Academic and Career Planning

3. • WHO AM I?
• WHAT AM I GOOD AT DOING?
• WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT?
• WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?
• WHAT INDUSTRIES AM I
INTERESTED IN?
• WHAT TYPES OF JOBS WILL
BE AVAILABLE IN THE
FUTURE?
• HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT
TO EARN FROM THESE
CAREERS?
• HOW DO I GET THERE?
• WHAT EXPERIENCE WOULD GIVE
ME EXPOSURE TO BE QUALIFIED?
• WHAT TYPE OF EDUCATION DO I
NEED?
• HOW DO I GET THERE?
• WHAT STEPS SHOULD I TAKE TO
REACH MY DESIRED CAREER?
• WHERE ELSE SHOULD I GO TO
HAVE A CLEARER VIEW OF MY
DREAM CAREER?

5. R = REALISTIC
These people are often good
at mechanical or athletic jobs.
Good college majors for
Realistic people are:
• Agriculture
• Health Assistant
• Computers
• Construction
• Mechanic/Machinist
• Engineering
• Food & Hospitality
Related Pathways
Natural Resources
Health Services
Industrial &
Engineering
Technology
Arts &
Communications
I = INVESTIGATIVE
These people like to watch,
learn, analyze and solve
problems. Good college
majors for Investigative
people are:
• Marine Biology
• Engineering
• Chemistry
• Zoology
• Medicine/Surgery
• Consumer Economics
• Psychology
Related Pathways
Health Services
Business
Public & Human
Services
Industrial &
Engineering
Technology
A = ARTISTIC
These people like to work in
unstructured situations where
they can use their creativity.
Good majors for Artistic
people are:
• Communications
• Cosmetology
• Fine & Performing Arts
• Photography
• Radio & TV
• Interior Design
• Architecture
Related Pathways
Health Services
Business
Public & Human
Services
Industrial &
Engineering
Technology
S = SOCIAL
These people like to work with
other people, rather than
things. Good college majors
for Social people are:
• Counseling
• Nursing
• Physical Therapy
• Travel
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Education
Related Pathways
Health Services
Public & Human
Services
E = ENTERPRISING
These people like to work with
others and enjoy persuading
and performing. Good college
majors for Enterprising
people are:
• Fashion Merchandising
• Real Estate
• Marketing/Sales
• Law
• Political Science
• International Trade
• Banking/Finance
Related Pathways
Business
Public & Human
Services
Arts &
Communication
C = CONVENTIONAL
These people are very detail
oriented, organized and like to
work with data. Good college
majors for Conventional
people are:
• Accounting
• Court Reporting
• Insurance
• Administration
• Medical Records
• Banking
• Data Processing
Related Pathways
Health Services
Business
Industrial &
Engineering
Technology

8. NOW THAT THEY KNOW THEIR INTERESTS,
WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE DO?

9. HELP THEM
BUILD THEIR
SKILLS!

10. 21st CENTURY LEARNING
DESIGN SKILLS
OPPORUNITIES FOR BUILDING THE SKILLS
Collaboration • Give them opportunity to do group tasks
• Allow them to fail and succeed as in groups
• Challenge them to refine work as groups instead of labelling them as failures
• Encourage students to join organizations and clubs
Knowledge
Construction
• Give them tasks that would challenge them to create
• Allow them to generate ideas and sharpen them using rubrics or giving a
scope for discovery
• Give them exercises that make them think and analyze situations and
formulate their own judgment
Real-world Problem
Solving and
Innovation
• Integrate real-life situation in introducing concepts
• Give exercises that marries concepts and discussion on real-life
issues/concerns.
• Allow them to be creative in generating ideas
Use of ICT for Learning • Use technology in classroom learning (when possible)
• Give them tasks which require them to use technology
• Use technology as tool for the completion of their tasks (data gathering,
communication, output format)
Self-Regulation • Provide performance standards and allow them to freely execute guided by
the rubrics provided
Skilled
Communication
• Allow them to creatively present their own ideas
• Expose them to communicating with varying audience
• Allow them to receive feedback and respond to queries effectively