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Weaving Chapter 339 Into Your Core Curriculum PSCA 64 th Annual Conference November 21, 2019 Barbara Micucci & Kelly Gallagher Upper Merion Area School District

Ø Share our journey of transforming core curriculum lessons to be more future focused. Ø Present 4 steps you can implement to make connections between your current core curriculum and new state initiatives. Ø Identify resources in your school and community that can support you in this work. Ø Support you in generating and sharing ideas that you can take back to your district and apply immediately.

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Upper Merion Area School District ² 5 Elementary Schools (grades K-4) 1 Middle School (grades 5-8) 1 High School (grades 9-12) ² Full time School Counselor in each Elementary School Building ² Elementary building sizes range from 280 students – 415 students

Our Core Curriculum History ü School Counselors meet during summer and monthly to align lessons across buildings. ü School Counselors teach during Specials schedule approximately 11 times per year. ü Emphasis for years was majority Social/Emotional lessons with a few Academic and 1 dedicated Career lesson.

PA Career Ready Skills

Future Focused Teaching 21st Century Success Skills

Summer Elementary School Counselor Curriculum Review We don’t have to throw away old lessons for “more career”. We can “weave” future focused concepts into current lessons.

Step 1 – Review current “Career” lessons ü 1-2 artifacts for each “career” lesson in K à 4 th grade

1 st Grade Career Lesson Career Exploration 13.1.3 Career Awareness & Preparation: “I can name five different jobs in the community”

4 th Grade Career Lesson Entrepreneurship 13.4.3 Entrepreneurship: Describing age appropriate business ideas Little Shark Tank Video Reflection “I can explain the term entrepreneurship.” 1. An entrepreneur is someone who can _________________________, _________________________ and _________________________ a business. An entrepreneur is someone who can 2. What invention from the Little Shark Tank videos did you think was DEVELOP, ORGANIZE and MANAGE a business . was cool? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. What characteristics from our “Success Skills” chart did you notice that these kids had? _________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How do these success skills help them with their business? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5dc9be84059e6#

4 Steps to Weaving Chapter 339 Into Your Core Curriculum Barbara Micucci Kelly Gallagher bmicucci@umasd.org ` kegallagher@umasd.org Step 1 – Step 2 – What career lessons do you currently What district and community resources teach? What artifacts do you have? can you tap into to help students think about their future? Step 3 – Step 4 – What lessons do you teach that you can How can you involve families when connect to the PA Career Ready Skills or educating students about being Success Skills chart? future focused?

Activity – Find Your “Sole Mate!”

Step 2- District & Community Resources ü Letter to 4 th Grade Families ü Student survey to choose programs to see ü Technical High School Visit for all 4 th Graders ü Student Reflection Form ü Follow up data shared with stakeholders ü Student Reflection Form used as a Chapter 339 Artifact ü Trip has now become part of the 4 th Grade Core Curriculum

Step 3 – Connect “Non-Career” Lessons to PA Career Ready Skills & Success Skills

The Crayon Box That Talked Traditionally a diversity lesson taught around the time of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With a future focus we can connect it to the Success Skills of: Demonstrate Respect for the Uniqueness of Others Related Employability Skill – Teamwork, Communication, Respect

Monster, Mouse & Me Traditionally a conflict resolution lesson. With a future focus we can connect it to Success Skills of: Identify different ways of expressing a feeling. Related Employability Skill – Communication, Adaptability, Respect

Reflect & Share Think of a lesson you’re currently teaching. How can you connect that lesson to Success Skills or the new PA Career Ready Skills?

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Dads that share about their jobs!

Career Genogram Fill in the careers/occupations of members of your family. Names are not necessary. Grandfather Grandmother Grandfather Grandmother Aunt/Uncle Aunt/Uncle Aunt/Uncle Aunt/Uncle Father Mother Student Name

Career & Work Family Interview Name ______________________________ The person I am interviewing is ____________________________________ What is the name of your job? __________________________________ What are 3 things that you do at work? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ What kind of education did you need for your job? __________________________________________________________________ What is one thing you learned when you were my age that you still use at your job today? ___________________________________________________________________ What character trait is necessary for your job and why? ___________________________________________________________________ Before this job, what other kinds of jobs did you have? ___________________________________________________________________

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