Middle School: What do ICAP activities look like at the middle school level? by Colorado Lab https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP Add your ideas here en-us 2021-10-05 21:02:19 UTC 2021-10-06 16:19:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Career lunches, Career expo... https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797061784 2021-10-06 16:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797061784 Naviance lessons in each classroom twice a year, completing career interest inventories with each grade level and minute meetings to discuss the connection between school and their future goals. https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062071 2021-10-06 16:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062071 https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062316 Introductions and exploration into career clusters.
Interest surveys.
Personality exploration. 
School bonding opportunities
Meaningful "future life" conversations]]> 2021-10-06 16:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062316 Career Inventory and interest survey https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062773 2021-10-06 16:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062773 Using Xello to capture ICAP. November is "Career Month" for us, in which we will continue the work in Xello. https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062936 2021-10-06 16:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797062936 Career Expo https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063403 2021-10-06 16:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063403 Naviance, college visits, college fair https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063446 2021-10-06 16:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063446 https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063566 We start with personality assessments and interest inventories before doing some art projects related to careers and colleges. We use Xello a lot]]> 2021-10-06 16:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063566 Push-in lessons for each grade level targeted to specific skills or tasks. We use Naviance. Using data in Naviance to share targeted information based on career/college interests. https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063816 Also looking at high school options and how they can develop their talents and interests before making post-secondary plans - dno't have to decide your whole future right now.]]> 2021-10-06 16:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063816 ICAP https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063830 Experiential. Engagement is a huge issue in our middle school so focusing on experiences instead of lessons is helpful. ]]> 2021-10-06 16:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797063830 Attending career expo's https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064200 2021-10-06 16:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064200 https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064363 career expo, ONET, future goals, what do they need to be doing NOW to get to take the classes they want in high school, understanding what jobs need what level of education]]> 2021-10-06 16:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064363 Career and College exploration elective. Classroom lessons on exploration and preparation to select high school classes that fit interests. https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064497 2021-10-06 16:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064497 We use a platform called XELLO - last year was our first year and the the students like it. We do 4 lessons a year and also numerous post-secondary field trips and activities throughout the year. kristas4 https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064890 2021-10-06 16:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064890 Classroom lessons twice a year, high school showcase, high school readiness groups https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064964 2021-10-06 16:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797064964 We have a future center counselor (hey Nicole G.!)come in and teach a series of lessons to levels 5-8 (i am at a K-8), as well as career expo. So happy our students in our autism centers will receive lessons this year too! https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797066275 2021-10-06 16:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797066275 https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797066279 career expo, interests survey, exploring different careers through field trips, connecting interests to high school classes

]]> 2021-10-06 16:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797066279 https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797105374 My job is teaching ICAP lessons to 5th-8th graders at schools in my district. I teach so many lessons about student's strengths, skills, personality type, interests, learning style. Students do a research project of different careers. 8th graders do career expo, career clusters, planning for high school, financial lesson. ]]> 2021-10-06 16:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/coloradolab/MiddleICAP/wish/1797105374