She involves her students in volunteer watershed monitoring and has served on the Indiana writing committee for the state environmental competencies. Dr. Kerri Vierling, a biology professor at School of Mines, will be faculty coordinator. Table of Contents Homeless programs require needs assessment Local education agencies interested in offering a homeless program in 2000-2001 must first complete and submit a needs assessment to DECA by May 5. A workshop on the National Career Development Guidelines will be offered late this month. The guidelines emphasize development of a programmatic approach to career education in schools.
Registration is free.
The workshop will provide an overview of the National Career Development Guidelines and how to implement them in a school district. Participants learn how to evaluate what they are currently doing to integrate effective career activities, as well as to identify any gaps in current programs. Participants will receive a handbook providing sample career development activities for classroom use. The trainer is Linda Kobylarz, a career development consultant who directed the 1996 update of the guidelines under the direction of National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee. These workshops are a joint project of the South Dakota Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, DECA's Division of Workforce and Career Preparation, and the School to Work Initiative.