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CAREER EDUCATION at school based on the experience of Rapla Vesiroosi Gümnaasium M arike Uusjärv Rapla, 20.04.2010

CAREER EDUCATION at school based on the experience of Rapla Vesiroosi Gümnaasium M arike Uusjärv Rapla, 20.04.2010. . Waterlily white flower always on surface roots deep in fertile soil creates clean blooms even in dirty water rare symbol of virgin beauty graceful and flexible

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CAREER EDUCATION at school based on the experience of Rapla Vesiroosi Gümnaasium M arike Uusjärv Rapla, 20.04.2010

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  1. CAREER EDUCATION at school based on the experience of RaplaVesiroosiGümnaasium Marike UusjärvRapla, 20.04.2010 .

  2. Waterlily white flower always on surface roots deep in fertile soil creates clean blooms even in dirty water rare symbol of virgin beauty graceful and flexible facing and surviving winds and waves everlasting

  3. ProjectDevelopment of career service system in the Republic of Estonia • 2005-2008 as a pilot school • 2009-2011 as a partner school • 2010-2011 in the mentorship programme • improve the quality of the career service, enhancing the participation of the society in the lifelong learning.

  4. GOALS • Sample materials • Equalize and enrich the specialists` basic knowledge and level of skills • Monitoring of career services • Pathfinder • Raising awareness in the society

  5. TERMS • Career • Career planning • Career studies • Career education, career studies • Career coordinator • Careercounselling, career counsellor • Career information

  6. The GOALSare established in the school`s curriculum • The graduate from RVG knows their abilities and interests, has obtained adequate self-evaluation ability and can make further choices proceeding from this.

  7. The GOAL of CAREER STUDIES at RVG • The students are aware of themselves; • The students have knowledge about the labour world, professions and study opportunities: • The students have attitudes and management skills that promote the entrance into the present labour world, making career decisions and self-fulfillment; • The development of the school as an organisation and common and shared understandings and attitudes in achieving goals directed to students

  8. ACTION PLAN and the TEAM 1 • First invitation on 26 October 2006 – 18 people appeared • Mapping • events at school and in the surrounding • traditions • hobby groups, clubs • Topics shared by the subjects in the timetable (2002 curriculum, 2004 at RVG) • Analysis of the school curriculum • Analysis of the subjects and education contents (primary students) • Supporting systems, study help

  9. COMPILE of the ACTION PLAN 2 • Conversations with students and teachers • Questionnaire about elective subjects in the timetable(wishes, preferences, base of the choices) • Questioning of the final year students • Analysis of the education path continuation (9th and 12th formers) • Correcting/editing of curriculum and timetable selection, complementary activities • Career planning action plan was compiled, collaborative work group existed

  10. Harjutus EXERCISE

  11. STUDENTS are AWARE of THEMSELVES (1) • Studying, testing, subject tests, adequate assessment and feedback • Tests in the profession selection process, meetings with career counsellor (they used to take place for 12th formers, in recent years for 10 and 11th formers. • Pathfinder`s subjects in forms 9 and even 8 • Development talks • Study maps and development maps in primary classes • Questionnaires of adaptation and satisfaction (forms 5 and 10).

  12. STUDENTS are AWARE of themselves (2) • Psychology lessons in form 10 and for all students • Economy studies, business plans and appropriate defence activities (forms 10-11) • Elective subjects • Elective subject of career studies (form 11), 20 hrs in form 9 (2009/2010) • Extracurricular activities for groups • Activities in students` government • Participation in subject contests, mnemo games, quizzes

  13. Kaader Kaader

  14. Vesiroosivisioon

  15. Tabula Rasa

  16. STUDENTS have KNOWLEDGE of labour world, professions and study opportunities (1) • Career studies as an elective subject in forms 9, 11 • Career day (forms 10-11) • Visits to the companies • Work shadow day (form 11) • Study trips, excursions • Choice of professions: conference, meetings with former graduates, movement “back to school” • Week with free, optional activities, project days • Days of professions, students fair. Students cafes

