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Options Unlimited A Role Modeling Program to Expand Career Options Day Long Events: The Career Awareness Conference Career Awareness Conferences have been sponsored by School Boards, Career Prep Programs, local women's organizations, local Canada Employment Centres, Chambers of Commerce, community colleges and others. The conference can be offered in a Career Fair format, starting out with a parade of role models, announcing their job titles, and their locations at the Career fair. The locations should also be written up in a pamphlet given out to all participants. Effective Presentations Here is a list of important details to consider when planning role modeling events: Double check that the necessary requested equipment and materials are in place and in working order. Arrange for someone in the office or one of your students to meet the role models at an agreed-upon place and escort them to your classroom. Welcome and introduce the role model to the class. Help facilitate the discussion so that everyone has an opportunity to participate. You know the students who are shy but have something to offer. Therefore, you can help these students form and present their questions. Keep an eye on the time and wrap things up on schedule. Thank the role model and offer her any assistance she needs in gathering up materials. A thank-you card from the class is a thoughtful gesture and could provide students with an opportunity to summarize and reflect on what they learned from the presentation, and the role model with some useful feedback. Example of a Day-Long Format Option #3 Agenda 9:00-9:15 - Welcome and introductions 9:15-10:00 - Panel 10:00-10:15 - Break 10:15 - 11:30 - Small Groups Each small group should have approximately eight to twelve students and two role models. A teacher from the school acts as facilitator for the group. The teacher's responsibility is to make sure things stay on track and to assist the role model in any way necessary. The purpose of the small group is to discuss issues surrounding work. Each small group will address a different topic. Discuss and decide how to present the insights and ideas of the small group to the larger group. This may be a song or rap, a skit, art work, a story, anything that the group thinks expresses what they want to say. The presentation to the large group should take four to five minutes. 11:30 - 12:15 - Small Group Presentations The groups come back together and do presentations. Other groups or individuals may ask questions about the presentation or the issue presented. 12:45 - 2:15 - Career Information Groups This time the students are in small groups wit the role model to ask specific questions about their occupation and educational background. Students may also want to know more about the general field in which a role model is working. 2:15 - 2:30 - Closing remarks and thank-yous

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