Louisiana Department of
Education
Journey to Careers
Phase I◦ Journey to Careers – foundation course
2009-10 Pilot—20 districts 2010-11 Statewide Implementation—over 430 teachers
trained since June 1, 2010 Phase II
◦ Beyond JTC Activities (integrated in HS CTE courses)◦ Replacement of current Education for Careers course
2011-12 Pilot 2012-13 Statewide Implementation
Phase III◦ K-8 Career Activities◦ 2012-13 Pilot◦ 2013-14 Statewide Implementation
Long Range Plans
Journey to Careers or Education for Careers1 credit course required for:
Career Diploma◦ All CD students
Basic Core Diploma◦ Requirement starts for 2010-11 9th graders
Bulletin 741
JTC Curriculum Optional Resources
◦ LAePortal Online Career, College, and Work Planning Guide One-stop Solution for Education and Career Exploration
◦ KeyTrain® Reading for Information Applied Mathematics Locating Information
◦ EverFi Web-based Financial Mathematics Free!
Course Components
Individual Graduation Plans
Career Clusters
LAePortal
Foundation Knowledge and Skills
FinancialMath
Poster Contest
◦ Open to all Journey to Careers students
◦ Based on the 16 National Career Clusters
◦ Winning posters will become the visual representation for LA Career Clusters
Just for Fun2010-11
Instructor’s Role◦Facilitator of Learning◦Mentor/Role Model◦Provider of Positive Behavior Toward
Students◦Transmitter of Knowledge◦Manager of Class Discipline◦Counselor of Living and Learning
◦…
Getting Down to Business
Approved for grades 7-9 (suggested implementation at grades 7/8)
Course Codes◦ 1 credit – 080403 (Journey to Careers)◦ ½ credit –080402 (Journey to Careers Part I)◦ ½ credit –080404 (Journey to Careers Part II)
Teacher Certification – Secondary (all subjects)
Curriculum Implementation
Teachers must attend approved training (DOE—CTE Office or Regional Service
Centers)
A list of trained instructors will be maintained at DOE
Approved JTC curriculum must be utilized
Implementation Cont’d
Curriculum Additional Electronic Resources
◦ Budgets Budgeting student activities Check writing lesson plan Money instructor Sample check Sample check register
◦ Interest assessments Interest survey PathwayReady-sample report
Teacher Materials
Living on your own◦ PowerPoint◦ Student activities
Making decisions◦ Student activities◦ PowerPoint◦ Sample guide
Making money◦ PowerPoint◦ Student activities
Tax information◦ Federal forms◦ LA return and instructions◦ LA tax tables◦ LA tax general information◦ Federal income tax—HTML document◦ Income tax—HTML document
Everfi
LAePortal
KeyTrain—PowerPoint
Poster Contest
JTC Overview
Student Certificate
Miscellaneous Materials
Rebecca GarrettRapides Parish
Melissa FosheeJackson Parish
Inside View
QUESTIONS--COMMENTS
Patricia Felder225-342-4141