Randy & Margaret’s Trip to Italy – March 2014

We went to Venice, Florence, Pisa, Rome, Pompeii

How did we find our way around? We needed some sort of direction A compass…a GPS…

Tom Dubbels, M-State Counselor Maronda Robertson, M-State Counselor Presented by: Randy LaFoy, Century College and MnSCU GPS LifePlan Coordinator Tom Dubbels, M-State Counselor Maronda Robertson, M-State Counselor Michele and Shelli

gpslifeplan.org/secondary GPS LifePlan helps learners look at several aspects of their lives (career, education, finance, leadership, and personal) to create an action plan and help them achieve their goals. Michele gpslifeplan.org/secondary

Brief History College Version Military Version WorkForce & Secondary Developed at Century College in 2006 – used by over 20 institutions in MN State Colleges and Universities beginning 2007 Military Version Developed in Partnership with MnSCU, the MN National Guard and the MN Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009 WorkForce & Secondary Developed in Partnership with Century College, the MnSCU system, MN Dept. of Education, Dept. of Employment and Economic Development, MN WorkForce Centers, Adult Basic Education, various high schools, Girls Scouts, and Junior Achievement, launched in 2011. Michele

Michele: This is the structure of the higher education GPS LifePlan.

Internet Usage More than 21,000 people visited last semester -- around 5% of MNSCU students 123,397 page views #2 user – GPS Secondary

MNSCU Campuses that use GPS

310 First Year Experience Classes Usage & Potential Usage – MNSCU Career & Life Classes – Fall/Spring 2014 49 Career Classes 1225 students 310 First Year Experience Classes Keyword search in Systemwide for: career planning. Results say more than 150. Clearly, many of these classes are not Career and Life Planning classes, but most of them are. 7750 students

GPS Saves Students Money Colleges use the GPS LifePlan in lieu of textbooks and save students money. Lake Superior $67,000 – replacing textbook with GPS LifePlan Century College $56,000 – using GPS LifePlan + 4 Chapters of OnCourse

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In one slide, What the GPS LifePlan Can Do How many hits will one get if you type in “resume” in Google

Faculty and staff online database of lesson plans Program Components Website Resources eFolio Faculty and staff online database of lesson plans Additional resources for parents and family members Online Tutorials and Workshops Games http://www.gpslifeplan.org/workforce/ eFolio Login Horizontal tabs get you in to each of the 5 main content areas of the GPS LifePlan. Michele– Emphasize the way that we have worked to parallel the college version and then talk about some of the difference (which are listed here and demonstrated in the following slides). Additional resources for educators, parents, and family members. Translation

Learn About Yourself - Interests - Skills - Work Values - Personality Career Topic Areas Learn About Yourself - Interests - Skills - Work Values - Personality Explore Careers Links to Education SMART Goal Setting Find a Job - Resumes - Cover Letters Get a Job - Job Postings - Interviewing Michele - The content areas This follows the career development model and each area is designed as modules for each stage of the career and life-planning process. This is a great place to also show the additional navigation: Left-hand menu: to dig deeper into each on the topics – like chapter headings. Center Area: The core content – like the pages in a chapter Right-hand top: Online tutorials and workshops – they stay visible while the user is in each subplan. Right-hand bottom: Fun interactive – they stay visible while the user is in each subplan. eFolio Resources: Includes information about the importance of using an eFolio and samples (Learn More), another link to the login page (Log into My eFolio), and online video tutorials for setting up an eFolio account, adding content and developing one’s eFolio further (GPS eFolio FAQs). The arrow will then transition into the next slide to show a little deeper dig into the content.

Minnesota Online Career Workshops Self-Directed & Interactive Sessions

Assessments Interests Personality Skills Values

Informational Interviews Gain Experience Explore Careers Research Informational Interviews Gain Experience

Explore Education

Find a Job Resume Cover Letters Portfolios Searching Networking

Get the Job Interviewing Present Your Best Self Hiring Process

Create a Plan Learn Do Forms

Not everyone goes to College

Study Skills – get those tips when school isn’t open

It needs another screen

Create a timeline

Online classes – for everyone? Homework help 24/7 Computer basics Math…procrastination… goal setting

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School & Community Involvement Athletics and Fine Arts Activities Clubs and Organizations Community Involvement Civic Engagement - Voting and Elections

Where most of student’s lives are…

Relationships Bullying, Grief and Loss

Goal setting workshops

Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan Repository – always looking for more plans.

Another resource for your classroom

GPS Workforce – Job Seeker Planner

Audio/Fred

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Use the GPS LifePlan to meet career requirements –from State Statutes

State Statute …explore their college and career interests and aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment.

age-appropriate exploration and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally relevant career interests http://www.gpslifeplan.org/secondary/education/index.php?link=charting-timeline-actions

…an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students.

12. The series of assessments must include a college placement diagnostic exam and contain career exploration elements.

Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use the career exploration elements in these assessments to help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families and plan for postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue, review, and revise an

This process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree

So, how do you capture this work? Print off Use eFolio – link on every page

Samples

GPS LifePlan Awards Innovations in Student Development Award for the GPS LifePlan.

So, why if this is so great, why is it free?

Thank you for your participation! Want to learn more? Contact: Randy LaFoy 651.779-3363 Randy.lafoy@century.edu Tom Dubbels, M-State Maronda Robertson, M-State