.m. Laying the Local Groundwork: Introduction to Regional Teams and District Planning
Tools --District Planning Tools
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 | Full-Day Training
8:30-9:00 a.m. Video: Welcome and Overview
9:00-9:45 a.m. Ice Breaker – 4 Ws and an H
9:45-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-11:45 a.m. Video: Make the GUKonnection
--Powerpoint: Making the GUK Connection and Carrying GUK Culture Within Our New Normal
11:45 a.m.-Noon Kahoot Challenge: Who Does What?
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 p.m. Video: Carrying GUK Culture Within Our New Normal
1:45-2:00 p.m. Video: Communicating the GUK Brand
2:00-3:15 p.m. Regional Team Breakout: Connecting the Dots
3:15-3:30 p.m. Q&A, Overview of Next Day’s Goals and Study Buddy Teams
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 | Full-Day Independent Work
8:30-8:45 a.m. Coffee with Colleagues
8:45 a.m.-Noon Independent Work: Middle School Curriculum
--Video: Overview of MIddle School Core Curriculum
--Middle School Curriculum Overview
--KY Career Standards – Crosswalk
--Video: Overview of Middle School Core Curriculum Facilitator Guide
--GUK Middle School Core Curriculum Facilitator Guide
--GUK Middle School Core Curriculum – Paper
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-1:30 p.m. Live Q&A with Cody, Missy, Chip, and Sheila
1:30-3:00 p.m. Independent Study
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 | Half-Day Training, Half-day Independent Work
8:30-8:45 a.m. Overview, Q&A
8:45-9:15 a.m. Who’s Your Story Changer
9:15-10:15 a.m. Video: Middle School Curriculum
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.-Noon Video: Engaging Students in the Virtual Environment
--Teaching and Learning Online virtual textbook from GEAR UP Maine
--Digital Community Workbook
--Asynchronous Discussion Tips
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-4:00 p.m. Independent Work: District Discussions
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 | Full-Day Independent Work
8:30-8:45 a.m. Coffee with Colleagues
8:45-11:30 a.m. Independent Work: GUK Texting Campaign
--Playbook Profile
--Video: GUK Texting Campaign
--Video: Signal Vine
11:30 a.m.-Noon Live Q&A with Mary
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-3:30 p.m. Independent Work: District Discussions
WEEK 2 | August 24-28
MONDAY, AUGUST 24 | Full-Day Training
8:30-8:50 a.m. Wake Up Activity
8:50-10:30 a.m. Video: Review of Last Week’s Learning, Q&A
--Powerpoint: Halfway Point
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-Noon Video: GEAR UP 4 Advising
--Middle School Advising Facilitator Guide
--12th Grade Advising Facilitator Guide
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-1:30 p.m. GEAR UP 4 Advising, continued
1:30-2:30 p.m. Video: GUK Middle School Advising, Part 1
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:30 p.m. Video: GUK Middle School Advising, Part 2
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 | Half-Day Independent Work, Half-Day Training
8:30-8:45 a.m. Coffee with Colleagues
8:45-10:15 a.m. District Teams Meeting
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.-Noon Independent Work: GUSS, CERT
--Video: CERT Overview
--CERT Admin Guide
--CERT Info & Registration
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-1:15 p.m. Live Q&A with Laura and Tony
1:15-2:30 p.m. Video: GUK Data Management
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:30 p.m. Regional Team Breakout
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 | Half-Day Independent Work, Half-Day Training (DPMs); Full-Day
Independent Work (CCCs)
8:30-8:45 a.m. Coffee with Colleagues
8:45-11:30 a.m. Independent Work: Family Engagement & Leadership
--Family Engagement Independent Work Guide -- Family Engagement & Leadership (Agenda)
--Family Engagement Playbook Profile
--Family Engagement Levels Graphic
--Family Engagement Framework
--Tips to Engage Families
--CPE Touchbase Tuesday presentation: Balancing Remote Work & NTI/Virtual Learning
--7th Grade Family Messaging
--8th Grade Family Messaging
--Edutopia Article 1 – A Strategy for Building Productive Relationships With Parents
--Edutopia Article 2 – How to Coach Parents Who Are Teaching at Home
--Edutopia Article 3 – Less Jargon, More Grace: Using Language That Parents Understand
--Family Engagement Family Ambassador FB Group Overview
--Family Engagement Resource List, GUK PY3-Q1
--Family Engagement Staff FAQ’s
11:30 a.m.-Noon Live Q&A with Tami
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-1:30 p.m. Thursday Preview: GUSS Accessibility Check
1:30-1:45 p.m. Break
1:45-3:45 p.m. DPMS: 12th Grade Advising
--Playbook Profile: GEAR UP 4 Advising
--Playbook Profile: FAFSA Frenzy
--Playbook Profile: College App (CAPP) Campaign
--Playbook Profile: GEAR UP Go Day
1:45-3:15 p.m. CCCs: Independent Work, Communications
--Video: How We Communicate
--GUK Team Playbook – Internal and External Communications
3:15-3:45 p.m. CCCs: Live Q&A with Missy
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 | Full-Day Independent Work
8:30-8:45 a.m. Coffee with Colleagues
8:45-Noon Independent Work: GUSS, Part 1
--GUSS User Manual
--Video: GUSS Managing Groups & College Admissions Training
--GUSS College Admission Page
--GUSS Managing Groups
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 p.m. Live Q&A with Laura and Cody
2:00-3:30 p.m. 12th Grade Curriculum Discussion
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28| Half-Day Training and Wrap-Up
8:30-8:45 a.m. Coffee with Colleagues
8:45-11:30 a.m. Video: GUSS, Part 2
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wrap-Up, Q&A
12:30 p.m. Adjournment
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Additional Materials
12th Grade Advising Workbook
District Planning Tools