Career Pathways Career Pathways in “The OC”in “The OC”
Presented by: Presented by:
Dejah SwingleDejah Swingle
Susan ColemanSusan Coleman
What You Can What You Can ExpectExpect
• Overview of the Tech Prep Overview of the Tech Prep Collaborative Grant Collaborative Grant
• Sharing of Activities and Resources Sharing of Activities and Resources • Questions and Sharing from Questions and Sharing from
AudienceAudience
CCCD Tech Prep CCCD Tech Prep Network CollaborativeNetwork Collaborative
• Identified Career Pathways Identified Career Pathways • Offered Mini-grant to high schools and ROPOffered Mini-grant to high schools and ROP• Staff Development workshop Staff Development workshop • Counselors Breakfast Counselors Breakfast • Class Projects & Activities Class Projects & Activities • Pathway grid and articulation agreements Pathway grid and articulation agreements • Information, marketing and website Information, marketing and website • Pathway Days &Work-based Learning Pathway Days &Work-based Learning
Activity Activity • EvaluationEvaluation
Career PathwaysCareer Pathways• Business Business • Digital Media Digital Media
Arts Arts • Fashion Fashion • Public Services Public Services • Culinary Culinary • Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood• ConstructionConstruction
• Transportation Transportation • TV/Video TV/Video • Computer Computer
Science Science • Architecture Architecture • Biotech Biotech • Health Services Health Services • ManufacturingManufacturing
Mini-grantsMini-grants • Developed mini-grant process Developed mini-grant process • Distributed to high schools: Distributed to high schools:
– CCCD Tech Prep Consortia CCCD Tech Prep Consortia – Orange County Department of Education Orange County Department of Education – Orange County Tech Prep Consortia Orange County Tech Prep Consortia
• Reviewed by Grant Team for: Reviewed by Grant Team for: – Merit Merit – Geography Geography – Pathway distributionPathway distribution
Staff Development Staff Development WorkshopsWorkshops
• High School and Community College High School and Community College faculty faculty
• 6 hours 6 hours • Overview Overview • Resources Resources • Professional Experts Professional Experts • Work and planning time Work and planning time • Critical friends reviewCritical friends review
•Outcome of staff Outcome of staff development: development: – Classroom Project plan Classroom Project plan – Pathway Day plan Pathway Day plan – Work-Based Learning plan Work-Based Learning plan
Counselor’s Counselor’s BreakfastBreakfast
• 90 counselors from OC schools 90 counselors from OC schools • Presentation on projects and Presentation on projects and
resources resources • ““It’s Your Life” Workbooks It’s Your Life” Workbooks • Classroom resources for students Classroom resources for students
and parentsand parents
Classroom ProjectClassroom Project
• Integrate applied academics in math, Integrate applied academics in math, English and communications English and communications
• Synopsis of project Synopsis of project • Outcomes Outcomes • Academic and CTE Standards Academic and CTE Standards • Step by step plan for replication Step by step plan for replication • Handouts/Supplies Handouts/Supplies • Utilize in Classroom Utilize in Classroom • Evaluate Activity Evaluate Activity
Articulation and Articulation and Pathway GridsPathway Grids
• Articulation from high school to Articulation from high school to community college and beyond community college and beyond
• Program to program articulation Program to program articulation • Posted on website and linked to Posted on website and linked to
information sheet by pathwayinformation sheet by pathway
Marketing Marketing
• Information Sheets for each pathway Information Sheets for each pathway targeted to students and parents targeted to students and parents – Description of pathway Description of pathway – Nature of work Nature of work – Earnings Earnings – ““Do You Like to………” Do You Like to………” – Outlook and trends Outlook and trends – Job Titles Job Titles – College Information College Information
Pathway Information Pathway Information SheetsSheets
Website: Website: www.occareers.comwww.occareers.com
• Orange County Matrix of Programs Orange County Matrix of Programs • Information Sheets Information Sheets • Pathway and articulation agreements Pathway and articulation agreements • College Information and ResourcesCollege Information and Resources
Pathway DaysPathway Days
• High school students visit High school students visit college program college program
• Students complete a college level Students complete a college level activity in the classroom activity in the classroom
• Campus Tour Campus Tour • Lunch Lunch
Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning ActivityActivity
• Partnered with Vital Link Partnered with Vital Link – Innovations Innovations – Business Business – Health Careers Health Careers – Construction and Architecture Construction and Architecture
• Individual activities: Individual activities: – Saleen Mustang Saleen Mustang – Paul Frank Industries Paul Frank Industries – L.A. Fashion Symposium L.A. Fashion Symposium – Goodwill Industries Goodwill Industries – CourthouseCourthouse
Evaluation Evaluation
•Classroom Project Evaluation Classroom Project Evaluation •Overall mini-grant Evaluation Overall mini-grant Evaluation •Grant outcomes Grant outcomes
Work-based learning Work-based learning activities and resources: activities and resources: wwww.wblconnections.comww.wblconnections.com
High school resources and activities:
www.occareers.com
“It’s Your Life” PowerPoint Presentation for Students“It’s Your Life” Student Worksheet Packet(to accompany PowerPoint)PowerPoint Presentation for Parents (in English & Spanish)
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