Career Talk Show
Students will research a career (or career sector) and role-play being a person in that career being interviewed by a talk show host.
Developing Successful Work Habits
Students will learn about work habits that can help them succeed in any career.
Is This For Me? Reflecting On Occupational Fit
Students engage in self-reflection as they consider occupational fit and how various career options align with their personal strengths and preferences.
Query a Career Profile
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
STEM Skills and Self-Exploration
Students learn how the STEM skills that they develop in class apply to future career options.
Exploring Career Sectors and Skills
Students will explore STEM career sectors and the skills required for a variety of STEM careers.
Design a Bike Lane
Students will plan the development of a bike lane and explore careers associated with such a development.
Global Competency Skills Inventory
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
Through hands-on activities, students will distinguish how social and work situations require both verbal and non-verbal means of communication.
The Role of Formal and Informal Education
Students will develop an understanding of the differences between, and value of, both formal and informal education in the career development process.
Your Personality and the Workplace
Students recognize the importance of the connection between life choices and their personal characteristics. Students will make connections between who they are now, the people they wish to become (their future selves), and their connections with work.
What Skills do I Need for the Workplace?
Students will deepen their understanding of the concept of employability skills. Students will develop an awareness of opportunities available for those who have well-developed employability skills.
The Skills Employers Look For
Students will identify the skills that employers look for in potential employees.
Students will recognize that they have skills and abilities that align with employer needs.
Students will make personal connection between their interests and current skills with the person in the career profile.
What are Your Employability Skills?
Students will identify employability skills in which they are strong and those that need work, create an Employability Skills Profile and develop plans to improve their employability skills.