Featuring career information from Tony Meeuwsen - Director of Project Development- Ginelle Hussin - Director of Campus and Workforce Development and Boldt Youth Apprenticeship.

Use this Community of Practice presentation to explore career-based learning experiences which will bring your students and local businesses together. 

Students today face a multitude of factors affecting their personal and academic wellbeing. Poverty and homelessness, food insecurity, substance and alcohol abuse, social pressure and anxiety and depression all impact a student’s ability to learn, not to mention the acute struggles that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the pressures students feel on a daily basis. Widely viewed as an integral part of the American education system, social-emotional learning (SEL) helps young people navigate the challenges and stressors of life in and outside the classroom.

Students will use engineering skills to develop and use models as well as collaboratively plan an investigation to make sense of buoyancy.

With the purpose of assisting Wisconsin middle and high school students to better understand the various aspects of Academic and Career Planning, CESA 10 has reached out to past graduates. Young professionals will share information about their chosen occupation, as well as career-related experiences during high school that were beneficial in discovering their own ACP journey.

Business and other business-related careers can be found in nearly every career cluster! Most businesses needs the support of administrative assistants, accountants, receptionists, business managers--you name it. So don't limit your job search to just one career cluster. Click here for Business-related careers which can be found in the attached Career Cluster Chart.

Click on this resource to find lesson plans and web resources aligned to the Business Management and Administration Career Cluster. Be sure to think outside the box--many careers can be found in multiple career clusters and many career clusters can be taught as part of the curricula in multiple middle and high school classes! Disciplinary Literacy resources are included because reading, writing, speaking, and listening in this content area are critical skills for students to master if they are pursuing careers in this content area.

"Data is Everywhere"! The following videos will give you a look into the variety of tech jobs and careers available to you and how you can prepare for them. Watch one - or all - and hear from experts who are doing these jobs today. As you watch the videos, download our workbook at https://bit.ly/MKEWorksheet to help you reflect on each career path and if that might be the right one for you some day!

In this lesson, students will learn how to enter data and formulas into an Excel spreadsheet. They'll also learn how to use the data to create and format graphs and charts.

In this lesson, students will learn the fundamental accounting equation and its importance to business transactions.

This resource includes one-page Quick Guides for each Careeer-Based Learning Experience. Note that some CBLEs may be counted as WBLs, depending on how closely an experience fits within theparameters of the Perkins V definition.

ACP Programs typically have students gather artifacts throughout high school to represent their learning and growth.  Many times these artifacts are gathered in a portfolio format.  This particular reflection on student learning is completed by having students complete an oral reflection about a particular artifact of their choice. The rubric is provided for the presentation with the intent that the student is able to link their experiences in and outside of the classroom to soft skills they will need in their future as a student and employee.  This type of reflection can reinforce current soft skills emphasized in your district and help student make the connection between school and career.

A comprehensive ACP Program has students create and revise Individualized Learning Plans annually.  This lesson provides examples of grade level ILP forms that can be modified by school districts to use with students prior to course registration on a yearly basis.  The ILP's can also be shared with parents during Parent Teacher Conferencing or ACP conferencing.  Students will reflect on their strengths, areas to improve, standardized test results, Career Clusters of interest, post-secondary planning, course selection and co-curricular involvement.

Job Shadowing is an important part of Academic and Career Planning.  Job shadows typical take place in high school and/or the early years of college.  In order for everyone involved in the job shadow experience, it is necessary to take the time to prepare our students prior to sending them out for a job shadow.  Students need to research careers and companies. If students set up their own job shadows, they need to have instruction on how to make the phone call or how to make the request in email or in person.  The ask should be modeled and role played to help students prepare.  Students need to prepare and ask questions during the job shadow experience.  Getting feedback from the job shadow mentor and students is helpful in making improvements for all involved as well as making lasting relationships for future shadows.  And, don't forget the importance of a thank you card from the student as well as the school.

Personality Assessments have been used for decades and can be a valuable tool in Academic and Career Planning.  Humanmetrics.com http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp provides a free personality assessment and results analysis.  Students should not merely take the assessment but should delve into their results by looking at the personality types strengths and weaknesses, potential careers and how businesses use personality assessments.  Results should be viewed with a critical lens and should help students have a better understanding of the importance of self-reflection as part of their ACP process. 

Featuring an interview with Jamie Boylan, 2010 NEWMA AllStar from CMD Corp. in Appleton (2:27 minutes)

Featuring an interview with Carl Wehmas, 2016 NEWMA AllStar from CMD in Appleton (2:51 minutes)

Whether you are a brand new CTE Administrator or an experienced Administrator new to CTE, thess lessons highlight the leadership and administrative skill necessary for the successful operation of CTE programs. The goal is to provide topics for you to explore further in your professional development and to equip you with a general knowledge of the world of CTE Administration.