5th Grade Portfolio

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Richard Woods,
Georgias School Superintendent
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Best Practices for

5 Grade
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Career Portfolios
Maria Grovner
Education Program Specialist
Angela Dayutis
Liberty County School System
March 23, 2016
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Promoting the Clusters
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Georgia has 17
occupational clusters.
This amount of clusters
provides opportunities
to instruct and guide
all students regardless
of their career goals
and interests.
GaDOEs Guidance
Document
The Components Richard Woods,
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Research
Essay Presentation

Researching Careers
Use Career Interest Inventories to help students Richard Woods,
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Inform parents at end of Grade 4 about upcoming

project. Encourage them to have students thinking
about careers over the summer.
Students research their career on at least three sites
by conducting a web search on their own
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Career Clusters Grade Level
Activities
Have your media specialist work with students on
how to conduct research
Fun and Interactive
Career Websites Richard Woods,
https://kids.usa.gov/jobs/index.shtml gadoe.org
http://www.schoolfinder.com/careers/CareerQuiz/Index.aspx
https://www.careerkids.com/careers
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
http://media.knowitall.org/career-education-teacher-resources
http://breitlinks.com/careers/career_activities.htm Effective July 1
http://www.schcounselor.com/2010/03/fun-and-interactive-career-interest.html?m=1
http://www.collegecareerlifeplanning.com/Pages/60%20Second%20Pages/Index%20K-
12%20Students.html
Georgia Career Information System, Jr.: http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu/default.aspx
Americas Job Bank: http://www.ajb.dni.us/
Career One Stop: http://www.careeronestop.org
Career Kids: http://www.careerkids.com/careers/
Vocational Information Center: http://www.khake.com/page64.html
http://education.ky.gov/cte/documents/career%20choices%20curriculum%206th%20grade.p
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Essay Writing
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Informational Essay
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TRAINING & WORK

INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION
Name of chosen career Requirements or Information
education needed to such as
Name of career cluster obtain job in the indoor/outd
associated with career career choice (for oor, office or
fieldwork
example: length of
training/school, Type of dress
Reasons why you code
selected this career military, type of
school, major, Individual or
degree, etc) group work

Informational Essay
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Salary, Growth, Opportunities, REFERENCES Educating Georgias Future
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and Job Outlook
Opportunities for Resources used in
advancement the research
Need for this career for process
the next 10 years
CLOSING
Reflection on the
research information
Conclusion about
further interest in
career
Work with your ELA or
Writing Techer
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Updated Rubric aligned

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with GA Milestones pg.

43 Students develop an
outline
Ways of saving essay
This outline can be
expanded into an essay.

Presentations Richard Woods,
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Occupational Brochure
The Design The Six Panels
It should be colorful, attractive and Introduction
neat. Job description
Depending on comfort level of the
student, the students can use basic Training or degree needed
word processing software to design Salary range
and create the entire brochure on a
computer. Work environment, such as in an
Students can also add clip art and/or office, outside work, in a
photos. hospital, telecommuting, etc.
On the other hand, some students Advancement opportunities
may choose to hand write the text,
color the art by using markers and Travel (necessary/unnecessary)
colored pencils and/or glue photos to
a basic template. Pictures
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PowerPoint Presentations
Title slide--name, occupation, etc.
Salary information Richard Woods,
Education Requirements Educating Georgias Future
Entry level positions and opportunities for

7-9 Slides gadoe.org
advancement Choose to share a few a day to

Nature of the work--what would a person avoid information overload
having this job do? Show through a LCD projector
Working conditions--inside/outside? Regular to the class
hours or not? etc.
Show during Open House
Occupational Outlook--is there a demand for where each presentation can
this job? continuously run for parents
Advantages/Disadvantages (your opinion) to see.
Personal skills and reasons you like this Incorporate video of student
occupation doing an activity in field or
Things you can do now and in the next few interviewing someone in
years to prepareActivities you can do know field*
Bibliography to credit the web sites used for
information
Visual/Oral
Presentations
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Props
Career Learning Stations
Assign students to go into a younger class to
present
Invite parents to come listen
Time Limit

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Cosmetologist Veterinarian
Artist
Project Board Richard Woods,
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Think of it like poster sessions at conferences or a Science

Fair
Have certain headers that students should include on their

board
For display, set up by career clusters
Grades levels come in and see the boards that are specific
to the clusters they cover in their grade level

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Data Collection
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PROCESS DATA: PERCEPTION DATA:

Number of students who As I think about my future
completed the Career plans, I feel the information
Portfolio Project I gained doing the Career
Portfolio Project to be:
While we have been stating for the last (1) Very Helpful
few years that this CCRPI indicator would
move to forefront in 2016-2017, its a (2) Helpful
possibility that it may remain an Exceeding
the Bar indicator due to the Every Student (3) Somewhat Helpful
Succeeds Act that passed recently. We
hope to have a definitive answer by
November.

Handling In the School Setting
Students come to school with a wealth of different

issues, including mental health concerns. This webinar
will address direct & indirect strategies school
counselors and school social workers can employ to
support students who may have mental health concerns.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

2:00 PM
To register, click this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5296670034818345217
May 31, June 1, June 2
Macon Centreplex Macon, GA - 8:15 AM 3:00 PM
Lunch will be provided.
Hotel block available at Macon Marriott for $109 per night.
(Reference CTAE Resource Network when booking.)
1. Visit www.ctaern.org Login info: First three

letters of last name and last four digits of SSN
Get ready for a Top Hat Magical Summer.....
2. Workshop Catalog AbracadabraAyla kazoo
3. Workshop Categories (upper right) This summer will be magical because of all
4. Guidance/Career Development the great updates the Georgia Department of
5. Click Register tab to register for the desired Education
summer workshop(s) you would like to attend. has in store for you!
6. An email confirmation will be sent to you after Each show will leave you wanting more
successfully registering for each the workshop. because each show is filled with
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Questions & Answers
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Richard Woods, Georgias School Superintendent

Educating Georgias Future

Best Practices for

Follow us on Twitter @gadoecounselors 4

identify a career that may be of interest Georgias School Superintendent

Inform parents at end of Grade 4 about upcoming

TRAINING & WORK

Follow us on Twitter @gadoecounselors 7

Updated Rubric aligned

with GA Milestones pg.

Follow us on Twitter @gadoecounselors 9

Entry level positions and opportunities for

advancement Choose to share a few a day to

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Think of it like poster sessions at conferences or a Science

Have certain headers that students should include on their

For display, set up by career clusters

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PROCESS DATA: PERCEPTION DATA:

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Students come to school with a wealth of different

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

1. Visit www.ctaern.org Login info: First three

Follow us on Twitter @gadoecounselors 20

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