"It's Elementary, Dear Counselor!"
Helping Young Students Be Career Ready.
Issue 2, Volume 3
In this edition you'll find...
You will also find resources for building student career awareness.
National School Counseling Week
ASCA has a variety of resources to help you with National School Counseling Week.
Monday, Feb 6, 2017, 12:00 AM
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Personal Career Development Resource.
OK Career Guide can help you! You can create your own E-portfolio which can be sent as a URL to prospective employers, teacher of the year committee or other professional recognition opportunities. This resource is offered at no cost to all Oklahoman's...including you!
This is a great blog post from The Spirited School Counselor sharing how she utilizes a digital portfolio in her professional networking and summarizes school leadership experience as a school counselor.
For more information or assistance with OK Career Guide contact our new coordinator Tara.Kerr@careertech.ok.gov or 405-743-5425
Looking Ahead...
Students starting in the 6th grade can complete an interest checklist, watch videos on careers in all the 16 National Career Clusters and start the process of career planning.
For more information or assistance with OK Career Guide contact our new coordinator Tara.Kerr@careertech.ok.gov or 405-743-5425
I'm Reading...
One word review... YES!
I took a Strengths Assessment through my local Technology Center School Counselor Collaboration Meeting. It's a great opportunity to focus on the strengths you bring and how you can utilize them in your leadership endeavors.
Find out your strengths?.... Let me know what your strengths are I'm looking for my strength match.
School Counselors are School Leaders...
Watch the School Counselor of the Year White House Ceremony
(Need some inspiration? - Must see 2:28:16- 2:31:43)
Interested in learning more about policy and school counselor advocacy? Gather your school counselor colleagues and watch the panel at the beginning. I know it will motivate you to collaborate, make a local plan and increase focus efforts on direct services for students.
Check out the Fact Sheet from the White House
For Counselors Only Conference will be on March 2, 2017 at the Moore Norman Technology Center, South Penn Campus, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We have limited space so if you have not registered... do so today. Also if you will be unable to attend, please let us know so we can release your seat to the next interested school counselor.
Look what's NEW with Career Development Resources
You may want to collaborate with your local career development, education and post-secondary partners with this resource.
Local educational foundation grants or Donors Choose would be a feasible resource.
A special thanks for Claire Zevnick, Marissa Villones, Kim Hale and Kelly Arrington in collaborating on this project.
Erica Harris
Hi, I'm Erica Harris, I work for the Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education. I have served as a counselor for PK-Post Secondary. Being with the Career & Academic Connections division at ODCTE, I'm an adviser to school counseling and career development initiatives. This newsletter is designed to share great ideas and tools specific for College & Career Readiness in Elementary School Counseling. My hope is to spark creativity and growth in your comprehensive school counseling program. Please let me know if you have any special requests or needs. ~ Erica
Email: erica.harris@careertech.ok.gov
Website: http://www.okcareertech.org/educators/career-and-academic-connections
Location: 1500 West 7th Avenue, Stillwater, OK, United States
Phone: (405)743-5164
Twitter: @counslradvcate