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Contained within this special section are a variety of resources to help you enliven your Career Choices classroom and assess your students' progress.

Activities
Crossword Puzzles for practicing Career Choices vocabulary
Job Application Worksheet
Possibilities
Sample Career Research Paper Outline for Career Choices, pp. 150-155
Viewing Guides for selected movies

Buy-in Resources
How To make your own From Clueless to Focused documentary
Obtain Corporate Sponsorship for your course
Online Tool for collecting and reporting program data
Sample Career Portfolio using pages from My10yearPlan.com®
Sample Parent Letter to generate support for your Career Choices course
Sample Parent Letter (Spanish version)

Motivational Chapter Introductions
The Graduation PSA
Introduction to Career Choices
Chapter 1 - Envisioning Your Future
Chapter 2 - Your Personal Profile
Chapter 3 - Lifestyles of the Satisfied and Happy
Chapter 4 - What Cost This Lifestyle?
Chapter 5 - Your Ideal Career
Chapter 6 - Career Research
Chapter 7 - Decision Making
Chapter 8 - Setting Goals and Solving Problems
Chapter 9 - Avoiding Detours and Roadblocks
Chapter 11 - Getting Experience
Chapter 12 - Where Do You Go From Here?
After Chapter 12 - Dain Blanton - Let's Recap Your Course
Who is Dain Blanton and why is he talking about Career Choices?

Classroom Ideas That Work
Camcorder captures students’ attitudinal changes
Counselors become part of the class
“Future Scenarios” pulled from a hat
Loan officer invited to class
Multi-media presentations build high-tech skills
“Visualizers” add elements of fun

Energizers
Egg Drop
Group Juggle
Motivational Song List
Occupation Bingo
"Visualizer" Activity

Funding
Career Choices fact sheets for sponsors to review
Computer donation request letter
Online Tool for collecting and reporting program data
Sample press release for sponsors
Sample sponsor reply form
Sample sponsorship request letter and reply form
Suggested funding levels

Grading Resources
Grading Checklists for Career Choices Activities
Vocabulary tests (with lists) and answer keys
Possible Final Exam for Career Choices
My10yearPlan.com® Activity Index

Lesson Planning Materials
45-hour   .PDF   .XLS
60-hour   .PDF   .XLS
90-hour   .PDF   .XLS
90-hour (including Possibilities) w/ My10yearPlan.com®   .PDF   .XLS
145-hour: Integrated   .PDF   .XLS
145-hour: Integrated w/ My10yearPlan.com®   .PDF   .XLS
180-hour: Career Choices only   .PDF   .XLS
Chapter-by-Chapter Learning Objectives
Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans for a Successful Launch
Lesson Planning Strategies for a School-wide Initiative
Modified Special Ed Lesson Plans
Sample Course Syllabus
Semester Plan for 90-minute Block Schedule: Integrated   .PDF   .XLS
Senior Project Outline
Year-long w/College Board integration

Program Structure Recommendations
Hierarchy of Needs
Medal Program Rubric
Course Structure Options

Surveys
Pre-Survey to be administered at the beginning of our course
Post-Survey to be administered at the end of your class