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What Does College and Career Readiness
Really Mean in 2016?
LINAL MILLER
Career Readiness SpecialistEl Segundo Unified School District
What Does College and Career Readiness
Really Mean in 2016?
Who is in the audience today?
College & Career ReadinessDefinitions
ACTIVITY1. In groups of three or four,
brainstorm phrases that define COLLEGE readiness.
2. Come to a consensus on the definition of college readiness.
3. Turn in definitions. (See handouts . )
COLLEGE READINESS
ACTIVITY1. In groups of three or four,
brainstorm phrases that define CAREER readiness.
2. Come to a consensus on the definition of career readiness.
3. Turn in definitions. (See handouts . )
CAREER READINESS
Do they blend easily?
Approximately 36 states in the U.S. have definitions of College and Career Readiness.
-College & Career Readiness & Success Cen te r a t A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e s
f o r R e s e a r c h
STATE DEFINITIONS
States with Actionable Definitions Combining College AND Career Readiness
AlabamaArizonaColoradoConnecticutDelawareGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisMarylandMassachusetts
MichiganMissouriNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyOhioOklahomaOregonTexasWest Virginia
California does not…
(SEE HANDOUTS)•EDUCATION-RELATED TRANSFERABLE SKILLS•CAREER EXPLORATION•RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS•WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS•SOFT SKILLS•PRODUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND OTHER QUALITIES
Summary of what other states’ definitions include
USEFUL COMPONENTS
• Individual Goals for Students• Backwards Mapping• Real World Experience• Educating Parents• Measuring Success
•STOP TRYING TO MAKE EVERY STUDENT FIT THE SAME MOLD
•ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUALITY IN MAKING CAREER AND COLLEGE CHOICES
Individual Goals for Students
•SELECT A FEW CAREERS OF INTERESTS AND WORK BACKWARDS TO GET THERE
•INCLUDE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELORS, AND TEACHERS IN THE PROCESS
Backwards Mapping
•ENCOURAGE
• Work experience• Internships• Volunteering with purpose
Real World Experience
•EXPLAIN THE COLLEGE PARADIGM SHIFT
•BE BOLD REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF HELICOPTER PARENTING (VIDEO)
Educating Parents
•TRACK GRADUATES
•UTILIZE RESOURCES LIKE CALPASS PLUS
Measuring Success
Samples of Relevant
Curriculum
COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS RESOURCES
Eureka.org $Naviance $$WhoDoUWant2B.com FreeCalifornia CareerZone (CDE) FreeBigFuture by the College Board FreeBlueprint for Workplace Success (SBWIB) $The Job Interview Simplified – Keeon Rudder $Foundations in Personal Finance – Ramsey
Education Solutions $$
(SE E HAN D O U T S A ND F O L L O W O NL I N E P RE SE N TAT I O N )
PERSONALITY + LEARNING STYLE + IDEAL WORK ENVIRONMENT+ VALUES+ CAREER-RELATED SKILLS=_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CAREER MATCHES!
College & Career Exploration
•EXPLORE CAREER MATCHES
•BECOME AWARE OF ENTRY LEVEL PAY AND JOB OUTLOOK
THEN, AND ONLY THEN, DO YOU CONSIDER EXPLORING COLLEGES
College & Career Exploration
IMPORTANT COLLEGE FACTORS:
• Desired major or training program offered? Impacted?
• Type of school, setting, schedule• # of students, average class size• Minimum GPA? SAT vs. ACT• Sports, Greek life, study abroad, etc.• Interesting facts
College & Career Exploration
RÉSUMÉ WRITING & INTERVIEW SKILLS
• Résumés must be perfect (See handouts and visuals)
• Learn how to dress (Website and video)
• Master the interview• Utilize community partners for mock
interviews in professional settings.• Refer to interview skills during other lessons.
PERSONAL FINANCE• Paying with . . . cash???• Saving: a foreign concept – literally!• Living on a budget – starting NOW!• Debt is a four-letter word!• Buyer beware!• How to GAIN from bar-GAIN-ing!• You can retire a millionaire!
(Door prizes here)
SOFT SKILLSGuess what!
Not everyone gets a trophy! People are different – and that’s a good thing! Failure is a chance to grow and learn from mistakes! Honesty is the best policy! On time is late – early is on time! It doesn’t matter how high your GPA is if you don’t have
people skills! Humility and gratitude need to make a comeback and
replace entitlement!
•ELECTIVE COURSE
•WORKSHOPS – WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS
•COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS PATHWAY
(SEE HANDOUTS)
How do you incorporate all this into your district’s curriculum?
Sources
Mishkin, Anne. "Overview: State Definitions of College and Career Readiness." College & Career Readiness & Success Center at American Institutes for Research. 2 September 2014. Print.
QUESTIONS?