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Lessons:
Postsecondary Education
1.
Postsecondary Planning
2.
FAFSA 101 and/or A Guide to the FAFSA
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:
Careers and YOUR Interests
Academics/Major Employability Videos,
including: How to Choose an Area of Study
and Look at What’s in Your Heart When
Trying to Choose a Major
1.
36 Career Cluster Employability Videos,
including: STEAM and The Joys of Education
and Training
2.
28 Social-Emotional Employability Videos
including: Emotional Intelligence and How
to Build Self Confidence
3.
14 Extracurricular Employability Videos,
including: Career and Technical Student
Organizations and Extracurriculars Expand
Your Horizons
4.
Est. Time to Complete: 8 hrs
Understanding Myself & Postsecondary
Education Options
Focus Questions:
Students build upon their insights and understanding gained in 9th grade career
exploration. Students complete the Career Personality Assessment to gain valuable
insights into their own preferences. Students begin exploring postsecondary options
further by researching the different types of education that may be connected with
their specific career survey interest results.
Suggested Grade: 10th
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 differ
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?