Research and share information about individual career options from the 16 National Career Clusters, including specific job descriptions, requirements, salaries, and employment outlooks.
Match personal preference, education, and training to demands of particular jobs.
Select a personal career goal based upon results of interest and aptitude assessments.
Investigate employee benefits and incentives related to identified career choices.
Examples: retirement benefits; options for medical, life, and disability insurance; profit-sharing
Calculate net pay from a given gross salary by subtracting required and optional deductions.
Utilize database features including merging, sorting, filtering, and formulas to analyze data regarding the effects of career choice on lifestyle, including how interests, ability, and educational achievement relate to the attainment of personal, social, educational, and career goals.
Investigate and present information on the postsecondary admissions process, including means of paying for higher education.
Examples: grants, loans, personal financing, tuition reimbursement
a. Complete admission, scholarship, and financial aid applications for postsecondary education.
Example: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Complete steps of the employment process, including searching for a job, filling out a job application, writing a resume, demonstrating interview skills, and completing required employment forms.
Examples: W-4, I-9
Gather and present information concerning online resources for finding employment, including professional networking.
Generate an electronic portfolio using digital tools.
Examples: cover letter; current resume; completed job application; interest, aptitude, and achievement assessment results; curriculum samples (academic research, educational projects); four-year high school educational plan; education/career preparedness checklist; examples of academic and career preparedness achievements (student organizations, club memberships, honors, credentials, certificates, awards, community service experiences, recommendations)
Digital Literacy
Diagnose problems for hardware, software, and advanced network systems and identify possible solutions for common technology issues.
Examples: printer, projector, power supply, task manager, network connectivity, firewalls
Use digital tools, including multimedia, to create, review, and revise authentic products.
Utilize advanced features of word processing, including outlining, developing forms, tracking changes, hyperlinking, and mail merging.
Utilize spreadsheet features, including formulas, functions, sorting, filtering, charts, and graphs.
Create presentations using effective communication skills and advanced features of multimedia, including photo, video, and audio editing.
Demonstrate how to compress, convert, secure, import, export, share, and back up files and transfer data among applications.
Demonstrate how to set up, conduct, attend, and participate in virtual meetings and conferences.
Research and report on the functions and types of the most common computer and mobile device operating systems.
Examples: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, iOS
Analyze the effects of current technologies on culture, society, economy, environment, and politics and predict possible future innovations.
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of emerging technology resources, including electronic communications.
Demonstrate appropriate digital citizenship through safe, ethical, and legal use of technology systems and digital content.
Explain consequences of inappropriate, illegal, and unethical use of technology systems and digital content.
Examples: cyberbullying, plagiarism, phishing, hoaxes, impersonation, baiting, spoofing, inappropriate sexual communications
Gather, evaluate, and share information about copyright laws and policies regarding ownership and use of digital content.
Explain the implications of creating and maintaining a positive digital footprint.
Critique Internet and digital information for validity, reliability, accuracy, bias, and current relevance.
Cite sources of digital content using a style manual.
Examples: Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA)
Utilize an online learning-management system to engage in goal-oriented, focused, project-based, and inquiry-oriented collaborative learning projects, discussions, and online assessments beyond the traditional classroom.
Explain specific steps that consumers can take to minimize online exposure to identity theft, fraudulent schemes, unethical sales practices, and exorbitant service fees.
Describe the uses and limitations of online safety precautions, including data-encryption, password strength, clearing browser cache, firewalls, and antivirus software.
Financial Management and Budgeting
Develop a personal plan for managing income, expenses, savings, and charitable contributions, using spreadsheets, online resources, or commercial software.
Create and adjust budgets, net worth statements, and income/expense statements using a spreadsheet or other financial planning tool.
Identify types of income other than wages, including rental income, interest, and profit earned from various sources.
