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Middletown Area High School presents

Middletown Area High School presents. Stand-Alone Career Education Courses to Deliver Comprehensive Career Development. MAHS Statistics.

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Middletown Area High School presents

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  1. Middletown Area High School presents Stand-Alone Career Education Courses to Deliver Comprehensive Career Development

  2. MAHS Statistics The Middletown Area School District is located in the southern portion of Dauphin County, approximately ten miles from the city of Harrisburg, and just east of the Susquehanna River. 

  3. MAHS Statistics District Population: 18,315 Age Composition: Under 18 -24.2% Over 65-14.9% Average Family Income: $40,882 Total Students attending MAHS-719 34% free and reduced lunch

  4. Stand Alone Courses that meet Career Education and Work Standards

  5. MAHS Curriculum

  6. MAHS Schedule • 6 Day Cycle • Days 1, 2, 5 and 6 are “regular” days with 8 class periods • Days 3 and 4 are block scheduling with 1, 3, 5, and 7 meeting on day 3 and 2, 4, 6, and 8 meeting on day 4 • Days 3 and 4 have a flex period at the end of the day

  7. Stand alone courses... Futures I Required for all 9th graders Futures II Required for all 10th graders • Our objectives/goals: • Incorporate the Career Education and Work Standards into our stand alone courses within our Pathways Curriculum • Use course content with counselor assistance to meet the needs of all students

  8. Fitting Futures I into the Schedule Freshmen Class-179 • Days 2, 5 and 6 Students take Futures I • Days 1, 3 or 4 Students take Pass Key Remediation/Study Hall • Days 1, 3 or 4 Students take Futures I • Days 2, 5 or 6 Students take Pass Key Remediation/Study Hall OR

  9. Fitting Futures II into the Schedule Sophomore Class-198 • 6 Day Cycle • Days 2, 5 and 6 Students take Futures II • Day 3 or 4 Students take Drivers Education • Day 1 Students take Pass Key or Study Hall • 6 Day Cycle • Days 1 and 3 or 4 Students take Futures II • Day 2 Students take Drivers Education • Day 5 or 6 Students take Pass Key or Study Hall OR

  10. Futures I Course Content • Self-Awareness • Workplace/Foundation Skills • Thinking About Work • Pathway Exploration • Researching Careers • Planning Your Career • Making Career Decisions • Skills Employers Want • Pathway Speakers • Pathway Selection • P.R.I.D.E. • Tips For Job Success • Workplace Ethics

  11. Self-Awareness • Interest Profiler • Skills Checklist • Work Importance Locator (values) • Keys2Work Assessments • Abilities Profiler • Occupational Search • Post-Secondary School Search

  12. Pathway Exploration Resources • Choices/Bridges (Career exploration software for teens) • Exploring Careers—Glencoe/McGraw Hill • Keys2Work.com • myfuture.com • PA Career Guide • Young Person’s Guide to Getting and Keeping a Good Job • onetcenter.org & acinet.org www.pacareerstandards.com Pathway Decision Course Selection for Grade 10

  13. Activities Included in Futures I Pathway Speakers Pathway Field Trips Pathway Selection

  14. Develop, prepare, and assemble for career portfolio, a rough copy of the following (13.2.11.C): Job and Post Secondary application, Resume, Letter of Appreciation, Letter of Introduction, Request for a letter of recommendation Essential Workplace Skills (13.3.11.A.B.C.) Identify and apply effective speaking and listening skills used in a job interview (13.2.11.A) Evaluate and apply resources available in researching job opportunities (13.2.11.B) Evaluate personal work habits and determine attitudes and work habits that support career retention and advancement (13.3.11.A) Evaluate team member roles (13.3.11.B) Explain, demonstrate, and evaluate conflict resolution skills (13.3.11.C) Identify and evaluate character skills related to post secondary opportunities (Character Education/PRIDE) Analyzing the relationship between career choices and career preparation opportunities (13.1.11.F, H) Futures II Course Content

  15. Course Overview • Identifying your personality type • Connecting your personality type to a career • Investigating the career • Matching a post-secondary option to your career choice • Investigating the post-secondary option that best fits you • Searching for a job, letter of application, interview process, keeping your job • Soft skills www.bridges.com, www.collegeboard.com, career solutions software, several quick series texts

  16. The Choices Software

  17. The Choices Software www.bridges.com

  18. Do What You Are Student’s Personality Type Student’s Strengths/Weaknesses Student’s Preferred Learning Style Careers and Majors to Consider That Match Their Personality Personal Skills/Abilities Students Select a Job Description of the Job Knowledge Needed for the Job Tasks Completed on the Job The Wages of the Career Education Needed

  19. Choices Explorer Work What They Do Salary Education Interview/Video Getting Started Real Life Math, Communications, and Decision Making Applications

  20. Choices Planner Learn Students get matched to a post-secondary option Investigate Majors Programs Offered Admissions College Application Tuition/Costs Financial Aid Sports/Activities Campus Life Other Web sites used-www.collegeboard.com

  21. Career Solutions Job Ready Career Skills Business Etiquette Communication Skills The Job Search Work Habits Work Effectiveness

  22. Activities Included in Futures II Post-Secondary Panel Post-Secondary Field Trips College Fair Field Trips Guest Speakers Select Job Shadow Experience for Junior Year

  23. Character Education • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens • Reading • Activities • PRIDE Program at MAHS • Competitive Advantage from Career Solutions • South Western/Thompson Learning Quick Skills Series

  24. The Futures Courses have provided our students with the opportunity to understand how important it is for them to crystallize their chosen Pathway which leads to a focus on their education {at the high school level as well as post-secondary level} and better prepare them for a successful career. Success!

  25. Results • Students studying more, getting better grades • Better attendance • Selecting courses that meet their future needs • Students have better soft skills • Students are preparing for post-secondary options and making better choices related to post-secondary options • Students are taking advantage of dual enrollment opportunities, work experience opportunities, etc.

  26. Contact Information Ms. Lynn Miller, Business Education Teacher Middletown Area High School (717) 948-3333 lmiller@raiderweb.org Mrs. Justine Shippling, Business Education Teacher Middletown Area High School (717) 948-3333 ext. 6019 jshippling@raiderweb.org Mrs. Denise Wade, Business Education Teacher Middletown Area High School (717) 948-3333 dwade@raiderweb.org

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