Cumberland Middle School Academic and Career Planning Activities
6th Grade
- Complete the first 39 questions of Career Matchmaker and save results
- Save at least one career of interest and review the At-A-Glance page and other areas of the career portfolio to get a better understanding of job requirements
- Complete the Learning Styles Inventory and save results
- Create a My Journal entry reflecting on learning style assessment
- Add at least one hobby/interest and one extracurricular activity to My Plan
7th Grade
- Complete 39 additional questions in Career Matchmaker and save results
- Under Careers, use the Career Clusters search to find different careers by favorite school subject
- Save at least one Career Cluster of interest to My Plan
- Explore career profiles: Job Description, Working Conditions, Earnings, Education, and Sample Career Path sections
- Save at least one additional career of interest to My Plan
- Research one saved career of interest in detail and present findings to class
- Create a My Journal reflecting on why the career(s) and cluster(s) saved are a good fit
- Review and add any new hobbies/interests and extracurricular activities to My Plan
8th Grade
- Complete 38 additional questions in Career Matchmaker and save results
- Use the Career Selector tool to research careers based on a variety of criteria. Explore career profiles: Job Description, Working Conditions, Earnings, Education, and Sample Career Path sections
- Review My Saved Clusters and add new clusters of interest if applicable
- Save at least one additional career of interest to My PlanComplete one career planning activity and record in My Plan
- Take the Learning Styles Inventory for a second time and save results; review tips and learning strategies
- Complete the My Skills assessment and save results. Add at least one skill/ability in My Plan
- Explore the Suggested School Subject in a career profile of interest. Under Education, search for schools and save at least one school and major of interest in My Saved Schools
- Add at least one short-term and one long-term career/life goal in My Plan. Write a My Journal entry that outlines a plan to meet one goal
- Add at least one new hobby/interest and one extracurricular activity to My Plan
- Based on careers of interest, activities, and goals, build a four-year high school course plan using the Course Planner tool
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