  17. STUDENTS have KNOWLEDGE of labour world, professions and study opportunities (2) • Project “ conscious choice” (forms 10-12) • Studies abroad (YFU, Hakes, Dream foundation etc) (forms 9-12) • Getting to know vocational schools, technical schools and high schools (universities etc) • Visiting Raplamaa information and counselling centre (RINK), information days • Participation in “ Road Sign” (forms 9, 11, 12) • Lessons of “Pathfinder” • Study films “Test help” forms 11, 12

  18. projektipäev

  19. Students have ATTITUDES, management skills that help to enter the present labour world, making career decisions and self-fulfillment • Everyday subject teaching and common activities for classes • Economics studies and business plans • Debating • School paper “Vesistaja” • Culture trips • Elective subjects, groups, students` contests • Week of free/optional activities, project days • Students` events, students government, students organisation

  20. DEVELOPMENT of school as an organisation and common understandings and attitudes, achieving goals directed to students • Common topics in the timetable : finding out and proceeding (in curriculum of 2004 ) • Being a pilot school, partner school 2005 - • Creations of work groups and common discussions, evolving different interest parties, dissemination(sharing information) • Mapping of the finished actions and analysis in 2006 • Equalization of terms and understanding • Giving/getting feedback from students, analysis 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010

  21. DEVELOPMENT of school as an organisation and common under-standings and attitudes, achieving goals directed to students (2) • Career information, presented in the library/resource centre • Website has career information and links • Integration between subjects and school levels in everyday school studies, also in other activites • 2007/2008 study material is available at school + teacher`s book for teaching career studies (from SA Innove )

  22. DEVELOPMENT of school as an organisation and common under-standings and attitudes, achieving goals directed to students (3) • Increasing cooperation between class teachers • Analysis of studies – constantly • The organisation is cooperative and studying • Conferences of teachers: effective methods • Increased cooperation with companies • Development of study directions (2008-2010)

  23. CAREER STUDIES – as an elective subject • 2007/2008 in form 11 as the most popular subject (33 students) • 2009/2010 in form 11 ( 14 T) 35 hrs and in form 9 a 20 hrs and 9b 20 hrs.

  24. The ROLE of the career coordinator • Be the leader (invites together) • Creator of the system (into whole) • Coordinator of the actions (together with RINK, SA Innove and RAEK) • Teacher of the elective subject (11 ab and 9a and 9b) • Making conclusions (research, mapping, events etc) • Collector of feedback (about subjects, selective subjects) • Informator, mediator, announcer (info in “100 directions”) • Distributor of the information materials

  25. The ROLE of the class teacher • To be a mediator of information, leader, coordinator for class students • Prepares development talks and leads ( a child, parent, teacher) • Creator of attitudes through good code activities, agreed values and personal role model • Organisator and coordinator of study trips, excursions, class events • Mediator of visiting lecturers, performers • Raising interest and holding it • Collector of the information after graduation • Counsellor and supporter of a parent

  26. QUALITY in career education 1 • Students: • know and are able to search, find and ask information • are able to make choices after graduation • are aware of their abilities, skills and suitability • know the choice opportunities, expectations of schools (knowledge of education tree) • have information about work world, professions, they are interested in labour world • are able to concentrate on essential in studies, able to choose direction, perceive connections between today`s and future worlds

  27. Quality in career education (2) • Graduates: • are joyful and positive • feedback from graduates, about satisfaction (if they have found their place) • percentage of further studies (immediately after graduation and 3 years later) • bringing their children into their school • Parents: • are aware of the school activities and work together

  28. Quality in career education (3) • Organisation • has a career specialist(s) • students know where to ask, where to find, who to consult, where to look for career information • opportunity to choose alessonofelective career studiesas a subjectinthetimetable • career studies: action plan • teachers and community work together in the career promotion • teachers are informed

  29. Thank you!Tänan!

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