1. 12th Grade PEP
Career Exploration

2. Overview
Review Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Rubric and set a goal for improvement
Review majors and the importance of choosing the right degree, major, or program of study, in terms of career, employment, and pay.
Review resume and 21st century skills

3. Readiness Rubric Academic Knowledge
Academic knowledge includes core academic subject mastery in reading, writing, math, and science as measured by student grades and standardized assessments (e.g. TCAP and college entrance exams)
Get out your College & Career Readiness Rubric and complete the first section entitled, “Academic Knowledge”
(Example responses)
3.2 GPA
Is this student developing or meeting, according to his/her GPA? TCAP?

4. 21st Century Skills
Information Literacy
“Untangling the Web”
The knowledge, skills, and behaviors to be successful in post-secondary and career.
Collaboration
“Working Together,
Learning Together”
Collaboration
Self Direction
Information Literacy
Invention
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
“Think Deep, Think Different”
Self Direction
“Own Your Learning”
“Creating Solutions”
Invention

5. Readiness Rubric 21st Century Skills
Use the College & Career Readiness Rubric to assess your development of “21st Century and Workforce Readiness Skills”
(Example responses)

6. Non-Cognitive Abilities
Non-cognitive abilities refer to the behaviors, skills, attitudes, and strategies that are not reflected in test scores, but are crucial to both academic, college, and lifelong career performance.
Non-cognitive abilities include the following:
Beliefs (e.g. belief that one can improve with effort and hard work as well as the belief that one is responsible for his/her successes and failures)
Behaviors (e.g. attendance, homework completion, study skills, learning strategies, and persistence)

7. Readiness Rubric Non-cognitive Beliefs
Use the readiness rubric to assess your Academic Beliefs (Example responses)

8. Research on Non-cognitive Beliefs
Students who responded positively to Academic Mindset questions (questions 1 – 3 from previous slide), display what is called a growth mindset.
Students with a growth mindset…
Believe that their abilities and intelligence can grow and change through effort and learning.
View mistakes as learning opportunities.
Are more likely to choose challenging tasks and less likely to give up when things get difficult
Are more likely to improve their test scores and GPA over time.

9. Readiness Rubric Non-cognitive Behaviors
Use the readiness rubric to assess your Academic Behaviors

10. Self-Assessment & Goal Setting
Although the rubric may say “school work,” these skills and behaviors could be easily applied to a work setting as well.
Being prepared and on-time, working hard, taking responsibility, and working well with others, etc. are all skills needed for success in college and the workforce.
Watch Video “10 things employers look for in their employees”
If you are struggling with these 21st Century & Workforce Readiness skills now, you will likely struggle after high school. Develop a plan now to begin improving in these areas.
Select one of the categories where you most need to improve
Write a goal statement. Include what steps you will take, by when, to see improvement in this area.

11. Where the Jobs Are
Need to give students the whole story.

12. 3. 2. 1. Each year in Colorado, there are…
Twice as many high school dropouts as there are jobs available for them
More jobs available for HS graduates than there are students who graduate
Twice as many job openings for those with some college education as there are students who complete at least some college training
What does this mean for you? 3.
Taken from report by Colorado Succeeds, “The Business Case for Education Reform.” 2. 1.
More HS dropouts than jobs available for them; more jobs for HS graduates than students who graduate: way more careers for college graduates than students who complete PS training

13. True. In so many ways – to society, in healthcare, in obesity, in voting, etc. etc. etc. W

14. Earnings Overlap by Educational Attainment
Note the percent of people within each education level who earn more or less than those with a Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree Median Lifetime Earnings
Master’s Doctoral Professional
Less than HS Diploma Some College Associate’s
HS No degree
Why do you think this is?
Occupational choices
Work skills and work ethic

15. Highest-Paying Occupations by Educational Level
Click the link to view the Highest-Paying Occupations by Educational Level:

16. However, not all degrees are created equal
“27% of people with post-secondary licenses or certificates-credentials short of an associate’s degree-earn more than the average bachelor’s degree recipient.” (Pathways to Prosperity, 2011)
Demand for middle-skilled professionals is exploding in industries like
Healthcare
Construction
Manufacturing
Natural resources
Mining & installation/repair
But also true. Kids need to know how to market themselves and access real jobs (need 21st c skills). Need to let kids know it’s hard and that their college performance matters. Although other sources say BA = 9.6 and AA = 7.9 and HS =10 and less than HS is 25.8 (Bureau of Labor and Statistics)

17. Top-Hiring Industries

18. Top-Paying Industries

19. Select 1-2 majors or focus areas of study that most interest you
If students are interested, they can use a majors to careers converter found on many college websites to explore careers related to their major of interest. Example website:
Or use, Clusters to Majors:

20. Explore majors by employment rate and pay
Use this wall street website to search your top majors by employment rate and earnings:
Record findings on your handout
Addition Resource:

21. Resume Building

22. Resume
Resume
Document that highlights your academic and co-curricular strengths; your relevant skills, including 21st century and workforce skills; and your work habits, experiences, and behaviors.
Used as a tool to market or sell yourself when applying for a job, scholarship, college program, or another related opportunity.
According to Job Outlook 2012 National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers look for evidence of the following on a resume…
Ability to work in a team
Leadership skills
Written communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Strong work ethic

23. Naviance Resume Builder
Open a new tab and log-in to Naviance using the following Username and Password
Student ID #
mmddyy
Click, “Log In”

24. Naviance

25. Naviance Resume Components
Objective
Summary
Work Experience
Education
Volunteer Service
Extracurricular Activities
Awards/Certificates
Skills/Academic Achievement
Music/Artistic Achievement
Athletic Achievement
References
Leadership
Click on the drop down menu to select and complete appropriate resume’ categories
Use what you learned about majors and career outcomes to help complete your objective