School to Career / Connecting Activities / Youth Employment
Connecting Activities Database
Database for Connecting Activities (CA) and other youth employment and career development programs in Massachusetts. Includes screens for the Work-Based Learning Plan (with regular and mobile versions). Placement screen, job descriptions, skills/tasks, employer information and career development activity tracking.
masswbl.org (database sign-in)
massconnecting.org (CA website)
Skills Pages Blog
Articles about workplace and career skills, youth employment program strategies and more. Resources supporting staff in Connecting Activities and other youth programs. http://skillspages.com/blog
Contextual Learning / Creativity / STEAM / Project Archives
Books / Workbooks
The Mosaic Economy
Where are the jobs in today's economy? Insights into a mosaic of jobs and
opportunities, drawing on stories, statistics and history.
Download as PDF
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Career Development Toolkit
A workbook with readings and activities about career development, labor market information and the economy.
Download as PDF
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Career Exploration
First Steps Career Survey
Career Vocational/Technical Education Resources
These free-to-use resources provide samples of some of the tools and resources that are available in the Skills Library CVTE Database. Learn more.
CVTE Lesson Planning Template.
Quick and simple version of a template. Select competencies and skills from the CVTE Frameworks for a lesson, unit, or project plan.
Includes an easy-to-use checklist from the frameworks, including the newly-released Next-Gen version.
Career Values and Interests Questionnaire.
Simple version of Skills Library Career Values and Interests Questionnaire.
Quick Links - BPS | CVTE | English HS | Madison Park HS
Boston - CVTE Program Links for Teachers (signin required)
Safety Checklist Competency Checklist and Exploratory Checklist
Student Pages