Middle school student careers advice resources

This workbook has been designed as an interactive, thought provoking and interesting guide to life for those disenfranchised students that need that extra motivation and support in school and designed by a school SENCO. It has 14 pages packed full of questions, activities, puzzles and tasks, all designed to make students question, what am I doing this for? It can be used with students who have been removed from mainstream lessons/placed in an isolation room, students that have arrived on a placement from another school, or even just to help students look at what they want their future to be! It has been highly successful in it’s current setting, and works best when a student is working individually, or as part of a group with teacher facilitation, it gives an opportunity for you to learn more about a student, what motivates them, makes them tick, and what you can do to support them where perhaps others are currently failing. Designed as a running document with fun rest breaks in between, student feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! Especially the equipment Maze!

Interview with Professor Matthew Fisher (Imperial College, London) about his research on the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis that causes the often lethal disease, Chytridiomycosis in amphibians. Images of dead frogs and video of living frogs and tadpoles. Download a transcript of the interview here: http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/files/5914/6348/0796/Matthew_Fisher_interview_Imperial_Fungi_Frogs.pdf UAR interviewed Matthew Fisher of Imperial University London about his work on the fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) currently devastating amphibian species around the world. Matthew and his team have been the first to successfully treat infected frogs and their tadpoles. They ‘cured’ individual midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) with a dilute solution of a fungicide Itraconazole and after cleaning their habitat in the mountains of Majorca were able to re-introduce the species where they had previously become locally extinct. This is the first time amphibians have been successfully re-introduced following an outbreak of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. While this method is not an answer to removing the fungus from the wider environment it does make it possible for people to remove threatened species into captivity and maintain them in ‘arks’ until their descendants can be returned to the wild. Read more here: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Bd-The-Amphibian-Plague-2037002 Download a transcript of the interview here: http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/files/5914/6348/0796/Matthew_Fisher_interview_Imperial_Fungi_Frogs.pdf The killer fungus came from Korea: http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/killer-fungus-comes-from-korea/ References Bosch J, Sanchez-Tomé E, Fernández-Loras A, Oliver JA, Fisher MC, Garner TWJ. (2015) Successful elimination of a lethal wildlife infectious disease in nature. Biology Letters. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0874 Fisher MC, Henk DA, Briggs C, Brownstein JS, Madoff L, McCraw SL, Gurr S. (2012) Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health. Nature 484: 186-194

Ferrets catch the flu and exhibit similar symptoms to us so they are used in research to make flu vaccines and to better understand why this disease is so good at making us ill. Here Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College London explains their role in her research. The ferrets we see are used to train scientists in how to handle the animals. We could not film the research ferrets because we might have given them a cold! Read more about Ferrets and Flu on our sister website, Animal Research Information: the general role of ferrets in research is discussed here: http://www.animalresearch.info/en/designing-research/research-animals/ferret/ and more information about the influenza virus can be read here: http://www.animalresearch.info/en/medical-advances/diseases-research/influenza/ while the latest advances are recorded here: http://www.animalresearch.info/en/medical-advances/research-the-news/influenza/.

Dr Daan van der Veen is a lecturer in sleep and chronobiology at Surrey University. He has worked with voles (Microtus arvalis) because these animals naturally live in a fast, ultradian rhythm. They feed and socialise for a few hours and then sleep for an hour or so before repeating this cycle three or four times a day. The animals are kept in deep litter so they can burrow, and provided with an exercise wheel in each cage to allow them to use up their restless energy. In chronobiology, an ultradian rhythm is a recurrent period or cycle repeated throughout a 24-hour day. In contrast, circadian rhythms complete one cycle daily, while infradian rhythms such as the human menstrual cycle have periods longer than a day. The Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of Ultradian specifies that it refers to cycles with a period shorter than a day but longer than an hour. The descriptive term ultradian is used in sleep research in reference to the 90–120 minute cycling of the sleep stages during human sleep. Some references to learn more: http://www.pnas.org/content/103/9/3393.abstract http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/07420528.2011.591953 http://www.fasebj.org/content/31/2/743.long And more generally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultradian_rhythm If, on the other hand, you would like to know about circadian rhythms, there is a new Body Clock display at the Science Museum.

