2011 Lancaster 2011 Lancaster County Youth County Youth

SummitSummit

Integration of the PA CEW Standards into Lancaster Integration of the PA CEW Standards into Lancaster County SchoolsCounty Schools

Eden Resort, Lancaster, PA, January 14, 2011Eden Resort, Lancaster, PA, January 14, 2011

Michael Thompson and Michael CarnesMichael Thompson and Michael Carnes

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship

What does this mean? If we cannot define it how can we teach it to students K-12?

•The process of organizing, managing, and assuming the risks of a business or enterprise.

What does this mean to you?

The Capital Region and The Capital Region and EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship•2010 CEW Workshop – focus was entrepreneurship•2008 Leadership Academy was “Career Development: Approaching it as an Entrepreneur”•Spring 2008 EitW: The panel featured entrepreneurs in Green fields•2009 Leadership Academy featured the Murata Business Center•2010 Leadership Academy: Featured I Need Solar and Dirty Dog Enterprises•2010/11 EitW: Features I Need Solar (actually went to their facility), and the panel will have entrepreneurs on it

Addressing Entrepreneurship Addressing Entrepreneurship at Middletownat Middletown

K-5K-5

•Cookie Project•School Stores•Counseling Curriculum•Phys. Ed. Curriculum•Language Arts (leveled readers)•Social Studies

88thth Grade Grade

•Dual-a-thon•Counseling

Curriculum•Career Camp•6 Fridays

High SchoolHigh School

•Economics•Foods•Counseling Curriculum•21st Century Entrpreneurship

13.1 Career Awareness and Preparation

13.2 Career Acquisition (Getting a Job)

13.3 Career Retention and Advancement

13.4 Entrepreneurship

Reporting OUT – Gap Analysis Results from

10/28/10

Districts that Completed:

Conestoga Valley

Elizabethtown

Penn Manor

Hempfield

Lampeter-Strasburg

13.1 Career Awareness and 13.1 Career Awareness and PreparationPreparation

• 3 of 5 districts have a pretty comprehensive delivery K-12 in Assessing Abilities, Aptitudes, and Interests

• Career Selection Influences are delivered in 5 of 5 district, but after 8th grade

• Preparation for Careers are delivered in 5 of 5 districts, but after 8th grade

• Career Plan Components are delivered in 4 of 5 districts after 8th grade

13.2 Career Acquisition13.2 Career Acquisition

• 1 of 5 districts taught Interviewing Skills K-12;

3 of 5 in grade 12• No districts have a Career Portfolio

K-12;

4 of 5 begin with 8th grade• 1 of 5 districts develop Career

Acquisition documents in grades 1-8; 4 of 5 do this by grade 10

• 1 of 5 districts teach students how to Research Careers before grade 8;

4 of 5 after grade 8

13.3 Career Retention and Advancement 13.3 Career Retention and Advancement

(Keeping a Job)(Keeping a Job)

• Developing Good Work Habits is addressed in 4 of 5 school districts before grade 8

• Developing Cooperation and Teamwork skills is ongoing in 3 of 5 districts from K-8

• Group Interaction skills are taught in 2 of 5 districts K-8; 3 others begin in grade 7-12

• Budgeting is only introduced in K-8 in 1 district; 3 of 5 teacher this concept from 8-12

• Workplace Changes are addressed in only 1 district K-8; 2 others address this 10-12

• The concept of Lifelong Learning is addressed in 1 district K-12; 3 others 10-12

13.4 Entrepreneurship 13.4 Entrepreneurship (Creating Jobs)(Creating Jobs)

• Risks and Rewards is a concept of entrepreneurship addressed at some point in 3 of 5 districts

• Teaching the Character Traits of Entrepreneurs is addressed in 3 of the 5 districts

• The Creation of a Business Plan is developed in 3 of 5 districts; only 1 district does this prior to 8th grade

This strand is the least developed K-12 !

Mr. Michael D. Thompson –

mikethompson@centralpenn.edu

Career Development Consultant

Mr. Michael Carnes – mcarnes@raiderweb.org

Career Counselor, Middletown Area School District