College & Career Readiness Resources
Explore parts 1, 2, and 3 below which include resources for guiding students through self awareness, post-secondary research, and skill building activities.
Part 1: self awareness
Students dive into self awareness through multiple assessments and interest surveys. Throughout the semester, they complete Find Your Grind curriculum (we use the 9 unit version) and explore passions, mentors, and potential careers on that platform. Other online learning style surveys, birth charts, and personality quizzes can be utilized depending on student interest and engagement.
*Paid subscription for full curriculum access; anyone can complete the personality assessment linked above. PCS staff/student Link
Based on Myers-Briggs. Personality assessment that includes sections on school, work, and relationships for each personality type. Worksheet
You’ll find out what factors were working in your favor and what you had to overcome to get where you are today. Also available: My Dream Team.
Your Communication Style is your enduring, persistent, communication patterns across a variety of situations - it's how people relate to each other.
Use time and location of birth to identify planetary influences (related to astrology and horoscopes).
Adverse childhood experiences questionnaire for teens. More ACES and toxic stress info.
Students define and discuss each value while deciding which is more important to their lives and priorities, then write an acrostic poem for the champion value.
Results illustrate students' perception of their health/happiness/connection in a variety of categories.
Part 2: Post-Secondary research
Students begin connecting what they learned about their personality and interests in the self-awareness activities to career and post-secondary research. They'll take career and skill interest surveys, and complete a career research project and a college & training research project. Other resources such as BANZAI's College & Career Readiness units can augment these activities, depending on student interest and engagement.
Explore Careers Quiz
Results connect to real American employers to help high school students learn what job suits them.
Interactive tool for students to learn about career options; includes tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers.
Interest Profiler connects students to comprehensive data about careers and the preparation needed for success.
A career navigation platform for the greater Bay Area, CA. Career interest QUIZ.
Platform for educators to teach subjects from financial literacy to digital citizenship and career and college readiness. Create an account, create a class, assign a course, and share the code with students.
2023-24 Digital Version - scroll to the bottom, then enter full screen mode. Ton of information on all industry sectors, including average pay, growth rate, and education or training needed.
Charting Your Career: Interest Inventory
*Paid bundle of 3 fold brochure for student industry sector interest survey.
Capture student results and research on career interests and survey results.
College Research resource: Big Future via College Board.
Part 3: Skill Building
Students actively engage in skill building activities focusing on 21st century skills, goal-settings, crafting resumés and cover letters, and portfolio-building to reflect on progress and prepare for success in high school and beyond (post-secondary college, training, and careers).
Article defining skills; long list of 21st century skills. Good place to start research and reflection.
New World of Work 21st Century Skills
Youtube playlist of NWOW videos for each 21st Century skill. Worksheet template for reflection (adapt for each skill)
Flexible, video-based, project-based lessons focusing on: communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.
Business-skills training program for students, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners all over the world.
Module includes guidelines, template, and sample. Google Applied Digital Skills also includes a resumé writing activity.
Sample student portfolio using Google Sites.
Another option for student portfolios is Cirkled In.
Workspace Skills is a series of interactive tutorials that help students and teachers make the most from Google Workspace for Education. Chrome Extension.
*Paid curriculum licenses using an online platform to introduce and grow soft skill literacy. AHA videos: Youtube Playlist of short video lessons on life skills.