Career Explorations ©2024

Grades: 6 - 10

1st Edition ©2024 | ��ɫ�� Hill

Career Explorations introduces students to hundreds of career opportunities and inspires them to build the professional skills needed for future success. This one-of-its-kind program blends occupation and industry content with real-world case studies and application-based activities to engage students from the very first lesson. Students immerse themselves in 16 different career fields, exploring salaries, required educa

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A program designed to inspire, Career Explorations, will encourage students to immerse themselves in each of the 16 career clusters, one chapter at a time, exploring hundreds of jobs, salaries, required education, and the steps necessary to build an occupation in that career field.

Additionally, they will:

Explore hundreds of modern careers and occupations from all CTE pathways.
Learn from authentic case studies in each chapter exploring an emerging career in detail.
Benefit from fundamental industry data, including salaries, job growth, and education level—updated and sourced from O*NET.
Reinforce their learning with real-world, industry-specific practice questions throughout each chapter.
Experience project-based learning activities and classroom-friendly discussions that teachers have support in delivering.

Career Explorations online resource is packed with interactive learning:

Over 1,000 assessment questions that support student engagement and learning
An interactive eBook with integrated questions and study support
Over 60 video interviews highlighting people in occupations across industries as they describe their day-to-day responsibilities and what they most enjoy
A mobile app with eBook for studying on the go
Extensive soft skills activities including simulations, project-based learning, readings, and assessments
An exploratory Career Center with 900 occupations to help students become future-ready (see pages 5–6)

Access is made easy through your learning management system or single sign-on. Online teacher materials in the platform support instruction. See page 4 for more details on digital resources.

Chapter 1 – Explore, Introduction   

Chapter 2 – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 

 Case Study: Environmental Science & Protection Technicians

Chapter 3 – Manufacturing 

 Case Study: CNC Programmers

 Chapter 4 – Information Technology (IT) 

 Case Study: Information Security Analysts

Chapter 5 – Arts and Media 

Case Study: Sound Engineering Technicians

Chapter 6 – Architecture and Construction 

Case Study: Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Chapter 7 – Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 

Case Study: Veterinary Technologists & Technicians

Chapter 8 – Government and Public Administration 

Case Study: Advocates

Chapter 9 – Business Administration and Management 

 Case Study: Tax Preparers

Chapter 10 – Finance

Case Study: Personal Financial Advisors

Chapter 11 – Marketing 

 Case Study: Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists

Chapter 12 – Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics 

Case Study: Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Chapter 13 – Hospitality and Tourism 

 Case Study: Meeting, Convention, & Event Planners

Chapter 14 – Health Science 

 Case Study: Home Health Workers

 Chapter 15 – Human Services 

Case Study: Neuropsychologists

 Chapter 16 – Education and Training 

Case Study: School & Career Counselors

 Chapter 17 – Law, Public Safety, Security, and Corrections 

Case Study: Forensic Science Technicians

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