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Directory of Mentors TeachersThis section will feature a revolving list of Mentors Teachers who are using the Career Choices curriculum in a variety of settings and disciplines. Please feel free to contact them at the addresses and phone numbers listed below. Contact us if you would like to be added to our list.Careers Classes Karen Aronowitz & Christine RemmenMiami Southridge Senior High 19355 SW 114 Avenue Miami, FL 33157 Phone: (305) 238-6110 E-mail addresses: Karen:KayPrism@aol.com Christine:JCSBest@aol.com Overview Karen and Chris were selected to implement the Career Research and Decision Making course at Miami Southridge Senior High. It is a required, one semester class for ninth graders. Career Choices is the starring text for the class, but Possibilities and Lifestyle Math play important supporting roles. In addition to the texts, Karen and Chris also employ realia in the classroom. Employment applications, a payroll system in the class, and group projects propel the students into recognizing that their own attitudes and habits are the determining factors in their success.
Karen and Chris are happy to share their ideas. Overview Doug is the Visual and Performing Arts Department Head. His class is called Directions, and is required for all freshman at San Gabriel High, approximately 2000 students. They use Career Choices along with their extensive Career Center so that each student may receive motivation and direction for his/her high school program. Teachers meet monthly to discuss curriculum and ideas. For more information, please contact Doug by telephone or fax. Barbara Giese Bakersfield High School 1241 G Street Bakersfield, CA 93301 Phone: 805-324-9841 Fax: 805-324-3401 Overview Barbara teaches Career Choices as well as Introduction to Keyboarding. This is a requirement for all general education freshman at Bakersfield High School. The student population is approximately 2000 students. They run 5 classes a day with 30 to 40 students per class. This is a freshman career orientation class. The class is being taught in 9 weeks. In the past it has been taught as a semester class. They have 1 or 2 speakers a week and go on at least 1 field trip per session. For more information, please contact Barbara by telephone or fax.
Boston High School 152 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 Phone: 617-635-8937 Fax: 617-635-8942 Overview Four high schools were selected to participate in the innovative Schools to Career Program in the Boston Public School system. Each school tailors their curriculum based on the Magnets offered at their school. All have four common goals: Identity, Career Orientation, Personal Identity and How Do I Get There. Career Choices is the primary textbook used to accomplish their goals. They focus on work study that will be a positive experience for the students. Please contact Nancy by phone or fax.
Lincoln High School 3001 Hart Street Vincennes, IN 47591 Phone: (812) 882-8480 Overview Honored as Indiana's outstanding Vocational Teacher of the Year, Phyllis' Life/Career Skills class includes a diverse population: academic, tech prep, learning disabled, and special ed. all in the same class! Her class integrates English, computer skills, business, and family/consumer science curricula. She is a dynamic presenter whose focus for young people is the awareness of educational preparation for career/job reality. She understands that Career Choices is a program that has set a format for learning that provides an educational choreography into the workplace.
Her diversified background includes 32 years as a classroom teacher and business person. She is currently both the Tech Prep/Vocational Education Coordinator and Chair of the Family and Consumer Sciences Department. Her ability to combine successful careers in both business and education establishes her as an expert for demonstrating the importance of comprehensive career guidance. Her Career Choices workshops in the Midwest have been getting rave reviews. Comprehensive GuidanceSyd GoldbergWilliam Penn High School 713 E. Basin Road New Castle DE 19720 Phone: 302-323-2856 Fax: 302-323-2955 E-mail address: sydski50@aol.com or wpcolonal@aol.com Overview Syd is one of 12 teachers teaching Career Choices to over 700 freshman at William Penn High School. This is a comprehensive guidance program taught in the English and Social Studies environments. They are a blue collar environment and have great success. Please contact Syd by phone, fax, or through the Internet at one of the above e-mail addresses. Language Arts / Applied CommunicationsRose Mary HildebrandtSouth Dade Senior High School 28401 SW 167 Avenue Homestead FL 33030 Phone: 305-247-4244 Fax: 305-248-3867 Overview Rose Mary teaches Career Choices to both 9th and 11th graders at South Dade Senior High. She has been teaching for more than twenty years. She teaches Career Choices in an Applied Communication environment. She combines Career Choices, Possibilities, and Business Writing. She stresses critical thinking and value building as well as avoiding detours. Her favorite chapter is 9. She feels students must take responsibility for their learning. She has an extensive Job Shadowing program. She also supplements other value and personality surveys with the workbook. You can reach her at the above phone and fax numbers.
Bethel High School 1067 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton, VA 23666 Phone: 804-825-4400 Fax: 804-826-3403 E-mail address: shurwitz@pen.k12.va.us Overview Sharon teaches Academic Tech Communications at Bethel High, a school of 1875 students in grades 9-12. The use of Career Choices began with a pilot program that was started three years ago. Academic Tech is a Tech Prep program funded partly with Carl Perkins funds. It began as a joint effort of nine school systems on the Virginia Peninsula. Science, Math, and Communications teachers worked together with Vocational teachers to develop a program that would teach the skills needed for the workplace. The Academic Tech students are all proficient in word processing, desktop publishing, and multimedia presentations by the time they leave the 10th grade! The Communications teachers who developed the curriculum (Sharon was one of the original writers) decided to continue using the school system's adopted literature text and to supplement it with additional texts which would add more of a workplace focus. Career Choices was chosen because it incorporates the workplace skills emphasized by business leaders, but also includes literature. Contact Sharon by phone, fax, or e-mail.
Interdisciplinary / Team TeachingMichael BrownBear River High School 11130 Magnolia Rd. Grass Valley CA 95949 Phone: 916-268-3700 Home: 916-432-9245 E-mail address: brown@oro.net Overview The Career Choices texts are used by the English/History block teachers during the sophomore year. Michael is continuing to develop and customize the sophomore project which includes essay, speech, and visual components. The essay and speech consist of the following:
Golden Sierra High School 5101 Garden Valley Rd Garden City CA 95633 Phone: 916-333-8330 Fax: 916-333-8333 Overview This experimental program is a requirement by all 9th graders. This unique program is the definition of interdisciplinary education. They spend the first month in assessment and testing for the students. They assess learning styles and reading and writing abilities. They want each student to get the most from their education. Career Choices is taught by thirteen very innovative teachers. They come from all types of disciplines - the Physical Education department, the Science department, the English department, the Business department and the Counselors all teach career guidance. For more information, please call one of the above teachers by phone or fax. |