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	Career Curriculum Resources


	The resources on this page provide links to career development curriculum for elementary and middle school students. Below the section Career Curriculum Resources for Younger Students are resources for high school students and adults.

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	National Career Development Framework URL: http://www.acrnetwork.org/ncdg/ncdg_framework.aspx "The NCDG framework describes a continuum of personal, education and career skills young people and adults should master to get the most from education, life and work."


	Career Curriculum Resources for Younger Students


	Elementary Career Development Curriculum URL:http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/cdosresourceguidepdffiles2002.htm URL: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/careerdevelopment/cdlearn.html "The Career Development and Occupational Studies Resource Guide with Core Curriculum is a companion document to the CDOS learning standards. The document is also rich with teacher developed classroom activities that help students achieve the CDOS standards." Career Exploration Workbook URL: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/aboriginal_research/pdf_doc/acap_worksheets.pdf 72 pages of career exploration student activities, worksheets and lessons. Large PDF file. Please note document copyright. Career Guidance Program Resources URL: http://www.pte.state.id.us/guidance/curricula.htm The Idaho Comprehensive School Counseling Program Model: The Tool Kit for School Counselors provides contact information for the following resources; Taking The Mystery Out of the Student Learning Plan, Exploring Career Pathways, Handbook for Advisors and Basic Workplace Competencies. Career Exploration Workbook URL: http://www.ourfactsyourfuture.org/admin/uploadedPublications/1656_Career_Guide_2006_72dpi.pdf URL: http://www.ourfactsyourfuture.org/?PAGEID=3&SUBID=173 "The Montana Prospector's Portfolio is both a process and a place. It is designed to be a step by step guide through the Montana Career Information System (MCIS). It is available for download in PDF file format." Career Guidance Curriculum - Middle Grades URL:http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midcareer/index.html Modules with lesson plans, student activities and worksheets. Modules titles are listed below. Self-Awareness, Life Career Management Skills, Educational Planning, Career Awareness, Exploration and Planning, Glossary of Terms, Sample Assessment Forms. USA Today Career Quest Workbook URL: http://www.usatoday.com/educate/careers/quest.htm "The reproducible pages listed below will reinforce students' understanding of career planning as a continuous process directed by changes in the workplace and the goals of the worker." A sampling of chapter titles: Looking at your life,Turning dreams into goals, Decisions, Decisions, Tomorrow's workplace: Fewer managers, but more leaders, What is success?. If at first you don't succeed. Free registration 30 pages Career Plan - How to Guide URL: http://www.albany.edu/twoyear/careerplan/ "The New York State Education Department Career Plan How-To Guide is intended to serve as a resource for administrators, counselors, and teachers as they begin the process of designing and implementing a comprehensive K-Adult career planning system for all learners." Personal Planning K-7 Curriculum - URL: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pp/pptoc.htm This curriculum resources from British Columbia's Ministry of Education, provides instructional activities, assessment strategies and learning resources for each grade level grouped under three broad categories: planning process, personal data and career development. Middle School Career Development URL:http://www.cete.org/acve/docgen.asp?tbl=pab&ID=99 ERICAVE Clearinghouse brief that "examines what elements of career education and development are appropriate in middle school and describes best practices for working with early adolescents." Career Development: Occupational Studies Resources - New York URL: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/guides/cdos/ Friends of the Congree Swamp Activity Guide URL: http://www.friendsofcongaree.org/activityguide/ "The objectives of this instructional guide are to: Increase awareness of careers available to men and women in the National Park Service and the world in general. Inspire students to make career choices in the environmental and/or natural resource fields." K-12 Career Development Curriculum Framework URL: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/CurriculumFrameworks/CurriculumFrameworks.htm#CareerDev Purpose of this Career Development Curriculum Framework is to "establish high standards for career development and serve as a guide for making local decisions about career development, delivery and assessment." Career Development Guides URL: http://www.vaview.org/educators/9-12/resources/print/ Includes career development resources for K through Adults. Health/Career and Life Management - K-9 URL: http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/curriculum/bySubject/healthpls/health.pdf "Through health and personal development programs students acquire knowledge and develop skills, attitudes and habits that contribute to their physical, mental and social well-being, and enable them to respond to the opportunities and expectations in the world of work. ' Preparing all Learners for the Tomorrow's Workforce URL:http://www.firn.edu/doe/workforce/title.htm "This document is a resource and a guide for local educational communities as they restructure their schools and programs. It presents broad, comprehensive concepts and ideas for development of curriculum, instruction and assessment. 'Awareness, orientation, exploration, preliminary career focus and career specialization may be provided through the following benchmark levels, PreK to 13+." Alignment of Career and Life Role Common Goals with Career-Related Learning Standards URL: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/certificates/cam/careerlrngfrmwrks/crls.pdf "Career and life role education helps students prepare to integrate the demands of six life roles (i.e., individual, learner, producer, consumer, family member and citizen) into family, community and work settings. Career and life role education helps students connect the personal side of their lives ("learning to live") to educational growth ("learning to learn") and career development ("learning to work"). "


	High School and Adult Career Curriculum Resources

Plan for Tomorrow
URL: http://www.wtb.wa.gov/careerguide/
Career curriculum document from Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board- Size of complete document is 157 pages but can be downloaded in smaller sections titled: Interests, Occupations, Choosing and Preparing.

