Career Development Toolkit: K-12 Lesson Plans

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This site is a comprehensive program of career development including lessons for students in every grade between K-12. These 99 lessons are aligned with the Nebraska Career Development model, which consists of three segments: self-awareness, career exploration, and career planning and management. Our goal is to inspire individuals to turn their passion, talent, and abilities into successful careers and fulfilling lives. The program toolkit is appropriate for schools including Special Education and High Ability Learners, vocational rehabilitation programs, and with business, industry, and community partnerships, programs can achieve systemic career development for every student.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Nebraska Department of Education

ENGAGE

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This is a project based course designed to help middle school students explore career options using the Nebraska Career Education Model and understand the Nebraska Career Readiness Standards. The course is organized by three themes – Making it My Choice, A World of Options and Charting a Direction – with culminating individual and group projects. Students will define career clusters and pathways, describe examples of career readiness, utilize self-assessments to better understand interests, establish a career portfolio and create a personal learning plan to provide direction to high school and post-high school activities. This course is aligned to American School Counselor Association Standards for Students, uses Nebraska Career Connections an online career information system and integrates EducationQuest tools and resources for middle school students.Recommended Level: Grades 7-8Course Code:  320300

Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Authors: Terri Donahue, Dorann Avey, Sydney Kobza, Katie Graham, Donna Hoffman

Know your CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization)

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Students will start their Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) year with activities that apply important career readiness skills, including teamwork, communication, leadership, creativity, and utilization of technology.  They will also begin to understand the connection between what they are learning in the classroom and their future career path through one (or more) CTSOs.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Jan Osborn

Leadership Development Event (LDE) Olympics

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Leadership Development Events are the contests within FFA that capitalize on students’ experiences and skills in speaking events. This activity introduces students to a handful of the many events that they can participate in within their FFA districts, state and national levels. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Nicole Sorensen