What in the World is an Educational Development Plan (EDP)?
An EDP is a working document that records students’ career goals and pathways to reach those goals. The State of Michigan Department of Education’s Public Act 209 of 2014 “requires districts to provide students an opportunity to develop an Educational Development Plan (EDP)” and for parents/guardians to “review and endorse” this EDP.
So what's in an EDP, anyway?
- Personal Information for identification : Name, grade, address, etc.
- Career Goal(s): Each student should identify a career pathway and goals for achieving success. These may be more general in middle school and become more specific as the student progresses through high school.
- Educational/Training Goal(s): Each student should identify the level of educational preparation that will be needed to meet his or her career goal. This encourages the student to think beyond high school graduation and to set long-range goals.
- Assessment Results: Students will record their interest inventory results to help guide career planning.
- Plan(s) of Action: The action plan should include career awareness or exploration activities with course selections that will prepare the student for greater understanding of career options and achievement of career goals.
- Parent Consultation/Endorsement: Parents/guardians should have the opportunity to review and endorse their child’s EDP. This will give parents access to information about emerging careers and employment trends so they can help their children prepare for the future. Parents/guardians may also need to discuss assessment results and may need assistance with interpreting them. Students should be encouraged to discuss career-related issues with their parents and share their goals and action plans.
I'm only in Middle School. How do I know what I want to do for
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My EDP and Me
Name: ______________________________________ Grade Level: _______________
Prime Time Teacher: ___________________
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS AN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (EDP)?An EDP is a working document that records students’ career goals and pathways to reach those goals. The State of Michigan Department of Education’s Public Act 209 of 2014 “requires districts to provide students an opportunity to develop an Educational Development Plan (EDP)” and for parents/guardians to “review and endorse” this EDP.
SO WHAT'S IN AN EDP, ANYWAY?
Goals
1. Career Goal: What do you want to do or be when you are an adult? Even if your goals change a gazillion times between now and then, it is important to set goals.
(Examples: I want to train athletes. / I want to fix cars. / I want to be in the Army. / I want to be a police officer. / I want to teach children in elementary school. / I want to build buildings. / I want to own my own company. / I want to be report the news. / I want to be a veterinarian. / I want to be a doctor. / I want to build cars. / I want to be a farmer. / I want to be a chef, etc.)
2. Educational Goal(s): You may not be able to answer this question yet, but you will be able to answer it at the end of this unit.
Describe what kind of education you will need to have to reach your career goal.
(Examples: Because I want to be a veterinarian, I will need to go to college and then veterinarian school. / Because I want to own my own lawn care business, I will need to graduate from high school and get experience in lawn care. / Because I want to train athletes, I will need to attend college. / Because I want to be a police officer, I will need to go to a police academy. / Because I want to be in the Army, I will need to graduate from high school then join the Army.)
Plan of Action
DAY ONE
Directions
1) Sign into the chromebook.
2) In the URL textbox type www.careercruising.com or go to the KHS page and choose Career Cruising from the Student drop down menu.
3) At the top of the website enter the username and password: Username: kingsford Password: career
4) Select “Update Profile” to change your username and password to your KMS login information (what you use to sign in to the chromebooks).
5) From the home screen, click on the “Assessments” tab. From the “Assessments” page, under “Matchmaker & My Skills”, click on the “Start Matchmaker” button.
6) From the “Matchmaker” Introduction page, type in your name and your grade to start a new session. (ex: Kendalynn Sutton 6th Grade). On the next page, begin the Matchmaker assessment. Once you have answered the first set of questions, you will be directed to a page listing several potential careers. Under the section titled “Improve My Results”, click the button “Answer More Questions”. Continue following this pattern until you have answered all of the possible questions presented (there are 116 total questions).
7) Once you have completed the “Matchmaker”, complete the “Learning Styles Inventory”.
