Career Resources For The Classroom
Bob Bednar, School CounselorPleasanton Public Schools
Career Exploration...• Promotes A Goal
Directed Life
• Encourages A Stronger Work Ethic
• Inspires A Rigorous Course Selection in High school
Career Ed. Is Needed• 65% of all new jobs require some post-
secondary and/or technical education
• 22% of all new jobs require a bachelor’s degree
• 36% of jobs are currently technical.
• 45% of jobs will be technical in 10 years
S.M.A.R.T. Goals
• S = Specific (Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which, Who
• M = Measurable
• A = Attainable (steps to attain it)
• R = Realistic (passion and belief)
• T = Time Boundaries
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• Career Advice from Adults can be a Valuable Intervention
• The developmental growth in pre-teens and teens can be challenging during an experimental stage in life
• Career Education can be a valuable resource in countering negative cultural influences
• Career Education links the curriculum to the future
Developmental Intervention
• Career Education Can Develop Character and Values
• Career Ed. Can Inspire Integrity Among Students
Developmental Intervention
Encourages students to apply core academic and technical skills to careers. Allows students to leave high school with college credit.
Critical Thinking and Decision Making Skills
Teaches students critical employability and leadership skills through student clubs.
Increases Post Secondary Enrollment
Developmental Outcomes
• Setting attainable goals for oneself is important when reflecting on successes. Many small goal successes lead to larger goal setting and belief that you can accomplish them.
Goal Setting
Career Ed. Interventions
• Career Ed. Assessments
• Surveys
• Projects
• Discussions
• Online Resources
• Quizes
CareerCruising
What Is Your Learning Style
• CareerCruising
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NE.CareerConnections
Career Terms To Knowhttp://quizlet.com
Job Outlook
• Cartoon Project
Role Models
• Pages Project
Advice From Working Adults
• Pages Poster
The Person I Am / The Person I Want To Be
• Glogster Poster
My Plan For Earning, Learning, Living
• Prezi Presentation
Movie Clips
TED Talks
Career Ed. Measurement Tools
• Project Based Learning
Occupations Presentation
• http://occupations.pppst.com/index.htm
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Presentation Resources
• How Can I Association for Career & Technical Education 1/8/2002
<http://www.acteonline.org>The United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, “The Condition
of Education 2001,” 1/9/2002<http://www/nces.ed.gov>
• Improve My Self Esteem? Reviewed by: DʼArcy Lyness, PhD, March 2009, http://kidshealth.org/teen/
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