1. Beyond Career DayBeyond Career Day
NCSCA Webinar
March 17, 2014
© 2014- Angela Poovey, School Counselor,
Johnston County Schools

2. Developmental Sequence
Elementary SchoolK
5
9
12
PRIMARY GRADES, K-2
Competencies/Guidance Essential Standards:
1.Learn about a variety of traditional and nontraditional jobs,
C:A1.2
2.Learn to make decisions, C:A1.5
3.Link teamwork to future career choices, Teamwork-
RED.CR.4.1)
4.Explore awareness of abilities, interests, and skills,
RED.CR.1.3
5.Explore activities/skills of occupations, RED,CR.2.1
6.Recognize a positive attitude toward work/life affects future
success, RED.CR.3.1

3. Developmental Sequence
Elementary School
• UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES, 3-5
1. Use the Internet to access career-planning information,
RED.CR.1.2
2. Explain the importance of career success, EEE.CR.1.1
3. Identify preferences/interests that influence career
choice, EEE.CR.2.1
4. Exemplify how preferences/interests influence career
choice, EEE.CR.2.2
5. Understand relationship between educational
achievement and career success, EEE.CR.3.1

4. Developmental Sequence
Middle School
1. Develop skills to locate, evaluate, and interpret career
info, P.CR.1.3
2. Develop a career competency plan, P.CR.2.8
3. Understand a changing workplace requires ongoing
learning/acquisition of skills, EI.CR.3.1
4. Utilize time/task management in career planning/goal
setting, EI.CR.4.2
5. Demonstrate knowledge of career planning process and
relationship to self-awareness/goals, EI.CR.1.1
6. Demonstrate respect for individual uniqueness and
differences in workplace, I.CR.1.1

5. Developmental Sequence
Middle School
6. Demonstrate the importance of responsibility,
dependability, punctuality, integrity, and effort in the
workplace, I.CR.4.2
7. Use the Internet to access career-planning information,
RED.CR.1.2
8. Exemplify how preferences/interests influence career
choice, EEE.CR.2.2
9. Demonstrate how to write and use an effective resume,
I.CR.3.1

6. Developmental Sequence
High School
1. Explain how attendance/GPA/school grades are
possible indicators of future academic/career success,
EEE.CR.4.2
2. Maintain a career planning portfolio, P.CR.2.1
3. Demonstrate relationship b/w course selection, grades
earned, attendance and work expectations, P.CR.4.2
4. Select course work related to career plan, EI.CR.3.2
5. Re-evaluate educational plan to support career
goals/interests/abilities, EI.CR.4.1
6. Understand influence of societal/economic changes on
employment trends/future training, EI.CR.2.1
7. Analyze career plan/goals in terms of self-
awareness/personal goals, EI.CR.1.1

7. Developmental Sequence
High School
8. Apply academic and employment readiness skills in
work-based learning situations, I.CR.2.1
9. Apply job readiness skills to seek employment
opportunities and related academic opportunities,
I.CR.2.2
10.Demonstrate how to write and use an effective resume,
I.CR.3.1
11.Demonstrate the knowledge of rights and
responsibilities of employers/employees, I.CR.3.2
12.Apply decision-making skills when implementing career
planning, course selection, and career transition,
I.CR.4.1

8. How do I Address All These
Competencies?
1.School-wide Activities/Visuals
• Themed Weeks
• Interactive Bulletin Boards
• Contests
2.Classroom Guidance Lessons
3.Small Group Activities

9. Schoolwide (ES, MS, HS)
• College Door Decorating
Contest
• Career/College Info Bulletin
Boards
• Legislators in Schools Week
– Career speakers
• Red Ribbon Week
– Career Dress Up Day
– Team Sports Day
Small Group/
Classroom Activities
• Career Café(5th
, MS, HS)
• Classroom Guidance
Lessons (K-5, MS, HS)
• Media/Technology
Extension Activities
(ES, MS, HS))

10. Themed Weeks
Door Decorating Contest
Legislators in Schools Week
Red Ribbon Week

11. DoorDoor
DecorationDecoration
ContestContest
• Career – College Kick-off
event
• Any staff member could
participate; Not mandatory
• PTA/School counselor judged
• Prizes for winners:
Giftcard/School supplies
• Participation prize for ALL

13. Participation Prize

14. Legislators in Schools Week
SS classes, homeroom, or assembly in MS/HS

15. NC Senator Buck
Newton
speaking to fifth
grade students
for the
“Enterprising”
Career Café
event.

16. NC Representative Langdon speaking about his job to
third grade students.

17. Red Ribbon Week
(Spirit Week-ES/MS/HS)
College Team DayCollege Team Day

18. Career DressCareer Dress
Up DayUp Day

19. College/Career Bulletin
Boards• Staff interviews about colleges attended
and previous career interests
• United States map with college logos
• “Match the Mascot to the School” or
other trivia questions
• Pennants with students attending each
college as graduation nears

20. “College of the Week” and “Major of the Week”
•Could use this visual to match Career Café speakers

21. Other MS/HS Ideas
• Legislator Assembly instead of individual
classes.
• Homecoming Week/Spirit Week instead of
Red Ribbon Week– Include a career or college
related day.
• QR codes on bulletin boards to show college
admission videos or link to college websites.

