| Step | Description | Expected Student Results |
| 1 | Students will log onto College in Colorado and complete the Interest Profiler which calculates their Personality Profile and careers associated with their RIASEC profile, learn about Career Cluster Model, their personality profile according to Holland's RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic (STEM), Social, Enterprising and Conventional). Students will view careers within the Career Cluster that the computer has chosen for them to research. Students will look at career description, salaries and education needed for the careers they are interested in researching. |
Step One will fulfill 8th grade Language Arts Standard: Critical thinking and analysis. Students will learn their personality profile and align themselves with a career cluster |
| 2 | Students will get into groups according to their career cluster and narrow the results down to three career choices using College in Colorado to research and save to Portfolio. In groups students will discuss the pros and cons to careers chosen (ie. salaries, job availabilities) then present to class in group their findings. Students will start a business letter to potential mentors. |
This step fulfills Language Arts standard of writing. Student will chose one career to research with their Mentor. Students will learn to write a business letter in its proper format, how to attach it to an email and/or address envelopes and send out letters regular mail. While writing letters students will self reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses and how these will play a role in their career choices |
| 3 | Students will research what programs their school district currently offers in high school to help students jump start their college readiness and/or careers. Students will be introduced to the Plan of Study on College in Colorado. Find out relevant problems and people in that field. What does excellent, award-winning work look like in that field? |
This step helps to fulfill the Language Arts standard for research for small project presentation. |
| 4 | College Exploration and High School opportunties for career and college enhancements. A representatives from Skyline High School and Front Range Community College are coming to speak to students about opportunties for career enhancements starting as early as sophomore year in High School. Students will use College in Colorado to explore what college programs exist for their career of choice. Students will also consider high school pathways that exist in SVVSD such as STEM academy, IB, Concurrent Enrollment and CDC. |
This step fulfulls Language Arts Research analysis using primary and secondary sources. |
| 5 | Students will complete the telementoring application to help match up students with a mentor from one of their chosen career clusters. Students will use the Business Letter draft to create a letter for their mentors, introducing themselves in the form of a business letter. Teacher will have students take a pre-test with 3-4 questions about their chosen career asking them about certain details of the career. Examples: What are the top 3 careers growing in Colorado in your field? Name a leader in your field that knows you. How are you collaborating with that leader? What is the impact of your collaboration? Bureau of labor and statistics website Colo dept of labor website. This pre-test will gauge what the student baseline knowledge of his/her chosen career. |
This step fulfills Language Arts Standard for writing. Students will finish the application and will include a letter of introduction to the mentor explaining his/her interests, goals, and commitment to the project. |
| 6 | High School/ College requirements. Student will learn the difference between a high school and a college credit. Students will learn how many credits they need to graduate high school and then from college. Students will learn to calculate their on GPA off of Infinite Campus. Students will research what SVVSD programs require certain GPAs and prep coursework. Students will research what courses will be required in terms of their filed of study. Student will begin to research what college they might want to consider to pursue their career choice. Students will begin their Plan of Study on College in Colorado |
This step fulfills Language Arts Standard for Primary and secondary sources for research. 1) Students will email their completed Plan of Study to their mentor. 2) Student and Mentor will help decide on one college for student to research in order to pursue chosen career. Students will email mentors and ask what courses they took in high school to prepare them for this career. |
| 7 | Budget Project: Students will be randomly assigned to one of four groups to create a budget. Four groups: 1) a high school drop out 2) a high school graduate 3) a graduate with a two year degree 4) a graduate with a four year degree. Each group will reserach their assigned group outcomes. For example (in general, how much does a person without a high school diploma make? how much does someone with a four year degree make etc? Then each group will be given different sceranios to create a final budget. |