50,000 mice all need their cages cleaned, a job for a robot. This clip was filmed in MRC Harwell as part of a 360 laboratory tour. The clip can be seen in context here.

Taking blood from a model rat is one way for animal technologists to train before taking blood from a live animal.

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“All-in-One Graphic Arts Lesson Plan” is a complete curriculum- or use a supplemental educational aid. Jam packed with ideas and guidelines for lesson outlines. Fun, engaging and interactive. Highlights include: *Thumbnails *Project Planning *Careers in Graphics Arts *Mock-ups *Designing Logos, Business Cards, Brochures plus MORE true-life relevant applications. This Teachers Edition comes with: ~ Instructional Aids and Outlines ~ Ready-Made Assignments for Full Semester ~ Rubrics Included for Grading ~ Easy Modular Curriculum to Implement PLEASE NOTE! The Power Points are separate purchases, sold below as stand alone units. This curricula is intended for Graphic Arts teachers familiar with computer software programs and applications used thereto. Curriculum is an OUTLINE format so that it can modified to suit individual needs. Thank YOU & Enjoy~!

Laboratory mice are moved into a clean cage every week or so in the MRC Harwell institute. This clip was filmed at MRC Harwell as part of a 360 laboratory tour. You can see it in it’s original context here: http://labanimaltour.org/tours/harwell/#node4

At the MRC Harwell Institute mice can be genetically modified. One method is to inject RNA into the early stage embryo. Here we see the process through the microscope while the technician explains what she is doing. You can see a 360 online tour where this was filmed here: http://labanimaltour.org/

Teaching is the dream profession of many young graduates. It gives them a chance to be heard and share their knowledge with others. It’s a great profession for those who have leadership skills and want to be social. If you have applied to a number of teaching positions and still haven’t become successful, here’s a checklist for you: Consider moving Instead of limiting your job search to your neighboring schools and colleges, send the applications to big schools even if they are far away. If you get selected, you can always move to another city. After all, a job at a premiere college or school will be a great move for your career. Get your paperwork ready Make sure you have your resume, cover letter, and other documents ready. Proofread your resume several times to make sure it does not have any mistakes. Be available on social networks Your presence on social media networks like LinkedIn can help you build connections. If you are connected to administrators from colleges and schools, there are chances that they will prefer you over others when it’s time to hire. Attend job fairs Attend the job fairs held at your alma mater along with those at the neighboring colleges and universities. You have better chances of being selected at your alma mater than the others. Prepare for the interview There are some questions that are asked frequently. For example, “what can you bring to this school” and “how do you plan to influence the students”. Come up with witty and professional answers for these questions. Share vignettes Be open during the interview and share some positive vignettes about your previous experiences. These could include student achievements, classroom management, and unique teaching methodologies that you follow. Follow-up Sometimes the college or school might take extra time in hiring. If you follow up using emails, there are higher chances of you being hired. When you email them, state again that you would love to work with them. Stay positive It’s a tough economy but teaching positions keep opening every now and then in various schools and colleges. Don’t give up hope and you’ll soon bag a great teaching job. That’s it for now Busy Educator. Until next time, Talk to each other, support each other, take care of each other.’ Marjan

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30 Etiquette Cards printed 6-up to copy, cut out, and share. There are extra templates to print your own cards as well! This is an excellent tool for teachers, parents, employers and peers to use in the workplace or at school. These simple care cards are an effective no fuss alternative for giving reminders. Or, use as training aids for help with understanding proper social conduct.

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There are plenty of career paths to choose from! This CAREER PATHS Assignment will enable your student to discover and explore a specific career path that fits their passions. This project assignment will encourage students to research their potential vocation and describe its characteristics in their own written and oral reports. This oral and written career assignment comes complete with a specific objectives, targets, and goals that match the included Rubrics. The CAREER PATHS assignment can be assigned as a week-, month-, or semester long project to work on. Teachers can provide daily or weekly targets, so students can research and accumulate information in a systematic format.

