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Planning & Implementing an Effective Middle School Career Development Program
Erica Ciucci, M.Ed., GCDFCharleston County School District
Key Elements
Planning & Use of Calendar Classroom Integration Extended Learning Opportunities Communication & Collaboration Use of Resources
Planning & Use of Calendar
Start early (i.e. --- spring for the next school year)
Examine curriculum standards Compare career guidance standards Communicate with teachers,
teacher coaches, administration Use Needs Assessments Schedule activities based on
curriculum calendar
Planning & Use of Calendar
Create a format that fits you and your school environment
Advantages: Accountability Comprehensive Delivery Communicates Expectations
Planning & Use of Calendars05-06 Monthly Activity Plan James Island/Fort Johnson Middle Schools
Grade
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
Career Cluster(s)
of the month
Arts/AV
Tech/Communication
and Information Tech
Architecture & Construction
Health Science
and Science,
Technology, Engineering &
Math
Government &
Admin and
Law, Public Safety & Security
Hospitality &
Tourism And Marketing,
Sales & Service
Manufacturing
Business,
Management & Admin and
Finance
Agriculture,
Food, Natural Resources
and Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics
Education &
Training
and
Human Services
Major Events
Work-Site
Visits
Intro to Career
Clusters, Needs
Assessments
News
Stations Work Site
Visits
Career
Development Month
Contests
STEM
Conference on USS
Yorktown
Groundhog
Prep
Manufacturing Art Contest
Groundhog
Job Shadowing
Portfolio
Celebration – 8th grades
SEWE
Careers Come Naturally
Barrier Island Environment Science Tour
6
Career
Assessment: SCOIS Career Cluster Survey
Workshop:
Career Cluster
Brochures
Career
Speakers appropriate to
curriculum
Career
Speakers appropriate to
curriculum
Career
Assessment: SCOIS Career Cluster Survey
Job Shadowing
Career Fair @
JIMS
Careers in
Heels speakers
Career Fair @
FJMS
Real Game in all 6th Grade
Math Classes
Guys in Ties speakers
PACT
7
Career
Assessment: SCOIS Self-Assessment
Survey
Workshop: My Future
Career Brochures
Work Site
Visits: MUSC or
similar
Career
Speakers appropriate to
curriculum
Career
Assessment: SCOIS Self-Assessment
Survey
Job Shadowing
Career Fair @
JIMS
Careers in
Heels Speakers
Career Fair @
FJMS
Guys in Ties speakers
PACT
8
Career
Assessment: Explore
College & Job
search on SCOIS/Kuder
Workshop: Business Letters
IGP Parent Meetings
IGP
Development/Parent Meetings
Workshop: Personal Essays
IGP’s
Workshop: Job
Application Skills
IGP’s
Workshop: Resumes
Job Shadowing
Career Fair @
JIMS
IGP Wrap UP
Career Fair @
FJMS
Portfolio Celebration
PACT
Other Duties
(Ongoing)
Faculty
Meetings/Teacher Workshops
Monthly
Bulletin board & Monthly
Newsletters
Staff meetings
Curriculum
meetings with key staff
PTA
Meetings/Open Houses/Parent
Workshops
Professional Development
IEP Transition
Meetings
Feeder
Elementary Schools
Planning & Use of Calendars
6th grade
STC/ Career
Guidance Content Area/
Activity
Guidance Standard(s) and Competencies
Curriculum Standard(s)
Materials Needed
Target Month
Projected Number of Students Involved
Targeted
Class or
Subject
Evaluation Methods
WORKSHOP: Introduction to STC/Career
Counseling and Career Clusters
I: 1, 3, 4 II: 1, 2, 3 III: 2, 4, 5 IV:1, 2, 3
R1.1, W2.1, W4.1
Career Cluster
Brochures
Needs Assessments
August and September
All Students
ELA,
Social Studies or Related Arts
Needs Assessments
CAREER INTEREST
INVENTORY: SCOIS
(Career Cluster Survey)
I:1, 3, 4, 5 III: 1, 2, 5
R:1.1, RS2.1
SCOIS (Exploration
Center), Passwords, Instructions
Computer Lab
August -
September
All Students
Computer Labs
Inventory Results
WBL EXPERIENCE:
Career Speakers, (Careers in Heels,
Guys in Ties)
I:2, 4, 5
II:3 III:1,2, 4, 5, 6
IV: 1, 2, 3 V:1, 2
C1.3, C1.7, C2.1, C2.2,
C2.5
Other standards depend on career
of speaker
Meeting Space
Connecting Activity
February (Guys in Ties) &
March (Careers in Heels)
30-50 students each event
In Library – open to all students
Connecting Activity/
Worksheets
Workshop:
Real Game (budgeting
portion)
II:2, 3
RI, RS 3.1, CI, CII, Math: I: A,
G II: A, B Math
III:C
Real Game Sheets
Spring Semester
All Students
Math Classes
Connecting
Activity: Math Worksheets
