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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 RaplaVesiroosiGümnaasium Marike UusjärvRapla, 20.04.2010 .
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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.
GOALS • Sample materials • Equalize and enrich the specialists` basic knowledge and level of skills • Monitoring of career services • Pathfinder • Raising awareness in the society
TERMS • Career • Career planning • Career studies • Career education, career studies • Career coordinator • Careercounselling, career counsellor • Career information
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.
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
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
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
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).
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
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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
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
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
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
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 )
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)
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.
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
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
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
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
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