7) You are to choose 2 Careers to research. Choose at least 1 of the careers from the “Career Interest Rank” list. Write the career names in the boxes found next to the headings “Career #1” and “Career #2” in this worksheet. Choose the career that best matches or restart the search and try again for a better match.
8) Once you have recorded each of the careers from the list, click on the career choice that you recorded in the “Career #1” box. Use the information provided to answer the questions.
Career #1:
1) Click the “Job Description” tab. List at least three job responsibilities of this career.
A.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
2) Click the “Working Conditions” tab.
A.) Who hires and employs people in this career field? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are the working conditions like for this career? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) What does a typical work week look like in terms of hours worked per day and per week? If the hours ever change, what are the reasons for the changes? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
3.) Click on the “Earnings” tab.
A.) What is the range of earnings for this career? Is the pay based on an hourly or salary rate? _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are some of the factors that affect the earnings of this career (examples: seniority, experience, education, etc.)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C) Are there any other benefits or bonuses available for this career (example: health insurance, retirement, vacation or sick time, performance bonus)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
Career #2:
1) Click the “Job Description” tab. List at least three job responsibilities of this career.
A.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
2) Click the “Working Conditions” tab.
A.) Who hires and employs people in this career field? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are the working conditions like for this career? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) What does a typical work week look like in terms of hours worked per day and per week? If the hours ever change, what are the reasons for the changes? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
3.) Click on the “Earnings” tab.
A.) What is the range of earnings for this career? Is the pay based on an hourly or salary rate? _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are some of the factors that affect the earnings of this career (examples: seniority, experience, education, etc.)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C) Are there any other benefits or bonuses available for this career (example: health insurance, retirement, vacation or sick time, performance bonus)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
DAY TWO
Directions
1) Sign into the chromebook.
2) In the URL textbox type www.careercruising.com or go to the KHS page and choose Career Cruising from the Student drop down menu.
3) Sign into Career Cruising with your KHS login information you entered into your profile yesterday.
4) Select “Educational Plan” to begin creating your high school plan.
5) Use the + sign to add courses. Use the High School requirements handout to guide your choices.
6) Complete your plan from ninth grade to twelfth grade as best you can with the information you know about your current career goals.
7) If you haven’t already completed your Educational Goal on page one of this packet, do so now.
Name: ______________________________________ Grade Level: _______________
Prime Time Teacher: ___________________
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS AN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (EDP)?An EDP is a working document that records students’ career goals and pathways to reach those goals. The State of Michigan Department of Education’s Public Act 209 of 2014 “requires districts to provide students an opportunity to develop an Educational Development Plan (EDP)” and for parents/guardians to “review and endorse” this EDP.
SO WHAT'S IN AN EDP, ANYWAY?
- Personal Information for identification : Name, grade, address, etc.
- Career Goal(s): Each student should identify a career pathway and goals for achieving success. These may be more general in middle school and become more specific as the student progresses through high school.
- Educational/Training Goal(s): Each student should identify the level of educational preparation that will be needed to meet his or her career goal. This encourages the student to think beyond high school graduation and to set long-range goals.
- Assessment Results: Students will record their interest inventory results to help guide career planning.
- Plan(s) of Action: The action plan should include career awareness or exploration activities with course selections that will prepare the student for greater understanding of career options and achievement of career goals.
- Parent Consultation/Endorsement: Parents/guardians should have the opportunity to review and endorse their child’s EDP. This will give parents access to information about emerging careers and employment trends so they can help their children prepare for the future. Parents/guardians may also need to discuss assessment results and may need assistance with interpreting them. Students should be encouraged to discuss career-related issues with their parents and share their goals and action plans.
Goals
1. Career Goal: What do you want to do or be when you are an adult? Even if your goals change a gazillion times between now and then, it is important to set goals.
(Examples: I want to train athletes. / I want to fix cars. / I want to be in the Army. / I want to be a police officer. / I want to teach children in elementary school. / I want to build buildings. / I want to own my own company. / I want to be report the news. / I want to be a veterinarian. / I want to be a doctor. / I want to build cars. / I want to be a farmer. / I want to be a chef, etc.)