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These Interview Questions 4 Getting a Job, includes way over 100 task cards containing interview questions to copy, cut out, and use in classroom discussions, role plays, and situation-action-response scenarios. Task cards include these interview question categories: ~ Basic & Common ~ Behavioral ~ Situational ~ Character & ~ Challenging** Use these Interview Questions for job prep along with the STAR Target GUIDE which teaches how to think and prepare for interview questions and on-the-job tasks. Both are a great asset for career guidance.

Pointers, tips, how to behaviors, and more timely advice are offered in this short, easy-to-read handbook for job interviewing success. Specifically written for the high school student entering the work force for their first time- AND for any seasoned adult needing a quick reference guide. Additionally, there are lots of tips offering wisdom from a recruiter’s standpoint. Comes complete with a worksheets geared to help along discussions > or can be used as a quiz.

This is a great resource for introducing your students to the job market. Easy to understand and comes with worksheets. Adaptable quick guide will help students to: Evaluate their skills Assess their interests when targeting their careers Determine suitable work environments Define on the job success As well as uncover likes and dislikes, natural abilities, and experience.

This POPULAR Career Choice Project Planner: Daily Opening Task is a must have for your class period starter. Keep students occupied right off by giving them a daily task related to an overall project. Help them jump start their organizational, research, and formatting skills. Using an Opening Task is a technique that can be utilized for any subject matter and in any classroom. This POWERPOINT template can be added too, rearranged, and redesigned to suit your needs. Or, use as it is in the PDF download. This PowerPoint has great tips, practical ideas, and how to’s. The topic for this PowerPoint is set up for ‘Career Choices’ however be assured the “Opening Task” format is applicable to any subject matter. PLEASE NOTE: This PPT is a supplement intended to augment your career curricula. The opening tasks for students is to be guided under teacher direction. Therefore the intent for this template is to edited for your classroom needs.

Turn Passion into Purpose: A+ Career Guide Book 4 Success is a unique guide geared for teens through adults. Whether you are searching or reinventing a career path these timeless topics are easy to understand. Reading format is designed for quick tips. This Teacher’s Edition is a completely self guided curricula. Topics are modular so they can be used in any order. Use this guidebook as a complete course or as a supplemental source. This book offers assessments to help define skills and interest for targeting a job fit for your students. Also included is a unique self assessment on the type of work environment that fits a person best. Your students can learn procedures for criminal background checks, and how they can affect career goals. Take the mystery out of drug testing so there is no anxiety over taking the procedure. Let your students get a head start on job interviewing techniques > there are lot’s of tips for success included. A special bonus not typically discussed > learn how a recruiter’s perception influences a job candidate’s outcome. Be sure to share this invaluable information with your students and peers! Teachers, note that the subject topics taught and are not a part of ordinary career books.

A whole lesson for mixed ability KS3 or KS4, focusing on the style and structure of a cover letter when applying for a job. Resources include 10 different job adverts from a range of industries for students to ‘apply’ to with a formally written cover letter. This was used for an English lesson but could be adapted for whole school e.g. students applying for work experience.

PowerPoint with information relating to customer service, additional task sheets and extension tasks. Perfect to use with students prior to or post work experience. Useful tasks for employability related units in the customer service industry. Extension tasks involve functional literacy development.

This is a research project in which students learn about a computer based career they are interested in. It examines what skills the student has, how these skills can apply to other career options, what the different type of computer careers are available and which the student is interested in. Lastly, the students are to select one famous example of a Computer Career professional and write about them. Included is everything you need for this assignment/project. This Resource Includes: Two page graphic organizer for students to fill out based on computer careers Researching a famous computer career person project questions Rubric Included is a printable PDF file as well as an editable Google Doc. This way you can share the whole assignment with your class with ease. You can also make changes if you please.

