High School Career Exploration Project Based Learning {Printable & Digital}
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Description
Are you looking for a fun, engaging, and student-directed career exploration project for college and career readiness without having to spend the time and energy creating or planning the experience yourself? This project-based learning resource for self-directed learners is for you!
Your students will dive into career exploration through student-directed project-based learning. This project-based learning lesson plan was designed to guide students through a college and career readiness PBL project while offering a variety of choices for self-directed learners.
Students choose one career of choice and explore that career with experiential learning activities. They will work within the community, complete an authentic final product of their choosing (ideas available), and give an authentic presentation (ideas available).
This Product Includes:
- Teacher guide
- Introductory discussion questions about 21st-century careers
- Description of the project and project-based learning components
- Project design guide
- Project planner
- Extension options
- Interview form for student/career professional interviews
- Project-learning reflection questions
- Project-based learning rubric
***Includes printable, Google Slides, and TPT Easel versions.
Possible Ways to Use this Resource:
- As a PBL project for your advisory group
- With your college and career readiness students
- As an independent study option for upper-level high school students
- As a supplemental PBL experience for your subject-based class. For example, if you are a math teacher, you could assign this PBL framework to students, but ask that they specifically explore 21st C. careers related to math.
Skill-Building:
- Resourcefulness
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Creativity
- Critical thinking
- Tech literacy
- Networking
Time-frame: Varies by group and schedule. Estimate: ~ 1 week
Standards/Benchmarks:
This resource measures college and career readiness based on the following targets:
- Goals and Expectations:
- Knowledge of college and career pathway options
- Knowledge of personal interests and skills and related pathways
- Academic success and employability skills
- Pathways and Supports:
- Cross-disciplinary connections
- Individualized learning
- Exploring career options
This resource also covers the Common Core research standards for grades 11-12 as well as presentation of knowledge and ideas for speaking and listening.
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