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Empowering Career Success in 21 st C Classrooms

Empowering Career Success in 21 st C Classrooms. Joy Murray National Curriculum Specialist PBEA -- November, 2011. Cengage Learning. Our Businesses & Brands. Who We Are is All About YOU!. Leader in e-research and educational publishing

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Empowering Career Success in 21 st C Classrooms

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  1. Empowering Career Success in 21st C Classrooms Joy Murray National Curriculum Specialist PBEA-- November, 2011

  2. Cengage Learning • Our Businesses & Brands

  3. Who We Are is All About YOU! • Leader in e-research and educational publishing • Authoritative, award-winning reference content, as well as cutting edge technology • Our collaboration is bridging classroom and library resources to benefit students

  4. Partnership for 21st Century Skills You are in Good Company When you Partner with Us…

  5. Preparing Students for 21st Century • “Twenty first century skills are the lifeblood of a productive workforce in today's global, knowledge-based economy. As more of our economic competitors move to foster 21st century skills development within their educational systems, the United States faces a critical challenge to keep pace in preparing our students to meet the demands of global community and tomorrow’s workforce. “ --- Partnership for 21st Century Skills • Have you prepared your students for 21stC workforce?

  6. Engage, Educate, Empower! Digital experience replicates 21st C online environment Supplement Business curriculum with real-world application Hands-on curriculum practice

  7. Why Online Career Curriculum? • Students exploring career paths and preparing Educational Development Plans • CTE Teachers offering supplemental curriculum that supports 21st C online experience • Districts applying for Perkins Grant money to develop the academic, vocational, and technical skills of secondary and post-secondary students who elect to enroll in vocational technical education programs • Vocational Programs developing curriculum • Adult Continuing Education Programs training adults for successful employment • District Human Resource & Professional Development programs to support outplacement, career and professional development skills • Complements curriculum and services schools offer by extending reach further into student and residential community • Guidance Counselors advising students on post secondary plans

  8. Career Transitions Guides Students • Transition from high school to post secondary endeavors • Tools guide both college-bound students and those going directly into 21st C workforce • Discover Interests • Explore Careers • Create Resume • Introduce Skills

  9. Discover Interests O-NET Assessment allows students to explore and discover interests Results map to Holland Interest categories Suggests careers that require various levels of experience and education

  10. BROWSE CAREER PATHS U.S. Dept. of Education's 16 Career Clusters: Browsing through the clusters and pathways introduces users to many career pathways and over 1,100 careers. Convenient sorting and filtering: Results are filtered to spotlight pathways, green and new & emerging careers. Users can filter by salary, growth and # employed. Comprehensive career info: Results profiles include tasks, tools, technologies, videos, career ladders, salary, growth, and job and education searches.

  11. Career Clusters

  12. Explore Careers • Career Paths and Industries • Career Overviews • “Day in the Life” • Education requirements • Industry growth potential

  13. Career Blog

  14. Prepare Your Resume • Easy-to-use Resume Wizard • Spellchecker • Tips and Examples • Cover Letters

  15. Engage, Educate, Empower! • 21st century Classrooms • Digital homework opportunities • Assign assessment to discover interests • Report three career paths based on interests • Create resume to find seasonal job or job of their dreams!

  16. New Edition! Investigating Your Career, 3e • Intro to Career Readiness • Career Cluster Coverage • Academic Connections • 21st Century Skills • Financial Literacy

  17. What’s New Investigating Your Career, 3e • Lesson Format • New/Green Industries • Social Networking • Personal Finance • Blog Activities - Capstone • Alternative Ways of Working

  18. New Edition! Working, 5e • Concise Format • Student Abilities to Careers • Career Clusters • Financial Literacy • Academic Connections • Communication Skills

  19. What’s New Working, 5e • Transferable Skills • Social Networking • Internet Etiquette • Green Jobs • Global Economy Impact • Interpersonal Communication • Technology Innovations feature • Personal Finance • Being a Responsible Consumer

  20. Helping You Teach • Adobe PDF Online eBook • Text/Adobe PDF Online eBook • Wrap Teacher Edition • ExamView • Instructor Resource CD • Community Web sites ‭ ― www.cengage.com/school/iyc www.cengage.com/school/working

  21. Online Access to . . .

  22. Career Readiness in 21st Century Classrooms • CengageLearning has it all! • Investigating Your Career, 3rd Edition • Working, 5th Edition • Career Transitions • New & Improved! • 21st C Skills • Career Clusters • New & Emerging Careers

  23. Thank You for Joining Us! CengageLearning • Our Businesses

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