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Unit 1: Personal Management

Ethical hacker

Careers of the Future

Lessons

Students will learn about potential careers of the future and create their own job description.

Abby Hardy

Abby Hardy

President & Founder

Abby Hardy is the President & Founder of Zoeta BioCommunications.
Julia Grein photo du visage

Julia Grein

Marketing Associate

Julia Grein is a Marketing Associate for Synaptive Medical.
Sonya Ballantyne en costume de super-héros

Sonya Ballantyne

Creative Director

Sonya Ballantyne is the Creative Director for Code Breaker Films.
Scientist testing water samples

Careers in the Great Outdoors

Lessons

Students explore careers related to outdoors and the land and then design and build a water filter prototype.

Mary Omole devant une affiche de présentation

Mary Omole

Project Administrator

Mary Omole is a Project Administrator for the Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council.
Camion de transport sur le lieu de travail de Kevin

Kevin Donovan

Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Donovan is the Chief Operating Officer for McConnell Transport Ltd.
Amy Negrijn sur un bateau

Amy Negrijn

Career Profiles

Compliance and Certification Coordinator

Amy Negrijn is a Compliance and Certification Coordinator for Mowi Canada.
Help wanted sign

Help Wanted: STEM Career

Lessons

Students will produce a Help Wanted Ad that lists the skills, personality attributes and job conditions for a specific career/job title. 

Confident STEM student

STEM Skills and Self-Exploration

Lessons

Students learn how the STEM skills that they develop in class apply to future career options. 

Working group analyzing reports

How Does STEM Support Non-STEM Careers?

Lessons

Students will explore how STEM skills are needed in non-STEM careers.

Hand holding a baseball

Responding to Life’s Curveballs

Lessons

Students will explore what it means to be adaptable and flexible, and learn how to solve problems in a proactive way with respect to career planning.

One person being accepted and another rejected

Discrimination in the Workplace

Lessons

Students define workplace discrimination and analyze scenarios.

Stethoscope on globe

STEAM Jobs Around the World

Lessons

Students will develop critical thinking skills as they investigate STEAM careers locally and internationally.

Astronomer technician in observatory

Careers in Physics

Lessons

Students explore careers in the area of physics and relate their science classroom learning to specific careers.