So You Wanna Be an Automotive Engineer

 

If you are teaching a Careers or Guidance type course or even a STEM course then this might be something to have the kids read and then journal about.  Living in the Windsor Detroit area the auto industry is big so this is a natural post.  To read it click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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Periodic Table of STEM Occupations

 

Even though this is in US dollars this still would work well as a starting point in a careers class in Ontario.

This site also has some information on these occupations such as median annual salary and education needed as well as links to more information.  To see the website click here.

AAAS - Lessons and Tools

 

As a follow up to yesterdays interactive activities for STEM todays site will give  teachers  a plethora of lessons and tools in the following categories: Earth Science, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Health/Medicine, Engineering, Social Sciences, Technology, Mathematics/Statistics, Nature of Science and finally Careers.  That covers quite a few topics.  I also like the "Today in Science" to see what happened on this day in history.  To see the website click here.

Best Job Ever - National Geographic

 

If you are teaching a course in Careers, these 2-3 minute videos might be a nice daily opener to get your students attention.  This youtube playlist has 24 videos of interesting careers.  The first one is below or can be found by clicking here.    The other videos are on the playlist on the right of this video.

My Next Move - Careers

 

If you are teaching or taking the Careers course or are a student just interested in what you might want to do when you leave school this US based website might be for you.  You can browse careers by keyword or by industry or just by what you like to do.  You will then get a list of careers.  Upon clicking on a career you will get a wealth of  information.

According to eSchool News, "With these resources, students take quizzes that match their current interests to potential careers, watch videos to see what it might look like to work in different career fields, and learn what skills, knowledge, and education requirements they’ll need to successfully pursue a career path in the field they are interested in."  To see the site click here.

Job Interview Questions

Yesterday I posted about a resume generator.  To keep in line with careers, here is an infographic on job interview questions.  It comes from https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/

Resume Generator

This is a repeat post as I had a student ask about writing a resume. 

 

If you are teaching a Careers course, you probably will be having your students make a resume.  Read Write Think has their own Resume Generator.  To see their generator click here.  They also have many lessons that can be found by clicking here.

Next Vista - Career Videos

If you are teaching the Careers course you might want to use this website as part of the course.  It includes a section that has videos of 110 different people talking about their jobs.  To see the website click here.

Science Netlinks

Science Netlinks has a whole bunch of lesson plans and activities for you organized by grade level and course.  So whether your teaching physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics or careers there is something for you.  To check it out, click here.

Resume Generator by readwritethink

 

If you are teaching a Careers course, you probably will be having your students make a resume.  Read Write Think has their own Resume Generator.  To see their generator click here.  They also have many lessons that can be found by clicking here.

Educational Videos

If you want an educational video this might be a site you want to check out.  For example if you are teaching the Careers course they have 110 videos on different careers.  You can see them by clicking here.    

Wages and Me

If you are teaching a course in Careers, Personal Finance or Mathematics this lesson might be for you.  The Wages and Me lesson click here.  One of the links in this lesson points to the US Department of Labor Occupational  Employment Statistics.  You can see that page by clicking here.