Student Activity Workbook Business and Career Exploration Program

Student Activity Workbook Business and Career Exploration Program
Author: Steven T. Robinson
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2011-10-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1467024678

If it is true that our children are most impressionable at an early age, then its quite elementary to start providing opportunities of life changing alternatives that will help our children realize and develop toward their full potential as productive members of our society. The activities designed in this Student Activities Workbook are to be use in accordance with the Business and Career Exploration Program Curriculum. The Business and Career Exploration Program represents a state of the art initiative and first of its kind that comprehensively provides elementary and middle school aged children with reality based positive life experiences of business and career options through personalized assembly presentations, learning projects, entrepreneurship opportunities, mentoring, visitations, and special corporate incentives. The program for many of our youngest citizens reignites the flame and dreams of what our childrens lives can become. With each educational and life experience our children gain a greater understanding of various professions and what they would like to become as working adults. The activities in this workbook are not only enjoyable, but highly interactive and challenging to promote the awareness of our childrens potential. Specific objectives of the workbook include concepts of self-knowledge, development of a basic understanding of interests, likes and dislikes, how to interact with others, an Educational and Occupational Exploration component and a special involvement project entitled Minding My Own Business / Career Planning which facilitates the awareness of childrens abilities regarding entrepreneurship opportunities. The various activities are designed to raise awareness of the relationship between work and learning to the needs and functions of society and the interrelationships of life roles. The elementary grades are also a good time to introduce the importance of personal responsibility, good work habits and the benefits of educational achievement.

Skills for Success

Skills for Success
Author: Karen E. Wolffe
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Blind children
ISBN: 9780891289432

This innovative handbook offers special education teachers, career counselors, and parents a comprehensive range of tested techniques and strategies to help youngsters who are blind or visually impaired begin to build the skills they need for successful careers. It introduces specific activities for preparing visually impaired children from preschoolers through middle school for the next level of schooling and to become independent in daily life, confident about their career choices, and skillful on their future jobs.

Applying Career Development Theory to Counseling

Applying Career Development Theory to Counseling
Author: Richard S. Sharf
Publisher: Mindtap Course List
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781285075440

A must-read for counselors in training, Sharf's APPLYING CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO COUNSELING, 6th Edition, shows you how to apply the principles of career development to a variety of counseling settings. This book is clearly written, filled with useful case examples, and includes integrated diversity coverage to give you the advantage in your course and your career. You'll find information about websites on internships, education, counseling organizations, and jobs. The book's Companion Website provides case studies, tutorial quizzes, and relevant links.

We Can't Teach What We Don't Know, Third Edition

We Can't Teach What We Don't Know, Third Edition
Author: Gary R. Howard
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016-06-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807757314

Making a case for the "fierce urgency of now," this new edition deepens the discussion of race and social justice in education with new and updated material. Aligned with our nation's ever more diverse student population, it speaks to what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching.

What Shoes Will You Wear?

What Shoes Will You Wear?
Author: Julia Cook
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1937870987

You're never too young to dream about your future! Myrtle and Erytle are twins who don't look alike or act the same, but they do share one common love...SHOES! Their father uses their love of shoes to encourage the young twins to start thinking about future careers early. "Just start with what you know and love. Pick out your favorite shoe. What you wear on your feet when you walk down the street might help you decide what to do." This book is an excellent resource that will spark children's imaginations leading them to discover what they enjoy and want to become. "There's a job for every personality!" Several career options are discussed as they apply to the shoes typically worn in that profession. Career clusters are also presented. This book explores the necessary skills that are universal for any career choice such as responsibility, self-confidence, integrity, punctuality, and teamwork a fun, creative and detailed approach to career education!

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Author: Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2018-07-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483320014

Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.