CAREER CHOICES Getting Started Curriculum Instruction Support

CAREER CHOICES “Getting Started” Curriculum & Instruction Support Director Georgette Phillips georgette@academicinnovations. com Vice President of Curriculum Support & Operations Tanja Easson tanja@academicinnovations. com

STEP ONE: UNDERSTAND- Understand that to achieve the desired results, your Career Choices coursework should Be comprehensive, with class discussion and active learning as the key delivery methods http: //www. careerchoices. com/lounge/active/ - Review Section 4 of the Instructor’s Guide on a daily basis ACTIVE LEARNING VS PASSIVE LISTENING Socratic Method of instruction VS Didactic Delivery Higher Order Thinking (analysis, synthesis, VS Read and Recall and evaluation) Critical, Creative, and Strategic Thinking VS Memorization An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Culture VS Subject-Centered Isolation

Con’t: STEP ONE - Remember to achieve the desired results, your Career Choices coursework should Be sequential, running from beginning to end chapters 1 -12 Devote at least 60 hours to the lessons from Career Choices Culminate with completion of a written, comprehensive 10 year plan (Chapter 12) Be taught by an instructor who is wellprepared and enthusiastic about the course.

STEP TWO- Prepare to Teach Career Choices Teachers- Participate in an Implementation Workshop Lead Teachers - Participate in a Career Choices Lead Teacher Institute Join the Teachers’ Lounge and view the training videos www. careerchoices. com/lounge Choose a pacing guide Read through Section Four of the Instructor’s Guide Refer to the online Instructor’s Guide

Step TWO Continued: Prepare to teach Visit www. careerchoices. com and determine how/when you can incorporate this optional enhancement into your class. Meet with team to go lesson by lesson, brainstorm and finalize your strategies for delivery. Build a support system for daily and weekly evaluation, sharing what worked, what things you may try, and what challenges you encountered. Review the pre and post survey (Section 14/9 -14 new IG and 6/12 -16 in the Instructors Guide) www. academicinnovations. com/prepostsurvey. index. html

Step TWO Continued: Prepare to teach Find out who is your SSE and the keeper of the usernames and passwords Schedule Computer Lab Be sure to give the PRESURVEY the first day BEFORE you pass out the books. Make copies of the survey if needed. Visit www. my 10 yearplan. com and watch the overview videos. Do a side-by-side walkthrough of the site and Workbook/Portfolio as if you were a student experiencing this important tool. The lessons for this process are highlighted in yellow on your lesson plan spreadsheet.

Step TWO Continued: Prepare to teach Tools to use to prepare Pacing Guide -Lesson Plans - Syllabus www. academicinnovations. com Standards Correlations www. careerchoices. com/cupboard_list. html/ Download Pacing Guide Section 4 - Instructor’s Guide

STEP THREE- The Online Teachers Lounge http: //www. careerchoices. com/lounge/cupboard_list. html Online Training Videos Quick Start Resources & Study Guide Online Community Resource Cupboard

STEP FOUR: Professional Development Online Training Videos- Self-Study Quick Start Guide http: www. careerchoices. com/lounge/mod_vieworder 2. html View Why It Works http: //www. academicinnovations. com/whyitworks/index. h tml Instructor’s Guide - Section 1/16 Quick Start Checklist Workshops & Trainings ~ local, national, custom, hosted, www. aiworkshops. com Earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) and Professional Development Credits www. careerchoices. com/lounge/modules. html

Once your class starts EVERY DAY- Review your Pacing Guide spreadsheet and turn to the corresponding lesson in Section Four of your IG and review the recommendations for that activity. Socratic rather than Didactic-See yourself as a leader, mentor, coach, and cheerleader, helping students develop and explore their own vision of a productive future. Assign the Pre-Survey the 1 st days of class Assign homework from their Workbook/Portfolio each day so students come to class prepared for discussion and group activities.

Weekly Meet with your team of Career Choices Instructors to discuss and brainstorm activities and challenges. Occasionally invite your principal and district leaders to attend. Visit the Teacher’s Lounge reviewing corresponding online training modules, stories or other successful schools, and the contents of the Resource Cupboard Log into Career Choices Online Professional Learning Community www. careerchoices. com/lounge/plc_home where you can get tips from other teachers, share your ideas and get ask questions.