This resource is designed to help educators create resumes. The template included is all setup to help you get a job in education. The resume and cover letter included is setup with a more modern look and feel. Standout among your peers. This resource will work for all sorts of jobs. You can even share the editable Google Doc link with your students and guide them through the creation of their own resume. The 4 main components: Tips page on writing cover letters Tips page on how to write a teaching philosophy paragraph Cover letter template Resume Template This resource is an editable Google Doc. This way you can make changes with ease.

Setting Goals Project Use this project with your students as a way to explore goal setting. You can use any or all of the pages. Tailor it to fit your students! Cover Sheets – There are 4 different versions of the cover sheet. Use the one that is appropriate for your students. The cover sheets are editable. Use the space to add information such as school, year, school mascot, or student’s name. Setting Goals – This page defines what a goal is and steps to achieve it. These can be short term or long term goals. The goals can be academic or personal. It could be as easy as not being tardy to class or as ambitious as going from a failing grade to achieving a 4.0. Set the parameters with your students. This allows the activity to be tailored to either a group or individual student. This can also be a class poster. It is available in both color and black/white. Individual Goal Sheet– Writing out goals is a great way to visualize success. Students will write out the goal, target date, steps to achieve the goal. As they are working on the goal, they can document any adjustments made during the process. Once complete, they can record accomplishments and the date completed. Print several for students to set multiple goals. **Best VS Worst **– Everyone has a strength and a weakness. These sheets allow students to understand how they can use their strength and improve their weakness. **Goal Sheet **– Students can track individual goals start and end dates on this page. It is a mini version of the individual goal sheet. Goal Reflection – Once a goal is achieved, it is good to reflect. This worksheet walks the student through a reflection exercise about the goal. **Letter to Yourself **- Students write a letter to their present and future selves. You can designate the year you want the future self to be. They can record who they are today and what they want to achieve. There is a list of prompts to help you get the students started or to use as a discussion prior to the assignment. There are several versions of the clipart to accommodate different levels of students. **5 Year Plan **– Use this sheet for students to set goals for themselves and how they plan to achieve them. Education, Health, Travel, **Positive Thinking **– Use this sheet to reinforce the power of positive thinking and reflections. Students will think about what they have done yesterday, what they are doing today, and what they will do tomorrow to achieve a goal. Use this as a standalone worksheet or with the goal sheet and reflection sheet. This can also be used as a daily writing prompt sheet.

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To support National Numeracy Day, this assembly / lesson plan is designed to get pupils thinking about the importance of numeracy in everyday life, and in future careers of all types. The resource include activities applicable to key stages 3, 4 & 5, all of which have scope for further differentiation and customization. There are real life examples and the plan provides scope for individual work, team work and further development.

A comparison game not in any way similar to an aggressively copyrighted card matching game. Use it to get your pupils researching about universities by filling in the fields and then comparing against their peers. You can even throw in a few pre-prepared cards of your own for popular courses such as Law at Oxford, Medicine, PPE, Engineering and so on. The fields are editable and the information can be found on the Universities own website, on UCAS, in Heap Degree course offers or in the Times/Guardian guides. This is the simplest itineration so pupils have what I consider to be the essential information and you can edit it depending on the focus of your pupils (I normally include application deadlines, Open Day Dates and Visa requirements, number of students on campus and international: home student ratio). Weblinks to help are… https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?o=Student Satisfaction **

Adding Supporting Documents to Your Resume While Applying – Here’s How When you apply for a job, your employer might be looking for something extra apart from the standard resume and cover letter. The extra documents are known as supporting documentation and can include a number of things such as scanned copies of certificates and letters of recommendation. While many employers leave the documentation part for the interview process, some of them may specify in the job description that they want to see them with the application.

