This course explores successful components of an advising curriculum. Learn to apply new concepts and strategies to build or strengthen your advising program. Develop an actionable plan to implement these strategies and enhance your curriculum, ensuring effective student support and program success.
- Any advisor, instructor, director, or advising team who is interested in developing an advising program structure
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Teams of advisors and instructors working together to develop and implement curriculum
For this offering, we strongly encourage (but do not require) staff to participate in teams in order to facilitate collaborative learning and working.
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
Whether you already have a formal advising curriculum at your organization or you are in the planning stages, there are several things to consider in order to help your students reach their goals. Developing an advising curriculum that includes push-in visits for education and career planning, administrative procedures for tracking and recording goals, and effective strategies for communication can be invaluable for managing your advising caseload.
During these sessions, you will learn how two programs have approached building and implementing an advising curriculum, and be guided through a process to build or improve your own. Facilitators and peers will provide customized feedback on your advising curriculum action plan, and will support you in setting next steps, supported by (optional) accountability coaching.
Format & Requirements: This course consists of two 1.5-hour synchronous sessions and around four hours of independent work. The total estimated time to complete this course is seven hours. In addition, another one to two hours of coaching is available to support application of learning.
Part 1: Virtual session on Zoom (4/2/26, 10–11:30 a.m.)
Part 2: Independent activities in Canvas (4/2/26–4/16/26)
Part 3: Virtual session on Zoom (4/16/26, 10–11:30 a.m.)
Part 4: Coaching (optional) (4/3/26–4/16/26)
Access & Support: You will receive instructions for accessing the synchronous sessions via Zoom and course materials in Canvas from Sovanna Carnell Guyon from the SABES Program Support Team. If you need technical assistance to access the course or course features, please contact Sovanna at sovanna_carnellguyon@worlded.org.
Can’t join us for this course?
- Check out Navigating Pathways to Opportunity: Comprehensive Student Supports (Self-Paced), starting March 30, 2026.
- Identify and discuss components of an effective advising curriculum
- Select and apply new topics, approaches, or concepts to your advising curriculum, based on your program’s strengths and areas for growth
- Develop an action plan to apply new strategies and concepts to your program’s advising curriculum
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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