Learning about Careers by Interviewing Community Members
Lessons
Students will create career profiles based on interviews they conduct with community members.
Global Competency Skills Inventory
Lessons
Students will take inventory of their Global Competency skills, reflect on their strengths, and set next steps for mastery of these skills.
Communication is Key
Lessons
Through hands-on activities, students will distinguish how social and work situations require both verbal and non-verbal means of communication.
My STEAM Portfolio Website
Lessons
Students will create a personal website to demonstrate the STEAM skills and concepts they have learned in class/school.
What do you want to DO when you grow up?
Lessons
Students will use online tools and job search engines to explore career possibilities and the job market.
Exploring Engineering Careers
Lessons
Students will learn about the different types of engineering and the various post-secondary pathways available.
Cybersecurity Career Exploration
Lessons
Students will explore different possible working environments related to the field of cybersecurity.
Coding is For Everyone!
Lessons
Students will learn the importance of computer programming skills across a variety of career areas and how these skills can make them more employable.
Mapping My Volunteer and Work Experience
Lessons
Students learn how to find a volunteer and work experience and then develop a detailed plan to apply for one of these experiences.
You Be the Crime Scene Investigator
Lessons
Students will learn about crime scene investigation and its connections to cell biology and careers.
Crack the Code: Water Treatment
Lessons
Students learn about the water treatment process as they complete a digital “escape room” on a Google site.
Let’s Talk Careers Competition
Interactives
Join us for Canada’s Most Informed School and Students Competition, participate every fall and spring.
That’s a Real Job Contest
Interactives
This contest will challenge students from grade 5 to 12 to come up with a future career concept that could be turned into a video in our next That’s a Real Job campaign!
A Virtual Career Fair
Lessons
Students will learn about various careers, and career pathways, through their review of various career profiles.
Students will continue to develop their understanding of the importance of STEM courses/programs for future career pathways.
The Role of Formal and Informal Education
Lessons
Students will develop an understanding of the differences between, and value of, both formal and informal education in the career development process.