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Title: Creating and Implementing K-12 Career Development Curriculum


1
Creating and Implementing K-12 Career
Development Curriculum
  • Sachem Central Schools
  • 15,500 Students

2
Jeanette James
  • District Chairperson
  • Business Career Development
  • Sachem Central Schools, Holbrook, NY
  • Office Sachem North High School
  • 212 Smith Road
  • Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
  • Office Phone 631-471-1433
  • jjames_at_sachem.edu
  • www.sachemcareerdevelopment.com

3
Overview Grades K - 12
  • K 5th grade
  • 6th 8th grade
  • 7th grade
  • 9th 12th grade
  • Classroom Teacher/ Paper Portfolio
  • 4 sessions a year/ Career Exploration Teacher
    Classroom Teacher/ Electronic Portfolio
  • 20-week Career Exploration course/ Career
    Exploration Teacher/ Electronic Portfolio
  • 3 - 4 sessions a year/ Career Exploration Teacher
    Classroom Teacher/ Electronic Portfolio

4
Sachems Elementary Career Plan K-5
  • Created by Sachem Elementary Teachers
  • Contains Required and Optional Activities
  • Required Activities maintained in Career Plan
    Portfolio (presently paper) that follows
    student to Middle School
  • Grades K 3
  • NY State Education Department Career Plan was
    model
  • SoftwarePAWS by Bridges.com
  • Grades 4 5
  • National Career Development Guidelines was model
  • Websites Utilized
  • www.nycareerzone.org
  • http//www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm

5
Required for Elementary Career Plan Portfolio
  • Kindergarten
  • Something I Like To Do With My Family
  • What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
  • First Grade
  • Something I Like to Do At School
  • What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
  • Second Grade
  • I Am Happy in School When
  • When I Grow Up I Want to Be

6
Continued.
  • Third Grade
  • What I Like To Do
  • What I Need To Do Better
  • What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
  • A Job That I Have Learned About
  • Fourth Grade
  • Researching Careers Worksheet Part 1
  • Researching Careers Worksheet Part 2
  • Survey of Abilities, Activities, Hobbies Talents

7
Continued
  • Fifth Grade
  • Learning Style Survey
  • Career Values
  • Self-Appraisal Questionnaire
  • Portfolio is delivered to Career Exploration
    teacher in Middle School.
  • Who utilizes the portfolio?
  • Student
  • Parent
  • Teachers
  • Counselors

8
Sachems Middle School Career Plan
  • 6th Grade/ 4 Sessions
  • - Updated/ Detailed Learning Styles Survey
  • People, Data, Things
  • Matching Careers to School Subjects
  • English Math
  • Matching Careers to School Subjects
  • Science History

9
Sachems Middle School Career Plan
  • 7th Grade20 weeks/ alternating days
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Levels of Education
  • Job Readiness Skills
  • New York State Career Zone Career Plan Portfolio
  • Career Reports
  • PowerPoint Favorite Career
  • Bridges.com
  • Snapshots (Interests/ Values/ Motivations/
    Skills/ Workview/ Lifeview/ High School You)
  • Choices Explorer
  • University of Massachusetts Study
  • Middle School Career Night/ 500 Attend
  • Sachem School Business Alliance
  • Students and Parents
  • PTSAs from all 4 Middle Schools

10
Sachems Middle School Career Plan
  • 8th Grade/ 4 Sessions
  • Relating Sachems High School Courses to
    Careersuse course catalog
  • Matching Careers to Interest/ Skills/
    Personalitiesscenarios of lifestyledetermine
    career path of people depicted in the story
  • NY State CareerZone Portfolio/ Interest Profiler
  • www.nycareerzone.org
  • NY State CareerZone Portfolio/ Future Goals and
    Dreams/ After School Stuff/ Community Service/
    Work Experience/ Annual Review

11
Sachems High School Career Plan
  • 9th Grade/ 3 Sessions
  • Create Choices Planner Portfolio/ Bridges.com
  • Basic Skills Survey Save Careers
  • Choices Planner Portfolio
  • Work Importance Locator Save Careers
  • NY State CareerZone Portfolio
  • Create Commencement Level Portfolio
  • Enter Work Experience/ Community Experiences/
    Activities/ Clubs

