3 Units
Unit 1: Navigating Changes
Lesson 1-SchooLinks Onboarding
Lesson 2- Navigating Changes: Identifying interests and Opportunities for Growth
Unit 2: Being the Best Student I Can Be
Lesson 1- Executive Functioning
Unit 3: Investigating My Future
Lesson 1- Careers, Income, Education
3 Units
Unit 1: Understanding Career Clusters
Lesson 1- Culture and Inclusion
Lesson 2- Get Ready Post-Secondary Plan
Unit 2: Investigating My Career Interests
Lesson 1-Career Planning/Exploring Career Clusters
Lesson 2- Managing your Stress
Unit 3: Applying My Career Interests to Postsecondary Pathways
Lesson 1- Post-Secondary Options Exploration
3 Units
Unit 1: Career Goals and the Postsecondary Connection
Lesson 1-Intro to Career Motive-8
Lesson 2- Career Goals and Post-Secondary Connections
Unit 2: Preparing for High School
Lesson 1- Preparing for High School Course Selection (3 Parts)
Unit 3: Reaching My Goals
Lesson 1-Preparing for High School
Lesson 2-Reaching my Goals with Financial Literacy
6th Grade Student Goal: Students will explore interests, talents, skills, and strategies to promote school and life success.
★ Develop and practice a self-management system to promote academic success
★ Investigate career and educational information resources to understand occupations and career clusters
★ Identify a variety of life transitions
★ Set a short-term goal; and with support, make a plan for achieving the short-term goal
7th Grade Student Goal: Students will investigate opportunities grounded in personal interests and strengths with understanding of career clusters.
★ Engage in organizational, self-motivation and goal setting skills to work independently
★ Analyze current interests, strengths, and areas of growth to guide career exploration and educational planning
★ Identify how life transitions and changing situations can create stress
★ With support, apply strategies to manage stress and motivate successful performance
8th Grade Student Goal: Students will develop academic and career plans that match interests and postsecondary goals and identify strategies for making a successful transition to high school.
★ Set a long-term academic, career, and social-emotional goals and develop a plan for demonstrating perseverance to achieve each goal
★ Compare personal interests with information about careers and education to develop individualized learning plan
★ Identify and implement coping strategies that will contribute to one’s success in high school