What to Teach in Career Orientation

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What to Teach in Career Orientation

• By David Agnew
• Arkansas State University

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Objectives

• 1. State the five purposes of CO according to the
  Arkansas model.
• 2. Identify the two major categories of content
  associated with Career Orientation.
• 3. List the 8 unit titles of CO content according
  the Arkansas Frameworks.
• 4. List the 16 clusters according to the USOE.
• 5. List the pathways to each of the 16 clusters.
• 6. Match type of content to correct unit
  framework title.
• 7. Match jobs/career titles to correct cluster.
• 8 Match pathways to correct cluster.

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Objective 1 Purposes of CO in Arkansas

• Selection of content is based upon the purposes
  of CO.
• The purposes in Arkansas of CO are to
• Provide students with an opportunity for
  self-analysis.
• Provide students with experiences which allow
  tentative selection of a career.
• Provide students with a general knowledge of
  careers.
• Develop understanding of what is required to
  enter a career.
• Develop a plan of how to achieve that goal.

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Objective 2 2 major categories of content
associated with CO

• Cluster Anything related to one of the 16
  clusters either content knowledge or hands-on
  activities.
• Unit 5 of the Arkansas Frameworks
• Non-Cluster Anything not associated with one of
  the 16 clusters.
• It includes all the content in units 1-4, and 6-8
  of the Arkansas frames works.
• Note historically the clusters have required more
  time 13-15 weeks in an 18 weeks semester. In
  recent years the clusters have been less
  emphasized and given less time 5-10 weeks.

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Objective 3 Arkansas Frameworks

• Unit 1 Introduction to the World of Work
• Unit 2 Self-Awareness
• Unit 3 Making Decisions
• Unit 4 Researching Careers
• Unit 5 Exploring the 16 Career Clusters
• Unit 6 Employment Skills
• Unit 7 Entrepreneurship
• Unit 8 Education and Training
• Source http//dwe.arkansas.gov/CurriculumFramewor
  ks/CGCareerOrientation.htm (click Frameworks)

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Objective 4-5 16 clusters

• View the power point at the web address below on
  clusters.

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Objectives 6-7-8

• After reviewing the Framework units and the
  cluster information with their pathways please go
  to the Blackboard and complete the assignment on
  What to Teach
• For this assignment/quiz you will be ask to
  either list or match
• Unit name to content information
• Pathway to cluster
• Job title to appropriate cluster

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The End

• Knowing the clusters, the pathways and the
  organization and content of the Framework Units
  gives you a means of organizing the knowledge
  and skills associated with Career Orientation.