Career Exploration Resource Packages
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Grades: K - 12

Interested in what it would be like to work in a certain career?  Then check out our Career Exploration Resource Packages below which feature our first person videos with individuals in different fields as they share their preparation for, and daily life in, their career.  Curriculum materials with many of the videos include related lesson plans, activity ideas, reading and vocabulary lists, and additional resources all focused on exploring the career featured.

Career Experiences in Arts and Media–Love to draw?  Have a passion to act?  Could dance up a storm at the drop of a hat?  But wondering if you could ever make a living doing what you love?  Then view the videos in this resource package and hear directly from artists and media professionals.  Learn from their experiences and ponder all that’s possible for you.

Career Experiences in Business–Whether you work for a large corporation or start your own small business, there a wide variety of wonderful opportunities in the business and industry career field.  The videos in this package include interviews with entrepreneurs who have taken their passion and built it into their own profitable business as well as interviews with business professionals working for another person’s company.

Career Experiences in Health and Medicine–Careers in health and medicine provide a wide range of opportunities from patient care to research and hundreds of possibilities in between.  Check out the videos in this resource package to learn what it’s like to be everything from an EMS professional to a veterinarian.  After all, it’s not just people that need health care.

Career Experiences in the Military–Hear directly from men and women who have served in the military.  Find out why they joined and what it’s like to do their job.  Learn how their military service influenced their life after the military and the values and benefits they attach to their military service.  See what you think about a career in the military.

Career Experiences in the Service Industries–Careers in the service industries involve the provision of services to businesses as well as final consumers.  Such services include accounting, trades such as a mechanic or plumber, computer services, restaurants, and tourism to name just a few.  Interested in finding out more about what it’s like to work in one of these fields?  Then check out the videos in this resource package.

Career Experiences in the Social Sciences–Careers in the social sciences range from teachers to politicians, economists to sociologist, and lawyers to archaeologists to name just a few.  View the videos in this resource package to learn directly from individuals in the fields and get an idea of which careers might interest you.  Plus, we’ve got on-demand point to point programs with guests ready to interact with you at a time that’s best for you.

Career Experiences in STEM–Careers in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math are growing rapidly.  Interested in finding out what it would be like to be a research scientist or meteorologist, a civil engineer, or a designer of transportation systems?  Then view the videos in this resource package to hear directly from professionals in those fields and more.