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Build a Better Career Day
NACAC School Counselor Professional Development DayJefferson County (KY) – Bellarmine University
Alice L. Robertson, School CounselorChantilly High SchoolFairfax County Public Schools
Before We Get Started…What are the goals of Career Day?
Other Career Programming in your school(s)/school system?
ASCA National Model
Foundation: Program Focus, Student Competencies, Professional Competencies
Management: Assessments, Tools, Annual Agreements, Action Plans, Advisory Council
Delivery: Core Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, Responsive Services, Indirect Student Services
Accountability: Data, Data, Data!
What’s a ‘Must Do’ When Making Plans for a Career Day?
Share out 1 or 2 tips/things to consider (or you are considering) as part of planning a Career Day event.
What should you consider for the ‘day of’ your Career Day event?
Share out an idea you’ve tried or had about your Career Day event.
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Making Plans
Planning a Career Day• Select Your Date Carefully• Identify Stakeholders• Select Your Presenters/Guests Carefully• Prepare Your Students• Prepare Your Faculty• Prepare Your Presenters/Guests• Solicit Community Support• Plan for Feedback
Select Your Date, Identify Stakeholders• All About Timing
• Testing• End of Grading Periods• Breaks? Weather? Transition Times?
• Who Is Involved? Who Needs to be Involved?• Administration/Faculty• Parents (PTA, Academic Boosters)• Community Members (HS Students, Colleges/Universities)• Local Media
Selecting Presenters• What’s Your Format?
• Presentations/Interviews• Keynote Speaker• Rotation (Speakers or Classes?)
• Consider Their Time!• Consider Variety
• Career Clusters/Titles• Education Requirements• Presenters – Parents?
Prepare Your Students
• Take Their Pulse• Pre/Post Activities
• Get Them Organized• Workshops, Classroom Lessons
• Differentiate by Grade Level/Age• Generate Excitement• Student Volunteers
Prepare Your Faculty• Need Buy In
• Connections to Presenters?• Using their classroom? Equipment?• Ideas!
• Create Communication Plan• Lessons Related to Current Curriculum
• ‘Thank You’ Notes• Make a Budget
Prepare Your Presenters• Create Communication Plan
• Parking
• Presentation Template/Questions to Consider in Advance• Being ‘Cool’
• Sharing Personal Stories/Anecdotes/Advice• Visuals/Tools of the Job• Working with Kids
Community Support & Feedback• Business/College Partnerships
• Supplies/Prizes• Hospitality Room• Chamber of Commerce
• Feedback• Student Surveys• Presenter Survey/De-Brief Meeting• Faculty, Anyone Else?• Technology!
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Making Plans
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The Day is Here!
THE BIG (Career) Day!• Volunteers• Logistics• Some Thing(s) Will Go Wrong • Some Thing(s) Will Go Well
Volunteers• Who’s On First?
• Check In• Hospitality• Student Ambassadors• Prep Work – ‘At Home’ Volunteering?
• Ready with Back Up
Logistics• Visitor List for Office• Parking• Tables, Electronic Needs• Hall Monitors/
Room Monitors• Volunteer Roles• Food/Restrooms• Transition Time
Expect the Unexpected• Sick Presenters• Missing Volunteers• Shy/Chatty Students• “The Future Hall of Famer”
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The Day is Here!
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Wrapping Up
The Day(s) After…• Review Feedback, Make Notes for Next Year• Compile & Share Data• Consider Next Year’s Date• Thank You!
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Questions?
ReferencesAmerican School Counselor Association. (2012). The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, Third Edition. Alexandria, VA: Author. Hanover Research. (2012). Effective career awareness and development programs for k-8 students. Retrieved from https://isminc.com/pdf/research-free/school-head/3376Kentucky career cluster poster [Online image]. Retrieved March 5, 2018 from https://secure.kentucky.gov/InventoryServices/ca1c4e33-e8c6-4163-8a11-5c9e7d112d9f/Product/31094559-5b2e-45f8-b80d-b0b0ceff8d10
ReferencesPowell, K. & Sterrantino, S. (2015). Creating career day events your students will never forget [Powerpoint slides]. Retrieved from https://www.txca.org/images/Conference/SCC15/Handouts/12.pdfSchool Counseling by Heart. (2014, May 7). Coordinating career day. Retrieved from http://www.schoolcounselingbyheart.com/2014/05/07/coordinating-career-day/Wingert, B. (2017, February 24). Ask the kuder coach: Any tips on organizing a high school career fair? [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.kuder.com/blog/education-providers/ask-the-kuder-coach-any-tips-on-organizing-a-high-school-career-fair/