Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences School of Education Office of Education, Research, and Outreach 404 Wallace Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061

Purpose of this tutorial: Overview of the VIEW web site Explore how it can be used with -Students (K-5) (6-8)(K-5) (6-8) -ParentsParents -Counselor ResourcesCounselor Resources -EducatorsEducators

For over 35 years Virginia Career VIEW’s mission has been to inform, encourage, and support the education and career development of the people of Virginia.

 Began at VT’s Counselor Education Department with professor Dr. Carl McDaniels to create a way for Virginian’s (H.S. & adults) to learn about different jobs and their educational requirements. V- VITAL I- Information E-Education W-Work

 Funding  Virginia Tech  School of Education  Office of Educational Research & Outreach

WorkshopsWebsiteOutreach

VA CAREER VIEW ANNUAL WORKSHOPS  FREE workshops and webinars throughout Virginia  4 sessions offered  Provides 5 CEU points under Professional Conference  Training on new products and state initiatives  Hands on Training in computer labs

504 13% 2129 Students 55% 254 6% 102 3% 900 Counselor s 23% □ VIEW’s Total Outreach included 4,518 individuals

 Parents Parents  Ways to Explore Careers with Students  Academic & Career Plan  Professionals Professionals  Inservice Training Inservice Training  Teachers/ Districts  Students  Career Day  Career Exploration Class Guests  Counselor Ed. Classes  Conferences  VA Counselors Assoc  VA School Counselor Assoc  VA Career Development Association  Virginia Children’s Engineering Conference

Total Visiting Users

 Hampton  Chesterfield  Loudoun  Manassas  Chesapeake  Botetourt  Roanoke  Fairfax  Norfolk  Appomattox

Most popular areas  K-5  Kid’s Search Kid’s Search  Career Town Career Town  Student Page Student Page  6-8  Student Page Student Page  Who R U Career Assessment Who R U Career Assessment  School SearchSchool Search  Career Search Career Search

 Linking all activities to Academic Standards  Increases teacher participation  Gives value to career exploration activities  Encourages parents to use VIEW with studentsparents  Linking activities to Counseling Standards Counseling Standards  Provides a structure for counselors  Framework to create programs  Toolkits Toolkits  Guides and Grids Guides and Grids

 Career Town- (K-5) Career Town  Kids Search – 2 nd -5th Kids Search  Who R U?- (4 th -6 th ) Who R U?  Career Search Grades 6 - Adult Career Search  School Search Grades 9- Adult School Search

 Take homes for parents  Encourages classroom activities  Easy to distribute  Extra activities  Grades K-5 Grades K-5  Grades 6-8 Grades 6-8

 Age appropriate  Hands on Exploration  State & National Contests  K-5 K-5 

 September Activities September Activities  Focus on State Resources  Student Apps Student Apps  Career Cluster Updates: try it!try it!

 Parent Section Parent Section  Brochures  Fact Sheets Fact Sheets  Fun Sheets Fun Sheets  Book Lists Book Lists

 Free Workshops & Webinars Free Workshops & Webinars  Earn CEU credits from Virginia Tech  Custom OutreachOutreach  Hands on Workshops  District Wide Training

Major Focus Areas  Grades K-5 Grades K-5  Grades 6-8 Grades 6-8  Parents Parents  Professionals Professionals Keeping it all together  Explore your folder

Who can use a folder?  1. Click “My Folder”  2. Please login or view help.login help  3. Please Log In or Register:  4. Enter your address and password. How to make a folder  Anyone 13 or older  Parents  Professionals  Keep all links in one place