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This resource gives students real-world content knowledge and information needed to be successful when navigating the interview process. These activities will prepare students to make a good first impression and to answer interview questions, regardless of the desired goal (applying for a job or trying... Read more »

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Tag Target Audience

  • Students

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Small Group, Whole Class

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Organize, Persuade, Reflection, Requires Multiple Meetings to Complete, Self-assessment, Speak & Listen

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • Post-Secondary and Workforce Goals
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Time Frame Two 45–50 minute class periods

In this lesson, students explore what they have learned about creating resumes and then push further to identify critical strategies for tailoring resumes to apply to particular situations. Students will explore examples and non-examples of tailored resumes. Students will practice prioritizing information... Read more »

Educator Resource

Tag Target Audience

  • Students

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Small Group, Whole Class

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Organize, Persuade, Reflection, Requires Multiple Meetings to Complete, Self-assessment, Text analysis, Writing

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • Post-Secondary and Workforce Goals
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Time Frame
Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR)

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

STAR is a reflective strategy students can use for resume developing, interview skill building, and other task-related inquiry. Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Small Group, Small Group (at least 4)

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Brainstorming, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Cross-Curricular, Elaborate, Identify, Problem Solving, Reason, Recognize, Reflection, Self-assessment, Summarize, Writing

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th
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Resume Creation and Interview Skills

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 10th - 12th

In this lesson, students will learn how to design their own resumes and prepare for job interviews. They will begin by thinking about what they already know about resumes. Next, they will review examples of resumes before writing their own based on common descriptions of jobs for which students typically... Read more »

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Resume Creation and Interview Skills

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 10th - 12th

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 10.2.W.3
More 2 class periods
Time Frame 90 minutes
Scratch That, Let's Code

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - 12th

The following activities guide you through writing your first code. As you work through the activities, remember that coding is about trying different solutions and making changes until the code works the way you want. Don’t worry if you don’t get it right the first time—computer programmers rarely... Read more »

Educator Resource

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - 12th

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • College & Career Interest

Tag College & Career Readiness Framework

  • Choosing a Career, Benefits of Higher Education, Degrees, Professions, & Earnings
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Time Frame
Budgeting Your City

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th - 12th

Learning and understanding how cities budget their spending and plan for upcoming fiscal years is important not only to those within the Government and Public Administration career cluster but to all people. City budgets affect everyone who lives in that city, so knowing how your local government is... Read more »

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Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th - 12th
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