Services for Teachers
Teachers are key players in developing students’ 4th literacy – the ability to make informed, intentional career decisions that take them to satisfying work, learning and life activities – over and over again
Teachers are perfectly positioned to teach students how to make informed, intentional decisions about what to do next – decisions students stick with because they know they are heading to places that are truly a good fit, and therefore, are worth working hard to get to. The skill of career decision-making is critical because informed, intentional planning is what takes students to all the future meaningful work they will do, whether the work is paid, unpaid, learning or leisure. People who are in work that fits will always be healthier, happier and more productive. Unfortunately, teachers are too often placed in the position of relying heavily on a single strategy… the information strategy. Teachers in roles both inside and outside the classroom provide an array of activities and exercises that load their students up with information:
- about themselves – interest inventories, skills inventories, learning styles, multiple intelligences…
- about work and learning – speakers, online resources, tours, workplace visits, career fairs…
Teacher do this in the hope that students will somehow figure out how to put it all together. But the majority of them can’t. We all know what the results are. The Jobmatics teachable career decision-making frameworks actually teaches students how to figure it all out.
Jobmatics Career Decision-Making Programs for Schools
There are 4 Jobmatics programs for schools – each using a teachable framework. They can be implemented by trained facilitators using a scoped, sequenced developmental plan, or as individual grade components.
- Smart Focusing™ for senior elementary/junior high school students who will be making decisions about what to take in early high school.
- Career Focusing™ for Early High School for students in grades 10/11 who will be making decisions about what to take in senior high school.
- Career Focusing™ for Co-operative Education and other forms of Experiential Learning for students making decisions about learning in the workplace.
- Career Focusing™ Transition Planning for grade 11 and 12 for students in grades 11/12 who will be making decisions about what to do after high school.
Learn about teacher training for Career Focusing™ and Smart Focusing™