EDR 5 Career Awareness

October 18, 2010

Today’s Objectives

Share process/pilot Share toolkit Share resources Discuss lessons learned and next steps

for further implementation

Orientation Talking Points

Begin the process of Career Awareness at Orientation

Sets the stage for lifelong learning

Toolkit includes four key concepts (page 6)

Career Awareness Assessments

Matrix

Samples piloted in EDR 5 programs

Time to practice!

Career Awareness Toolkit

Five sections• Overview• Orientation• Assessment• Instruction• Resources

Instructional Lesson Plans

Developed to assist programs in extending career awareness into the classroom.

Students will simultaneously build basic skillsand learn about careers using authentic materials.

Intended to be embedded into regular instruction.

Instructional Lesson Plans

Targeted for NRS Level 4 with extension information for beginning and advanced students.

Include benchmarks that support the objectives. Others may apply.

Objectives Time frame to Complete

Standard(s) Addressed in Lesson Benchmark(s) Addressed in Lesson

MaterialsActivitiesStep 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Assessment/Evidence

Adaptations for Beginning Students

Adaptations for Advanced Students

Instruction – Reading

Lesson 1 Text Marking for Reading Comprehension

Lesson 2 Teaching Cause and Effect Relationships

Lesson 3 Vocabulary Building

Lesson 4 Locating Information

Lesson 5 Compare and Contrast (Career Investigation)

Instruction – Communication

Lesson 1 Writing a Cover Letter

Lesson 2 Interviewing

Lesson 3 Writing a Well-Structured Paragraph

Lesson 4 Writing an Essay (Career Needs and Wants)

Instruction – Math

Lesson 1 Preparing for Pre-Employment Math Testing

Lesson 2 Interpreting Graphs (More Education Means More Money)

Lesson 3 Using Known Mathematical Relationships

Lesson 4 Using Graphs to Calculate (Education Pays)

Resources

Resource Section in toolkit

Career Awareness Resource Kit

Others

Lesson Learned

Two pilots (February and April 2010)

Surveys and feedback

Thank You for Attending

Questions: Contact Jimmi McIntoshMcIntosh_j@ccesc.org