Welcome to......
VOED 4/5513  Hands on Activities in Career Orientation   
Instructor: David Agnew           
Telephone: 870-972-2087
Email: Dagnew@.astate.edu
http://www.clt.astate.edu/dagnew           


Questions About CO?
Course Syllabus  
    

Presentation Schedule 2006
Lesson Plan Format v.1--My Ex
Lesson Plan Format v.2--State Dept. Ex
Lesson Plan Format v.3 --Old format

ACTIVITY  PLAN  FORMATS
  Activity Plan Format -- WP. (Agnew's)   
 Activity Plan Format -- Word (Agnew's)
 Activity Plan Format -- Word (State Dept Ex.)
 Evaluation Form for HO Activity that YOU Present  

 Evaluation Form for Hands-on Activities

Cluster Type

New Hands-On Activities developed by Students

Subscribe to the discussion lists...

   
ACOTA
     State Department CEP list

Project Learning Forestry
A Stock Market Game (Stocksquest)
 
Schedule of Student Presentations

Links to CO Sites


Study Aids / References
      Old Final
Word Perfect 
    Old Study Guide 
Word Perfect
    Career Orientation Terms
    16 Clusters With Brief Description
     Missing Cluster Activity

Session # and Topics
 
1--  Introduction and Welcome
 2 -- Principles of using hands on activities    
 3 -- Introduction to Hands on Activities
        Integrating Hands-on Activities
 4 -- Lesson plan format / Posters, Bulletin Boards
        Complete Quiz 1 by Monday
 5 -- Selecting Hands-on Activities
 6 -- Session 6  State Staff Visit
 7--  Session 7 
 8 --  Presentation of Hands-On Activity
 9 --  Presentation of Hands-On Activity
10 -- Presentation of Hands-On Activity
11 -- Panel 
12 -- Presentation of Hands-On Activity
13 -- Presentation of Hands-On Activity
14 --web cast
15 -- Presentation of Hands-On Activity
16 -- Presentation of Hands-On Activity
17 -- State CO Conference
18 -- State CO Conference
19 --  Present Posters
20 -- Final

Go to Blackboard

Suggestions for Using Blackboard.  You will need to create an account on Black Board if  you do not currently have one. 

Begin by clicking on the Bb icon above.  Then select create an account. I do want to have your school and home address, phone numbers, etc... Red * are required fields. You must have email address that you can use. After you create account and sign in for this course I am  required to officially admit you to the Bb portion of the course. In Bb you will complete quizzes, and other activities. 


 1.  Link to the 2 teacher resource CDs from State Dept
    (Contains sample Hands-on Activities)
 2.  AskERIC Lesson Plans
 3.  Columbia University Education Center  
        http://www.col-ed.org/cur/science.html

 

 

Misc. links for Educators




Lesson Plans page for teachers
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceJH.htm

  Project Learning Forestry   
  http://www.arkforests.org/photo.htm

  A Stock Market Game (Stocksquest) 

  Hot Potatoes website  
  http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/index.htm

 

LINKS to CO related sites

http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Occupation Outlook Handbook: This is just like the hardcopy you have in your classroom. This is searchable by keyword. This site is sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics., which as some good in for on salaries and working conditions.

http://www.careermag.com

Career magazine: this contains job openings, employer profiles, products and services, news articles, a career forum, career links, resume bank.

http://www.careertrack.com

Career Track: Has much of the same as above except it has an audio and video option which will allow you to see and hear short segments of interviewing and human relations skills. You must have the proper software and speakers to use this function.

http://www.clubfed.com

Federal Employee Digest: This one has information of special interest to federal employees, resources, a job market list of federal jobs and more.

http://www.careerexpo.com

Careerexpo: is an informative website that allows the user to use the Virtual Job Fair Library and Career Resources. This site has job positions. It describes the skills needed for the job and the positions available. It also has the location of the job and many more facts. It also has helpful hints on writing a resume and management tips.

http://www.careers.org

Careernet: specifies locations for jobs and for employers looking for employees. It lists over 11,000 links to jobs and employers. It also lists the business and education needed for each position.

