Educator's Toolkit on Career & Education Planning 

The 2006 Legislature passed House Bill 7087 (A++) which included changes to the middle grades promotion requirements. One requirement states that students entering the sixth grade in 2006 must enroll in a semester-long course in career and education planning to be completed in the seventh or eighth grade. As part of the course students will develop a career and education plan using Florida CHOICES Planner (or other career information system such as CHOICES Explorer, etc.) and ePEP at FACTS.org. Schools must use one of the approved courses (PDF, 69KB) to meet this requirement. Some of the approved courses are designated as year-long. In those cases, the classroom teacher can determine which semester to implement the career and education content.

The Educator’s Toolkit on Career and Education Planning was developed to assist teachers in planning a comprehensive middle school career course. This Toolkit provides easy access to classroom activities, lesson plans, and related web-based resources. Each module will include a module description, lesson plans with student handouts, recommended websites for additional information, and a glossary for the unit. The modules are as follows:

• Understanding the Workplace
• Self Awareness
• Exploring Careers
• Goal Setting/Decision Making
• Workplace Skills
• Career/Education Planning
• Job Search