Grade 8 - Career Advising Framework V1

Explore

Engage

SELF-AWARENESS

WORK READY SKILLS

FINANCIAL LITERACY

CAREER EXPLORATION

CAREER ENGAGMENET

CAREER THROUGH ACADEMICS

WORK-READY SKILLS

Students can articulate how their talents connect to possible future careers.

Students understand the value of work and how they contribute to society.

Learn More Indiana program Connection to student well- being curriculum

Students understand the concept of money and financial transactions.

Students understand basic financial vocabulary

Students and families are informed of Indiana's 529 program

Students explore career clusters and occupations across the curriculum.

Students will understand how academic subjects connect to different careers and career clusters.

PK- 12 Financial Literacy curriculum 529 information sessions

Students demonstrate understanding and competency of employability skills through Indiana employability skills standards in K- 2 and 3- 5

Career cluster curriculum

Career fair events Career site visits

Job shadow experiences

Students learn the connection between their career interests and the various postsecondary pathway options available to Indiana high school graduates, including how to pay for it.

Interest inventory assessment

Postsecondary options field trips Alumni career panels and speakers

Students can identify the characteristics of an Indiana high school graduate.

Students learn the available high school programming aligned with their career interests.

Students select a career pathway as a part of completing an individualized career and academic plan in preparation for high school transition.

Development of individualized career and academic plan

Profile of an Indiana Graduate curriculum Summer Bridge programming

High school exposure programming

Students are supported in incorporating employability skills into class- based projects and extra/cocurricular activities.

Employability skills curriculum Project- based learning