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Join the Partner Platform (PPS-Partner Connect)
Partners are asked to register in the partner platform so school district staff will be able to search for ready partners to engage in career learning.
Grade Level: K-12
Time Commitment: 15 minutes, plus partner discretion on activities
To complete your Partner Connect profile, go here: Partner Connect
0-60 Career Video
Partners are asked to make a career video about their career that is under 60 seconds. Instructions and a script are provided. Volunteers are asked to dress in their work clothes, state their name, job title and where they work, share up to five job duties and why they like their job, then close with activity.
Grade Level: K-12
Time Commitment: Under 30 minutes
Career Video Instructions:
Guess My Career, A Speaker’s Bureau
Guess My Career, A Speaker’s BureauPartners are asked to present, in-person to a classroom of K-8 students. Similar to 20 Questions, students will ask the presenter questions (only yes or no answers) about their career.
Questions like: Do you work inside a building? Do you use special tools? (For approximately 5-10 minutes.)
After they have guessed correctly or the teacher has shared the answer, the presenter will self-introduce and share their personal career pathway story (approx. 10 minutes) followed by Q & A.
Grade Level: K-8
Time Commitment: 1.5 hours, including prep
Guess My Career-Speaker’s Bureau Registration:
Future You 2 Go, A Speaker’s Bureau
Partners are asked to share (in-person preferred) their personal career path story, participate in an informational interview, a post-secondary program, a short training, a presentation, an industry tour and more.
Grade Level: 9-12
Time Commitment: Under 2 hours, including prep
FY2G-Speaker’s Bureau Registration for Career Presenters:
FY2G-Speaker’s Bureau Registration for Post-Secondary Presenters:
Career Focus Event-Partners
(Most likely a business or trade organization)
To provide several volunteers to share an overview of the industry, several career presenters and a post-secondary representative for a career-day style experience.
For more information, contact Lisa Klingsporn at lklingsporn@pps.net
Grade Level: 9-12
Time Commitment: Between 2-5 hours
Academics (Work-Based Learning)
Partners are asked to provide a sustained experience for a classroom or group of students (aligned with a CTE program), including a project, industry feedback and outcome verification for students.
For more information, contact Lisa Klingsporn at lklingsporn@pps.net
Grade Level: 11-12
Time Commitment: Between 5-100+ hours
