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POST HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS THROUGH A CAREER LENS

10th Grade Lesson #3

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OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the presentation students will be able to:

  • Identify Maryland’s Career Clusters
  • Identify a potential career pathway
  • Determine an appropriate post high school pathway to that career
  • Make connections between post high school pathway to opportunities at Mount Hebron

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WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? �WHAT TYPE OF LIFE DO I WANT TO LIVE?

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WHAT MIGHT ALL THESE CAREERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Doctor

Pharmacist

Researcher

Sonographer

Medical / Health Care Careers, Health & Bioscience Career Cluster,

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WHAT MIGHT ALL THESE CAREERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Software Engineer

Cybersecurity Analyst

Network Architect

Help Desk Tech

Computer Careers, Information Technology Career Cluster, All Work with Computers

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WHAT MIGHT ALL THESE CAREERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Police Officer

Social Work

Teacher

Lawyer

Help people, Human Resource Services Career Cluster

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MARYLAND CAREER CLUSTERS

Unsure of career? Start with a career cluster and find a career that matches your strengths and interests!

What do you want to be when you grow up? What career cluster does it fall in?

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WHAT MIGHT ALL THESE CAREERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Physical Therapist

Psychiatrist

Judge

College Professor

8+ years of education, “Doctorates”

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WHAT MIGHT ALL THESE CAREERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Carpenter

Steamfitter

Welder

Electrician

Skilled trades, Apprenticeship pathways (3-4 years) “Earn as you learn”, Trade Schools (1-2 years) “Pay to Learn”

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WHAT MIGHT ALL THESE CAREERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Air Traffic Controller

Avionics Tech

Dental Hygienist

Radiation Therapist

2 Year Associate’s Degree, salaries $80,000+

 

 

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POST HIGH SCHOOL CAREER PATHS�MATCH TO YOUR SKILLS, INTERESTS, AMBITIONS, AND “EDUCATIONAL ENDURANCE”

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DISCUSSION STOP #1

  • What have been your favorite subjects in schools?
  • What Career Clusters may interest you?
  • What do you want to be when you grow up?

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Do Now:

Grade Level Survey

On the homepage:

  1. Go to the

Tasks from My School section

(2nd section on right side)

  • Complete the Post-Survey assigned to you.

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Do Now: Post-Survey

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WHAT’S YOUR CAREER?�WHAT’S YOUR PATHWAY?

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LET’S REVIEW OUR CAREER INTEREST PROFILER RESULTS FROM THE FALL:

Circle your top three Holland’s Traits / RIASEC on your paper as a reference

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HOLLAND’S CODES / RIASEC

We want to find careers that mirror our Holland’s Codes!

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NAVIGATION TO ACTIVITY #1:

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ACTIVITY #1:

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DISCUSSION STOP #2

  • Whose jobs make more in Maryland than the US? Why?
  • How many people chose a career that aligned with all three Holland’s Codes? Anyone with zero shared Holland’s Codes?

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Two Paths to a

Dream Career

“Earn While You Learn”

“Learn $ome More”

REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS / SKILLED TRADES / WORKFORCE?

DEGREES / COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES / TRADE SCHOOLS

“Colleges” > “College SuperMatch”

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DISCUSSION STOP #3

  • What were some of the pathways (colleges, apprenticeship sponsors, etc.) that you found?
  • What were some of the “requirements”?
  • What are some of the hurdles that make these paths tough to start or follow?

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WHAT COULD YOUR PATHWAY LOOK LIKE?

HCPSS Opportunities

Post High School Opportunities

Graduation

First Job

Dream Career

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Exploring Career Paths in High School

Apprenticeship Maryland - Earn $ while you learn. Senior year!

Jumpstart - Taking HCC Courses in high school

Intern Mentor - Have an internship to gain information about a potential career interest

Career Research & Development (CRD Pathway)

Career Academies/ARL - Junior/Senior Year

Elective Courses at Mt. Hebron!

Click Here to Go to The Career Readiness Canvas Page

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Calculating Final Grades

Let’s spend some time calculating final grades:

https://mattbraddock.com/grades/

  • When we understand how Q4 and Final Exam grades will impact our Final Grade for each course, we can prioritize our preparation leading into Final Exams.

  • The Final Grade is the only grade recorded on your High School Transcript.

  • Try it out and see how your final grades will be impacted!

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Scattergrams

Let’s spend some time looking at Scattergrams:

hcpss.me > Naviance

  • Choose any college and go that college page in Naviance

  • Find the admissions tab and scroll down to the Scattergram!

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Ideas for this Summer

  1. Participate in a specialized high school program
  2. Take a college course
  3. Enroll in a summer program at a local college
  4. Get involved with research
  5. Create your own project
  6. Take a free online course
  7. Get a job
  8. Be an entrepreneur
  9. Volunteer in your community
  10. Apply for internships
  11. Find a job shadowing opportunity
  12. Start your ACT or SAT Prep
  13. College Visits!
  14. Do something you love!