CAREER EXPLORATION

Stephanie Dinsmore, Media Center, HSTW Site Coordinator

Holli Loveless, Intervention Specialist

Bloom Carroll High SchoolHSTW Best Practices ShowcaseOhio University, May 7, 2014

Current Education Trends

TECHNOLOGY:

• Today’s High School student is tech savvy……SUPER savvy on their phones …so why fight them? Use them for on-line learning!

DISTANCE LEARNING:

• It’s NOT going away……. so there’s no time like the present to get started!

Career Exploration Course: Bloom Carroll HS

COURSE CONSTRUCTION:

• School Website/Moodle

• http://moodle.bloomcarroll.com/course/view.php?id=124

COMPONENTS:

• Student Familiarity• 24/7 accessibility• News/events/calendar• View/Block assignments/Assignment of the week

• www.remind101.com

Reference Links & Web-Sites for Students

• https://ocis.org/Portal.aspx

• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors-careers

• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

• http://www.livecareer.com/

• http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships

• https://www.scholarships.com/main.aspx

Benefits for Distance Learning

SCHEDULING:

• School schedule does not have to be altered

• Students are able to add the course even if they have a full schedule

• Students can be assigned to Media Center/Computer Labs during their Study Hall period

• Instills student responsibility and independence

24/7 LEARNING:

• Students work at their own pace

• Work can be completed at school, externally from any computer, or from any device with Internet capability

• Introduced in a familiar environment, enabling students to ask questions, etc.

• Having access to education 24/7 is a concept that needs not only to be addressed but embraced

Preparing them for future – THAT’S OUR JOB!

PROVIDING TOOLS FOR SUCCESS:

• 21st Century Skills

• College and Career Readiness

• Allows flexibility of schedule to include State Mandated Standards for College and Career Readiness

CONTACT INFORMATION

Stephanie DinsmoreBloom Carroll High School

sdinsmore@bloomcarroll.org614.837.0786