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Creating and Implementing K-12 Career Development Curriculum

Sachem Central Schools

15,500 Students

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Jeanette James

District Chairperson Business & Career Development Sachem Central Schools, Holbrook, NY Office: Sachem North High School 212 Smith Road Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Office Phone: 631-471-1433 jjames@sachem.edu www.sachemcareerdevelopment.com

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Overview Grades K - 12

K – 5th grade

6th & 8th grade

7th grade

9th – 12th grade

Classroom Teacher/ Paper Portfolio

4 sessions a year/ Career Exploration Teacher & Classroom Teacher/ Electronic Portfolio

20-week Career Exploration course/ Career Exploration Teacher/ Electronic Portfolio

3 - 4 sessions a year/ Career Exploration Teacher & Classroom Teacher/ Electronic Portfolio

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Sachem’s Elementary Career Plan K-5

Created by Sachem Elementary Teachers Contains Required and Optional Activities “Required Activities” maintained in Career Plan Portfolio

(presently paper) that follows student to Middle School Grades K – 3

– NY State Education Department Career Plan was model Software—PAWS by Bridges.com Grades 4 – 5

– National Career Development Guidelines was model Websites Utilized:

– www.nycareerzone.org– http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm

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Required for Elementary Career Plan Portfolio

Kindergarten– Something I Like To Do With My Family– What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

First Grade– Something I Like to Do At School– What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

Second Grade– I Am Happy in School When…”– When I Grow Up I Want to Be

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Continued….

Third Grade– What I Like To Do– What I Need To Do Better– What I Want To Be When I Grow Up– A Job That I Have Learned About

Fourth Grade– Researching Careers Worksheet: Part 1– Researching Careers Worksheet: Part 2– Survey of Abilities, Activities, Hobbies & Talents

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Continued…

Fifth Grade– Learning Style Survey– Career Values– Self-Appraisal Questionnaire– **Portfolio is delivered to Career Exploration teacher in

Middle School.– **Who utilizes the portfolio?

Student Parent Teachers Counselors

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Sachem’s Middle School Career Plan

6th Grade/ 4 Sessions- Updated/ Detailed Learning Styles Survey– People, Data, Things– Matching Careers to School Subjects—

English & Math– Matching Careers to School Subjects—

Science & History

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Sachem’s Middle School Career Plan

7th Grade—20 weeks/ alternating days– Entrepreneurship– Levels of Education– Job Readiness Skills– New York State Career Zone Career Plan Portfolio

Career Reports PowerPoint: Favorite Career

– Bridges.com Snapshots (Interests/ Values/ Motivations/ Skills/ Workview/ Lifeview/

High School & You) Choices Explorer University of Massachusetts Study

Middle School Career Night/ 500 Attend– Sachem School Business Alliance– Students and Parents– PTSA’s from all 4 Middle Schools

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Sachem’s Middle School Career Plan

8th Grade/ 4 Sessions– Relating Sachem’s High School Courses to Careers—use

course catalog– Matching Careers to Interest/ Skills/ Personalities—

scenarios of lifestyle—determine career path of people depicted in the story

– NY State CareerZone Portfolio/ Interest Profilerwww.nycareerzone.org

– NY State CareerZone Portfolio/ Future Goals and Dreams/ After School Stuff/ Community Service/ Work Experience/ Annual Review

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Sachem’s High School Career Plan

9th Grade/ 3 Sessions– Create Choices Planner Portfolio/ Bridges.com

Basic Skills Survey & Save Careers

– Choices Planner Portfolio Work Importance Locator & Save Careers

– NY State CareerZone Portfolio Create Commencement Level Portfolio Enter Work Experience/ Community Experiences/

Activities/ Clubs

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Sachem’s High School Career Plan

