Roberta Douglas Career Development Specialist Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Our Current State of Career Development
Results? Students still may not be ready 50-70% of college students change their major at least once 80% of freshman enroll as undecided Other trends…. National Association of Colleges & Employers
WHY?
So Many Options
How can we better help Oklahoma students? Analyze Request for Proposals Evaluate Decide
We’ve Chosen
Post Secondary Education Take Action for Student Success
What do most systems offer? Portfolios Assessments Schools Database Occupation Research Scholarships Database Curriculum for teachers & counselors Resume Builder
What Oklahoma Career Guide will ALSO do: Wider audience Administrative tools Reporting options More storage for users Post Secondary test prep Identifies barriers FAFSA Parents Portal Gaming features Tutorials Education Plans Link2College Connect2Business
CareerTech’s Timeline to Launch K-5 th grade: Coming in th – Adult users : Currently being built, customized for Oklahoma. This part of OK Career Guide will be launched in August 2015 with training for educators across the state.
Let’s take a look
The NATIONAL model
Resources Coming August Elevating Student Success - Career & Academic Connections
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