Research why it works & Find out if it’s working for you! Proven Programs http: //www. whatworkscareerchoices. com/best practices. html Awards and evaluations http: //www. whatworkscareerchoices. com/awar ds. html Career Choices Medal Programhttp: //www. careerchoices. com/lounge/medal 1. html

Use Your TOOLS Internet Enhancements Tanja Easson www. careerchoices. com/lounge www. careerchoices. com www. lifestylemath. com WWW. MY 10 YEARPLAN. COM Essentials & Interactive

What’s the future of online learning? 2000 45, 000 K-12 students took an online course. 2009 3+ million K-12 students took an online course. 2019 50% of high school courses will be delivered online. Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, and Curtis W. Johnson, Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns Sam S. Adkins, “The US Pre. K-12 Market for Self-paced e. Learning Products and Services: 2010 -2015 Forecast and Analysis, ” Ambient Insight, January 2011 http: //www. edutopia. org/poll-online-virtual-learning-future

Why is “blending” learning becoming imperative? “. . . in an age when information and communications technology skills are so critical, and so much collaboration, resource sharing, content development, and learning are done digitally, asynchronously, and at a distance, it is unlikely that student learning will be based solely on print textbooks and face to face classes conducted in 50 -minute increments. ” North American Council for Online Learning, Promising Practices in Online Learning, Blending Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education

Benefits of Blended Learning ✓ 21 st century skills development ✓ Enriched experience for the student ✓ Enhanced personalization of learning ✓ Increased communication and support Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice, 2010

What is Blended Learning? also known as Hybrid Learning • No single definition • No set ratio of online to face-to-face interaction • Broad range of practices

Blended Learning also known as Hybrid Learning Any time a student learns, at least in part, at a brick-and-mortar facility and through online delivery with student control over time, place, or pace. Heather Staker, “The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning: Profiles of Emerging Models, ” Innosight Institute, May 2011

Blended Learning also known as Hybrid Learning i. NACOL defines blended learning as: ✓Blended learning combines two delivery modes of instruction, online and face-to-face; the communication in both modes is enhanced by a learning management system ✓The role of the teacher is critical, as blended learning requires a transformation of instruction as the teacher becomes a learning facilitator; instruction involves increased interaction between student-and-instructor, student-to-content and student-to-student Matthew Wicks, A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, International Association on K -12 Online Learning (i. NACOL), 2010

Why is “blending” learning becoming imperative?

Four out of ten students leave high school with what they need to function well in society. Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education, May 24, 2011, How Blended Learning Can Help Turn Around Struggling Schools, http: //media. all 4 ed. org/briefing-may-24

Career. Choices. com ✓The Teachers’ Lounge

Career. Choices. com Not a user-specific site. ✓Career ✓Job research tools interview tips ✓College information ✓Resume ✓Loan writing calculation ✓Factoring ✓Job in debt growth ✓Labor market statistics

The Teachers’ Lounge User-specific site

New and Improved Both a Print & an Online Version ✓ Each copy of the Instructor’s Guide that’s ordered as part of an adoption of Career Choices materials includes a code for two years of individual instructor access to the online version.

Lifestyle. Math. com Not a user-specific site. 1. Complete the activity in the Lifestyle Math workbook first. 2. Log on. 3. Enter your calculations. 4. Get instant feedback on accuracy of your work. 5. Get a chance to rework your calculations. 6. Print your work for credit.

® My 10 year. Plan. com User-specific site.

Pre-/Post-Survey ✓Set as an option when you create student accounts ✓Pre-survey is required when student first logs in ✓Post-survey becomes available after a date that you select and set

Online survey or paper survey?

Reports

® My 10 year. Plan. com Essentials or Interactive?

A blended-learning opportunity for the Career Choices student that will guide them to a deeper level of critical thinking about their future.

Chapter 12

Printable Portfolio Report

Dain Blanton introduces each Career Choices chapter to students through short video clips.

Social Network Join us on Facebook https: //www. facebook. com/10 yearplan Follow us on Twitter http: //twitter. com/tenyearplan

Course Final At least two weeks before the end of your class, assign the completion of Chapter 12 and the 10 -year plan as a take home final. Reserve a computer lab for 2 or 3 periods (3 - 4. 5 hours total) so students can enter the data from their Workbook/Portfolio into www. my 10 yearplan. com Assign the Post Survey after students complete their 10 yearplan. Compare students’ pre and post survey responses. Students can compare them and write their findings and how they would grade their learning.

Throughout the Course For personalized support contact Georgette Phillips 760 -961 -7812 or georgette@academicinnovations. com Bi-weekly TIPS Email (Teaching Insights, Practices and Solutions) Monthly TECH TIPS Monthly Newsletter Monthly webinar training - September “Your Career Choices Online Tools”

End of Course Share your experience with Academic Innovations by completing an online teacher survey at www. academicinnovations. com/gettingstarted We take these surveys seriously and it helps us upgrade the services we offer you. CELEBRATE a job well done both with your students and with your colleagues. See pages 15/18 - new IG 4/168 and 4/169 of the Instructor’s Guide for ideas.

Implementation Survey • http: //www. academicinnovations. com/gettingstarted/ • Complete by October 15, 2013 for a chance to win a Career Choices Survival Kit!

Questions Contact us at: georgette@academicinnovations. com tanja@academicinnovations. com 800 -967 -8016