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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.

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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.

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My STEAM Portfolio Website

Lessons

Students will create a personal website to demonstrate the STEAM skills and concepts they have learned in class/school.

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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.

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Exploring Engineering Careers

Lessons

Students will learn about the different types of engineering and the various post-secondary pathways available.

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Cybersecurity Career Exploration

Lessons

Students will explore different possible working environments related to the field of cybersecurity.

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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.

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Crack the Code: Water Treatment

Lessons

Students learn about the water treatment process as they complete a digital “escape room” on a Google site.

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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

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.

Learning About Educational Pathways

Learning About Educational Pathways

Lessons

Students will be aware of and understand the importance of, various learning pathways that lead to successful life and work experiences.
Students will become aware of the variety of STEM careers available in each of these different learning pathways.

What influences our career choices?

What Influences our Career Choices?

Lessons

Students will develop the understanding that there are many things that influence a person’s career choice.

Exploring Career Types

Exploring Career Types

Lessons

Students will recognize that there are many different ways to earn a living and that a ‘career’ does not necessarily have to be a 9 to 5 arrangement.
Students will recognize that different career types and job arrangements have their own positive and negative aspects.

Creating Your Career Documentary

Creating Your Career Documentary

Lessons

Students will engage in a ‘forward thinking’ exercise. This exercise addresses the following: what they want from life, the skills and abilities they have now that are useful for future career decisions, the skills and abilities they will need to develop, and how they are going to connect who they are with who they want to be and what they want to do.

Factors Affecting Career Choice

Factors Affecting Career Choice

Lessons

Students explore and discuss factors they should consider when they are planning a career path.