CREATING AND EMBRACING CHANGES

Three Major Themes

Globalization: to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide

Failing Education: failure to impart or acquire general knowledge

Changing Demographics: the statistical data of a population, esp. those showing average age, income, education, etc.)

Overview

Three Forces Are Changing Our Nation’s Future • Inadequate literacy and numeracy skills among large segments of our student and adult populations

• An ongoing shift in the demographic profile of our population, powered by the highest immigration rates in nearly a century

• The continuing evolution of the economy and the nation’s job structure, requiring higher levels of skills from an increasing proportion of workers

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America's Perfect Storm

Globalization

Do You know:

What country will soon become the largest

English-speaking in the world?

25% of India’s top IQ scores total what amount

of the US population?

Did You Know?

The Flat Earth – Implications for Career Counseling – V. Scott Solberg

“The world is flat because technology provides real time access and relational connections on

a global scale”

Examples:

•Singapore is known for working to modernize education: Tablets

•Epals:

www.epals.com

•School to School International:

www.sts-international.org/pen_pals.html

•Educator/Student networks: http://flatclassrooms.ning.com

Conducting Career Development Services in a Flat World Implications for Practitioners and Educators - V. S. Solberg

http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS:

• JOT as many Transferrable Skills as you can think of in 15 seconds…

• How does this connect?

Top 5 Attributes Employers are looking for:

#1 Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)

#2 Honesty/Integrity

#3 Teamwork Skills (works well with others)

#4 Strong Work Ethic

#5 Motivation/Initiative

We must CHANGE our FOCUS:

Emphasis off finding the “right” job for you …

and more focused on the “right” skill set…

US youth graduating from High School will have 10-14 jobs by the time they are 38!

“Yes, But what else can you do? Promoting Transferable Skills Development”

-A. Byars-Winston

Considerations for Formal and Informal Activities and Assessment:

FORMAL: Transferable Skills Survey (Liptak and Shatkin) – uses O*Net job titles, Skills Confidence Inventory, WI Job center transferable skills

INFORMAL: Classified Ads, Handshake Activity, Card Sort (SkillScan), SWOT Analysis

Failing EducationAmerica's Perfect Storm

Drop out or Push-OutDrop out or Push-OutDropout or Push Out Lives Changed Forever - K. Kirkland Shaw

At Risk Youth

Hypothesis

1.Drugs

2.Pregnancy

3.Lack of family support

Drop out or Push-OutDrop out or Push-Out

At Risk Youth

Results

75% of these at-risk youth felt no connection between school and the “real world”

Educating with Career Clusters

1. Connect the curriculum to the careers2. Curriculum including appropriate work ethic

(transferable skills)3. South Carolina Passed: Education and Economic

Development Act --Individual Graduation Plan4. Students become work-ready through choosing

from one of the career clusters in 8th grade5. Students choose a major in the 10th grade6. When they get out of school, they have a sense of

what they want to do

Results in South Carolina:

• SC went from 50th to 37th

• SC climbed from 52.5% - 66.3% graduation rate in four years.

Educating with Career Clusters

Help youth overcome their challenges and improve outcomes in:•Dropout Prevention •Violence Prevention •Drug and Alcohol Prevention •Truancy Reduction •Increasing Academic Success

• The WhyTry Program, drop out prevention, school violence prevention, character education lesson plans

Christian Moore, Founder

The Reality Ride

Demographics

Y-Size: Jason Ryan Dorsey

• Gen Y has no expectations of lifetime employment

• Gen Y considers it disloyal

to stay at a job they don’t like• Entitlement = 100% learned• Outcome driven without vision

of the path• Tech dependent vs. Tech

savvy

Bridging the four generations:•The gap between the youngest and the oldest employee has never been this great before.

•When generations don’t work well together, operational costs go up and operational effectiveness goes down.

Changing Demographics

• Born before 1946 Should be retired, but can’t afford it

• Formative Events: The Great Depression; Pearl Harbor, World War II

• Born between 1946-1964 Should be close to retirement, but can’t afford it because their Gen Y kids keep calling for money.

• Formative Events: Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, First Moon Landing

• Born between 1965-1976 Should be assuming leadership roles, but Boomers still hold these positions

• Formative Events: Watergate, PC Boom, Latchkey Kids

• 1977-1995 Should be smoothly entering the business world

• Fastest growing generation in the work force

• Formative Events: Baby Boomer Parents, Internet, September 11th

Bridging the 4 Generations:..and bringing it to the

classroom1. Have students present one piece of information that was just

taught in a way that others could find it easier to understand.2. Using goals, customize a “Career Map” with each student so

they can connect to their goals and give a feeling that their goals are tangible.

3. Create a First 30 Handbook that students can refer to in the first 30 days.

4. Immerse the student in the business of the classroom. 5. Smaller bits of information showing more frequency of

communication will help students to stay engaged. Avoid details.

6. Feedback should be personal, actionable, and specific. 7. Balance immediate application and longer-term

thinking to grow and deliver the best performance along the way.

8. Look for and ask your students what motivates them.