What is
School-to-Career?
Career Exploration
INTRODUCTION

How Does It Work?

School-to-Career and authentic learning connect:

  • educational goals with rigorous academic, workplace and other “real world” standards
  • schools with colleges, communities and workplaces
  • teachers and counselors with community resources and mentors
  • in class experiences with community-based and workplace experiences and career exploration
  • students with their communities, with opportunities, and with access to experiences that stretch their learning and help them find their own paths to the future

How? By linking:

  • School-based Strategies
  • Community-based and Work-based Learning - Beyond the Classroom
  • Connecting Activities for Students, Educators and Schools

 

School-Based Strategies

  • Applied learning and attention to individual learning styles
  • Integrated curriculum and projects informed by real world needs and problems
  • High academic standards for all
  • Authentic, performance-based assessments of work
  • New schedules and teaching approaches
  • To go directly to School-Based Strategies (Curriculum Integration and Project-Based Learning) click here.

 

 

Community-Based and Work-Based Learning:
Moving Beyond the Classroom

  • Reinforcement and expansion of academic learning
  • Career exposure for relevance and options
  • Motivation and accountability through real projects, real work, real results
  • Adult mentors providing caring and feedback
  • To go directly to Community-Based and Work-Based Learning Strategies (e.g. job shadowing, internships) click here.

 

 

Connecting Activities

  • Introduction to life-long learning and career management skills
  • Students reflecting on their strengths and setting goals through career assessment, guidance and counseling
  • Students making informed decisions about classes, programs, colleges and careers
  • Students receiving the support services they need to succeed
  • Educators exposed to broad options for their students
  • To go directly to Connecting Activities (Career Exploration) click here.

For a one page listing of the strategies organized schematically by "school-based learning, work-based learning and connecting activities", click on this icon .