Career Education 8

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Curriculum Career Education Grade 8 PDF Grade-Set: k-12
Introduction
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Big Ideas

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Reflecting on our preferences and skills helps us identify the steps we need to take to achieve our career goals.
The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.
Achieving our learning goals requires effort and perseverance.
Adapting to economic and labour market changes requires flexibility.
Our career paths reflect the personal, community, and educational choices we make.

Learning Standards

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Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Use self-assessment and reflection to develop awareness of their strengths, preferences, and skills
Question self and others about how individual purposes and passions can support the needs of the local and global community when considering career choices
Recognize the impact of personal public identity
personal public identity
digital presence/footprint, diction, body language, representing self and communities 
in the world of work
Demonstrate respect, collaboration, and inclusivity in working with others to solve problems
Recognize and explore diverse perspectives
explore diverse perspectives
question and challenge career perceptions and possible career paths and analyze the relationships between work, society, and the economy 
on how work contributes to our community and society
Demonstrate safety skills and appreciate the importance of workplace safety
Set and achieve realistic learning goals with perseverance and resilience
Recognize the influence of curriculum choices and co-curricular activities on career paths
career paths
include direct to work, apprenticeships, college, or university 
Appreciate the value of a network of resources and mentors
mentors
include parents, teachers, elders, coaches, extended family, other adults, or peers 
to assist with career exploration
Question self and others about the role of family expectations and traditions, and of community needs in career choices
Apply a variety of research skills
research skills
interviewing, investigating, exploring, experiencing, etc.; learning can come from memory, history, and story 
to expand their knowledge of diverse career possibilities and understand career clusters
career clusters
a group of careers that share common skills and training 
Explore volunteer and other new learning experiences that stimulate entrepreneurial
entrepreneurial
taking risks in order to create opportunities 
and innovative
innovative
original, creative; taking an existing idea and making it better 
thinking
Apply decision-making strategies to a life, work, or community problem and adjust the strategies to adapt to new situations

Content

Students are expected to know the following:
Personal Development
  • goal-setting strategies
  • self-assessment
    self-assessment
    includes inventories of preferences, skills, personal attitudes values, and interests 
    for career research
  • reflection
  • project management
    project management
    taking an idea, creating a plan (including timeline and resources), putting the plan into action, and reflecting on the process 
Connections to Community
  • local and global needs and opportunities
    local and global needs and opportunities
    social justice, environmental stewardship, sustainability, effective use of resources, etc. 
  • cultural and social awareness
  • factors affecting types of jobs in the community
  • career value of volunteering
Life and Career Plan
  • graduation requirements
  • role of mentors, family, community, school, and personal network in decision making
  • influence of technology in learning and working
  • workplace safety
    • hazard evaluation and control
    • rights and responsibilities of the worker
    • emergency procedures
  • role of community, school, personal network, and mentorship in career planning
Note: Some of the learning standards in the PHE curriculum address topics that some students and their parents or guardians may feel more comfortable addressing at home. Refer to ministry policy regarding opting for alternative delivery.