1. Week 1 CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE

2. Students will understand the purpose of Choose your Future. Students will understand the cost of living. Students will be able to match a career to their desired lifestyle. Students will be able to use Whats Next Illinois to identify personal interest areas and how they relate to careers. OBJECTIVES

3. Thursdays or Fridays over the next 5 weeks College Application Process Financial Aid College Match Scholarship Career Interview Skills Resume Building Applications CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE

4. How much does a month of gas cost? Mortgage? Food? Car? Insurance? Utilities Let alone entertainment? COST OF LIVING

5. Illinois Career Network website: http://ilcis.intocareers.org/realitycheck/frmRealityCheck_intr o.aspx REALITY CHECK

6. Housing$1,705.00 Utilities$350.00 Food$345.00 Transportation$496.00 Clothes$75.00 Health Care$65.00 Entertainment$100.00 Personal Care$75.00 Miscellaneous$100.00 Student Loans$230.00 Savings$71.00 Monthly Expenses$3,612.00 Annual Expenses$43,344.00 Federal Taxes$6,961.00 State Taxes$1,300.00 Annual Salary Needed$51,605.00 Your Monthly Expenses

7. Whats Next Illinois Whatsnextillinois.org Login: cpsxxxxxxx (ID #) Password: (ID#) Find Interests Search Occupations (wages, outlook, description, schooling necessary) Search Colleges by Major Search Colleges by Location Link to College Website Scholarship Search + More!! INTEREST INVENTORY

8. JOHN HOLLANDS HEXAGON Your Personality Type Most Compatible Work Environments Realistic Realistic, Investigative, & Conventional Investigative Investigative, Realistic & Artistic Artistic Artistic, Investigative & Social Social, Artistic & Enterprising Enterprising, Social & Conventional Conventional, Enterprising & Realistic Compatible Work Environments

9. Pick a career that interests you Pick a career that challenges you Career Satisfaction Job vs. Career Hourly vs. Salary INTEREST AREAS

10. Job vs. Career Hourly vs. Salary Think beyond what you know! Nurse Teacher Police/Fire Trade School Certificate Programs 2 year careers 4 year careers CAREERS

11. What do I love? What am I good at? What do I want to do? What skills do I have? What life factors should I consider? PICKING A CAREER/MAJOR

12. Work in your field of interest! Hospital Animal Welfare Salvation Army Elementary School Library Job Shadow STILL NEED SERVICE LEARNING?