BRIDGING MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND COUNSELING AS PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL ACP

LISA KOENECKERIVER BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOLSTOUGHTON

STAND IF YOU Do an activity about their career family

tree Had a parent in education Work in a Rural Setting Are the only career staffer in your

building Are just starting your program

AHHH, MIDDLE SCHOOL Ahhh, Middle School (Tom, MS) Ahhh, Middle School (Chris Farley, van)

River Bluff Middle School Family involvement & how do we do it? Registration Book me

16 CAREER CLUSTERS & PATHWAYS Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Architecture and Construction Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Business, Management and Administration Education and Training Finance Government and Public Administration Health Science Hospitality and Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Manufacturing Marketing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

TOOLS AVAILABLE What do you use WISCareers Career Pathways Workkeys Career Cruising Naviance Others

ASSESSMENTS Personal globe inventory: 70 questions,

likes/dislikes Take age-appropriate inventories and

assessments to learn about personal strengths, work values, learning styles, beliefs, and interests.

Can be given/taken every year

OCCUPATIONS What is the number one thing you think

middle school students want to know about a career?

Not trying to label them, but help them find their interests

Once I tell them how much math science are required to be an anesthesiologist, they sometimes reconsider.

EDUCATION Show my diplomas Graduation requirements for Stoughton

HS = 24 credits, explain how they’re broken down

Talk about 2 year, technical and 4 year schools

Show requirements for their choses school emphasizing world language, ACT/SAT & GPA

How volunteering and taking electives know will benefit their future.

PLANNING Interpret and can articulate their

personal strengths, work values, learning styles, beliefs, and interests identified in age-appropriate inventories then link them to selection of careers.

Identify activities and experiences that relate to the information identified in the age-appropriate inventories.

6TH GRADE Just starting this year Enrichment Activities introducing them

to their portfolios School Counselors will go into

classrooms during advisory Second Semester pilot Full-year next year

7TH GRADE Semester-long Careers Class With our current program (WISCareers)

they complete 17 different tasks, a career family tree, personal globe inventory (assessment), research a career, exposed to the clusters & pathways.

7TH GRADE Tasks 1 Setting Up My WISCareers Account 2 WISCareers Scavenger Hunt 3 Self-Awareness Inventory 4 Student Skills Inventory 5 Career Planning 1-2-3 6 Learning Styles 7 Career Cluster Inventory (PGI) 8 Work Values 9 Work Skills 10 Interest Profiler 11 WISCareers Research Project 12 Individual Learning Plan, Contact Information 13 Individual Learning Plan, Skills and Abilities 14 Individual Learning Plan, My Activities 15 Individual Learning Plan, My Accomplishments 16 Individual Learning Plan, Personal Statement 17 Individual Learning Plan, Peer Review Enrichment Tasks 1 Family Influence on Career Decision-Making (Career Family Tree) 2 Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 3 Finance

8TH GRADE Individual planning conferences with

EVERY student and an adult from home. Student-led conferences 30 minutes at school, during the school

day Translators supplied Adopt the conference to ability of the

student Highlight the transition to the high

school

HS ORIENTATION Mid-January 85% of our families attend HS Counselors explain what classes are

required Families get to meet teachers Highlight Elect classes Explain how to get involved 8th graders register end of January

ENGAGEMENT DAY 212 Degrees & All IN Over 30 new partnerships Started with 5 boys not wanting to do

anything, contacted a local Mechanic Gallup Poll Tied into 16 careers clusters Engagement Day

G.1 Develop the ability to make informed career decisions based on self-knowledge.

G.8.1.1 Demonstrate individual abilities, strengths, skills, and talents

G.8.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of work values and needs

G.8.1.3 Demonstrate positive behaviors and attitudes about the world of work

G.8.1.4 Give examples of how behaviors and attitudes affect one’s future educational achievement and career success.

CAREER CONTENT STANDARD GSTUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE SELF-KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS.

G.2 DEVELOP POSITIVE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE WORLD OF WORK

G.8.2.1 Demonstrate the ability to work in and across groups by applying teamwork skills in preparation for the world of work

G.8.2.2 Demonstrate effective communication skills, including writing, speaking, listening, and nonverbal behavior

CAREER CONTENT STANDARD HSTUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

H.8.1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of educational levels (e.g., work-based learning, certificate, two-year, four-year, and professional degrees) and performance skills needed to attain personal and career goals

H.8.1.2 Demonstrate acquisition of study skills and learning habits that promote educational achievement and work performance

H.8.1.3 Identify individual learning styles and multiple intelligences and understand how to apply them in different learning and work situations

H.8.1.4 Demonstrate the ability to use technology to retrieve and manage career information that inspires educational achievement

H.8.1.5 Develop an individual learning plan to enhance educational achievement and attain career goals

CAREER CONTENT STANDARD ISTUDENTS WILL EMPLOY CAREER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE FUTURE CAREER SUCCESS AND SATISFACTION.

I.8.1.1 Use career planning strategies and tools to develop career awareness and a career plan

I.8.1.2 Document actions taken to attain short-term and long-term educational and career goals

I.2 APPLY DECISION-MAKING SKILLS TO CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT I.8.2.1 Recognize and demonstrate the use of

various decision-making styles and their effect on career planning

I.8.2.2 Give specific examples of how education, work, and family experiences influence career decisions

I.8.2.3 Demonstrate the use of information (e.g., about oneself; local, national, and global economic trends; and educational options) to consider in career decisions

I.8.2.4 Show how beliefs, culture, work values, personal priorities, and knowledge of the broad range of career opportunities will influence career decisions

I.3 RECOGNIZE HOW PRINCIPLES OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, EQUITY, RESPECT, INCLUSIVENESS, AND FAIRNESS AFFECT CAREER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

I.8.3.1 Demonstrate openness to exploring and considering a wide range of occupations and career paths, including those that may be considered new or nontraditional for individuals based on gender, race, culture, ability, or other characteristics

I.8.3.2 Define how one’s own ethnicity, culture, gender, disability, or family traditions may affect career choices and plans

I.8.3.3 Demonstrate an acceptance of and respect for other people and their career choices

I.4 DEVELOP EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TO GAIN, MAINTAIN, ADVANCE IN, OR TRANSITION TO A NEW JOB OR CAREER

I.8.4.1 Identify skills and how they are transferable from one situation or area of interest to another

I.5 ACCESS AND USE CURRENT AND ACCURATE CAREER INFORMATION IN CAREER PLANNING

I.8.5.1 Demonstrate the ability to find and use different types of career information resources (i.e., occupational, educational, economic, and employment) to support career planning

I.8.5.2 Show how career information has contributed to one’s current plans and how it can be used in future plans

I.8.5.3 Give examples of how career clusters and pathways can be used in career planning

ASCA STUDENT STANDARDS: PROGRAM PLANNING TOOL

CAREER DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN K-2 3-5 6-8 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.

Competency A:1 Develop Career Awareness C:A1.1 develop skills to locate, evaluate, and interpret career information C:A1.2 learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations C:A1.3 develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests, and motivations C:A1.4 learn how to interact and work cooperatively in teams C:A1.5 learn to make decisions C:A1.6 learn how to set goals C:A1.7 understand the importance of planning C:A1.8 pursue and develop competency in areas of interest C:A1.9 develop hobbies and vocational interests C:A1.10 balance between work and leisure time

QUESTIONS? Lisa Koenecke River Bluff Middle School Stoughton Lisa.koenecke@stoughton.k12.wi.us 608-877-5511 Thank You