This presentation explores the importance of career awareness and STEAM education in preparing K-12 students for success in the gig economy. It discusses various strategies that education institutions can use to promote career awareness and best practices for developing STEAM-savvy students. The presentation also provides examples of how these strategies and practices have been successfully implemented in other educational institutions. With a call to action for education institutions to prioritize these important areas, this presentation provides valuable insights for educators, administrators, and parents alike.

1. Preparing
Generation Z for
the Gig Economy
Strategies for Education Institutions to Create
Career Awareness and Develop STEAM
Savvy Students

2. Creating Career Awareness in STEAM
Education
• STEAM education can provide students with the
skills they need to succeed in the gig economy,
where flexible work arrangements are becoming
increasingly common.
• However, to truly prepare students for the gig
economy, education institutions, teachers, and
parents must also prioritize creating career
awareness and helping students understand the
many paths available to them.
• Career awareness strategies can include hosting
career fairs, bringing in guest speakers, and
providing access to online resources and job
shadowing opportunities.
• By emphasizing both STEAM skills development and
career awareness, education institutions can help

3. Career awareness
strategies for
education
institutions
Career exploration activities, such as career fairs, can
expose students to a range of potential career paths
and help them understand the skills required for
success in those fields.

4. Guest Speakers
• Guest speakers can provide real-world
insights into specific careers, as well as
inspire students with stories of their own
career journeys.

5. Job
shadowing or
internships
• Job shadowing or
internships can give
students hands-on
experience in a potential
career field, helping them
to determine whether or
not that path is a good fit
for their skills and interests.

6. The Role of
STEAM Education
in Creating Career
Awareness
• Importance of incorporating digital arts and
multimedia into STEAM education
• Discussion of how digital arts and
multimedia skills are in high demand in the
gig economy
• Examples of how digital arts and
multimedia skills can be integrated into
various STEAM subject areas to create
career awareness and prepare students for
success in the gig economy
• Explanation of how digital arts and
multimedia skills can be used to promote
entrepreneurship and self-employment
opportunities in the gig economy
• Discussion of how education institutions
can promote STEAM education with a
focus on digital arts and multimedia to
create career awareness among their
students.

7. Best Practices for Developing STEAM-Savvy
Students
• Project-based learning: Encourage students to
work on projects that are interdisciplinary and
provide opportunities for them to solve real-world
problems using STEAM skills.
• Collaboration: Encourage students to work in
teams and collaborate with other students,
teachers, and experts in the field to solve
problems and complete projects.
• Hands-on activities: Provide students with
opportunities to engage in hands-on activities that
require them to use STEAM skills, such as
experiments, prototyping, and coding.

8. Best Practices for Developing STEAM-Savvy
Students
• Integration of technology: Integrate technology into the
classroom to enhance students' learning experience,
such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and online
tools.
• Professional development for teachers: Provide
teachers with professional development opportunities to
develop their own STEAM skills and strategies for
integrating STEAM into their teaching.
• Engagement with industry experts: Invite experts from
various STEAM fields to share their experiences and
provide insights on the skills needed for success in
those fields.
• Diversity and inclusion: Ensure that STEAM education
is accessible to all students, regardless of their
background, and promote diversity and inclusion in the
classroom.

9. • Emphasize the importance of career
awareness in preparing students for the gig
economy
• Highlight the role of STEAM education in
developing critical thinking, problem-
solving, and innovation skills
• Provide examples of successful strategies
and best practices for education institutions
to promote career awareness and STEAM
education
• Encourage education institutions to
prioritize career awareness and STEAM
education in their curricula and teaching
methods

10. • Call to action for teachers,
parents, and education
institutions to work
together to prepare
students for the rapidly
evolving gig economy