College and Career Awareness

○​ Next : Earn industry certification related to construction. ○​ Last : Enroll in a postsecondary Construction Technology program or begin a paid apprenticeship with a licensed contractor.

● Provide a vocabulary word bank. ●​ Provide relevant vocabulary word banks for: ○​ Career clusters (e.g., Agriculture) ○​ Skills (e.g., collaborate, analyze, design) ●​ Sentence starters for opinion writing or speaking: ○​ “I believe ___ because ___.” ○​ “One skill needed for this career is ___.” ● Provide an annotated model. ●​ Share a sample student response with highlighted elements: ○​ Topic sentence ○​ Supporting details ○​ CTE vocabulary- Construction terms ○​ Transition words

● Provide sentence frames and discussion practice opportunities. ●​ Model using sentence frames in a Think-Pair-Share format: ○​ “A career in ___ interests me because ___.” ○​ “This pathway requires skills in ____, such as ___.” ● Provide visual vocabulary cards. ●​ Visual cards that include an image, definition, and the career cluster it relates to. ○​ A crane or excavator image for “Construction Technology” → Architecture & Construction career cluster. ○​ Students research a Utah CTE career cluster (e.g., Construction) and create a trifold display , digital presentation , or video outlining: ■​ Careers in the cluster ■​ Required academic skills and certifications ■​ Education and training pathways ■​ Salary and job outlook ■​ Personal interest connection ● Career Pathway Project Fair

Extension

●​ CTE Career Interviews

○​ Have students interview a professional in a CTE-related career (in person, Zoom, or via email). ○​ Prepare interview questions using sentence frames. ○​ Reflect on new insights gained about the pathway ○​ Students create a customized career roadmap showing: ■​ Interest inventory results ■​ Chosen career cluster/pathway ■​ CTE courses in middle and high school

●​ Design your own Pathway Map

■​ Postsecondary options (technical school, certifications, degrees) ■​ Skills to build in academics (e.g., algebra, writing, public