Career Clusters
Presented by:
Amanda Harmer, Woodstock
Natasha Schultz, Marengo
Vocabulary
Why Career Clusters?
Sixteen Career Clusters
National Association of State Directors of Career
Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)
How does your school use Career Clusters?
Woodstock Community Unit School
District 200 (D200)
D200 & Career Clusters
9th grade
Four-Year Planning Meetings (Oct.): student, parent, and school counselor meet to review graduation expectations, post-high school interests and goals, and aspects of high school that can assist the student in attaining those goals (i.e. extracurricular activities, National Honor Society, Cum Laude Graduation Status). Parents and school counselor assist the student as s/he completes a tentative Four-Year Plan of Study.
Frosh Career Planning Meetings(April): An exploration of the foundation concepts of Career Cruising.com, a comprehensive career and post-high school planning online resource, focusing on the career interest inventory, Matchmaker.
Scheduling: Identify a Career Cluster
D200 Career Development
10th grade
Sophomore Career Planning Meetings (March): Further exploration of careercruising.com, combining individual student interests (Matchmaker) with an individual skills assessment (My Skills). Students also learn about the different levels of education and training beyond high school and the types of careers at each level.
Scheduling: Identify a Pathway
D200 Career Development
11th grade
Junior Planning Meetings (Sept.): School Counselors explain individual student PLAN test results and assessment information including an explanation of the scores, the student’s current level of college-readiness, self-identified academic areas of need, the World-of-Work map and individual item analysis. In addition, counselors discuss the role standardized testing plays in post-high school acceptance, ways to be more prepared for education & training options beyond high school, including numerous opportunities such as college fairs, MCC Night, standardized testing (PSAT, ACT, SAT, PSAE), ASVAB career exploration tool, etc.
Career, College & Scholarship Exploration Meetings (Feb.): Exploration of Career Cruising.com continues, focusing on college and scholarship searches. Students also analyze their Practice ACT scores in combination with their cumulative grade point average to determine appropriate college application options.
Scheduling: Identify a Career
D200 Career Development
12th grade
Senior Appointments (Sept & Oct): Each student meets individually with his/her school counselor to review graduation status, career interest, and post-high school educational and training goals. During this meeting they outline the appropriate next steps for the student in his/her attainment of those post-high school goals (i.e. college application, meeting with military representatives, applying to trade schools, etc). They also review the financial aid process and resources to use for scholarship opportunities.
MCHS & Career Clusters
D154 Career Development
9th grade goal is “Get the facts about Career Clusters”.
Freshman 1st day:
CareerCruising Matchmaker
CareerCruising My Skills
Learning Style Inventory
Fall Mtg (November):
Create Individual Career Plan (ICP) with a
Career Cluster
Classroom Lessons/Freshman Mentoring:
Researching Careers & Training
Exploration of Career Clusters/Pathways
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9th grade Meeting date: _________ Initial: _________ Career Cluster: __________________________ Career Interest: __________________________ GPA/Rank: __________________________ CareerMatchmaker results reviewed ____ Post-Secondary plans ___________________________ Activities:
| 10th grade Meeting date: _______ Initial: ______ Career Cluster: __________________________ Career Interest: _____________________ GPA/Rank: _________________________ Post-Secondary plans _________________ Activities:
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11th grade Meeting date: _________ Initial: ________ Career Cluster: __________________________ Career Interest: __________________________ GPA/Rank: __________________________ Pass/Fail Option: _____________________ Post-Secondary plans ___________________________ Activities:
| 12th grade Meeting date: _______ Initial: ______ Career Cluster: _______________________ Career Interest: _____________________ GPA/Rank: _________________________ Post-Secondary plans _________________ Activities:
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Career Clusters: AG - Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources AC - Architecture and Construction AR - Arts, A/V Technology & Communications BU - Business Management & Administration ED - Education, Training FI - Financing GO - Government, Public Administration HE - Health Science HO - Hospitality & Tourism HU - Human Services IN - Information Technology MN - Manufacturing MA - Marketing LA - Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security SC - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics TR - Transportation, Distribution and Logistics | |||||
D154 Career Development
10th grade goal is “Grow in understanding of self and look for fit with potential careers”.
Annual Meeting (Winter)
Update ICP with Pathway and Program of Study
Student Enrichment Time:
Post-secondary planning lesson
Career speakers (identified by cluster)
Resume Workshop
Classroom Lessons:
Personality Reflection paper (English class) Myers
Briggs Personality Indicator
CareerCruising Matchmaker & My Skills update
Career Interview, paper and speech based on fit
(English class)
MCHS Career Development
11th grade goal is “Personalize My Individual Career Plan”
Annual Meetings (Winter):
Graduation/College Admission requirements
Update ICP: What is your career goal?, Are you
following the Career Pathway at MCHS?, Where do
you get the training/preparation?
Academic assessment of grades/scores/activities and
the college admission process
Student Enrichment Time:
Resume Workshop
Job Shadowing (based on pathway)
Post-secondary Planning
D154 Career Development
12th grade goal is “Learn how to transition successfully from MCHS”
Annual Meetings (September/October):
Grades, Post-secondary training, Graduation requirements, goal setting, career options
Classroom Lessons:
Resource Management class: What do employers want?, How to acquired skills, Interviewing skills/Mock interviews, Money management & budget (based on career), Professionalism (speech, dress, written)
English IV: Personal statement – Who Am I?
Student Enrichment Time:
Past Graduate panel
College/Career speakers
How Does Your School Use Career Clusters?
ISBE Resources
http://isbe.net/career/pdf/career_hs_activities.pdf
Sharing time
How Does Your School Use Career Clusters?
Sharing time
Educating Students
Student buy in is essential
Educate students on what is a Career Cluster and how identifying a personal CC is a benefit
Where to find Career Clusters?
CareerCruising
Naviance
ACT Aspire (replaces Explore & Plan)
Educating Students
Settings
classroom lessons
Student Enrichment Time
homeroom
one-on-one
Presentation to parents & 8th graders prior to the school year
Educating Parents
How to reach them?
website link
parent forum
newsletter
parent/teacher conferences
include in the letters home (from
counselor meetings)
put a note on the report card
Challenge: Increasing Use of Career Clusters
Beginning Level
Start introducing Career Cluster vocabulary to your staff and students
Challenge: Increasing Use of Career Clusters
Intermediate Level
Use Career Clusters when selecting courses.
Challenge: Increasing Use of Career Clusters
Advanced Level
Action Plan Ideas
Pair and Share
Take Aways
Ability to define Career Cluster
Ability to define Program of Study
Ability to access ROE College & Career site
Leave with 1 idea to try at your high school
Student and parent “buy in” are key to
success
Thank you!
Amanda Harmer
Woodstock CUSD #200
Career Facilitator
aharmer@wcusd200.org
Natasha Schultz
Marengo #154
Guidance Director
schultzn@mchs154.org