This step fulfills a general standard for: math computation, research primary (with mentor) and secondary (the internet), critical thinking, life style choices This activity to get students thinking about how important some sort of post secondary training is for lifelong milestones, such as owning a home, taking vacations, purchasing cars etc. This helps students realize making good grades equal making more money. 1) Student will email mentor about possible salary ranges for their career choices 2) Student and mentor will look at other costs on a budget that the class might have not included. |
| 8 | College Exploration. Each student will make a list of schools they are considering and discuss their options with their mentor. Students will factor in a four year cost for each school. The goal is to help students consider college and job training options outside of the closest neighborhood university or community college. Students will be presented the difference between grant, scholarship and loans to pay for education |
Math computation: students will calculate the cost of a four year degree at each university and compare the costs. 1) Students will email mentors asking what college they went to and what schooling was neccessary for their career pathway. They will share the college or trade school they are considering, alongside an excel spreadsheet calculating cost of that school. 2) Student will ask mentor for feedback on high school courses they are considering taking next year to enhance career choice and how they got into their colleges. |
| 9 | How to Pay for College. Student will learn the difference between a grant, scholarship and loan.Students will explore on College in Colorado scholarships and grant opportunities available and make a list of possible scholarships they could apply for. Student will learn about the many ways to apply for scholarships and what foundations are looking for in a young person. 1) volunteer 2) clubs 3) sports etc |
Research primary and secondary sources. Student will share their scholarship list with their mentor. The mentor will then help them brainstorm possible scholarships they may not have included as well as action steps they can take to be eligible for more (clubs they could join, sports, etc). Students will ask mentors what they would have done differently if they were back in 8th grade now. What changes would they have made? |
| 10 | Scholarship Writing. Students will research example writings of scholarship essays and applications. Students will write essays about themselves to use for scholarship and job applications |
This step fulfills Language Arts standard of writing. 1) Students will email mentor their essays 2) Students will make revisions based on mentors' comments and send back revised essay for mentor to read |
| 11 | Research college or trade school for career final choice. Student will research their final career choice and choose a school (preferrably a colorado school) in which they will pursue their career choice. This can be a two year school, a trade school or a four year university. Student will choose a school to draw up a plan of study for their college/post secondary choice |
Research primary and secondary sources. 1) Student will email mentor their college choice 2) Mentor will help student define and choose final college/trade school to research |
| 12 | Creating a College Plan. Students will organize and prepare their high school plan of study, a college plan detailing where they would like to go to school,what they will study,and how they will pay for it. |
Research primary and secondary sources.1) Mentor will review and help guide student research on how to connect with foundations in their community with similar interests 2) Students will report back to mentor stating that they contacted establishment via a business letter/student will show mentor business letter |
| 13 | Connecting with real companies in student's career choices. Students will research local workforce places that align with their career choice. Students will create a business letter connecting with this workforce site stating their interest to learn more about this company, hospital etc. Students will connect with someone in the field and make a contribution to their current work. SPRING BREAK: 3/31-4/4 |
Research primary and secondary sources. 1) Mentor will review and help guide student research on how to connect with foundations in their community with similar interests 2) Students will report back to mentor stating that they contacted establishment via a business letter/student will show mentor business letter |
| 14 | Complete final project. Student will complete final project which will include: 1) Plan of High School Study 2) Plan of College/Trade School Study 3) Excel spreadsheet explaining how schooling will be paid for (grants /loans scholarships/savings) 4) Essay for scholarship possibilities 5) List of local workforce centers where they could find a job upon graduation 6) List one company/establishment they want to work for and a letter drafted up for a person from this establishment |
This step fulfills the Language Arts Standard for Research primary and secondary sources. 1) Student will email final presentation to mentor 2) Student will make changes on this project based on mentor's revisions |
| 15 | Oral Presentations. Students will present their final projects via either a power point or another approved form of media |
This step fulfills Language Arts Standard of Oral Presentations. Students will email mentor how they felt they did on their presentations and their final grade. Students will also take a post test on their current knowledge of this chosen career and share these results with their Mentor |
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