Exploring Careers in Elementary/Middle School: Hands-on Exploration

Our Creativity to Careers programs are designed to engage students in creative career explorations from elementary school through middle school level to increase high school graduation rates and jobs. Attendees will get hands-on during this elementary/middle school workshop. Research shows that developing your story is key to personal success, so attendees will experience tools to support this in the classroom. Attendees will have an opportunity to explore Future Quest Island, a game-based exploration of careers for elementary students. Finally, attendees will explore middle school CTE programs in animation and engineering. With stories from professionals - engineers connected to the National Academy of Engineering and Animators with backgrounds that include Nickelodeon and Disney - students discover the different aspects of these fields as they tackle projects. Attendees will assume the role of an animator or engineer, as they explore. Both courses are approved Florida’s Department of Education Digital Tools.