Parent/Adult Workshops

Your Daughter’s Future - Too Important to Leave to Chance!

Too many students enter college with only a vague idea of their goals, which can lead to
added tuition costs and student loan debt. Using "Kids and Careers: How Families Can Help
Youth Succeed" as a resource we’ll identify specific steps at each grade level to help your
daughter focus on a career that uses her talents. We’ll also check out resources to help
find occupations which have the most job openings and best salaries. Finally, we’ll explore
careers of the future since your daughter might retire from a job that doesn’t even exist
today!

Lola Lucas, MBA, is a research economist and trainer with the Department of
Employment Security’s Illinois Career Resource Network.

Selecting the Right College and Financing that “Fit” for Your Daughter

This session examines the factors to consider when choosing a college: public versus
private, two-year versus four-year, small versus large, in-state versus out-of-state, college
“town” or “city” college. A panel of admissions and financial assistance professionals will
provide advice and answer questions posed by participants

Forget Surfing the Net - Let’s Ride the Web 2.0 Wave!

Wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, podcasts, social networking, mash-ups. Web 2.0 is the term for
these new web-based tools that are likely already a part of your children’s lives and will
surely be part of their futures. We used to merely read what was on the Internet, now
it’s more than just for reading - it’s for collaborating! In this session we’ll talk about these
exciting Web 2.0 tools – and how they can be used for educational purposes and in the
workplace.

Kara McElwrath is a training specialist at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
She has a bachelor degree in Elementary Education and a masters degree in Instructional
Technology and Telecommunications.

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NOTE: Adult participants may join the girls in the opening and closing sessions, and will attend the three separate adult-focused workshops listed above the morning.