Virginia Career VIEW New to VIEW
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Virginia Career VIEW New to VIEW
www.vacareerview.org
Virginia TechCollege of Liberal Arts and Human SciencesSchool of Education Office of Education, Research, and Outreach404 Wallace HallBlacksburg, VA 24061
EXPLORE…EDUCATE…ENGAGE…WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Virginia Career VIEW’s K-8 Career Exploration System Virginia Career VIEW
•Includes resources, workshops, outreach, and activities for students in grades K-8. •Meets academic standards of learning & ASCA national standards for school counseling.
•Free to everyone – Really –no login needed•Continuously updated
Purpose of this tutorial:
•Overview of the VIEW web site
•Explore how it can be used with
-Students
-Parents
-Counselor Resources
-Educators
Virginia Career VIEW’s Mission
For over 34 years Virginia Career VIEW’s mission has been to inform, encourage, and support the education and career development of the people of Virginia.
VIEW’s History• Began at VT’s Counselor Education
Department with professor Dr. Carl McDaniels to create a way for Virginian’s (H.S. & adults) to learn about different jobs and their educational requirements.
V- VITAL
I- Information
E-Education
W-Work
Virginia Career VIEW: Funding
• Funding
• Virginia Tech
• School of Education
• Office of Educational Research & Outreach
VIEW 3 Main Components
Workshops &
Webinars Website Outreach
VA Career VIEW Annual Workshops• FREE workshops and
webinars throughout Virginia
• 4 sessions offered
• Provides 5 CEU points under Professional Conference
• Training on new products and state initiatives
• Hands on Training in computer labs
2013-2014 Outreach
504 13% 2129
Students55%
2546%
102 3%
900Counselors23%
□Since 2010, VIEW’s outreach has increased by 38%.□This year, VIEW’s outreach to professionals increased by 48% compared to 2012-2013.
2013-2014 Outreach Examples
• Parents
• Ways to Explore Careers with Students
• Academic & Career Plan
• Professionals
• Inservice Training
• Teachers/ Districts
• Students
• Career Day
• Career Exploration Class Guests
• Counselor Ed. Classes
• Conferences
• VA Counselors Assoc
• VA School Counselor Assoc
• VA Career Development Association
• Virginia Children’s Engineering Conference
Website Hits: 2013-2014
125,088,057
344,396
2,941
1,071,132
• Total Hits
• Avg. Hits per day
• Avg. Users per day• Total Visiting
Users
VIEW’s website hits have increased by 37% since last year.
Top 10 Virginia Schools Using VIEW 2013-2014 statistics (in
random order)
•Botetourt County
•Midlothian
• Spotsylvania
•Ashburn
•Newport News
• Fairfax County
• Roanoke County
• Faquier County
• Chesapeake
• Appomattox
Website Most popular areas• K-5
• Kid’s Search
• Career Town
• Student Page
• 6-8
• Student Page
• Who R U Career Assessment
• School Search
• Career Search
What makes VIEW work?• Linking all activities to
Academic Standards
• Increases teacher participation
• Gives value to career exploration activities
• Encourages parents to use VIEW with students
• Linking activities to Counseling Standards
• Provides a structure for counselors
• Framework to create programs
• Toolkits
• Guides and Grids
Computer Searches & Games
• Career Town
• Kids Search
• Who R U?
• Career Search
• School Search
Print Materials• Take homes for
parents
• Encourages classroom activities
• Easy to distribute
• Extra activities
• Grades K-5
• Grades 6-8
Contests, Experiences, & More
• Age appropriate
• Hands on Exploration
• State & National Contests
Monthly Features- What’s New
• September Activities
• Focus on State Resources
• Student Apps
Get Parents in on the Fun
• Parent Section
•Brochures
• Fact Sheets
• Fun Sheets
•Book Lists
Keep Professionals informed
• Free Workshops & Webinars
• Earn CEU credits from Virginia Tech• Custom Outreach
• Hands on Workshops
• District Wide Training
Let’s visit the website:
www.vacareerview.org
Major Focus Areas
• Grades K-5
• Grades 6-8
• Parents
• Professionals
Keeping it all together• Make a folder
Folder creationWho can use a folder?
• 1. Click “My Folder”
• 2. Please login or view help.
• 3. Please Log In or Register:
• 4. Enter your email address and password.
How to make a folder
Anyone 13 or older Parents Professionals Keep all links in one
place