College and Career Exploration
Course Description
Join our course to shape your future! Explore post-secondary pathways and learn how to set and achieve your goals. Discover the perfect college or career fit based on your interests and skills. Gain insights into potential careers and the steps needed to reach them. Envision your future in pathways that match your aspirations!
Identify, Develop, and Communicate Personal Strengths
Learn this: I can explore strengths and interests in order to identify and understand personal preferences and possible postsecondary pathways.
Do this: I will create a project that demonstrates what I have learned and shows I know how to:
complete an interest survey and interpret/reflect on the results.
identify your skills, strengths, knowledge, and experiences relevant to career goals/results. Be able to make a list of possible pathways towards that goal.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.
Career Exploration and Development
Learn this: I will be able to navigate and explore college/career options and understands and can pursue opportunities.
Do this: I will create a project that demonstrates what I have learned and shows I know how to:
Identify what training and skills are needed to be ready for college or a job after high school.
Show knowledge of opportunities available on various campus/job sites.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.
Professionalism & Work Ethic
Learn this: I will demonstrate personal accountability and effective work habits (e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time workload management). I will demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior, acts responsibly, and earn from my mistakes.
Do this: I will create a project that demonstrates what I have learned and shows I know:
the importance of knowing, understanding, and learning interpersonal skills that will apply in their future goal setting.
the application of professionalism and work ethic within the desired community of school or work and that search process.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.
Short-Term and Long-Term Budgeting
Learn this: I will demonstrate knowledge and capability of budgetary needs for post-secondary pathways.
Do this: I will create a project that demonstrates what I have learned and shows I know how to:
create both short-term and long-term money goals that relate to your plans after high school.
develop a budget and action plan while utilizing resources to track income, and expenses, and monitor your progress.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.