Career Education Teacher Resources

Like a challenge? Not afraid of seeing blood? Have good interpersonal skills? Try looking into a job as a prosthetist. A lower-limb prosthetist discusses his unusual pathway to a career that enables him to design and fit artificial limbs.

Like coding and 3-D design, like working with computers and with people? A career as a software developer might be in your future. Find out what's involved by watching a short video narrated by a software developer.

"You eat with your eyes first!" What? According to one of the chefs featured in a short video, that's the key ingredient in being a successful culinary chef. Having a passion for great food, knowledge of other languages, especially...

Think you might want to work in the field of dentistry but are not sure? A great entry program is to become a dental assistant. A short video details the many career pathways in this field and the training required for each option.

Part of the Career Connections series by PBS, a short video features an occupational therapist. The host lists what they do each day, the kind of schooling is required, and how rewarding the profession is.

Love math, science, geography, geology, and most especially water? Consider a career as a hydrologist. The narrator of a short video introduces viewers to the many careers in the field of hydrology and the educational pathways available...

Getting water to the drinking fountain and getting waste out of a building are just two jobs for pipefitters and plumbers. A short video details the education and training involved in this rewarding, hands-on career.

A fiscal analyst is a career in focus in a short video. The narrator explains how he examines a university's budget for the year. He goes on to detail his schooling and experience. 

Like chemistry? Like math? Like research? A short video explains how scholars can combine those interests into a successful career as a chemical engineer. The chemical engineer featured in this episode is flush with success.

Don a hard hat and grab an iPad; both are essential tools for construction managers. A short video details the education, skills, and tools required for those interested in a career in this fast-growing field.

Let their futures take flight! The sixth and final installment in a series of career and college readiness lesson plans pulls it all together for graduation-bound seniors. Individuals comb through their action plans and describe the...

Learners explore potential learning, earning, and living goals that align with their personal goals and interests in a comprehensive unit that includes complete lesson plans, interactive notebooks, worksheets, overheads, rubrics,...

Your future is what you make it! Eighth graders launch their career searches in the first of six career and college readiness lessons. Scholars research to discover their extracurricular options both in and out of school, then locate...

Can you name the job that involves scholars, classes, and grades? If you guessed teacher, you just won a round of Name That Job! The second lesson in a five-part college and career readiness unit has career seekers team up and go head to...

Does your class have the write stuff? Young career seekers try their hand at composing business letters in the second of six career and college readiness lesson plans for seniors. Pupils practice writing cover letters, thank you notes,...

Six years seems like a long time when you're in seventh grade! But, graduation is closer than they think! The sixth and final college and career readiness lesson plan gets scholars focused on the courses they need to take throughout the...

Whether you're a self-starting entrepreneur or a cubicle commando, finding a career that suits your personality is a must! The second lesson in a series of five career and college lesson plans focuses on work ethic and values. Learners...

How can social media help my career? Explore the world of networking through a lesson about professional organizations. The fourth of six career and college readiness lessons has seniors research organizations in their professions of...

Is it possible that six simple traits lead to a happy, successful life? Part four of a six-part series of college and career readiness lessons examines the effects of character in determining success. Working groups discuss...

Is a STEM career the right choice for me? Lesson four in a six-part career and college readiness series introduces seventh graders to the world of STEM occupations. Individuals use their Holland code results to select, research, and...

Could you have a future therapist in your high school Psychology classroom? Find out by assigning the class to complete an activity where they discover more information about what a career in psychology looks like. Resources they view...

Scholars take their first step in setting career goals with the California Career Center Career Action Plan. With their device, learners read and follow nine directions, from opening the webpage, creating an account to listing possible...

Scholars explore the California Career Center's website in preparation for setting up an account. Learners follow directions that take them through each page and write down important information. After browsing, pupils create an account...

Prepare scholars to end their journey through compulsory education by setting up an account with the California Career Center. Learners follow five steps to create an account then answer four short answer questions.