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A District-wide Virtual College and Career Readiness Event for Middle School Students
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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If you were unable to attend the event, you may watch videos from the event using the link below.
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Session 1
The Future:
Careers Awareness10:10 - 10:30
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Session 2
Successful Start:
High School Prepared10:35 - 10:55
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Session 3
Ready for Success:
Careers and Colleges11:05 - 11:25
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What is Successful You?
An online college and career readiness fair with additional sessions on high school opportunities.
- Up-to-date advice from the industry’s most dynamic and respected speakers in their fields, representing a broad range of career pathways
- Talks about preparing for high school and having a successful high school experience from current high school students and near-age mentors; Students will be able to ask questions of these panels via the pre-assessment survey which they should take before the event
- An array of Programs of Study offered in PPS high schools.
- An introduction to post-secondary opportunities such as apprenticeships and college.
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Before Successful You Event
- If your teachers are using the Canvas module, use this to work through what you need to do.
- If your teachers are not using the module - that’s totally OK! Just make sure to register.
- Consider using your notes or planner to write down which sessions you are attending.
- Once you sign up with Eventbrite, you can generate a calendar invite that will include the links you need to attend the sessions.
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Think about what sessions you might like to attend
This event has many exciting workshops and guest speakers for students to experience. In the Canvas module and here, find the link to a slide deck where you will find an interest inventory activity to help you consider what your potential future career fields may be.
Use that information to select which speakers you want to hear on May 5 at Successful You.
Please review the below schedule to familiarize yourself with the structure of the morning:
Welcome
10:00-10:05Session 1
10:10-10:30- The Future: Career Awareness- Climate Careers
- Healthcare
- Engineering
- Arts/Film/Applied Arts
- Hospitality/Culinary
- Communications
- More TBA
Session 2
10:35-10:55- Successful Start: High School PreparedHigh School Program Presentations
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Business Management
- Arts, Information and Communication
- Human Resources
- Health and Bio Science
- Industrial/Engineering
- High School Student Panel
Stretch Break
10:55-11:05Session 3
11:05-11:25- Ready for Success: Careers and Colleges- Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute
- Portland Community College
- Portland State University
- College and Career Prep Session
- Oregon State University
- HBCU - Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- University of Oregon
- College Student Panel
Closing
11:25-11:30- Complete Feedback Form -
Registering for the online event
Make sure to register in advance if possible for your morning and afternoon sessions. Below is a planning area where you can list which sessions you would like to attend.
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During the Successful You event
- If you pre-registered, you should have the links on your calendar.
- If you were unable to register, you can go to the registration page the day of the event and click on the livestream links.
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After the Successful You event
- Please complete the Exit Ticket.
- Student work referenced in the Arts, Information and Communications High School Programs session can be found below.