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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
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Dr. Kathleen Steele9092524550
Linda [email protected]
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