2. Educational Goal(s): You may not be able to answer this question yet, but you will be able to answer it at the end of this unit.
Describe what kind of education you will need to have to reach your career goal.
(Examples: Because I want to be a veterinarian, I will need to go to college and then veterinarian school. / Because I want to own my own lawn care business, I will need to graduate from high school and get experience in lawn care. / Because I want to train athletes, I will need to attend college. / Because I want to be a police officer, I will need to go to a police academy. / Because I want to be in the Army, I will need to graduate from high school then join the Army.)
Plan of Action
DAY ONE
Directions
1) Sign into the chromebook.
2) In the URL textbox type www.careercruising.com or go to the KHS page and choose Career Cruising from the Student drop down menu.
3) At the top of the website enter the username and password: Username: kingsford Password: career
4) Select “Update Profile” to change your username and password to your KMS login information (what you use to sign in to the chromebooks).
5) From the home screen, click on the “Assessments” tab. From the “Assessments” page, under “Matchmaker & My Skills”, click on the “Start Matchmaker” button.
6) From the “Matchmaker” Introduction page, type in your name and your grade to start a new session. (ex: Kendalynn Sutton 6th Grade). On the next page, begin the Matchmaker assessment. Once you have answered the first set of questions, you will be directed to a page listing several potential careers. Under the section titled “Improve My Results”, click the button “Answer More Questions”. Continue following this pattern until you have answered all of the possible questions presented (there are 116 total questions).
7) Once you have completed the “Matchmaker”, complete the “Learning Styles Inventory”.
7) You are to choose 2 Careers to research. Choose at least 1 of the careers from the “Career Interest Rank” list. Write the career names in the boxes found next to the headings “Career #1” and “Career #2” in this worksheet. Choose the career that best matches or restart the search and try again for a better match.
8) Once you have recorded each of the careers from the list, click on the career choice that you recorded in the “Career #1” box. Use the information provided to answer the questions.
Career #1:
1) Click the “Job Description” tab. List at least three job responsibilities of this career.
A.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
2) Click the “Working Conditions” tab.
A.) Who hires and employs people in this career field? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are the working conditions like for this career? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) What does a typical work week look like in terms of hours worked per day and per week? If the hours ever change, what are the reasons for the changes? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
3.) Click on the “Earnings” tab.
A.) What is the range of earnings for this career? Is the pay based on an hourly or salary rate? _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are some of the factors that affect the earnings of this career (examples: seniority, experience, education, etc.)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C) Are there any other benefits or bonuses available for this career (example: health insurance, retirement, vacation or sick time, performance bonus)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
Career #2:
1) Click the “Job Description” tab. List at least three job responsibilities of this career.
A.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
2) Click the “Working Conditions” tab.
A.) Who hires and employs people in this career field? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are the working conditions like for this career? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C.) What does a typical work week look like in terms of hours worked per day and per week? If the hours ever change, what are the reasons for the changes? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
3.) Click on the “Earnings” tab.
A.) What is the range of earnings for this career? Is the pay based on an hourly or salary rate? _____________________________________________________________________
B.) What are some of the factors that affect the earnings of this career (examples: seniority, experience, education, etc.)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
C) Are there any other benefits or bonuses available for this career (example: health insurance, retirement, vacation or sick time, performance bonus)? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
DAY TWO
Directions
1) Sign into the chromebook.
2) In the URL textbox type www.careercruising.com or go to the KHS page and choose Career Cruising from the Student drop down menu.
3) Sign into Career Cruising with your KHS login information you entered into your profile yesterday.
4) Select “Educational Plan” to begin creating your high school plan.
5) Use the + sign to add courses. Use the High School requirements handout to guide your choices.
6) Complete your plan from ninth grade to twelfth grade as best you can with the information you know about your current career goals.
7) If you haven’t already completed your Educational Goal on page one of this packet, do so now.