TEACHERS in the WORLD of WORK

Today’s Outcomes:

This is a fact finding mission…What’s happening in your school that you know works for students as you prepare them for the future?

This is a discussion about the opportunities that we can provide for student career pathways …

This is the foundation of the planning process…what are the ‘next steps’ that can be provided to assist students toward achieving their future goals?

People~Opportunities~Skills (activity)

Choose to complete one or two of the following statements. Be ready to share

1. Someone who helped me reach my career goals was…

2. An opportunity that encouraged me when I was young that lead me to what I am doing today was…

3. A skill that I recognized (as a student) that I had and I knew I could use to reach a career goal was…

THE WORKPLACE in 2008

Please refer to your handout…

Easel Activity

As an expert group, determine…

what you think employers expect students to know and be able to do in their work place…

the educational strategies and activities that you use that leads to the desired outcomes that help students succeed in the workplace…

what is needed in a career based educational program to produce the desired results that help students achieve their goals…

CDOS Standards…Career Development and Occupational Studies

PAIR SHARE: WHAT DO THESE MEAN TO YOU?

Standard 1: Career Development Standard 2: Integrated Learning Standard 3a. Universal Foundation

Skills Standard 3b. Career Majors

CDOS STANDARDS - the researched based

educational guidelines

Laminated card

What we aim for…

Knowledge &

Skills Kids

Learning experiences & opportunities

People &

Relationships

STAGES in CDOS Language

AWARENESS

IMMERSION

EXPLORATION

Stages of CDOS

STAGE LOOKS LIKE: Lesson examples

CDOS Standard applied

Awareness

Exploration

Immersion

Managing Complex Change:

Based on what you have heard this morning, what is an A-Ha for you?

What’s the challenge for you?

Working Together We Can…

Kindly refer to “Working Together We Can” handout… as a morning reflection about your learning.

CLOSING REFLECTION…

Using the information you have heard today, how can you prepare yourself for the next school year, to

help students with the process of

reaching their career goals?