Ready for the Workforce
Engaging Strategies for Teaching Secondary Learners Employability Skills (A Targeted Instructional Guide for Fostering Confident, Career-Ready Learners)
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- English
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Ready for the Workforce
Engaging Strategies for Teaching Secondary Learners Employability Skills (A Targeted Instructional Guide for Fostering Confident, Career-Ready Learners)
About this book
Foster confident, well-rounded, career-ready students. Written for teachers and administrators, this targeted guide introduces the Youth Employability Skills (YES!) framework, which has been adopted by schools across the United States. Learn how to use this powerful framework in a multitude of courses to ensure students develop the essential attributes and soft skills needed to become thriving members of the global workplace.
Use this resource to foster collaboration and problem solving that will benefit students in the professional realm:
- Consider nine essential employability skills and how to foster each in students.
- Benefit from a comprehensive framework that includes activities, instructional strategies, and resources.
- Align with the mandates of the Every Student Succeeds Act to prepare students to succeed in college and careers.
- Gain an understanding of educators' roles in connecting students to the vast possibilities and opportunities ahead of them.
- Examine real-life examples as well as supporting research and evidence that the YES! framework is effective.
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Communication
Chapter 2: Teamwork and Collaboration
Chapter 3: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Chapter 4: Workplace Relationship Maintenance
Chapter 5: Resource Management
Chapter 6: Growth Mindset, Resilience, and Grit
Chapter 7: Ethics, Values, and Integrity
Chapter 8: Networking and Interview Know-How
Chapter 9: Career-Pathway Preparation
Epilogue
Appendix
References and Resources
Index
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Communication
- 2 Teamwork and Collaboration
- 3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- 4 Workplace Relationship Building
- 5 Resource Management
- 6 Growth Mindset, Resilience, and Grit
- 7 Ethics, Values, and Integrity
- 8 Networking and Interview Know-How
- 9 Career-Pathway Preparation
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- References and Resources
- Index