Becoming a well-Informed Consumer of Future Opportunities
Knowing the Future is Well Within Their Reach
Students began the process of developing strong foundational skills in elementary school and learned what it means to become a responsible and independent learner during the middle school years. As students enter high school they will continue to refine the skills they have already acquired as well as gain the skills they will need to successfully transition to the future they envision.
A lot of the hardest work has already been done. It is now time for students to consider the full range of education and career opportunities they have earned and for parents to start reaping the rewards of their labor. At this point in their education, students understand the relationship between effort and outcomes and have learned, that at times, they need to rely on sheer determination to overcome obstacles to move forward. They are now motivated by success and embrace the freedom self-discipline affords them.
No longer viewing school authorities and their parents as a challenge to their autonomy, students embrace their rights and responsibilities and see the primary adults in their lives as a support system they can depend on to achieve their personal goals. Students are now properly prepared to consider the most advanced and up-to-date college and career information available.
The Parent Curriculum for this stage will include:
- A comprehensive summary of the prerequisite skills students need to master to successfully transition from high school to postsecondary education opportunities, career, and life;
- Access to the information, strategies, resources, developmentally appropriate guidance, and support parents need to maintain high realistic expectations for student achievement and effectively support their student's efforts to successfully transition to their future;
- Periodic evaluations of progress towards meeting the requirements established for college and career readiness; and
- Targeted guidance based on their student's comprehensive evaluation to ensure a successful transition to future education and career opportunities.
Successful Transition to Future: Grades 9-12
Completing K-12 Education Fully Prepared
High school students are expected to take ownership of their learning much like they will be expected to in the workplace and postsecondary learning environment. Students should be encouraged to ask questions in class, engage in academic and intellectual conversations with their peers and the adults in their lives, and meet with teachers and support staff when needed to ensure academic success.
Middle school practices remain in place until high school completion. Strategies to support the students' efforts to successfully transition to their future are also included.
Student-Led Conferences
Students continue to take the lead and reflect on their learning during conferencing. The student learning protocol for high school students will be extended to include the following:
- Postsecondary career plan
- High school completion and postsecondary timeline
- Transition documentation tool to encourage and record student postsecondary transition activities
Student and Parent Future Opportunities Sessions
The National Parent Platform will serve as the main high school to future transition resource site for the nations' high school students and their families. Local community organizations will present an overview of the global and national resources related to careers as well as discuss the economic impact the projections and data have on state, regional, and local economy and employment opportunities. The local community organizations will also be responsible for planning and facilitate transition information sessions, lectures, panel discussions, forums, workshops, and Q & A sessions. Parents and students are expected to be active participants and contribute to these information sessions by sharing the information they have gathered while exploring future opportunities.
resources
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
PCRN Employability Skills Framework
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
"The O*NET Program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Valid data are essential to understanding the rapidly changing nature of work and how it impacts the workforce and U.S. economy. From this information, applications are developed to facilitate the development and maintenance of a skilled workforce."
Competency Model Clearinghouse
PCRN Employability Skills Framework
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
"As part of the Industry Competency Model Initiative the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and industry partners collaborate to develop and maintain dynamic models of the foundation and technical competencies that are necessary in economically vital industries and sectors of the American economy."
PCRN Employability Skills Framework
PCRN Employability Skills Framework
Career One Stop Pathways to Career Success
"Why Employability Skills? Successful careers are built on solid personal and interpersonal skills. Defining, measuring, and building these skills— even naming them— can be challenging. In an effort to leverage and connect the efforts of policy makers, educators, and employers, the U.S. Department of Education compiled the Employability Skills Framework and developed related tools, media and resources."
Career One Stop Pathways to Career Success
Career One Stop Pathways to Career Success
Career One Stop Pathways to Career Success
Career One Stop is source for career exploration, training & jobs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
ACT Occupational Profiles Database
Career One Stop Pathways to Career Success
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections
" The Database allows users to search for careers. If the users have taken the WorkKeys tests, they can compare the WorkKeys scores needed for those jobs to their WorkKeys scores."
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections
Career One Stop Pathways to Career Success
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections
"The National Employment Matrix is developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of its ongoing Employment Projections program, and it presents employment for approximately 300 detailed industries and 800 detailed occupations."
OECD The Future of Work
RNL College Student Inventory
Human Capital Institute (HCI)
"The future of work is now. Globalisation, digitalisation and other mega-trends are bringing radical shifts to how we live and work.
These changes raise essential questions around the skills we need for future jobs, the quality of those jobs, the support available if we're unable to work or retire, and what voice we have in shaping these outcomes."
Human Capital Institute (HCI)
RNL College Student Inventory
Human Capital Institute (HCI)
"The institute conducts research and training to determine best practices in regard to workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding and engagement, learning and development, succession and retention and talent management technologies."
RNL College Student Inventory
RNL College Student Inventory
RNL College Student Inventory
Students can prepare for their future, with the help of their parents, by learn how academic motivation, general coping and receptivity to support services contributes to post-secondary success.
PayScale
PayScale
RNL College Student Inventory
"If you already know what you want to study in college, breaking down PayScale’s College ROI Report rankings by major can make the list even more helpful to students and families concerned with choosing a college that makes good financial sense."