Career Education for 11th Grade

Wendy-Lee Magnarelli-SweetITC 525

Meeting the PA State Standards

for Career, Education and Work

Table of Contents• PDE Standards• Name the Domains• 11th Grade Goals• Career Awareness• Career Acquisition• Career Retention and Advancement• Entrepreneurship• Methods of Implementation• Educational Crossover• Review

11th Grade PDE StandardsThe PDE sets forth standards for districts to meet in regards to

Career Education

Districts determine how they will meet these standards

Sometimes standards are integrated as part of the regular curriculum

Sometimes School Counselors are used to present the materials and information

If the standards are not integrated as part of the regular curriculum, they may be offered as a separate course that is

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Name the DomainsThere are FOUR Primary Domains to

Career Education

• CAREER AWARENESS

• CAREER ACQUISITION

• CAREER RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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11th Grade Goals

• By 11th Grade in each domain students must meet certain standards

Students must:

• Relate interests, abilities and aptitudes to specific careers and analyze whether they have the skill set for the career of interest.

• Understand how global changes affect career options

Schools must:

Schools must provide opportunities for students to explore career options

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11th Grade CAREER AWARENESSDomain 13.1

Careers should relate to skills, abilities and interests

What are my options?

Student must know their career options and be able

to justify the choice they wish to pursue

Students must learn how changes in the workplace translate into new jobs

The school is a resource for career preparation and students must learn what the school can do to prepare them for work

Students need to know what to do to prepare for their career

Create plan of education

Create an individualized career plan and portfolio

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11th Grade CAREER ACQUISITION Domain 13.2

• Learn and apply interview skills

• Learn and apply job-hunting skills• Build and apply a portfolio including:

– application – letter of appreciation– cover letter – recommendation request– college application– resume

• Learn and apply job-hunting skills• Learn and apply successful career skills (time management, initiative,

laws, technology) (PDE, 2009)

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11th Grade CAREER RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT Domain 13.3

• What do I do that helps me get and keep a job?

• How can I learn from and listen to others on the job?

• How can I budget my money and my time effectively?

• How can continued learning help me in my career?

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11th Grade CAREER ACQUISITION Domain 13.2

• Learn and apply interview skills

• Learn and apply job-hunting skills• Build and apply a portfolio including:

– application – letter of appreciation– cover letter – recommendation request– college application– resume

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11th Grade CAREER ACQUISITION Continued Domain 13.2

• Learn and apply interview skills

• Learn and apply job-hunting skills• Build and apply a portfolio including:

– application – letter of appreciation– cover letter – recommendation request– college application– resume

• Learn and apply job-hunting skills• Learn and apply successful career skills (time management, initiative,

laws, technology) (PDE, 2009)

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11th Grade ENTREPRENEURSHIP Domain 13.4

• Understand how entrepreneurship relates to career and character

Students can study the basic elements of entrepreneurship

• Develop a business plan

The community can be incorporated

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11th Grade

Methods of Implementation

• Career Day

• Portfolio

• Community Service

• Co-ops & Internships & Job Shadowing & Apprenticeship

• Graduation projects

• Part-time work

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Educational Crossovers

• PA Higher assistance agency (PHEAA, 2009) suggests educationplanner.org

• Fulfilling standards can help meet standards in other domains (pacareerstandards, 2009):– English classes-essays about exploration, career

options, journaling– Computer- assessments, searches, portfolio– Social Studies/History- culture and the workforce– Community Service- volunteer in interest fields– Family & Consumer Science-budgeting

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Review

• How many domains are there?

1

3

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GREAT JOB!!! NEXTHome

Not quite right, you need to try again

Try again

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Name the DomainsThere are FOUR Primary Domains to Career

Education

• CAREER AWARENESS

• CAREER ACQUISITION

• CAREER RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRY AGAIN

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Thank you for learning today.To learn more about career

education, please visit the PDE’s website.

• When everyone works together, we can help everyone to work.

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