Career Resource Network Workshops
Workshop registration is now open!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS Please register at least one week prior to the workshop(s).
Registrations are no longer being accepted for the ICDM workshops as we have reached the maximum number of participants.
If you have any problems registering, please contact Laura at 328-9733 or leglasser@nd.gov.
For workshop dates, times and locations, see the 2011-2012 Workshop Schedule. (updated 11-21-11)
For details about the workshop offerings and the graduate credit, see Workshop Descriptions and Graduate Credit.
Evaluation and Assignments
Workshop Evaluation (to be completed by all workshop participants - required for credit)
Reflection and Implementation Activity (required for credit)
If you are taking this workshop for credit, you will be asked to answer the following:
- Identify the most meaningful information that you will take away from this workshop.
- In the development of your local plan, which resources did you identify that will be useful to you in your work?
- List the action steps you will take to utilize the resources you identified in #2.
- How will you measure success following the implementation of this plan?
To complete the Reflection and Implementation Activity, visit the registration site and log in with the e-mail address that you used to register for the workshops. You will be able to input and submit your assigment and you will receive a confirmation that your assignment has been submitted.
To complete the assignment, respond to the four items listed above. We advise that you copy and paste the questions into a word processing document, save the document and then copy and paste the text into the appropriate section on our registration site.
Assignments submitted in other formats (e-mail, attachments, mailed, etc.) will not be accepted.
Please note that the Evaluations & Reflection and Implementation Activities must be completed within two weeks after a workshop if you intend to apply for graduate credit.
Graduate Credit
Register for Graduate Credit at the UND Professional Development Website There is a specific window of time to register for credit for each ICDM workshop. Registration for credit for the cumulative hours from a combination of workshops will be open from April 27, 2012 to May 11, 2012.
Notes of interest related to credit from UND:
- During the 2011-12 school year, you will be able to earn two college credits.
- One cumulative credit will be available for the course entitled NDCRN Academic & Career Planning Strategies 2011-12. (This credit requires 15 hours of instruction for various workshops throughout the year)
- One credit can be earned for taking the course entitled Improved Career Decision Making 2011-12. (This credit is a two-day stand-alone course being offered in Fargo and Bismarck).
- If you wish to earn a cumulative credit, a minimum of 15 hours of instruction from a combination of classes must be submitted in order to forward your cumulative credit request for review and approval.
- For both credit opportunities, you will be required to be in full attendance, and class assignments and evaluations must be completed in their entirety in order to receive college credit. Assignments and evaluations will be submitted electronically.
- NDCRN will keep track of the hours of completion but participants are asked to hang on to certificates as well in case there is a discrepancy.
- At the end of the school year, information will be sent via email to all participants who have a total of 15 hours or more and you can then go online to submit the registration form and make payment to UND to receive credit for the class. A fee of $50 will be charged for each graduate credit.
- The online credit registration will run from April 27, 2012 and close at midnight on May 11, 2012. PLEASE REGISTER as early during this time frame as possible. If, due to extenuating circumstances, you need to register late, you must get approval from the instructor of record (NDCRN) and they will notify UND of the request for a late registration. A late fee of $25 will be assessed. The URL link to the registration site and the instructions to register and pay for the credit will be sent to eligible participants prior to April 27, 2012.
- You will receive an email confirmation of your course completion and instructions for ordering transcripts after UND receives the grade report. All grades for professional development credits are recorded on official transcripts at the University of North Dakota as continuing education credit. It takes approximately 3-4 weeks from your end of course date for grades to be posted on transcripts, provided registrations and grades are received according to posted due dates.
- If you would like to host a workshop related to career information and/or academic & career planning strategies or if you are offering another workshop in your school that is appropriate for this course title, it can also be added and used as hours towards the credit. You would need to submit materials 3 weeks in advance in order to have it approved by UND. Contact the NDCRN office for more information.
Workshop Resources
Workshop Resources - Presentations, handouts and more from current and past workshops.
Brief descriptions of the workshops:
Improved Career Decision Making (ICDM)
ACT Test Prep & Academic Skill Building: testGEAR
E-portfolios and Student Plans
Customizing Your School Plan (Working Session)
Career Resource Network Tools for YOU!
This will be an overview of the career and academic tools available to YOU through the Career Resource Network (CRN). In this session you will use RUReadyND.com, including Choices Explorer, Choices Planner and testGEAR, and Career Outlook as well as the lesson plans that accompany those tools. There will be time to review and use the various CRN resources that will help YOU add career connections and academic skill building to your course content!
- Class - 6 hours
- Total of 6 hours towards credit
Grab ‘n Go Lesson Plans
Have you been using RUReadyND.com and the Career Outlook for a while but would like an opportunity to become more familiar with the Lesson Plans that are available for both resources? If so, this is the workshop for you! The lesson plans will help you make the resources you have at your fingertips easier to use and more relevant for your students.
- Class – 3 hours
- Total of 3 hours towards credit
RUReady to Dig In?
This workshop will help you and your students navigate through the tools available to them in Choices Explorer and Planner and go beyond the basics of using RUReadyND.com. If you have been using RUReadyND.com and want to dig deeper, this is the workshop for you!
- Class – 3 hours
- Total of 3 hours towards credit
Improved Career Decision Making (ICDM)
This workshop will teach you to find, navigate and use the latest labor market information, get you up-to-date on the most current counseling theories and practices and introduce you to the wide variety of resources that are at your fingertips yet sometimes hard to find! This two-day, 15-hour workshop will better prepare you to help individuals make an appropriate current career choice, and learn improved problem-solving and decision-making skills that will be needed for future choices. The workshop will be offered in two locations in the state. Bring a computer and walking shoes as the workshops will include an evening tour of area industry as a part of the 15 hour requirement for credit.
- Class – 15 hours
- Total of 15 hours towards credit
ACT Prep & Academic Skill Building: testGEAR
This workshop is designed for individuals or school teams (teachers, counselors, administrators, others) to learn how testGEAR® gives students the practice they need to reach their full potential on college entrance exams like the ACT. The workshop will also provide an overview of testSCOPE, which gives the ability to access scores and reports in order to assess performance.
- Class – 3 hours
- Total of 3 hours towards credit
E-portfolios and Student Plans
Customize courses for your school or district, have students create plans of study that are based on assessments and have them save their work to the Electronic Portfolio System (EPS). What a difference that will make when you track a student’s progress and they not only have a solid academic plan based on their needs but leave school knowing that it will make a difference in their future
- Class – 3 hours
- Total of 3 hours towards credit
Customizing Your School Plan Working Session
This session will provide time for you to work with professional tools so you learn how to work with students through their portfolios and gather data for accountability purposes. The afternoon will be dedicated to individual work and providing assistance in customization and/or further exploration of these tools. This workshop is ideal for those who have been using RUReadyND.com with students and are now ready to advance to customizing the ND Career Cluster Plans of Study for their students.
- Class – 3 hours
- Total of 3 hours towards credit
