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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