10th Grade/ 4 Sessions– Choices Planner

Interest Profiler & Save Careers– Choices Planner

Career Area Checklist & Save Careers– NY State CareerZone

Update Career Plan Portfolio– Hot Careers by State or STEM Careers– NY State CareerZone & Choices Planner

www.CareerVoyages.gov/hotcareers www.nycareerzone.org

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Sachem’s High School Career Plan

11th Grade/ 4 Sessions

– Choices Planner Transferable Work Content Skills Checklist & Save Careers

– Choices Planner Resume Builder/ Skills Related Resume

– Choices Planner Complete Resume Builder/ Print/ Store on School Network

– NY CareerZone & Choices Planner College Search in Post-Secondary Schools Military Search Job Search

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Sachem’s High School Career Plan

12th Grade/ 3 Sessions– Microsoft Word

College Resume Template

– Microsoft Word Complete Resume/ Print/ Store on Sachem’s Network Letters of Recommendation/ Who are your references?

– Career Research by Majors & Job Search What Can I Do With This Degree? Purdue University Website Tell Me About Your College/ Military Job Search/ Commercial Job Sites

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Sachem’s Implementation…..

1998—Certified Career Development & Occupational

Studies Trainer for NY State Education Dept. 1999—Public Relations

– Administration/ Counselors/ Teachers

2000—Pilot program 9th – 12th/ 4 sessions a year 2001—District Chairperson for Career Development

+ .5 Teacher 2002—7th & 8th grade Career Development curriculum

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Sachem’s Implementation…..

2003—Elementary Career Development – Curriculum written– Piloted in 3 buildings—volunteer teachers

2004—Elementary Career Development– Full curriculum implementation in 3 pilot

buildings2004—6th Grade Career Development

– Created and implemented 4 sessions

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Sachem’s Implementation

2005—District Chairperson for Business & Career Development 2005—Elementary Career Development Curriculum Plus 3 additional buildings = Total 6 out of 12 buildings 2006—Elementary Career Development Curriculum Remaining 6 Elementary Buildings

15,500 Sachem students engaged in Career Planning!! 2006---Six Career Pathways—

Certificates of Completion or Certificates of Excellence Included in Course Handbook

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How many Teachers???

9 -12 — 1 teacher

6 – 8 — 4 teachers

Total of 5 Career Development Teachers

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Before you start….

Gain excellent knowledge of State & National Career Development Standards

Acquire administrative support Is anyone doing career planning with students?

Counselors? Teachers? Create a pilot curriculum/ Start small & do it right! Foster the thought……

Career Planning is a Process—NOT an Event

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Where do we start?

Plan a curriculum that is continuous and….– Allows for students to revisit and revise career

plans – Shares career plan with Counselors & Teachers– Shares career plan with Parents

Give administration statistical data Career Standards Awareness Presentations

—Administration & Teachers

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Possible Additional Events….

Gatelot Elementary School Career Night—

K-5 students and parents Middle School Career Night—7th grade &

parents High School College & Career Night Sachem School-Business Alliance Career Development Website

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Possible Additional Events…

Job Shadow Day—Rotary Leadership Luncheon—Sachem’s School

Business Alliance Internships—Sachem’s Career Training

Programs Cooperative Work Experience Office Work Experience

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Recognition

Sachem’s Middle School Career Development Curriculum– 2005 National ABC Award for Exemplary Career

Exploration Program – National Consortium for State

Guidance Leadership

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CDOS & Career Plan Resources…

“CDOS & The Career Plan: It’s Everybody’s Business K-12” by Marsha Iverson & Jeanette James Download:

http://www.barrytech.org/ourpages/cdos_book.pdf?rn=7721

“Career Plan: A Roadmap to Post High School Readiness” by Marsha Iverson & Jeanette James

Download: http://www.barrytech.org/ourpages/career_plan_bklt.pdf

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The more times a student revises his career plan

+ The more people who utilize the career plan

= Students with Meaningful Career Choices for the Future

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What’s Next?

Sachem’s Customized Career Plan?

What is the post-secondary impact of the career plan for our students?