The Big Six Career Essentials Educating for Careers Conference Dr. Kathleen Steele March 2015 2San...

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The Big Six Career Essentials

Educating for Careers Conference

Dr. Kathleen SteeleMarch 2015

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Talk TimeWith an elbow partner,

have a quick discussion

and identify skills that are

important for School, for

Work, and for Life.

What are Career

Readiness skills?

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The Perfect Storm

◼ Common Core State Standards

◼ Standards for Career Ready Practice

◼ Industry Sector Anchor and Pathway Standards

◼ New Performance Indicators

◼ Postsecondary, business, and civic needs

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P21: College and Career Ready

How students learn has a decided impact on what they learn.

◼Knowledge and applied skills

4 C’s:◼Communication◼Collaboration◼Creativity and Innovation◼Critical thinking and problem-solving

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The World of Work High Need Skills

Critical Thinking/problem solving 92%

Ethics/responsibility 71%

Professionalism/work ethic 70%

Creativity/innovation 69%

Lifelong learning/self-direction 64%Source: Up to the Challenge: The Role of Technical Education and 21st Century Skills in College and Career Readiness www.p21.org

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The BIG Six Career Essentials

1. Effective Communication

2. Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking

3. Leaders and Teams: Roles and Responsibilities

4. Legal, Ethical, and Environmental Considerations

5. Personal Growth and Career Planning

6. Workplace Safety and Personal Wellness

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Where Did They Come From?

• Career ready practices

• Industry anchor and pathway standards

• Partnership for 21st Century Skills

• Research and briefs

• White papers and scholarly journals

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Let’s Take a Look

Critical Thinking

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Thinking about Thinking

• We all think and it is human nature to do so.

• Most our thinking is shoddy, biased, distorted,

partial, uninformed, and downright prejudiced.

• Shoddy thinking costs money.

• Have consequences on the quality of our lives.

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8 Elements of Thinking

• Generates purpose

• Raises questions

• Uses information

• Utilizes concepts

• Makes inferences

• Makes assumptions

• Generates implications

• Embodies a point of view

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Critical Thinking Wheelhttp://www.criticalthinking.org/

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Group ActivityIn your groups:

• Read your section & identify your personal top 6 competencies

• As a group identify your top 5 competencies

• Create an ICON for your competency

• Identify teaching strategies for the competency

• Create your poster.

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Check In

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Gallery Walk shhhhhh!

As you visit each station: take a

minute to quickly scan the

competency.

Add your questions, ideas or

strategies to each chart.

This is a no talking activity.

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Elbow Partner Debrief

• Share your thoughts about the Big 6 Career

Essentials- what are you noticing?

• How might you ensure that your students are

learning and practicing these very important

skills?

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Post It™ App

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Thank you!

Dr. Kathleen SteeleSan Bernardino County Schools ROP

Kathleen_steele@sbcss.k12.ca.us909.252.4550

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Dr. Kathleen Steele9092524550

Kathleen_steele@sbcss.k12.ca.us

Linda GaylorLinda_gaylor@sbcss.k12.ca.us

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