Career Learning
Career Learning
Industry professionals are eager to connect with schools and teachers to support student awareness and understanding of career opportunities. The following are resources developed in collaboration between our office and industries to support teachers with increasing career awareness.
Here you will find a link to our app which will connect you to industry professionals aligned to your goals, a spotlight video library featuring careers in the healthcare and STEM fields, and student learning challenges that will develop the skills industries are looking for.
Educator Pro Connect
Educator Pro Connect is a app that connects educators with industry professionals to enhance real-world classroom applications and bring awareness to college and career pathways.
Educator Pro Connect supports educators by:
Connecting coursework to real-world learning
Developing career identity with students
Enhancing their content knowledge
Providing partners for projects or events
Exploring Pathways to Bioscience and Health Careers
An initiative for 6th-12th grades dedicated to Bioscience and Healthcare Career Awareness, made possible with funding from the Flinn Foundation.
The resources for this initiative are free to use and include Career Spotlight videos featuring local industry professionals. and classroom resources aligned to spotlight videos to support career awareness development, real-world learning, and connect classroom relevance.
Industry Skills Student Challenges
Regardless of the career path a student pursues, there are skills all industries require. Communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity are among the top attributes companies value. The following challenges, developed in partnership with our industry partners, help teachers support teaching the skills that will better ensure a successful future.
Many of the Industry Skills Student Challenges include industry professional spotlights from our STEM Pro Live! series.