Career Poster/Poetry Contest
Students celebrate their favorite career by entering the K- Adult Career Poster and Poetry Contest. This year's theme is "Inspire Your Career, Develop Your Dreams." The contest is designed to bring attention to the importance of life-long career development and the personal empowerment of all people. State winners win a monetary amount of $5, third place, $10, second place, and $15, first place. Send your school's top three winning entries for each category no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 5th, 2008.The top three state winners for each category will be mailed to the national competition. Entry forms will are available at:
http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/Pages/resources_products/Classroom/Career_Poster_Contest_2008.pdf
http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/Pages/resources_products/Classroom/Career_Poetry_Contest_2008.pdf
Workshop/Conference Information
Change of Save the Date!
Mid -Year Student Services Update - Jan. 14 at Metro Tech, Springlake Campus. We will have a one day workshop with sessions for career development, special needs, job placement, recruitment, assessment, math/science, and academic integration. More information will be in November and the December email.
Gangs Workshop:
Detective Hock (who presented at our Summer Conference over gangs) has informed us that the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association (OGIA) will be hosting a Gangs 101 presentation open to teachers, counselors and administrators. Date is Dec. 12, 9:00 - 5:00 at the Mid-Del Technology Center, registration is $25.00. If you are interested in attending this presentation you can log onto the website listed below for more information. http://www.ogia.us/101_okc_2008.htm
Cooperative Alliance Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, 1-5 p.m.
Presbyterian Health Foundation Conference Center
655 Research Parkway- Oklahoma City, Okla.
Workshop will explore alliance-related policy issues and best practices in the areas of student services, admissions, strategic planning, marketing, advising, data sharing and institutional collaborations. There is no fee for the workshop but please register. Click on the link below for agenda and registration information.
http://www.okhighered.org/alliances-workshop/index.shtml
Oklahoma Counseling Association (OCA) Fall Conference
Nov. 7 at Moore Norman Tech Center, South Penn Campus. Theme: Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change With Sharon Zang Ph.D., LPC, NBCC, RN For registration and agenda information, click on: http://www.fotizo.net/oca/single_event_popup.tcl?event_id=41
Web Resources
Career and Academic Connections website:
Check out our Career Clusters link. http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/Pages/Career_cluster/careerclusters.htm A few examples of what you will find there:
1) Powerpoint to introduce clusters (Download PowerPoint version) Adapt to use to introduce clusters. The slides also have notes on them so you have a script from which to work.
2) Career Cluster Pathway Sample Plans of Study Each pathway plan of study (71 plans) is now online in a Word format so you can take and adapt to your school offerings.
4) Archived Original Career Cluster Plans of Study these are the "original" format for the plans of study for the 16 clusters.
5) Career Cluster Crosswalk -chart that crosswalks the World of Work map (that Explore, Plan and ACT use) to the 16 career clusters.
6) Career Cluster Interest Inventory in both English and Spanish.
U.S. Department of Education College Websites
The U.S. Department of Education recently unveiled http://www.college.gov a new web site that aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college. It includes an interactive tool for students to create an "I'm going" personalized roadmap that details the steps to take to get to college. Content is also organized and presented in a way for students to easily find the answers to their higher education questions: Why Go? What to Do? and How to Pay?
Middle-Schoolers Design Web Site with Career Resources
Three hundred middle school students from all over the country worked closely with developers to design a Web site called Funworks that links the interests and hobbies of young people, ages 11 to 15, to future careers. The site, created by the Gender, Diversity, and Technology Institute at Education Development Center, features information about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, as well as games, quizzes, and more. In addition, Funworks provides educational resources for guidance counselors, teachers, media specialists, and parents.
http://www.thefunworks.org/