http://www.careermart.com

Careermart: lists jobs by selecting the area of interest and the state of interest to you. It also has a site to get information from colleges and universities and from community colleges. The uniqueness of this site is that it also lists jobs for alumni of universities.

http://www.careersonline.com

Careers OnLine: This site offers global course applications, course information. Career advice and research.

http://isdn.net/nis

Career Atlas for the Road: Up to date interviewing information. In depth information of making a powerful resume.

http://www.eop.com

Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc.: This site specializes in connecting employers commited to the recruitment of a diversified workforce with career seekers. Specializing in replacement of minorities, women and people with disabilities.

http://www.futurescan.com

Career Explorers: series of career guides/webzines for teens ages 11 thru 18 who want to learn what it is really like to pursue a career.

http://www.careercraft.com

Career Crafting: This site is for persons who are looking for new careers. It offers information on Clarity Dialogue. Communications Matrix. Skill Assessment.

http://www.ajb.dni.us

America's Job Bank--through the U.S. Dept. of Labor and State Public Employment Service Agency. Choose which state and occupation and it will list information about job titles, location, salary, and education.

http://www.cweb.com

CareerWEB: A full Service Global recruiting center. One-stop-shop for learning about the technical employers, browsing jobs, applying for jobs, on-line and testing and polishing your career fitness.

http://www.nationjob.com/aviation

Aviation/Aerospace Job Page -- Hundreds of detailed aviation aerospace job listing, company profiles.

http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/osujobs.htm

Careers in Finance and Accounting and Consulting -- Provides you with current salary information, job requirements, resources and employers listing in Finacne, Accounting and consulting.

http://www.job-hunt.org

JobHunt -- Searchable Online job lists, Links, Classified Ads, Companies, newsgroups searchable database, and college and university links.

http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/guenov/restips.html

This site gives a sample resume and tips on writing a resume.

http://www.tccsa.ohio.gov/dp/wadc/hotlinks/guidance/career.htm

This site gives information on the career planning process and gives a self assessment.

http://www.pbs.org/jobs

a) Go to "Career Center."
b) Go to "Are You Working Smart?"
c) Go to "Create A Job and A Future (Alicia)/"

This site gives a scenario of a young girl named Alicia and then gives examples of jobs that Alicia might be interested in/good at.

http://www.bcit.tec.nj.us

This is a game the students can play, called "Dragon Slayer," that gives them information about careers.

http://www.jobtrak.com

Jobtrak - "The nations leading job listing service" - A good resource for job search tips. This site has a job search guide that gives different processes for finding a job - from networking, to designing your resume, to negotiating your salary. There is an Occupational Outlook Handbook, a personality test, and a salary calculator here. There is also a "city snapshot" section where you can compare cost of livings, climates, and demographics. The students and alumni section has a nice recruiters section that "represent some of the nation's most active recruiters". The employers page has an "index to colleges" that lets you search and locate collegs by major, state, enrollment, or keyword. The "resource center" in the college career staff section has multiple links with other employment-related sites.

http://www.astate.edu/docs/admin/sa/central/career/csc.html

USA Career Services - the students & alumni services link has a general list of occupations. The jobs link has many links to other sites that may help in finding a job, such as jobs in business and industry, newspaper classified ads, or government jobs. The employer pages give links to companies that recruit from ASU. The job search sections lets you link to different pages, from company information to proper attire for an interview, to the US Dept. of Labor and the OOH.

http://www.occ.com

Online Career Center - A site that lets you search for jobs by location or job field.

http://www.assessment.com

International Assessment Network - You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to do an assessment, but there is also a link to 12,000 job descriptions.

http://www.soicc.capnet.state.tx.us/careers/careers.html

Careers for the 21st Century - A resource for occupational videos.

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed404581.html

Five Processes of Career Planning - I did a search of ERIC - "career planning" - and found this site.

http://www.ed.gov

US Dept. of Education - I didn't do any research on this page, but I thought that I should list it as a site to do more research on in the future.

  Be an Actuary
  http://www.beanactuary.org/

 

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