SCHOOL-TO-CAREERS: Resources: Educators

Career Exploration for 1st graders- Great lesson plan for first grade class
For Sale"- Career guidance lesson plan for grades 3-5
"What's Your Job"- Career guidance lesson plan for K-3
Bill Gate's Rules for Life
Ninth Grade Resume- Have 9th graders try to complete their resume. Most of them can't because of inexperience, but it helps reinforce to them that by the time they graduate from high school, they should be able to complete one.
Career Plan- This is an excellent outline for 10th and 11th graders.
Applying Math to the Real World- PowerPoint presentation that includes examples of math problems that are used in the real world. Appropriate for high school students.
Sample of a resume- Typical sample of a resume for a high school student.
SCAN Skills- Secretary's Commission on Acheieving Necessary Skills
SCOIS Directions- Once you have passwords from your school's career counselor, these directions can be very helpful when introducing a class to SCOIS in the computer lab.
SCOIS Worksheet- Activity for students to complete when researching information on SCOIS.
Career Speaker Tip Sheet- Questions for business leaders to address when speaking in your classroom.
Careers Voyages-Great career resources
Fla. Dept. of Education-Classroom career guidance activities for teacher/counselors, K-12
Hands on Health SC -Super resources for Health Science teachers, students and families
MedLine Plus -Access virtual surgeries and other valuable information here.
Learn More Resource Center -Full of great activities including a calculator to help students determine living expenses
California Career Zone -Another great tool for students to match careers to actual living expenses
Super Hero Training -Interesting website that has a neat assessment that is probably best suited for high school students
Virtual Job Shadowing - Check out SC ETV's great virtual job shadowing resources.

Skills for Success- Helpful info sheets for your students.
Dressing for Success
Dos & Don'ts for Females
Dos & Don'ts for Males
How to write a Cover Letter
Sample Cover Letter 1
Sample Cover Letter 2
Resume Writing Tips
Sample Resume
Interview Skills
During an Interview
Common Interview Questions
After an Interview
Thank you letters
Thank you letter format
Common Interview Mistakes
Questions to ask the Interviewer
Time Management Tips

Useful Links

ETV Streamline- Elementary guidance programs available ETV Streamline
ETV Streamline - More elementary guidance programs on ETV Streamline
SCAN Skills
Junior Achievement
Iowa School-To-Careers- Challenge activities by subject that represent real situations that may occur in the workplace.
Kentucky's School-To-Careers Best Practices- Great lesson plans for all grade levels.
Utah State Office of Education- Elementary Core Career Connections- great career lesson plans for K-6.
Internet4Classrooms- Great lesson plans for Career & Technology teachers.
America's Career Resource Network- Great ideas for career exploration in the classroom.
Education World -Lesson planning, professional development and technology integration for educators.
Teachers Network - Teacher resources and lesson plans.
Charleston Regional Business Journal- Stay up-to-date with local business news to share with your students.
School Wish List information

Professional Development

South Carolina Virtual School- Professional development via the Internet for K-12 teachers.
WISE Application- Workplace InStitute for Educators course is provided by The Education Foundation of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. Other forms for WISE are here.
National Career Development Association- Become a certified Career Development Facilitator.
CCSD Department of Educational Technology -Resource for workshops and courses available through the CCSD Ed. Tech Department
CDF Training -Get information regarding the Career Development Facilitator Training. To learn more about the upcoming CCSD training, click here.
Carolina Careers' Workshops-EEDA related information

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