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Empowering Career Success in 21 st C Classrooms

Empowering Career Success in 21 st C Classrooms. Cengage Learning. Our Businesses & Brands. Who We Are is All About YOU!. Our collaboration is bridging classroom and library resources to benefit students. Partnership for 21st Century Skills. The Company We Keep… .

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Empowering Career Success in 21 st C Classrooms

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  1. Empowering Career Success in 21st C Classrooms

  2. Cengage Learning • Our Businesses & Brands

  3. Who We Are is All About YOU! • Our collaboration is bridging classroom and library resources to benefit students

  4. Partnership for 21st Century Skills The Company We Keep…

  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. “ --- from Partnership for 21st Century Skills Have you prepared your students for 21stC workforce?

  6. 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

  7. Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Standard B:  Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction. Standard C:  Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work. Guidance & Counseling Programs Benefit • Supports competencies from the ASCA National Standards for School Counseling Programs. • Helps counselors debunk the idea that everyone is expected to go to college - negating the “one size fits all approach” • MS/HS students exploring career interests in Educational Development Plan s(EDP) • Students’ transition to postsecondary education endeavors and 21st Century careers.

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

  9. 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

  10. Career Transitions Helps Prepare Students • A complete, guided, self-paced application that walks students through online process • Clear, concise information in simple-to- navigate portals • Assists all backgrounds and technology levels • Customize to curriculum, classroom and student needs • Guided Tutorials

  11. 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

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

  13. Prepare Your Resume • Easy-to-use Resume Wizard • Spellchecker • Tips and Examples • Cover Letters Resume Dashboard keeps process organized and visible

  14. BuildSkills • Build virtual library • Research industries • Read business journals • Target careers • Develop soft skills

  15. Connect to Your Classroom • Supplement curriculum • Link to More • Homework • Videos • Class Links • Community Resources

  16. Engage, Educate, Empower! • 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!

  17. TERC Stands For? Testing & Education Reference Center • Powered by Peterson’s • Helps prepare students for future • Practice Tests • Test Prep • Certifications • Family College Planning • Career Planning

  18. Test Prep for Every Future

  19. Certifications

  20. Online Test Prep Books

  21. College Planning

  22. Career School Search

  23. Career Assessment

  24. Career Search

  25. Supports both College & Career Path • Test Prep & Practice Tests • Career Certifications • Money Saver • Career Assessment

  26. Empowering Students, Schools & Communities

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