School Name
Teacher Name
Contact Information
Classroom Location
Course Name, Number & Description
MC Perry High School
Victor Rivera
Email: Victor.Rivera@pac.dodea.edu
Planning Periods: 4th & 6th Period
Room 107
Philosophy
Materials
Grading Policy/Assessment
DoDDS Grading Scale
Classroom Management
About the Program
Career Practicum prepares students for their future careers. The course sequence focuses on duties and tasks performed by professionals as well as pre-employment and employment skills.
Major Concepts/Content: Career Practicum is designed to provide school-to-career experiences and training through a work practicum related to their career goal. Important aspects are to provide students an opportunity to acquire an understanding of actual employment settings utilizing their skills and aptitudes, apply problem solving skills in the work environment, develop communication techniques, utilize electronic information systems to search for career information, explore information resources, acquire learning and self-management tools, develop intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies. In addition, the exploration of different occupations will aid the students in making important career decisions. Career Practicum extends student educational opportunities beyond the curricular, physical, and financial resources of the school.
Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities will emphasize the community as a classroom. Every training site provides unique hands-on experiences that are related to students’ particular interests. In addition students will complete job applications, participate in job interviews, prepare a resume with a cover letter, research careers utilizing the Internet as well as traditional means, complete interest and aptitude instruments, participate in career-related classroom activities and develop a career plan with input from the Career Development Coordinator, guidance counselor, and parents.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Student evaluations will include supervisor’s evaluations, coordinator’s evaluations, weekly attendance/time sheets and classroom assignments.
Competency Records:
PTW501 Career Practicum I-III Course Description
PTW501 Career Practicum I-III Student Competency Record
Through a vigorous career development process, a meaningful work experience, and self-realization, the student should be able to establish a realistic career plan to include the appropriate requirements for obtaining their chosen career to include career objectives, time frames, academic and non-academic career requiremetns. Moreover, through classroom instruction and hands-on work experience opportunities, the student will learn the value of team work, demonstrate an excellent work ethnic, and understand the importance of timeliness in the workplace.
As diverse is becoming a reaility in today's workplace, we will discuss the importance of diversity in the workplace as well as how to integrate one's self in said environment.
The students will be exposed to, the students will be exposed to an array of additional career development materials to help them further define their career goals and the like.
The students work is evaluated via PowerPoint presentation, Learning Logs, Supervisor Evaluations, Coordinator Evaluations, Weekly Attendance Logs and Time Sheets, and classroom assignments. A presentation rubric is used for all presentations.
As part of the course, students are exposed to Career Development activities as well as Teamwork concepts and activities. Credit will be given for assignments that will contribute to the overall grade in the course. Moreover, students are expect to establish a career portfolio of their accomplishments, resume, experiences, honors, and the like.
DoDEA Grading Scale:
90-100 = A
08-89 = B
70-79 = C
60 – 69 = D
59 or Below = F
The normal school policies applied to all the courses that I teach. Please see the Student / Parent Handbook for details.