1. Career Pathways

2. Course Goals Use strategies for choosing and preparing for a career Demonstrate skills and work habits that lead to success in future schooling and work Demonstrate skills such as interviewing, writing resumes, and completing applications that are needed to be accepted into college or other postsecondary training or to get a job

3. Ultimate Goal Help you choose high school classes that will collectively make a Pathway leading you into a future Career or Vocation

4. There are 14 career clusters There are 14 career clusters These clusters encompass virtually all occupations from entry through professional levels. These clusters encompass virtually all occupations from entry through professional levels. Link to Career Clusters Brochure downloads page Link to Career Clusters Brochure downloads pageCareer Clusters BrochureCareer Clusters Brochure

5. 14 Career Clusters AgricultureInformation Technology AgricultureInformation Technology Arts & HumanitiesManufacturing Business EducationMarketing Education Business EducationMarketing Education CommunicationsPublic Services ConstructionScience & Mathematics EducationSocial Sciences Health ScienceHealth ScienceTransportation Health Science Human Services Human Services

6. What is the Purpose of Work ? …to fullfill your Basic Human Need

7. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

8. Esteem All humans have a need to be respected and to have self-esteem and self-respect. Esteem presents the normal human desire to be accepted and valued by others. People need to engage themselves to gain recognition and have an activity/activities recognition and have an activity/activities that give the person a sense of contribution, be it in a profession or hobby.

9. Esteem Maslow noted two versions of esteem needs Lower one: the need for the respect of others, the need for status, recognition, fame, prestige, and attention. Higher one: the need for self-respect, the need for strength, competence, mastery, self- confidence, independence and freedom.

10. Which one ranks Higher? Which one ranks Higher?Why?

11. Higher one Higher one because it rests more on inner competence gained through experience (work)

12. Self-actualization “What a man can be, he must be.” pertains to what a person's full potential is and realizing that potential

13. Self-actualization In order to reach a clear understanding of this level of need you must achieve and master the previous needs physiological, safety, love, and esteem

14. What PATH will you take?

15. Career Interest Inventory http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/explorin Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspx http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/explorin Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspxOR GOOGLE > career clickers expanded

16. Resources