This resource is designed to support educators in fostering lifelong learning during Education Week and beyond, across various grade levels from Kindergarten to Grade 12. It includes engaging activities tailored to different age groups, focusing on themes of growth, exploration, and personal development.For younger students (K-2), activities like Learning Journey Maps and projects connecting Plants, Growth & Learning encourage them to visualize their educational milestones and understand the nurturing process. For Grades 3 to 6, resources such as Learning Timelines and Career Exploration projects help students reflect on their growth and investigate future career paths.In Grades 7 to 9, the Career Day Fair or Gallery Walk promotes collaboration and public speaking skills through research presentations. For older students (10-12), a PBL example project template offers a framework for project-based learning, while the Reflection Wall activity encourages meaningful self-reflection.Overall, this resource equips teachers with a variety of tools to engage students in their learning journeys, aligning with the theme of Education Week and empowering them to discover their passions and develop essential skills for the future.

Every hairdresser wants to be successful to progress in his career. Not everyone is lucky to be born as a hairdresser like the great Vidal Sassoon. This is where they need coaching and mentoring to hone their skills and become the best in their industry.

Alan Austin-Smith who started The Fantastic Hairdresser Company helps you to become a successful hairdresser. His philosophy -- 50% of what makes someone 'fantastic' at their job -- has nothing to do with their job -- is transferable to any business.

In this video, Alan tells us what today's hairdressers lack and the importance of having a personality apart from possessing great technical skills.

According to Alan Austin-Smith, the 7 Characteristics of a Fantastic Hairdresser are: Passion, Delight, Inspire, Be An Ambassador, Be A Performer, Be Alive Inside and Always Learning.

Students can work through this activity to develop goals for themselves in life's categories and then pick top goals to make plans on how to comlete these. This activity also includes an example of how student could make a financial goal and the steps they could take to accomplish this goal (i.e. $8000 by the end of summer after Grade 12, starting June of Grade 11). 

1 in 8 jobs in Canada is in the agriculture and food sector. Employment opportunities in this sector are increasing. There are endless opportunities in this sector that would allow you to make a difference in your chosen career: feed the growing population, protect the environment, animal care, and many more. Check out just some of the amazing careers that are available in the agriculture industry.

AG Careers provides global talent solutions in agriculture and food. You can search for jobs in agriculture by keyword, company or province/city.

Ever wonder what an Agronomist's role entails at Country Visions Cooperative? Agronomist Conner Geurts shares what his role as an agronomist looks like.

The Art Career Project wants you to be successful doing what you love. Explore hundreds of career profiles and learn more about what it takes to build long-term careers within today’s top creative industries.

This is US based but still applicable.

The Balance Careers offers fresh, up-to-date career advice in a rapidly changing world. Friendly, relatable articles advise you on job hunting, writing the perfect resume, negotiating a salary, and how to find the right career for your personality.

The Balance Careers site's 20-year-strong library of more than 10,000 articles will help guide you in career path decisions.

This is an opportunity for students and schools to win prizes while becoming more informed about career and post-secondary options after high school!

Fill out the form to access everything you need to know about the competition including a 'Get Started Guide' and additional prizing information!

Students will become aware of how career planning is influenced by their present situation, which includes their self-concept, friends, family, community and available resources. Students will recognize that career planning is affected by what they know about the future concerning themselves, friends, family, community and available resources. Students will acknowledge that career planning reflects personal goals and lifestyle goals. Students will consider career plans that accommodate change and growth in their personal life and their family life, as well as in the world of work. Students will develop the lifelong skill of making career planning decisions that reflect personal goals, lifestyle goals and career goals. Students will develop and apply successful job search skills. Students will become familiar with employee interview skills which they can apply, now and in the future, to getting a job and perhaps to changing jobs. Students will consider those skills and attitudes needed to retain a job. Students will develop the lifelong skills of making decisions about job search, changing jobs, retaining jobs and job loss.

An exploration of activities and lessons to learn about different careers in STEM

"Innover en matière de développement des compétences pour préparer l’avenir du travail,

Le Centre des Compétences futures a pour mission d’aider les Canadiens à acquérir les compétences dont ils ont besoin pour prospérer sur un marché du travail en pleine évolution."

This lesson or assignment from ChatterHigh addresses:
Career Information, Labour Market Information, Exploring Educational and Career Pathways & Career Decisions.

The College and Career Competency Framework, developed by Drs. Gaumer Erickson and Noonan, supports educators in systematically embedding intrapersonal, interpersonal, and cognitive competencies into course content. In this way, educators support students to develop into career-equipped, lifelong learners who are socially and emotionally engaged. The College and Career Competency Wheel includes 26 specific competencies categorized in three domains. Each competency is integral to in-school and post-secondary success, as determined by current and emerging research.

This site includes free, research-based instructional resources for all 26 competencies, as well as professional development opportunities to systematically teach competencies and academic learning standards simultaneously, thereby improving academic achievement, engagement, and post-school outcomes.

"Welcome to Study Hall, where study sessions come to life. Whether your teen is a student in need of course support or is looking to explore new topics, this series will light the way. Study Hall makes learning enjoyable and effective, breaking down complex subjects into digestible, enjoyable content."

"How to College/University"
*Learn about pretty much anything here; even take college level courses!

Ever wonder what it's like to be a John Deere Precision Agriculture Specialist? Hear from Weston Martensen about his journey from going through the John Deere Tech Program, becoming a technician, to now being a precision ag specialist at Platte Valley Equipment.

The video illuminates what the job is like for a typical baseball scout.