Empowering Educators: Exploring Possibilities for Children’s Career Learning in Grades 4-6
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Dr. Lorraine Godden, Teacher and Educational researcher, Carleton University Nicki Moore, Senior Lecturer, University of Derby (UK) Dr. Stefan Merchant, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Queen’s University Dr. Heather Nesbitt, Educator and Researcher, Queen’s University
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French subtitles are available on the recording of this webinar.
Webinar overview
This webinar shares the findings of a CERIC-funded project that responded to the important question: Why should elementary education be concerned with career? Knowing that career is about life, learning and work helps us understand that career concerns everyone, is for everyone, and encompasses the learning we undertake from birth throughout life. When viewed through this lens, it becomes easier to see why we should be thinking about career in elementary schools. Through extensive literature reviews and empirical data, we examined what helps children aged 8 to 12 years thrive, (e.g., through their development of self-regulation, self-efficacy, confidence). From these data we have produced a teaching toolkit of career-related learning that takes the reader through unpacking career, nurturing and developing foundational skills, the value of a community approach, and where to draw upon support from the curriculum and the broader career development field.
Why career professionals should attend
This FREE webinar is for anyone who is concerned with helping children learn and develop the various skills they need to successfully navigate their learning through school and beyond. Whether you are a teacher, guidance counsellor, career educator, school leader, curriculum developer, policymaker – or a parent – you will get valuable insights and practices for supporting and shaping career-related learning in elementary and secondary schools. The webinar will also be an excellent opportunity for participants to be introduced to the new teaching toolkit which includes a range of activities adaptable to unique contexts and settings, along with resources links and URLs guiding the readers to a broad overview of freely available resources supporting effective career-related learning in the elementary classroom.
Key learning takeaways
- Discover how developing foundational skills supports ongoing career development
- Understand the relevance of career development within the Canadian elementary school context based on literature and our own research
- Explore how educators and other interestholders already support career development among children and how they can further develop their practice
- Discover the results of our international literature review
- Understand how to build networks that supports the development of elementary career-related learning
Overview of the research project
Career-related learning helps children understand who they could become. We know that teachers engage students in a variety of learning and play activities that introduce and develop foundational concepts and skills, such as healthy habits, socioemotional skills, empathy and teamwork. Such concepts and skills are crucial for successful career development in later life-stages, but they are not usually undertaken through a career development lens by grade 4-6 teachers. This study shed light on how such foundational concepts and skills, introduced and developed by classroom teachers, intersect with career development and manifest into career-related learning in Canadian elementary schools.
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Lorraine Godden is a qualified teacher and educational researcher. She is the FUSION Skills Development National lead at Carleton University, and a part-time Faculty Lead at Yorkville University. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association.
Nicki Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Career Development at the International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby (UK). She is a Fellow of the UK’s Career Development Institute, a Fellow of the National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Stefan Merchant is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. A former teacher, school administrator and current father, he researches the development and assessment of foundational skills such as collaboration, self-regulation and work habits.
Heather Nesbitt is an educator, researcher and mother. She is an Ontario qualified Primary/Junior teacher with over 15 years of experience at both primary and post-secondary levels. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University and a Sessional Faculty Member in the School of Education, Trent University.