Overview
A one-hour career connected learning cross-curricular virtual panel that highlights interviews with 7 people in a variety of careers. It is co-facilitated by Sarah McLellan and Mariam Parekh, Transition Coaches in the Anglophone West and South Districts. This is a real, honest look at how decision-making and career pathway is unique to each person and context. Several of the panelists demonstrate that there are multiple pathways to follow passions and that the journey is as important as the destination. They discuss lessons learned, dreams, goals, and factors involved in their decision making.
Sarah poses questions to each panelist asking them the following:
- What does a typical day look like in your career?
- What is the best part of your career?
- Decision and choices made – How did you go about exploring the career you are in today?
- What high school class did you think was a waste of time that you realize now is valuable?
View the Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBk0IWekZzs
This video provides an excellent springboard for each learner to reflect upon their own personal transitions to create a My Life Map.
Objectives
- To support career pathway exploration and decision-making.
- To provide real examples and stories of how people come to their careers and the journeys they take to arrive at them.
- To support the need for transferable skills and how multiple skills can support multiple career pathways.
Includes a look at the following careers:
- Mechanical Engineer
- Dentist in a clinic
- Nurse in the Cardiac Centre in Saint John Regional Hospital/ Clinical Instructor / Paramedic and First Aid/ CPR Business owner
- Highschool Counsellor
- School Counsellor Lead
- Comptroller / Accountant in a car dealership
- Highschool Programmer for Newcomers in Education
Instructions
Educators can show this video and use it in a variety of ways such as:
- Information about certain careers – lessons learned, pathway planning
- Decision making
- A springboard for discussion, conversation, and the creation of a personalized My Life Map activity that can be loaded to the students’ Career Portfolio in myBlueprint. This activity/ resource comes complete with step-by-step instructions for the educator and the learners.
- Students could reflect upon the same questions asked of the panelists, asking them how they relate to the panelists?
Key Highlights
- Real interviews with real people working in New Brunswick
- A variety of careers and backgrounds
- Accessible and engaging – panelists speak directly to the learners