SDIC Regional Counselor Conference: Career First
December 5, 2017
Marina Village, San Diego, CA
I was initially interested in this conference because of the focus on the CTE and Career Pathways. My 2nd-year internship placement is at one of the SDCOE Juvenile Court and Community Schools, and a big focus for our students and the services we provide for them are focused on the career technical education programs. Through this conference, I was hoping to learn about how to build this component into my school counseling curriculum.
Session 1: Ikigai for all – Helping all Students find their Purpose
Jewyl Clarke, Career Pathways Specialist, San Diego County Office of Education
Ikagai: A Japanese term meaning “Reason for Being” or Purpose
The guiding question to this presentation was how can we provide students with the opportunities and tools to connect their academics to careers and find their purpose?
Combination of four components:
· What you love
o Understand your strengths, interests, and values can lead to connections to various careers (complete interest profilers or inventories)
o Experience different opportunities to see what it is that you love to do (mentorships, guest speakers, career fairs)
o Bring career exploration into the classrooms so students can understand how their learning is applicable to the real world (project-based learning, integrated curriculum)
o Instead of asking students what they want to be, ask them what problem do they want to solve!
· What the world needs
o Understand Labor Markets
§ San Diego Region Priority Sectors (provide high demand, high growth and higher than living wage): Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Health Care, Information and Communications Technologies, Life Sciences
o Know what skills are needed for the job (Internships, Mentorships, Talk to industry professionals, use LinkedIn as a research tool)
· What you can get paid for
o What is a livable wage, and how can you achieve it
o Are you going to get an adequate ROI for with the cost of your education?
o Are you getting the balance between income and quality of life that is important to you?
· What you are good at
o Experience, practice, develop and apply the skills
§ Clubs, Career Pathways, Elective courses, VAPA, extracurriculars, volunteer, summer programs, etc.
o Set goals and Plan
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| Student Handout |
Resources:
- Monica Rodela