Service Learning
Project: To Address
Reading Standards
II:2, 3 IV: 1, 2, 3
RI, RS 3.1, CI, CII, Math III:C
Transportation,
Permission Slips, Supplies
(advertising, boxes, gift bags)
Year Long Project
Entire School Population
All Classes
Student Behavior (include at-risk
students to help increase self-esteem)
Long Range Plans 2006-2007 Ft. Johnson & James Island MS ~~ Erica Ciucci
Planning & Use of Calendars
Grade Level
STC/Career
Guidance Lesson/ Activity
Guidance Standard
Guidance Competency
Curriculum Standard
Curriculum and
Materials
Dates ---------------- # Students
Served ---------------
Class /Subject
Comments
6-8
Bulletin Board: Career Clusters of the Month
STC/Career Counseling
I II III V
5 1, 3, 4 1, 2, 4
1, 2
RS2.1
Info on Career Cluster(s) of the Month, Calendar
February 1
----------------- n = all students
---------------- N/A
6-8 Monthly Newsletter to
School Staff
I II III IV V
2, 4, 5 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1 1
N/A
Computer, Calendar
February 1 ----------------
n = all students --------------
N/A
6-8
Groundhog Job Shadowing
I II III IV V
1-5 1-4 1-6 1-3 1-2
W2.1, C1.3-5
C1.7, C1.9, C1.14, C2.1, C2.4, RS1.1 (at
the minimum!)
Job Shadow Packets
February 2 ------------- n = 320
-------------- interested students
8 Workshop: Resume
Writing
I II III IV V
1, 2, 4, 5 1-4 1-6 1-3 1, 2
ELA: R1.1, R1.11, W1.1-1.5, W1.6-1.6.4, W2.1-2.3, W4.1-4.2, C1.14,
C3.2, RS1.1, RS2.1, RS 2.3-2.4
SCOIS Info Computer Lab
February 7-8, 15
----------------- n = 190
--------------- ELA Students
Component of Career
Portfolios
Many students did not finish – will have to schedule make
up date
7
CCSD School Board Shadow Night
I II III IV V
1, 2, 4, 5 3, 4 1-6 1-3 1-2
ELA: C1.2, C2:1-2, C1.9, C1.14, C2.5
Group activity
materials, transportation
February 26
--------------------- n = 1
--------------------- Interested Student
7 Guys in Ties
I II III IV V
1, 2, 4, 5 1
1, 2, 5, 6 1, 2, 3
1, 2
W2.1, C1.3-5 C1.7, C1.9, C1.14, C2.1, C2.4, RS1.1
Participants, Media Center, Connecting
Activities
Feb 7, 14, 21, 28
------------------- n = 30-40 each time
----------------- interested students
2/7 – Information Tech 2/14 – Health Science
2/21 – Law 2/28 – Arch & Const.
Classroom Integration
Examine each grade level and each subject area curriculum
Coordinate appropriate career development activities to most relevant subject areas
Create Coherent Integration
Classroom Integration
Students able to apply classroom skills to real world situations
Students understand relevance of what is taught in the classroom
Students identify with lessons Students more likely to retain
information
Classroom Integration
6th Grade Examples: ELA
Business Letters & Job Shadowing Expository Writing & Career Research
Reading Nonfiction & Speakers & Tie-in to ELA
Science Microorganisms & Crime Lab Speaker
Math Budgeting Workshops & Speakers
Social Studies “Where in the World are the 16 Career
Clusters?”
Classroom Integration
Other Examples: ELA – Job Applications & Resumes Keyboarding/BCA – PowerPoint or
Publisher Brochures on Career Research
Any subject – speakers to address standards (e.g. - nurse in 7th grade science class to address body systems)
Extended Learning Opportunities
Creativity is Key! Make Business Contacts Know Your Parents Know Your Teachers’ Families Work Site Tours, Job Shadowing can
be free Partner with feeder schools,
colleges
Extended Learning Opportunities
Work Site Tours Local Hospital Car Dealerships
Job Shadowing Non profit agencies Parent Help
Service Learning Local Elementary Schools Animal Shelters
Extended Learning Opportunities
Extended Learning Opportunities
Extended Learning Opportunities
Extended Learning Opportunities
Extended Learning Opportunities
Collaboration & Communication
Communicate with School Community (Parents, Staff, Neighboring Businesses)
Create regular newsletters and maintain websites & bulletin boards
Seek out incentives for parents & students who attend meetings
Facilitate communication between elementary counselors, middle and high school counselors
Communicate as a district
Use of Resources
Seek Donations from Local Businesses Partner with Churches Seek Transportation from High Schools Apply for Grants Get to Know Your Parent Population Contact Your Local Transportation
Authority Fundraisers