High School, Adults, and Social Service.
CELEBRATE EDUCATION
Channel 2 in Cedar Rapids
1993
Panelist with Kay Chapman(attorney), Sharon Warner (Target Alliance in CR) Mary Wiberg (Dept of Education Equity Consultant), and Brad Colton (AEA in CR Educational Consultant) discusses nontraditional occupations with junior in high school students from Marion High School.
MYTHBUSTERS II
New Jersey Equity Assistance Center
Benchmark Productions, Inc. 1993
Length: 20 minutes
Middle School
Rap music to introduce myths with examples.
1. Girls are not supposed to get dirty and are not mechanical. Shows female construction worker and electrician.
2. Boys are not to do girls work. Boy babysitting and male nurse.
Hit the Books: Study Guide, 1995. Handbook gives students useful hints on study
skills, motivation, memory, time management, note taking ,reading,
test taking, and tips for single parents and displaced homemakers. The Joy of Choosing, 1980. 30 minute Video. People of different ages and occupations,
particularly men and women who have made nontraditional choices
and decisions, talk about their career decisions, their hopes,
dreams, and options. Why Change? 1980.
30 minute video. The reality of change discussed in relation
to career options and changing roles in both work and family;
and the impact of teachers, counselors, and parents on adapting
to that change. Tape segments are tied together with introductions
and instructional narratives. Our Wildest Dreams, 1992. Women entrepreneurs making money, having fun, doing
well. A whole new definition of success and an entirely new paradigm
of working life. Expanding Career Options a Social Science
Approach, 1979. The purpose of
this module is to assist high school teachers in exploring with
their students the impact of sex-role stereotyping on the work
of work in general and in their individual lives. Copies for
handouts and transparencies are included. Competency-Based Instructional Units
for Teenage Parenting, 1983. Each
unit is housed in a separate labeled folder and consists of a
series of role-relevant competencies grouped according to concept
areas. A student performance objective, enabling objectives,
and selected resources for each competency are presented on a
self-contained instruction sheet designed to be used by both
students and teachers. Single Mothers Resource Handbook,
1982. Topics covered: Being Assertive;
Relaxing, Parenting; Being Positive; Sexuality; and Law/Your
Rights. Career Coaching Your Kids, 1997. Career planning is a lifelong process. Therefore
the career planning process and the roles a parent plays in it
from a full life-span perspective, birth to adulthood is discussed. New Directions in Career Planning and
the Workplace- Practical Strategies for Counselors, 1991. This book gives many practical suggestions on how
you can use your knowledge of the issues to help your clients
in their own career development. Say Yes! US
Department of labor, Office of the Job Corps, produced by Walcoff
& Associates, Inc. Time Length: 11:45 minutes. Schools Achieving Gender Equity, 1995.
This is a user-friendly, vocational
education curriculum guide, which aligns gender equity concepts
with the Kentucky Education reform Act. It has been designed
to be appropriate for any vocational-technical class and includes
activities for academic integration. Each lesson is independent
and may be taught in correlation with a career unit, or all ten
lessons may be used sequentially. Exploring Career Pathways: a Guide for
Students and Their Families, Iowa Department of Education, Tech
prep Model Framework Project; 1997. This
booklet is designed to help students make an initial career pathway
decision and then select appropriate school courses to prepare
for that pathway. School-to-Work Jump Start Equity Kit,
1995. Inside this starter kit you
will find key tools for serving all students effectively through
School- to-Work. Included are School to Work: Equitable
Outcomes; additional key STW resources; Gender Equity and
School-to-Work Fact sheet; Current articles that examine the
role of equity in School-to-Work; Guidelines and activities for
implementing equity in STW ( School-based learning, Work-based
learning and connecting activities; How to Disaggregate the Data
to ensure success for all students; and WEEA Digests on School-to-Work,
Mentoring, Vocational Education, and Equity in Learning with
Computers. Nobody Speaks for Me!, 1976. A book of oral histories of the lives of working
class women provides an opportunity for women who would never
write about themselves to be heard. A Service for Entrepreneurial Learning:
Keepers Holiday Gift Shop, 1995.
A business created by high school students and community volunteers,
incorporated into existing curricula. Materials included are:
How to Operate a Keepers Store with sample letters to elementary
schools and to service clubs request for funding. Towards a Challenging Future: A Practitioners
Guide for Student Career Exploration in New York State, 1996.
The purpose of this resource is
to provide leadership information for educators of Tech Prep/School-to-Work/Career
Development activities. It can be used with teachers, administrators,
students, parents, community groups and businesses and industries
for enhancement of career opportunities and for the development
of programs which ensure equity for all students and to help
bring about far-reaching and lasting changes. It is divided into
5 sections: equity awareness, guidance & counseling, staff
development, curriculum development and resources. Consider A Nontraditional Job, 1991.
21 minute video. An upbeat recruitment
video targeted toward adult women shows female role models in
rural Montana working as phone installers, construction laborers,
and truck drivers. Viewers learn what the work is like, what
type of work environment can be expected, and the benefits and
barriers of pursuing a nontraditional job. Plus, employers and
union representatives share their positive experiences working
with women in nontraditional jobs. Parent Prep Program: Resource Directories,
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, 1995. An important part of being a successful single
parent is being able to use the resources that available to you.
This is a directory of resources throughout Cedar, Clinton, Jackson,
Muscatine, and Scott counties in Iowa. The listings provide a
variety of services in the following areas: social services,
education, and employment. Claiming Responsibility: A Scott County
Community Assessment on Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy, Conducted
by Prevention Power, 1995. This
booklet is an assessment on teen sexuality and pregnancy in Scott
County, their findings and their approaches to address teen pregnancy. More Choices: A Strategic Planning Guide
for Mixing Career and Family, Mindy Bingham and Sandy Stryker.
1987. This book is intended to
address the problems of the real world. It is meant to be a career
planning guide for young people and a life-planning tool for
adults. Guidebook for using the Educational
Equity Options Model in Postsecondary Institutions,Orange County
Community College and New York State Education Department, 1996. The EEO model is a seven-step approach to increasing
the recruitment and retention of female students in nontraditional
occupational education. Sexual Harassment MD State,Baltimore
County Public Schools Maryland, Length:
19 minutes. Vignettes dealing with the following harassment concerns:
leave me alone, way of the world, student and teacher; confrontation,
promotion, working, auto shop 101, retaliation, and not interested.
After each vignettes there are questions and time for discussion.
Over 60% of battered women say the violence started during their high school dating. This powerful drama examines an abusive high school relationship and provides an excellent springboard for discussion of the issues. Though typical teenagers in many respects, Michael and Christie have their share of problems. Michael is filled with anxiety and frustration over poor grades and the possibility of losing an important basketball scholarship. He takes his frustration out on Christie until she, through the help of a support group, breaks away from the relationship that threatens her self-esteem.