Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

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Skills and Scaffolds Skills:

Scaffolded Learning: ●​ Discover personal interests and

●​ Explore personal interests, skills, and aptitudes to identify career pathways that align with future goals. ●​ Investigate career clusters, educational pathways, and postsecondary opportunities using career exploration resources. ●​ Develop a career plan by connecting personal strengths to future education, training, and career opportunities.

aptitudes through career exploration activities and self-assessments. ●​ Build understanding by exploring career clusters, pathways, education requirements, and workplace skills. ●​ Apply learning by developing a personal career plan and reflecting on future academic and career goals.

Vocabulary

●​ Aspiration ●​ Career ●​ Career cluster ●​ Career pathway

●​ Interests ●​ Mock interview ●​ Non-traditional careers ●​ Personal skill set ●​ Skills aptitude ●​ Standard of living ●​ Supporting courses ●​ Technical college ●​ Undergraduate degree ●​ University ●​ Work-Based Learning (WBL)

●​ Community college ●​ Concentrator courses ●​ CTE pathway completer ●​ CTE pathway concentrator

●​ Digital footprint ●​ Entry-level job ●​ Explorer courses ●​ Graduate degree

2026-2027 Suggested Scope & Sequence with Resources A/B Schedule

●​ Day 1 - YouScience Activity - Complete the appropriate YouScience activity (Interest Profiler for 6th Grade or Discovery Assessment for 8th Grade), explore career clusters and pathways, and reflect on personal interests, skills, and aptitudes. ●​ Day 2 - Career Exploration - Investigate career matches, identify related CTE pathways and postsecondary options, and complete a personal career plan or reflection activity connecting future goals to career opportunities. Semester Schedule ●​ Day 1 - YouScience Activity - C omplete the appropriate YouScience activity (Interest Profiler for 6th Grade or Discovery Assessment for 8th Grade) and explore career clusters, interests, and aptitudes. ●​ Day 2 - Finish YouScience Activity and Begin Career Exploration - Finish the YouScience Activity from the previous day. Compare career matches, investigate education and training requirements, and identify related CTE pathways and postsecondary opportunities.