22. Small Group
Activities
Career Café

23. Danielle Schultz: School Counselor Blog
http://www.schcounselor.com/2012/07/career-cafe-inviting-students.html
CES Career Café TipsCES Career Café Tips
1. September through April; At least
1x/month and usually 2x/month
2. During lunch, any day
3. Same teacher’s room each time
4. Teachers receive list of students
invited prior to the event
5. Student invitations passed out the
day before Career Café
6. Invite students with personality
category as their second highest if
there is room available
7. Students get lunch and report to
the teacher’s room

24. Other Speaker InfoOther Speaker Info
Speakers: Ask staff, parents, community members, SKYPE
12:05-12:35: Speaker Presentation
Please plan to speak 20 minutes to the class telling students about
your job. Include the following information:
-Daily responsibilities (Typical Day)
-Character traits required
-School subjects necessary in your job AND examples of how you use
the subjects on a daily basis
-Education required for your job
Students will then spend 5-10 minutes asking you questions.
NOTE: Please bring a visual for your presentation- anything you use,
wear, or see in your job. Websites are great, too!

25. Career Café SpeakersCareer Café Speakers
Computer Engineer- Investigative

26. Physician’s Assistant- Investigative/Social

27. Veterinarian

28. Trainer- Social/Realistic

29. Firefighter- Realistic

30. Other SpeakersOther Speakers
• Enterprising: Legislators, Lawyer
• Artistic: Video Game Designer/Textile Designer,
Cosmetologist
• Realistic: Police Officer, Pilot, Wellness
Instructor
• Investigative: Scientist, Science Museum
Director
• Social: Nurse, Professional Clown
• Conventional: Financial Planner

31. Elementary Classroom
Guidance
K-5 Topics cover GES

32. • K: Worker Tools ***
- Introduction to jobs, Worker tools
- Smartboard lesson
- Bobblehead Kid
1: A Hat for Ivan
-Knowledge of varied jobs,
Introduction of interests
related to jobs

34. 2: Family Career Tree
-Knowledge of jobs, interests, family connection
*Worksheet from FLCC

35. 3:School Subjects to Careers
-Connecting school subjects to jobs
- Brainstorm favorite subjects
and assign one subject to each group
(4-5 students in each group)
-Provide research books and
websites*to write the names
of jobs/draw images for each subject
VA View

36. • 4: Resumes, Budgeting (2)
- Connecting school subjects, interests, character
traits, lifestyle to jobs
- Co-taught resume lesson with the Technology
Specialist to incorporate computer skills

37. • 5: Holland’s Theory, Interest Inventory, QR
“Scanvenger Hunt” (2)
- Research incorporating Interest Inventory,
Holland’s personality categories, education
needed, Bureau of Labor and Statistics,
salaries, etc.
- Co-taught with media specialist during library
time

38. Holland’s Theory
1. Introduce
Holland’s personality
categories.
2. Discuss how
matching your
personality category
to a job can lead to
greater job
satisfaction and
longevity in a career.

39. 3. Complete
Interest
Inventory. List
the top two
colors.
4. Discuss
characteristics
of each
category and
give job
examples.
5. Use data
collected to sort
students for
Career Café.
*Adapted from Career Key

40. Other Interest Inventories
• Paws in Jobland (ES)- cfnc.org
• VA Career View (ES/MS)- vacareerview.org
• Rogue Community College, Oregon
http://www.roguecc.edu/counseling/hollandco
des/test.asp
• Career Ship- mappingyourfuture.org
• My Next Move- mynextmove.org
• Drive of Your Life- driveofyourlife.org

41. Drive of Your Life- Indiana Youth Institute
Middle & High School
Classroom Guidance

42. 1. Requires student log-in
2. Build a custom car by answering questions about
preferences/abilities and get your personality style
profile
3. Choose careers for your “drive” that match your
personality
4. Drive on a highway and learn about careers at off-
ramps. Answer questions to earn money so you
can purchase fuel, buy more tires, etc.
5. Includes salary information, school subjects used,
education required, and future outlook
6. Could partner with media specialist or technology
electives to co-teach

43. Career Awareness Lessons/Activities
• Resume Generators
- readwritethink.org
Has resume and cover letter
generators as well as high
school sample resumes.
- College Foundation
Center- cfnc.org
• Virtual College Field Trips
www.youvisit.com
– Ex. – Yale, Dartmouth,
Florida Atlantic, Ohio State,
Vanderbilt
Book Clubs-
•What Color is Your
Parachute? For Teens
by Carol Christen and
Richard N. Bolles
•Firestarters by Dale
Bradshaw and Kelly
Beatty
•Testing the Waters by
Alice Culbreath

44. Hollands TheoryHollands Theory
““ScanScanvengervenger” Hunt” Hunt
• Welcome Message
• Personality categories document with
characteristics and sample jobs
• Choose famous person with that job
• Biography- Wikipedia
• School website of university(ies) attended
• Video
• Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) job info
• Ending Message

45. “Scanvenger” QR Code Info
• Apps Used (FREE):
QR Code Creator – VeganTofu Apps
QR Code Scanner- QR Code City
Qrafter – Scanner (FREE); Creator ($2.99)
Croak. It
• Recorded “Welcome Message” and “Ending
Message” for each personality category on
Croak.It (30 seconds MAX)
SCAN

46. Creating QR CodesCreating QR Codes
• Input website/Croak.It URLs into QR Code
Creator app. Click “Create”and email the QR code
to yourself. Copy and paste or SAVE and insert it
into document.
• Document links can be copied and pasted
through Dropbox or Google Docs (make public)
• You Tube videos WILL NOT play on Ipad/Ipod if
your school has strict security settings but you
can use videos on news sites (CNN, ABC, etc).
• Test all QR codes before you do activity. Make
sure you have a strong Wifi connection.

49. Work Product and Data Collection

50. ComprehensiveComprehensive
Online Career ResourcesOnline Career Resources
• Vocational Information Center-
http://www.khake.com/page2.html
• Career Aisle- http://knowitall.scetv.org/
• http://mycareerhub.weebly.com/

51. Thank you!
Questions/Comments
Angela Poovey, M.Ed, NBCT
Cleveland Elementary School
apoovey@hotmail.com
lifeontheflycounselor.blogspot.com