PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ančica Eđed, mag. paed., counsellor Bucharest, Romania, 13-14 November 2018

PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE Or "lifelong professional guidance" is an extremely important field of work since the earliest years of formal education: a human spends most of his or her time working the choice of profession is one of the most important decisions of each individual various changes in the world of labor condition individual's change of profession

PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE The choice of first profession is based on: knowledge of competences information on education and training information on the characteristics of the work employment possibilities

PROJECT: MY SMART CHOICE Duration: January 2015 – April 2016 Project coordinator: Croatian Employment Service, Požega District Office Partners: Elementary school “Mladost” Jakšić (Požega- Slavonia County) and Elementary school Ivan Goran Kovačić, Gornje Bazje (Virovitica-Podravina County) Associate coordinator: Croatian Employment Service, Virovitica District Office

THE GOAL AND THE AIM OF THE PROJECT to empower teachers and expert associates in approaching professional orientation in practice to create and implement a sustainable professional development program to set up pilot centers for professional development in two elementary schools – a better choice of secondary school

TARGET GROUP teachers and expert associates of the elementary schools participating in the project counsellors for professional guidance of the Croatian Employment Service leaders of the Centers for professional development school principals

USERS Future learners of the elementary schools which participate in the project Parents Employers Learners of other elementary and secondary schools

ACTIVITIES - 1 Promotion of the project and the promotion of the Centers for professional development (CPD) Initial conference Determining the visual identity of the project and CPD Final conference Result: Ensured promotion and the visibility of the project and CPD

ACTIVITIES - 2 Establishment and equipping of the CPD in Primary School "Mladost" Jakšić and Primary School Ivan Goran Kovačić, Gornje Bazje Employment of the CPD Directors Establishment of the CPD and equipment purchasing Result: Established and equipped CPDs which are conducting planned activities available to learners, parents, expert associates, and teachers

ACTIVITIES - 3 Education of teachers, expert associates, counsellors for professional guidance of the Croatian Employment Service, CPD directors, and school principals Selection of education performer Education of teacher’s professional guidance, expert associates, counsellors for professional guidance of the Croatian Employment Service, CPD leaders, and school principals Field trip to the Czech Republic to a similar center Result: Teachers and associates are empowered to work in a contemporary approach to professional leadership in practice

ACTIVITIES - 4 Creation and implementation of the professional development program Creation of the professional development program Implementation of the professional development program in Elementary school "Mladost" Jakšić and Elementary school Ivan Goran Kovačić, Gornje Bazje Result: Created and implemented the sustainable program of professional development

SUSTAINABILITY OF PROJECT RESULTS The effects of the project are long-term and will fully be visible in the next 10-15 years The first effects can be seen in the next 3-5 years - when learners who have been in the program for one to two years: finish secondary school sign up at the employment service begin finding jobs

ACTIVITY FOR PARTICIPANTS Task: Write the essential contents of professional guidance which were implemented into the school curriculum – individually Exchange answers - in pairs Present the answers to other participants

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - STARTING POINT FOR THE MAKING OF CURRICULUM Contemporary approach to the lifelong professional development: a systematic support to the professional development of learners integration of systematic support into the implementation of school curriculum since very beginning of the formal education the realization of the school curriculum of the professional development along with expert associates also realize teachers the curriculum for professional guidance is realized through the direct work with learners, through the teaching of individual school subjects, work of class teacher, and cooperation with parents and local community

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - THE PLANNING OF CURRICULUM Starting point: the purpose of education for professional development is the development of readiness for professional choice through strengthening learner's capacities for making high-quality life decisions related to the choice of education and occupation Planned effects of the program: change of beliefs, knowledges about themselves, and knowledges related to the world of labor change of behaviors (the use of more effective learning strategies, skills for self-regulated learning, the improvement of working habits, the use of planning and problem solving skills) making realistic decisions about the choice of occupation which will ensure the educational and career success in the future, and satisfaction in work

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CURRCULUM COMPONENTS The curriculum contains: learning outcomes, contents and the way of their realization for all subjects from first to eighth grade learning outcomes and contents for seventh and eighth grade with suggestions of detailed elaboration of activities to achieve certain outcomes program for parents with suggestions for carrying out specific activities

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM For each learning outcome the following elements are ascribed: teaching content/the topic through which the outcome is realized learning activities - what learner is doing the form of teaching/school work methods/techniques of teaching – what teacher is doing external associates (if planned) monitoring/evaluation of learning outcomes - short description of procedures

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - LEARNING OUTCOMES AND CONTENTS OF MODULE FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE LEARNERS Outcomes are sorted in four segments: self-knowledge (self-perception with the orientation to one's own strong points) knowledge about world of labor education possibilities decision about professional choice

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - PROGRAM FOR PARENTS Goals: to inform parents about important subjective and objective factors of professional development of their children to inform parents about possibilities and conditions of education and employment, about characteristics of occupations, and possibilities of professional assistance of different institutions to encourage the active role of parents in all activities pointed to professional development in elementary school

CURRICULUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – LEARNERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Presumptions for professional counselling: description of type and degree of disability the assessment of support - type, method, and the purpose of support planning of activities with defined goals / outcomes, steps, and their duration method of the outcome assessment parents’ / caretaker’s consent and their involvement in the program

ACTIVITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS In what ways are programs of professional guidance realized in your schools? Individually Compare in pairs Present to others

EXAMPLES FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM The examples of preparation for learning outcomes realization The examples of preparation and work material for the realization of learning outcomes for seventh and eighth grade The examples of preparation of topic realization from the parents' program Work program of the Center for Professional Development in Elementary school Observations, experiences, thoughts and suggestions of teachers and expert associates

EXAMPLES FOR CURRICULUM REALIZATION Learners' observations and thoughts Parents' and local community representatives' observations and thoughts The examples of recording basic data about conducted activities of professional guidance in school during school year