The Jumpstart Sequence is a set of 21 activities that will help your students become well on the track to career readiness. The complete sequence takes students roughly 10 hours to finish.
To get started you should:
- Watch the short overview video →
- Watch this demo on the Jumpstart Sequence
- Watch this demo on how to use the CareerVillage.org platform
- Review the lesson plans below
- Add these activities into your class schedule
Standard Activities
Activity 1: Project Introduction
Students will get started by learning about the project we'll be doing this year to help you build your career readiness.
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 1Activity 2: Using CareerVillage.org
Students will learn the basics of using the CareerVillage.org website for this class.
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 2Activity 3: Declaring Career Goals
Students will come up with their first career goals and enter them into their profiles
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 3Activity 4: Asking Career Questions
Students will get their first career questions answered
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 4Activity 5: Career To Do List
Students add 5 new To Dos to their Career To Do List
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 5Activity 6: Project Status Report
Students create a first draft of their project and share first "status report"
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 6Activity 7: Update Your Career Goals
Students revise career goals
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 7Activity 8: Ask More Questions
Reviewing answers received and asking new questions
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 8Activity 9: Update Your To Do List
Updating and adding to To Do List(s)
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 9Activity 10: Work on Your To Do's
Students spend this time checking items off their To Do List(s)
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 10BONUS Activity: DEI Status Check
Have your students take this short survey so we can ensure they feel supported, understood, and represented by professionals on CareerVillage.org
2 minute activity
Lesson plan: Bonus DEI ActivityActivity 11: Update Career Goal Statement
Updating career goal statement
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 11Activity 12: Asking Career Questions
Asking more questions and reviewing new answers received
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 12Activity 13: Project Status Update
Students update project template
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 13Activity 14: Work on Your To Do's
Students spend this time checking items off their To Do List(s)
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 14Activity 15: Update Career Goal Statement
Updating career goal statement
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 15Activity 16: Asking Career Questions
Asking more questions and reviewing new answers received
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 16Activity 17: Update Your To Do List
Updating and adding to To Do List(s)
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 17Activity 18: Update Career Goal Statement
Updating career goal statement
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 18Activity 19: Final Career Status Check
Students complete their final Career Status Check
15 minute assessment
Lesson plan: Activity 19Activity 20: Work on Project Completion
Students finalize their project templates and work on project share
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 20Activity 21: Final Project Share
Students share their projects with classmates
30 minute activity
Lesson plan: Activity 21Custom Activities
- A Day in the Life (1 hour)
- How to Compose a Great Career Questions (1 hour)
- Strengths & Weaknesses (1 hour)
- Career Exploration (1 hour)
- Industries (1 hour)
- Subject Specific Career Exploration (1.5 hour)
- Preparing for an Interview (3 day lesson plan, 1 hour of instruction per day)
- Resumes Part 1 - Resume Writing (2 day lesson plan, 1 hour of instruction per day)
- Resumes Part 2 - Customizing a Resume for a Specific Position (2 day lesson plan, 1 hour of instruction per day)
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