Dawn Tripp

WELCOME TO 8th GRADE CAREER RESEARCH & DECISION MAKING

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

The purpose of this course is to enable students to explore career clusters and make informed career choices.  Activities will enable students to increase self-awareness and develop the skills needed to plan for postsecondary education and the workplace successfully. Students will create an education plan for high school, indicating the courses they would like to take to fulfill all graduation requirements.

TEXTBOOK/CURRICULUM   

Glencoe “Exploring Careers” textbook and  chapters posted in Google Classroom

Xello.com - Career readiness software

SUPPLIES

• Wired earbuds or headsets - a working pair must be kept in the student’s backpack every day.

• One 3 Prong pocket folder - any color

• Pencil - to be kept in the student’s backpack and available when needed

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

Students and parents, please read the following documents together. All documents are located in the student's Google Classroom, accessible through the student's assigned Chromebook:

• Course Syllabus - Electronic Signature page due by Friday, August 14th

• TVCMS Student Handbook - Page 5 signature page due to Homeroom teacher by Friday, August 14th

• TVCMS Classroom Behavior Management Plan - Due by Friday, August 14th 

• VCS Chromebook User Agreement located in Skyward - Due by Friday, August 14th 

Contact: Dawn.Tripp@tvcs.org