Self-Advocate
[Communication]
Self-advocacy is referred to as the ability to articulate one’s needs and make informed decisions about the supports necessary to meet those needs (Strodden, as cited in Test et al., 2005). As an ACE Pillar, Self-Advocate is the ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate, or assert one’s own interests, desires, needs, and rights. The goal of self-advocacy is for YOU…
Self-Correct
[feedback and resources]
To “self-correct” is to correct itself when things begin to go wrong, without outside help. (English Dictionary) As an ACE Pillar, Self-Correct is adjusting to or correcting mistakes to develop oneself, based on an analysis of one’s results and effort. Utilizing feedback from others to correct one’s mistakes. Feedback: The transmission of evaluative or corrective information about an action, event, or process. As…
Self-Direct
[Action Oriented]
In its broadest meaning, self-directed learning describes a process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning. As an ACE Pillar, to self-direct means sustaining a laser focus on the…
A Word From our Founder: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education
Acting as both a senior administrator for a small private college and CEO and Founder of Accelerated College Experiences, Inc. (ACE), I have been experiencing this public health crisis from two different but related perspectives. As the V.P. of Institutional Advancement, my responsibilities include raising public and private funds securing grants, cultivating major gift prospects,…
Self-Manage
[decision-making OR responsibility and accountability]
Examples of self-management include self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement. When a student engages in self-monitoring, he/she observes his/her behavior, records its occurrence on a data collection form, and graphs the data to evaluate progress. As an ACE Pillar, to self-manage is taking responsibility for one’s own behavior and wellbeing, including initiative and the ability to manage different aspects of life. The…
Introduction of the Four ACE Pillars
The ACE Coaching Methodology is founded on the four ACE pillars: Self-Direct, Self-Manage, Self-Correct, and Self-Advocate. For the ACE Coaches to be effective coaches, they also had to embrace and practice the four ACE Pillars. The one consistent word in the four-pillars is Self. This process is student-driven, student-centric, and student-focused. The student owns their…
Integrating the Growth Mindset into the ACE Coaching Methodology
Some years ago, I attended a three-day program with the Efficacy Institute designed for minority professionals. The institute’s Founder, Dr. Jeff Howard, had employed Carol Dwek’s Growth Mindset theory in a training intended to help us see our possibilities beyond what we perceived as our limitations. The experience was not only life-changing but as a…
A Holistic Approach to Guiding First Generation College Students Toward Academic and Social Success
After teaching the First Year Experience at Roxbury Community College for over a decade, I now have a unique perspective on how incoming college students can become overwhelmed and disengaged overtime. The trials and hardships students experience often extend beyond the classroom and into their personal lives. This is particularly true of first-generation students who find…
- « Previous
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5