First Nine Weeks

*Understand how fostering academic strengths lead to academic achievement. Articulate your own academic strengths and how to adopt dispositions that lead to successful learning.

*Identify academic strengths and areas for improvement. Apply specific strategies to positively impact school performance, such as asking for help when needed, using appropriate communication skills, and applying feedback from teachers.

*Summarize the results of a career assessment tool (such as, but not limited to, instruments determining interest and aptitudes, personality traits, learning styles, career choice alignments, personal values, etc.) to develop a personal profile.

Second Nine Weeks

* Identify multiple major employers at the local and state level. We will create a list of interesting careers found within each company.

*Compare these careers to our results from career assessment tools used in our classroom. We will also be spotlighting specific careers identified in our classes each week to take a closer hands-on look at.

Third Nine Weeks

*Explore available occupations and career fields using a variety of available sources, such as print, online, interviews with business representatives, job shadowing, tours, guest speakers, career fairs, videos, and simulated work activities/products. Compare results of research to available career opportunities in the local community or region using job sourcing and career exploration websites.

Fourth Nine Weeks

*Utilize online college access tools to research the differences among postsecondary options, including trade or technical schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges and universities. Include specific characteristics, such as location, public or private institution, on- or off-campus housing, and cost per credit hour.

*Create, monitor, and revise long-term (over two years), mid-term (one-two years), and short term (less than one year) personal goals, defining desired personal, education, career, and earning milestones. Define relevant key terms where appropriate. Evaluate factors that may influence these goals, including family responsibilities, individual values, and economic conditions.