An Academically-Based Career and Life Skills Curriculum Meets 95% of The George Washington University’s Freshman Transition Standards (see the correlations provided)
Award-Winning n Promising Intervention - U. S. Dept. of Education n Best Practices - U. S. Dept. of Labor n Breaking Traditions - Vocational Equity in Education Council www. What. Works. Career. Choice s. com
Proven n n Used in more than 4, 300 schools Increases reading, writing, and math scores Decreases dropout rates Reduces lateral movement between career pathways www. What. Works. Career. Choice s. com
Why has this curriculum received so much acclaim over the past 20 years?
The development of a personalized 10 -year plan. Turn to Career Choices, pages 279 - 280
ONLINE ADVISORY TOOL www. My 10 year. Plan. com Each student creates a 10 -year career-inclusive education plan that is available online for academic coaching, advisory meetings, and annual updating.
Incorporate a Freshman Transition Initiative into your school that. . . Begins with a semester or year-long Freshman Transition course in the 8 th or 9 th grade that culminates with every student having a 10 -year plan Continues each year with the updating of students’ 10 -year plans in the academic classroom throughout high school Plus All teachers use the online 10 -year plan in academic coaching and advisory settings
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A 10 -year plan provides the VISION that helps students: • Stay in high school, graduate, and then. . . • Enter and complete post-secondary education and/or training, then. . . • Make timely and successful transitions into an economically self-sufficient adulthood
nnual updating of students’ 10 -yea r plans Preparing all students for Economic their Self-Sufficiency Decade of Transition with a career-inclusive 10 -year plan Workforce entry at a level that matches or exceeds students’ educational preparation. Post-secondary matriculation Every student completes post-secondary education or training with the skills or degree that matches their lifestyle and career expectations. High school: 10 th - 12 th grades Each student’s academic preparation and achievement matches their personal career goals. 8 th or 9 th grade Completion of a Freshman Transition Course based on The George Washington University’s Freshman Transition Standards.
How do you get the average 14 year-old to write a meaningful 10 year plan?
A comprehensive th or guidance course in the 8 9 th grade that meets the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes
Career Choices meets the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes
Why Career Choices? n n n Academically-based Integrates technology Flexible enough for classroom, small group, or one-on-one situations Student-friendly Allows for individual creativity and customization Speaks to ALL students!
Different by Design • Self-discovery surveys and inventories • Worksheets and journal entries • Activities that foster contemplation and investigation • Case studies and group projects
Sequential Curriculum Students learn a decision-making process for the most important decisions of their lives: • • • Who am I? What do I want? How do I get it?
Who Am I? Chapter one - Envisioning Your Future Chapter two - Your Personal Profile What Do I Want? Chapter three - Lifestyles of the Satisfied and Happy Chapter four - What Cost This Lifestyle? Chapter five - Your Ideal Career Chapter six - Career Research Chapter seven - Decision Making How Do I Get It? Chapter eight - Setting Goals and Solving Problems Chapter nine - Avoiding Detours and Roadblocks Chapter ten - Attitude Is Everything Chapter eleven - Getting Experience Chapter twelve - Where Do You Go from Here?
How Career Choices & the Workbook and Portfolio are used together A Guide for Teens and Young Adults: Who Am I? What Do I Want? How Do I Get It?
The Career Portfolio Notebook Consumable Workbook Career Choices - Page Number Logo Portfolio Notebook Logo Workbook and Portfolio, pp. 125 -126 Instructor’s Guide, pp. 4/13 -4/14
Great Life Lesson! Valuable resource for: Ø Ø Ø Job Interviews College Interviews Scholarship Interviews & More Each student needs: ü ü ü One three-ring binder with at least a three-inch spine One packet tabbed notebook dividers Specific completed activities from their Workbook and Portfolio
English/Language Arts Anthology Aligned with the English/Language Arts Standards of many states Instructor’s Guide – pp. 6/55 -6/61
Advantages of Integrated, Thematic -Driven Curriculum Learners: n n See connections and relationships between disciplines – more like the real world. Are motivated and engaged by thematic/relevant topics. Learn to synthesize information rather than memorize facts. Gain an increased perception of the real world that makes the transition to work
Real-World Math Optional academic enhancement that corresponds with Career Choices Chapter Four: What Cost this Lifestyle?
100 -page math problem: Calculate the budget of how you want to live when you are 29 years old. This activity will have the greatest impact on a student’s attitude about preparing for the future.
www. Lifestyle. Math. com Text Online Correction Tool take math into the 21 st century
Online Correction Key www. Lifestyle. Math. com ➡ Finally, math problems can be relevant to each person’s situation. ➡ Students can correct their personalized computations online – at home or at school. ➡ Once students work through Lifestyle Math they will never again ask, “When will we ever need to use this? ”
Different by Design Optional Internet Enhancement Quality online activities already integrated into daily lesson plans. Index of All Lessons -- Turn to Instructor’s Guide, pp. 7/11 - 7/14
Instructor’s and Counselor’s Guide Comprehensive and easy to use! Everything you need to be successful in the classroom!
Instructor’s Guide Highlights n n n n n Comprehensive Lesson Plans – Section Five Page by page Lesson Plans – Section Four Special Populations – pp. 3/20 -3/25 Interdisciplinary Combinations – pp. 3/8 -3/13 Vocabulary – p. 6/49 Possibilities/Career Choices X-Reference – p. 2/10 Pre/Post Testing – p. 6/12 Grading and Assessment – p. 6/8 Index of all Career. Choices. com enhancements – pp. 7/11 -7/14 Parent/Student Workshops – Section Ten
If you want personalized help developing your program, contact our Curriculum Support department. Tanja Easson (800) 967. 8016 V. P. of Curriculum Support support@academicinnovation 15 years’ experience working with s. com schools
Curriculum Support v v v Electronic newsletter Strategies for creating buy-in at your site Linking with other schools using the curriculum Customized lesson planning Information on Professional Development opportunities Funding ideas Working with special populations Phone consultations with author Mindy Bingham State Standards correlations “Users Only” resources Additional resources and recommendations
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