Course Description

  • This course will provide students with opportunities for interest and career exploration, while also focusing on the development of soft skills. This course will stress skills in academic readiness, personal/social development, career & college readiness, as well as promote financial literacy.

Proficiency Targets

  • Personal Exploration

    As evidenced based on classroom assessments, the student is able to:

    • Identify my interests, abilities, and strengths, relating personal characteristics to career & educational SMART goals & the role they play in employability skills, personal qualities & success in school & employment 06.01.01 to 06.01.02 & 06.02.02
    • Identify ways to get involved in school, relate learning and activities in school to work & begin the development of a personal learning plan 06.01.03 to 06.01.04 & 06.02.04
    • Demonstrate skills in locating, evaluating, and interpreting career opportunities and preparation for them such as skills and abilities required for work in different career clusters 06.02.01
    • Understand basic financial literacy
    • Understand the decision-making process, identify alternative options and potential consequences for a specific decision & apply decision-making skills to course selection and career planning 06.02.03
    • Understand strategies which can be used for social emotional development

    Career Exploration

    As evidenced based on classroom assessments, the student is able to:

    • Explore skills (hard & soft), accomplishments, interests & personality traits through the completion & reflection of interest inventory results, using this information for research of occupational clusters, high school graduation requirements, college admission requirements by creating high school & post-secondary course planning 08.01.01 to 08.01.06

Materials Used

  • No Textbook -- All Supplemental Materials