TRANSITIONS IN SCHOOLS

In your studies, you read about the importance of career development and transition programs in today's schools. You reviewed Web sites and reports with important career and transition-related information. The interactive multimedia presentation Transitions in Schools prompted you to consider the school counselor's role in facilitating school readiness, transfers, first-generation college students, and school-to-work transition programs.

Review the Transitions in Schools multimedia presentation, taking notes on the questions posed on each slide. Powerpoint transcript are ATTACHED.

For this discussion:

• Discuss the importance of these programs, identify challenges, discuss potential ways to overcome those challenges, and present a method by which these programs can be evaluated.
• Summarize your answers to the questions in the Transitions in Schools presentation, and share your reflections on the school counselor's role.
• Choose a school level (elementary school, middle school, or high school) and describe a career development transition program for the level, which was not discussed in the presentation. You may use the same transition program you presented in the School Transition Programs assignment. Provide your rationale for selecting that program and identify what you think is central to assisting students in developing their knowledge about careers. You may use the questions posed in the multimedia presentation as a guide