1. OhioMeansJobs K-12 Train-the-Trainer July 2014

2. Background Career Connections is a joint initiative among the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, Ohio Board of Regents, and Ohio Department of Education Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation 2014 Strategic Plan workforce.ohio.gov

3. Career Connections Aligns district efforts around college and career readiness to support students’ development Embeds curriculum strategies linking classroom learning to future careers Engages students through discovering career interests, exploring pathways and making plans

4. Components Career Connections Framework Career Connections Learning Strategies OhioMeansJobs K-12

5. Framework Career Awareness Kindergarten through Grade 5 Career Exploration Grades 6 through 8 Career Planning Grades 9 through 12 and beyond

8. Career Connections Learning Strategies Model Curricula with sample strategies embedded in Ohio’s New Learning Standards Guide for Teachers with strategies to integrate in to local curriculum

12. Additional Resources

13. OhioMeansJobs.com

14. Self-Directed Exploration

15. OhioMeansJobs K-12: Guided Tour “First Up”

16. Registration – customized for students, teachers, and parents

19. Create Account Tip: your account is now created and your name appears at the top, right corner of the page next to the Backpack. This page is optional - Click No Thanks, Continue To My Account.

20. Create Account Tip: this page is optional - Click No Thanks, Continue To My Account.

21. Account Settings Tip: Account Settings allow you to view and update your information.

22. Account Settings Tip: click Edit to update your information.

23. Backpack Tip: after you log in, you can access your Backpack from any screen by clicking in the top-right corner.

24. Backpack Tip: from your Backpack homepage, you can edit your account information, access what you’ve saved and continue assessments or planning.

25. Career Cluster Inventory

27. Career Cluster Inventory: Results

28. Career Cluster Inventory: Educator Guide https://materials.intocareers.org/CISManuals/CCI%20Guide.pdf

29. Career Profile

30. Career Profile: Results

31. Career Profile: Educator Guide http://www.onetcenter.org/IP.html?p=3

32. Tools for College and Career Readiness

33. Build Your Future Budget

34. Career Information

35. Education and Training Options

36. Scholarships

37. Career Plan: Recommended Activities

38. Career Plan: Monitor Progress

39. Upload or Build a Résumé

40. Job Search

41. Backpack – Ongoing Individualized Planning

42. Regional Articles

43. Next Steps: Map what your school is already doing (who, what, when, where, how) Identify champions at your school that will expand and enhance current efforts (administrators, colleagues, and community members) Strategize what small steps your school will take initially, that will make a big impact overtime

44. education.ohio.gov/CareerConnections

45. Social Media @OHEducation ohio-department-of-education Ohio Families and Education Ohio Teachers’ Homeroom OhioEdDept storify.com/ohioEdDept

46. Carolyn George Carolyn.George@education.ohio.gov | 614-995-5042 Tisha McGlaughlin Tisha.McGlaughlin@education.ohio.gov | 614-466-5756 Career Connections Office of Career-Technical Education 25 S. Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 | 800-700-6247 Questions?