1. CAREER EXPLORATION Stephanie Dinsmore, Media Center, HSTW Site Coordinator Holli Loveless, Intervention Specialist Bloom Carroll High School HSTW Best Practices Showcase Ohio University, May 7, 2014

2. Current Education Trends TECHNOLOGY: Today’s High School student is tech savvy……SUPER savvy on their phones …so why fight them? Use them for on-line learning! DISTANCE LEARNING: It’s NOT going away……. so there’s no time like the present to get started!

3. Career Exploration Course: Bloom Carroll HS COURSE CONSTRUCTION: School Website/Moodle http://moodle.bloomcarroll.com/course/view.php?id=124 COMPONENTS : Student Familiarity 24/7 accessibility News/events/calendar View/Block assignments/Assignment of the week www.remind101.com

4. Reference Links & Web-Sites for Students https://ocis.org/Portal.aspx https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors-careers http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ http://www.livecareer.com/ http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships https://www.scholarships.com/main.aspx

5. Benefits for Distance Learning SCHEDULING: School schedule does not have to be altered Students are able to add the course even if they have a full schedule Students can be assigned to Media Center/Computer Labs during their Study Hall period Instills student responsibility and independence 24/7 LEARNING: Students work at their own pace Work can be completed at school, externally from any computer, or from any device with Internet capability Introduced in a familiar environment, enabling students to ask questions, etc. Having access to education 24/7 is a concept that needs not only to be addressed but embraced

6. Preparing them for future – THAT’S OUR JOB! PROVIDING TOOLS FOR SUCCESS: 21 st Century Skills College and Career Readiness Allows flexibility of schedule to include State Mandated Standards for College and Career Readiness

7. CONTACT INFORMATION Stephanie Dinsmore Bloom Carroll High School sdinsmore@bloomcarroll.org 614.837.0786