1. Beyond Career Day
The “I”s Have It:
NCSCA Conference 2013
© 2013- Angela Poovey, School Counselor,
Johnston County Schools

2. Schoolwide
• College Door Decorating
Contest
• Legislators in Schools
Week
– Career speakers
• Red Ribbon Week
– Career Dress Up Day
– Team Sports Day
Grade Level Activities
• Career Café (5th)
• Classroom Guidance
Lessons (K-5)
• Media/Technology
Extension Activities
(4th/5th)

3. Door
Decoration
Contest
• Career – College Kick-off
event
• Any staff member could
participate; Not mandatory
• PTA/School counselor judged
• Prizes for winners:
Giftcard/School supplies
• Participation prize for ALL

5. Participation Prize

6. Legislators in Schools Week

7. NC Senator Buck
Newton
speaking to fifth
grade students
for the
“Enterprising”
Career Café
event.

8. NC Representative Langdon speaking about his job to
third grade students.

9. Red Ribbon Week
College Team Day

10. Career Dress
Up Day

11. Classroom Guidance
• K: Worker Tools
***
- Introduction to jobs, Worker tools
- Smartboard lesson
- Bobblehead Kid
1: A Hat for Ivan
-Knowledge of varied jobs,
Introduction of interests
related to jobs

13. 2: Family Career Tree
-Knowledge of jobs, interests, family connection
*Worksheet from FLCC

14. 3:School Subjects to Careers
-Connecting school subjects to jobs
- Brainstorm favorite subjects
and assign one subject to each group
(4-5 students in each group)
-Provide research books and
websites*to write the names
of jobs/draw images for each subject
VA View

15. • 4:
Resumes, Budgeting (2)
- Connecting school subjects, interests, character
traits, lifestyle to jobs
- Co-taught resume lesson with the Technology
Specialist to incorporate computer skills

16. • 5:
Holland’s Theory, Interest Inventory, QR
“Scanvenger Hunt” (2)
- Research incorporating Interest Inventory,
Holland’s personality categories, education
needed, Bureau of Labor and Statistics,
salaries, etc.
- Co-taught with media specialist during library
time

17. Holland’s Theory
1. Introduce
Holland’s personality
categories.
2. Discuss how
matching your
personality category
to a job can lead to
greater job
satisfaction and
longevity in a career.

18. 3. Complete
Interest
Inventory. List
the top two
colors.
4. Discuss
characteristics
of each
category and
give job
examples.
5. Use data
collected to sort
students for
Career Café.

19. CES Career Café Tips
1. September through April; At least
1x/month and usually 2x/month
2. During lunch, any day
3. Same teacher’s room each time
4. Teachers receive list of students
invited prior to the event
5. Student invitations passed out the
day before Career Café
6. Invite students with personality
category as their second highest if
there is room available
7. Students get lunch and report to
the teacher’s room
Danielle Schultz: School Counselor Blog
http://www.schcounselor.com/2012/07/career-cafe-inviting-students.html

20. Other Speaker Info
Speakers: Ask staff, parents, community members, SKYPE
12:05-12:35: Speaker Presentation
Please plan to speak 20 minutes to the class telling students about
your job. Include the following information:
-Daily responsibilities (Typical Day)
-Character traits required
-School subjects necessary in your job AND examples of how you use
the subjects on a daily basis
-Education required for your job
Students will then spend 5-10 minutes asking you questions.
NOTE: Please bring a visual for your presentation- anything you use,
wear, or see in your job. Websites are great, too!

21. Career Café Speakers
Computer Engineer- Investigative

22. Veterinarian

23. Firefighter- Realistic

24. Physician’s Assistant- Investigative/Social

25. Trainer- Social

26. Other Speakers
• Enterprising: Legislators, Lawyer
• Artistic: Video Game Designer/Textile
Designer
• Realistic: Police Officer, Pilot
• Investigative: Scientist, Science Museum
Director
• Social: Nurse
• Conventional: Financial Planner

27. QR Code“Scanvenger” Hunt
• Apps Used (FREE):
QR Code Creator – VeganTofu Apps
QR Code Scanner- QR Code City
Qrafter – Scanner (FREE); Creator ($2.99)
Croak. It
• Recorded “Welcome Message” and “Ending
Message” for each personality category on
Croak.It (30 seconds MAX)
SCAN

28. “Scanvenger” Clues
• Welcome Message
• Personality categories document with
characteristics and sample jobs
• Choose famous person with that job
• Biography- Wikipedia
• School website of university(ies) attended
• Video
• Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) job info
• Ending Message

29. Creating QR Codes
• Input website/Croak.It URLs into QR Code
Creator app. Click “Create”and email the QR code
to yourself. Copy and paste or SAVE and insert it
into document.
• Document links can be copied and pasted
through Dropbox or Google Docs (make public)
• You Tube videos WILL NOT play on Ipad/Ipod but
you can use videos on news sites (CNN, ABC, etc).
• Test all QR codes before you do activity. Make
sure you have a strong Wifi connection.

32. Work Product and Data Collection

33. Online Career Resources*
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VA Career View
Career Aisle (videos)
You Tube Videos
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Drive of Your Life (Interest Inventory/Game)
Paws in Jobland (CFNC)
http://mycareerhub.weebly.com/
Created by Amanda Allen; Johnston County Schools

34. Thank you!
Questions/Comments
Angela Poovey, M.Ed, NBCT
Cleveland Elementary School
apoovey@hotmail.com
Lifeontheflycounselor.blogspot.com