1. The Big Six Career Essentials Educating for Careers Conference Dr. Kathleen Steele March 2015 2San Bernardino County Schools ROP

2. Talk Time With an elbow partner, have a quick discussion and identify skills that are important for School, for Work, and for Life. 3 What are Career Readiness skills? San Bernardino County Schools ROP

3. The Perfect Storm Common Core State Standards Standards for Career Ready Practice Industry Sector Anchor and Pathway Standards New Performance Indicators Postsecondary, business, and civic needs 4San Bernardino County Schools ROP

4. P21 : College and Career Ready How students learn has a decided impact on what they learn. Knowledge and applied skills 4 C’s: Communication Collaboration Creativity and Innovation Critical thinking and problem-solving San Bernardino County Schools ROP5

5. The World of Work High Need Skills Critical Thinking/problem solving92% Ethics/responsibility71% Professionalism/work ethic70% Creativity/innovation69% Lifelong learning/self-direction64% Source: Up to the Challenge: The Role of Technical Education and 21 st Century Skills in College and Career Readiness www.p21.org San Bernardino County Schools ROP 6

6. The BIG Six Career Essentials 1.Effective Communication 2.Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking 3.Leaders and Teams: Roles and Responsibilities 4.Legal, Ethical, and Environmental Considerations 5.Personal Growth and Career Planning 6.Workplace Safety and Personal Wellness San Bernardino County Schools ROP 7

7. Where Did They Come From? Career ready practices Industry anchor and pathway standards Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Research and briefs White papers and scholarly journals San Bernardino County Schools ROP8

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9. Let’s Take a Look Critical Thinking San Bernardino County Schools ROP10

10. Thinking about Thinking We all think and it is human nature to do so. Most our thinking is shoddy, biased, distorted, partial, uninformed, and downright prejudiced. Shoddy thinking costs money. Have consequences on the quality of our lives. San Bernardino County Schools ROP11

11. 8 Elements of Thinking Generates purpose Raises questions Uses information Utilizes concepts Makes inferences Makes assumptions Generates implications Embodies a point of view San Bernardino County Schools ROP12

12. Critical Thinking Wheel San Bernardino County Schools ROP13 http://www.criticalthinking.org/

13. Group Activity In your groups: Read your section & identify your personal top 6 competencies As a group identify your top 5 competencies Create an ICON for your competency Identify teaching strategies for the competency Create your poster. San Bernardino County Schools ROP14

14. Check In San Bernardino County Schools ROP15

15. Gallery Walk shhhhhh! As you visit each station: take a minute to quickly scan the competency. Add your questions, ideas or strategies to each chart. This is a no talking activity. San Bernardino County Schools ROP16

16. Elbow Partner Debrief Share your thoughts about the Big 6 Career Essentials- what are you noticing? How might you ensure that your students are learning and practicing these very important skills? San Bernardino County Schools ROP17

17. Post It ™ App San Bernardino County Schools ROP18

18. Thank you! Dr. Kathleen Steele San Bernardino County Schools ROP Kathleen_steele@sbcss.k12.ca.us 909.252.4550 San Bernardino County Schools ROP19

19. Dr. Kathleen Steele 909  252  4550 Kathleen_steele@sbcss.k12.ca.us Linda Gaylor Linda_gaylor@sbcss.k12.ca.us San Bernardino County Schools ROP20 Contact Information