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Lessons:
Postsecondary Education
1.
Postsecondary Planning
2.
A Guide to the FAFSA and/or FAFSA 101
3.
My Plan Outline
4.
Soft and Hard Skills
5.
Understanding Flexibility
6.
The STEM Career Cluster
7.
Communication
8.
Collaboration
9.
Personal Presentation is the Key to
Making a Good First Impression
10.
Employability Skills Videos:
27 Other Ways to Learn Employability
Skills Videos including: All the Benefits of
Career Technical Education and How to Get
the Most Out of Your Internship
1.
48 Soft Skills Employability Skills Videos,
including: Communicating in the
Workplace and Collaboration at Work
2.
39 Diversity and Inclusion Employability
Skills Videos, including: Growth Happens
When we Talk Through Tough Topics and
What is Inclusion?
3.
28 Leadership Employability Skills Videos,
including: 21st Century Leadership Skills and
You Can’t Win On Your Own
4.
Est. Time to Complete: 8 hrs
Understanding Myself & Postsecondary
Education Options
Focus Questions:
Students complete the Career Personality Assessment to gain valuable insights into
their own preferences. Students begin exploring postsecondary options further through
researching the different types of education that may be connected with their specific
career survey interest results.
Suggested Grade: 7th
Summary
Resources used:
Assessments:
Career Personality Assessment
What does “postsecondary
education” mean?
What does “STEM”
mean and what kinds of
careers are in STEM?
How do I know if I want to go
to a trade school, 2-year, or
4-year college after high
school, or if I just want to
start working?
Which postsecondary
education options are a
good fit for my
interests?
How will soft skills
such as
“communication”
and “collaboration”
help me succeed
regardless of what
postsecondary
path I pursue?