8-12 Career and Personal Planning - Integrated Resource Package
URL: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/capp/capptoc.htm
"The aim of Career and Personal Planning 8 to 12 is to enable students to become thoughtful, caring individuals who plan and reflect, make informed choices, and take responsibility for their own personal and career development. The provincially prescribed learning outcomes for CAPP 8 to 12 are grouped under three broad organizers:Planning Process, Personal Development and Career Development "

Working in the 21st Century
URL: http://www.bls.gov/opub/working/
Working in the 21st Century has articles, charts, graphs and data relating to the US workforce which can be viewed online or downloaded and printed. Single copies of the print version of Working in the 21st Century may be ordered through the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Career Development Manual
URL: http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/
Developed by Career services at the University of Waterloo, this online manual is "designed to help you consider the following questions: Are you concerned about the future? Are you unsure how to start your career? Do you need to make changes in your direction? Are you concerned about finding stable and secure work?

Manual may be used online, or print copy purchased. Includes sections on self awareness, career trends, decision making, and goal setting.

Career Compass
URL:http://www.delawareworks.com/OOLMI/resources/CarComp0607.pdf

"The Compass is a step-by-step guide to career planning. Learn about yourself, the world of work, and how you can reach your goals."

7 Step Career Decision Making Model
URL:http://www.coloradocollege.edu/CareerCenter/Services/DecisionModel.asp
"Whether choosing a career path or deciding what to do about a job offer, the following 7-step Career Decision-Making Model will help give you structure while processing and identifying the necessary information."

Career and Educational Exploration: It's About Your Future
URL:http://www.great-valley.k12.pa.us/gvhs/Guidance/CAREERGUIDESoph.html
"As you consider your move from school to life, we have developed this booklet for you to use as a valuable resource. Our goal is to provide you with important information and the chance to consider options for career exploration and decision making. Provided by the Great Valley High School Counseling Department.

Vocational Technical Curriculum
URL: http://www.cttech.org/central/curriculum/main-menu.htm
Vocational Technical Curricula framework and Lessons from Connecticut Regional Vocational Technical Schools

Career Anchor - PDF
URL: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/pdf/careeranchor.pdf

South Carolina Career Guidance Model
URL:http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/ssys/youth_services/guidance//SCPM.pdf
South Carolina Career Guidance Model provides numerous resources, activities, and information which a district and its schools can use to assure that all students receive quality career guidance

Blueprint for Life/Work
URL:http://www.blueprint4life.ca/
"This Blueprint provides a list of competencies considered important to develop throughout one's life/work building process. These competencies were developed according to three main areas (personal management, learning and work exploration, career building) and provide a four level developmental process (elementary, middle/junior high school, high school, adult)."

Canadian Standards and Guildelines for Career Development
URL:http://www.career-dev-guidelines.org/
"The main goal of the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development initiative is to spell out the competencies that service providers need in order to deliver comprehensive career services to clients across the lifespan."

California Career Planning Guide
URL:http://www.californiacareers.info/downloads/ccpg7_04.pdf
"The California Career Planning Guide 2003-2005 helps people of all ages plan their futures. It includes an introduction to what career planning is about, self-assessments, ways to investigate the world of work, how to identify and meet education and training needs and how to create a Career Action Plan. "

Guidance and Career Education
URL:http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/guidance910curr.pdf
"The guidance and career education program consists of courses that are intended to help students develop learning and interpersonal skills and to enable them to explore careers."

Career Preparation Curriculum
URL:http://ccd.me.edu/careerprep/
"The Career Preparation Curriculum Teacher's Guide presents busy educators with a quick, meaningful way to implement the Career Portfolio. The goal of the Guide is to provide clear objectives, age-appropriate lesson plans, and measurable outcomes."

Career Workbooks for Students and Parents
URL:http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=50
'Which way now?' is designed as a workbook which leads students through all the stages of making their option choices at age 14." Other booklets "enable parents and carers to support their teenagers through the career and learning choices they make."

Career Development Standards and Guidelines
URL:http://www.nd.gov/cte/secondary/programs/career-dev/

National Career Development Guidelines Workforce Career Development Crosswalk
URL:http://www.carocp.org/pdf/career_matrix.pdf

Balancing Life and Work
URL:http://www.nwrel.org/ecc/humanities/index.html