SCR#3

5. Write an example of when you knew exactly what you wanted to do and went straight toward it. This question may require some explanation, if it is used at all. A reasonable example would be to save money specifically to buy a certain product. This question starts the process of thinking about career pathways. You may need to provide additional examples. 6. Write an example of a time when you had a goal or target but took a “round - about” way to get to it. Initially students may be thinking too literal about this. Perhaps they walked around a mud puddle rather than straight through it. Another example would be that they save money, but don’t yet know how it will be spent. Help them to apply this concept to abstract ideas if possible. 7. How does your straight path and “round - about” path relate to your career? An example may be helpful. Perhaps teaching is a second or third career for you. It is rare for a person to select a career in middle or high school and continue that same pathway for decades.

4. Elaborate/Extend: (15 minutes)

If you have computers or internet available:

If the students have access to their scores from the survey from the last session, they should have seen a chart that looks like a variation of this.

Allow them to sign back in or use your (or a generic) account to click around if they need to see a visual of the sign in process again.

If you are using a different career exploration program/tool then have students look at their suggested careers based upon their interests and skills surveys. The next step is having the students explore their career clusters and pathways and those careers, taking note of how many years of college or training after high school to be prepared for the career of their choice.

1. Sign in to your Illinois Career Information System account. 2. Click on your name in the top right-hand corner. You will see this screen

3. Click on the “More” in the bottom left corner, 4. You should see this screen.