The Common Core State Standards clearly define the skills students need for success in college and the 21st century workplace. The question is, how can you measure student mastery of skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein demonstrates how teachers can teach and assess 21st century skills using authentic…

Discussed is the importance of encouraging physically handicapped students into careers in the science fields. Information from interviews with handicapped people who have chosen science as a career are included. (KR)

This guide provides a reference to educators interested in helping students make the link between school programs and career opportunities after high school. Presented in two parts, it focuses on ways of infusing career education into the high-school curriculum. This approach reduces the gap between career education (usually relegated to guidance…

The purpose of this monograph is to provide students, teachers, counselors, and parents with a broad overview of career opportunities available in the visual arts. The monograph is organized into four broad occupational areas: designers, studio artists, educators, and technical artists. Included under each heading is information regarding the…

This facilitator's guide provides materials for an interactive program for guidance counselors and teachers to use in presenting the tech prep concept and related career information to students at the middle, junior, and senior high school level. Introductory materials include the rationale and purpose of the program, suggestions for use, and…

The self- and career-assessment activities contained in this booklet, together with the summary sheet (score card) which each student will produce, provide a structured process for students to examine their preferences, aptitudes, and value systems and compare them with the requirements and attributes of thirty-five specific careers. Aimed…

This packet includes three pamphlets which together provide information and suggestions intended to aid counselors and teachers in encouraging young women to consider careers in science and engineering. Pamphlet One, "What Can Counselors and Teachers Do to Encourage Young Women," offers suggestions based upon others' experiences that can aid in…

This junior high teaching unit on careers in mathematics is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that includes…

This junior high teaching unit, Careers Now, is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that includes the rationale,…

This curriculum guide for high school teachers contains eight units that correspond to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Career Orientation. The units cover the following topics: (1) career planning foundations (interests, aptitudes, and attitudes); (2) locating, analyzing, and applying career information (including information…

This curriculum guide for middle school teachers contains eight units that correspond to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Career Orientation. The units cover the following topics: (1) career planning foundations (interests, aptitudes, and attitudes); (2) locating, analyzing, and applying career information (including information…

This career education program for high-school students has been tested primarily with grade 11 students but is suitable for all students at the high school level. The program consists of five modules and a facilitator's manual--the student kit contains the five modules: (1) Self-explorations; (2) occupational choices; (3) supports for success; (4)…

The ready-to-use teacher notes and classroom activities included in this booklet are intended to foster information-gathering and self-awareness in junior high school students. While emphasis is placed on decision-making, these activities are intended to create an atmosphere of career exploration rather than commitment to occupational choices. The…

This student manual and answer book/teacher's guide focus on the industry-specific information and skills needed by students who plan to enter, or who may already be receiving, training in a financial institution, such as commercial banks, savings and loans, and credit unions, as well as pawn shops, credit departments of retail stores, and other…

This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education designed for special needs students, is intended to introduce the concepts of work and career and the steps in setting career goals. Each unit will probably require more than a single period of instruction. Instructor materials include…