Title: Middle School Career Exploration Silicon Valley Information
1Middle School Career Exploration
- Silicon Valley Information and Communication
Technology CollaborativeA SB70 Grant Sponsored
Group
2What does Career Technical Education look like in
7th and 8th Grade?
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- Class Curriculum Kuder Online Career
Exploration - Electronic Portfolio of surveys, job searches and
more to share with counselors and parents - Career Profile Videos made by high school
students and instructors - Industry Speakers
- Fieldtrips to CCOC
- Career Exploration Camp 1 week long
315 California Industry Sectors
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Arts, Media, and Entertainment
- Building Trades and Construction
- Child Development and Family
- Engineering and Design
- Energy and Utilities
- Fashion and Interior Design
- Finance and Business
- Health Science and Medical Technology
- Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing and Product Development
- Marketing, Sales, and Service Education
- Public Service
- Transportation
Where does Information and Communication
Technology Fit? Everywhere!!!!!
4SB 70 A Little History
- Spring 2006- Announcement for CA Senate Bill 70
grants for CTE in three categories one of them
was 7th and 8th grade Career Exploration SCUSD
(k-12) was a partner with Central County
Occupational Center, San Jose Unified, Oak Grove
District, and Next Vista for Learning to start
Middle School Career Exploration Program
5SB 70 A Little History
- Spring 2008 and Winter 2008- SCUSD, Next Vista
for Learning and Central County Occupational
Center joined Santa Clara Adult Education, Ohlone
Community College and Foothill Community College
to focus on ICT pathways and to continue Career
Exploration. Currently on the 2nd round of
funding for these SVICT projects.
6Who is on the SVICT Team?
Industry Partners
Non -Profit Partners
Middle Schools
ROCP
Adult Ed.
Students
High Schools
Community Colleges
7Goals
- To implement a well rounded program that supports
career exploration for 7th and 8th grade
students. - To expand the understanding of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) applications in
all industry sectors. - To expand middle school students knowledge of
career options and courses in the high school,
adult education, community college, and ROCP in
the ICT pathway.
8What does Career Technical Education look like in
7th and 8th Grade?
Explore---Explore---Explore---Explore---Explore---
Explore---Explore---Explore---Explore---Explore
- Class Curriculum Kuder Online Career
Exploration - Electronic Portfolio of surveys, job searches and
more to share with counselors and parents - Career Profile Videos made by high school
students and instructors - Industry Speakers
- Fieldtrips to CCOC
- Career Exploration Camp 1 week long
9Camp Connecting the Dots
- Incoming 7th and 8th graders
- Full Week 8-1 pm on three days, 2 long days as
well - 70 students and MANY adults
- Transportation, snacks, graduation, camp video,
tshirts, take home project every day all paid
for via the SB70 grant - Cost to student - 5.00
- Registration starts in May
- Partnered with Migrant Education
10Camp Fun With a Purpose
- Day 1 Industry Visit Cisco Here we come!
- Day 2 Central County Occupation Center (CCOC)
Video Production, Multimedia, or Graphic
Design - Day 3 CCOC Rotate!
- Day 4 Community College Visits Ohlone and
Foothill Tours and Activities in ICT - Day 5 CCOC Rotate! and Graduation
11Why Career Exploration in Middle School Matters
- The most interesting topic to a teen is
themselves - Having an idea of the field they are both
interested and naturally inclined towards in
middle school gives them time to research and
follow the best path in high school - Builds intrinsic motivation for high school and
post-secondary success - Gives a connection point to parents and
counselors for academic counseling - Its fun!
12For More Information
- Tabitha Kappeler-Hurley,
- SCUSD CTE Coordinator
- (408) 423-2109 or tkhurley_at_scusd.net
- Sonia Martin,
- SVICT Coordinator
- (925) 890-9928 or smartin_at_scusd.net
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