Summer Symposium Series: Engineering Career Resources
Backgrounders
A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.
Anthony Mantione
Senior Economist
Careers In Sustainability
Lessons
Students explore non-traditional careers related to sustainability and sustainable development.
Career Talk Show
Lessons
Students will research a career (or career sector) and role-play being a person in that career being interviewed by a talk show host.
Engineering a Future Career
Lessons
Students explore the different branches of engineering and discover the similarities and differences between them.
Exploring Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships
Lessons
Students explore a variety of skilled trades careers and learn about training requirements.
Learning About Technological Careers
Lessons
Students will research careers and post-secondary pathways related to their current course.
Demonstrating Skills in Technological Careers
Lessons
Students will learn and demonstrate skills required in a career of interest.
Is This For Me? Reflecting On Occupational Fit
Lessons
Students engage in self-reflection as they consider occupational fit and how various career options align with their personal strengths and preferences.
Careers of the Future
Lessons
Students will learn about potential careers of the future and create their own job description.
Careers in the Great Outdoors
Lessons
Students explore careers related to outdoors and the land and then design and build a water filter prototype.
How Can I Take Responsible Risks?
Lessons
Students share examples of responsible risk-taking and reflect on how they can take risks.
Taking Risks in Your Career
Lessons
Students learn about different ways that people take risks in their careers.
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.
Career Exploration : Volcanologist
Lessons
Students construct a model of a volcano and explore the career of a volcanologist.