3 YEARS OF KS3 PSHE - complete package (110 hours). This 3 year KS3 pack covers all the PSHE Association’s recommended topics for Years 7, 8 and 9 and is written to fit their 2018-19 guidance. From Mental Health, Internet Safety, Vaping, LGBT+ and Bullying to Sex Ed (RSE), Drugs and Energy Drinks - this really is a comprehensive pack. You won’t need to plan any more KS3 PSHE lessons. This pack contains all the lessons from: 1 Year of Year 7 PSHE 1 Year of Year 8 PSHE 1 Year of Year 9 PSHE All 110 lesson packs (in 20 downloads, as most are whole units of lessons) are complete with detailed, well differentiated and easy to follow PowerPoints for every lesson, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and engaging activities and have colour coded three-level challenges throughout. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to pick up and use. They are all planned according to 2018 PSHE Association most recently issued advice and in preparation for the new statutory RSE guidance from the DfE. EC Resources has created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The CCRC and has completed PSHE commissions for schools across the UK. We also run psheresources.com There is zero extra work required here (although everything is editable if you do want to adapt it), and the whole bundle also follows Ofsted latest SRE/Safe Students guidance (see SRE unit plan in Year 8 SRE pack in download). If you are after something more specific, I have a ‘1 year of Year 7 PSHE’ and ‘1 year of Year 8 PSHE’ at my shop as well as PSHE bundles for other year groups, 9-11 as well as some KS5. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally years into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. If you want more info before deciding to purchase this, please look through my resources and read my reviews, I realise it’s an investment, but should save your school a few hundred pounds compared to the leading market providers - and it’s every bit as good. EC RESOURCES STORE You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing and our website psheresources.com

Adding ALL the Details in a Short Resume – How to Do It After working for over a decade as a high school teacher, you have some strong experience to boast about, but your resume is already packed and you don’t want to add another page to it. How do you manage to add extra details to your jam-packed resume? Here are some tips to create a stunning resume in limited space.

Don’t Let Them Junk Your Resume – Avoid These Mistakes There are many people who have all the right qualifications and skills, but somehow never get called for an interview. Are you one of them? Maybe you’re not showcasing your skills the right way. Your resume is something that creates your first impression. If it’s not perfect, it might get thrown in the trash or recycle bin. Yes, as distressing it may sound, if the HR team finds blaring mistakes in your resume, they will just delete it from their list. Here is a list of common mistakes that many prospective teachers make and miss excellent opportunities to work in their preferred schools or colleges.

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2018 Set of 9x PSHE and CITIZENSHIP Fun This bundle contains some of my most popular British values PSHE SMSC and Citizenship Quiz resources for 2018. Each Quiz Contains 7 Rounds and 40+ Questions A student/ Team Worksheet Comprehensive Answer provided This is a fun and engaging way to go through the answers. The resources are thoughtful and will help students engage with the world around them and current affairs.

This is a careers strategy that maps out careers provision from Y7-Y13 to help your school become compliant with the new statutory changes for careers launched in January 2018. The roll out of this plan will satisfy all Gatsby standards which outlines best practice in this area. The document is a comprehensive map of provision that can be adapted to any school setting (including one with a sixth form). The document can be edited so that you can include your school branding. The idea is the map is then printed at size A1. I have also included some recruitment documents and the pupil survey.

Network West Midlands is an organisation that connects all public transport in the West Midlands. This includes Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Coventry, Walsall, Solihull and Wolverhampton. Transport is an essential part of our daily lives. Whether we are travelling for school, work, or leisure there are many ways we can get across the region. With the impact of pollution from cars across the West Midlands and the UK as a whole there is a need to explore how we can improve and promote sustainable travel. These resources will help students learn more about the different types of transport, how to use them safely and effectively, and the roles that different forms of travel can have on the economy and the environment. The lessons included in this pack have been designed with flexibility in mind. They can be delivered as individual lessons or as a complete set of three. We have also created supporting resources that can accompany the lessons or you can use your own.

An 8 hour PSHE bundle designed to prepare students for a successful career in employment or as future entrepreneurs running their own businesses. The unit covers employability and interpersonal skills, personal finance (budgeting on a wage), and a four lesson enterprise focus (as recommended by the PSHE Association). This includes 8 x 1 hour PowerPoints, dozens of worksheets and clips clips, well differentiated activities and engaging tasks. Useful for PSHE / Citizenship or Life Skills. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)