MEtaMorph Introduction

What Exactly is MEtaMorph?

• It is Web-based curriculum that can easily be adapted by other school districts nationwide.
• It is designed to bridge the career guidance gap at the ninth grade.
• It encompasses thorough career exploration that includes assessments, high school planning, post secondary planning, and career goal setting.
• It includes a unit that encompasses research and financial planning for college and other post secondary options.
• It covers high school language arts competencies including researching, analyzing, reporting, essay writing, and critical thinking.
• It incorporates computer and Internet competencies such as keyboarding, Web searches, and links.
• It includes a critical parental component that enhances communication at home regarding a child's career goals.

How Does MEtaMorph Work?

MEtaMorph consists of seven lessons, an initial introductory lesson plus six content lessons. The unit requires approximately fifteen 45-minute periods (or roughly three weeks), depending upon the teacher, the students, and the environment. Each lesson includes assessment questions or tools, along with reflective questions designed to help students see how their career knowledge and vision are evolving.

What is MEtaMorph's Background?

The catalyst for MEtaMorph was the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Board of Regents Visioning grant and the clearly identified need to help high school students make more informed education and career choices - choices that support their life goals and help them successfully transition from high school to college to careers.

MEtaMorph is a unique program that provides a guided career discovery experience targeted to ninth grade students. Conceived and developed in response to a career guidance gap at the ninth grade, MEtaMorph has evolved into a model for both collaborative curriculum development and integrated, simultaneous learning experience delivery.

MEtaMorph embeds career guidance tools and techniques within the framework of English language arts standards, and it uses a Web-based delivery system. It emphasizes academic rigor, articulated performance standards, and the assessment of student capabilities in alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act.

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