12
Sachems High School Career Plan
  • 10th Grade/ 4 Sessions
  • Choices Planner
  • Interest Profiler Save Careers
  • Choices Planner
  • Career Area Checklist Save Careers
  • NY State CareerZone
  • Update Career Plan Portfolio
  • Hot Careers by State or STEM Careers
  • NY State CareerZone Choices Planner
  • www.CareerVoyages.gov/hotcareers
  • www.nycareerzone.org

13
Sachems High School Career Plan
  • 11th Grade/ 4 Sessions
  • Choices Planner
  • Transferable Work Content Skills Checklist Save
    Careers
  • Choices Planner
  • Resume Builder/ Skills Related Resume
  • Choices Planner
  • Complete Resume Builder/ Print/ Store on School
    Network
  • NY CareerZone Choices Planner
  • College Search in Post-Secondary Schools
  • Military Search
  • Job Search

14
Sachems High School Career Plan
  • 12th Grade/ 3 Sessions
  • Microsoft Word
  • College Resume Template
  • Microsoft Word
  • Complete Resume/ Print/ Store on Sachems Network
  • Letters of Recommendation/ Who are your
    references?
  • Career Research by Majors Job Search
  • What Can I Do With This Degree? Purdue
    University Website
  • Tell Me About Your College/ Military
  • Job Search/ Commercial Job Sites

15
Sachems Implementation..
  • 1998Certified Career Development Occupational
  • Studies Trainer for NY State
    Education Dept.
  • 1999Public Relations
  • Administration/ Counselors/ Teachers
  • 2000Pilot program 9th 12th/ 4 sessions a year
  • 2001District Chairperson for Career Development
  • .5 Teacher
  • 20027th 8th grade Career Development curriculum

16
Sachems Implementation..
  • 2003Elementary Career Development
  • Curriculum written
  • Piloted in 3 buildingsvolunteer teachers
  • 2004Elementary Career Development
  • Full curriculum implementation in 3 pilot
    buildings
  • 20046th Grade Career Development
  • Created and implemented 4 sessions

17
Sachems Implementation
  • 2005District Chairperson for
  • Business Career Development
  • 2005Elementary Career Development Curriculum
  • Plus 3 additional buildings
  • Total 6 out of 12 buildings
  • 2006Elementary Career Development Curriculum
  • Remaining 6 Elementary Buildings
  • 15,500 Sachem students engaged in
  • Career Planning!!
  • 2006---Six Career Pathways
  • Certificates of Completion or Certificates of
    Excellence
  • Included in Course Handbook

18
How many Teachers???
  • 9 -12 1 teacher
  • 6 8 4 teachers
  • Total of 5 Career Development Teachers

19
Before you start.
  • Gain excellent knowledge of State National
    Career Development Standards
  • Acquire administrative support
  • Is anyone doing career planning with students?
    Counselors? Teachers?
  • Create a pilot curriculum/ Start small do it
    right!
  • Foster the thought
  • Career Planning is a ProcessNOT an Event

20
Where do we start?
  • Plan a curriculum that is continuous and.
  • Allows for students to revisit and revise career
    plans
  • Shares career plan with Counselors Teachers
  • Shares career plan with Parents
  • Give administration statistical data
  • Career Standards Awareness PresentationsAdministr
    ation Teachers

21
Possible Additional Events.
  • Gatelot Elementary School Career Night
  • K-5 students and parents
  • Middle School Career Night7th grade parents
  • High School College Career Night
  • Sachem School-Business Alliance
  • Career Development Website

22
Possible Additional Events
  • Job Shadow DayRotary
  • Leadership LuncheonSachems School Business
    Alliance
  • InternshipsSachems Career Training Programs
  • Cooperative Work Experience
  • Office Work Experience

23
Recognition
  • Sachems Middle School Career Development
    Curriculum
  • 2005 National ABC Award for Exemplary Career
    Exploration Program
  • National Consortium for State
  • Guidance Leadership

24
CDOS Career Plan Resources
  • CDOS The Career Plan Its Everybodys
    Business K-12
  • by Marsha Iverson Jeanette
    James
  • Download http//www.barrytech.org/ourpages/c
    dos_book.pdf?rn7721
  • Career Plan A Roadmap to Post High School
    Readiness
  • by Marsha Iverson Jeanette
    James
  • Download
  • http//www.barrytech.org/ourpages/career_plan
    _bklt.pdf

25
The more times a student revises his career
plan The more people who utilize the career
plan Students with Meaningful Career Choices
for the Future
26
Whats Next?
  • Sachems Customized Career Plan?
  • What is the post-secondary impact of the career
    plan for our students?
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