Teachers' Resources
Early exposure to technology and emerging career fields helps prepare students for rewarding futures. Connecting the classroom with business and industry is key to helping them achieve the American dream.
Educators (grades 7-12) are encouraged to use episodes of degrees that work.tv and corresponding free lesson planning guides to help make that connection. Each 28-minute episode of the documentary series reveals interesting stories and valuable information related to the U.S. Department of Education's career clusters, which provide career awareness and direction for students.
Career clusters represented in the series include:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts & Communication
- Manufacturing
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
- Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
- Information Technology
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The technology in the presentation was great. Seemed like it kept the attention of the viewers.
Thank you for the resources. Very interested in incorporating the videos into our career education program.
Very helpful to students in career exploration.
Great product and it's free! Can't wait to eventually see all of the 16 clusters represented.
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Written comments from faculty who viewed the resources during the 19th Annual Conference on Integrated Learning: The School to Career Connection, November 2010, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. Share how degrees that work.tv has worked for you.
Individual episodes of degrees that work.tv and lesson planning guides may be downloaded for free.
Nanotechnology
Download the episode
Lesson Planning Guides
- Guidance Counselor Series
Grades 8 + 9 - Science Teacher Series
Grades 10 (7-9 with modification) - Technology Education Series
Grade 10
DVDs of episodes and hard copies of lesson planning guides may be ordered free of charge by contacting
Andrea O'Neill, WVIA Director of Education at andreao'neill@wvia.org or 570-602-1182.
Welding
Download the episode
Lesson Planning Guides
- Welding Careers / School Counselor
Grades 7 -12 - Researching Welding Careers / Science
Grades 7 -12 - Evaluating a Career in Welding / Technology Education
Grades 7 -12 - Physical Technologies / Technology Education
Grades 7 -12 - Science of Welding and Welding Careers / Science
Grades 7 -12 - The Science Of Welding PowerPoint Presentation
Grades 7 -12
DVDs of episodes and hard copies of lesson planning guides may be ordered free of charge by contacting
Andrea O'Neill, WVIA Director of Education at andreao'neill@wvia.org or 570-602-1182.
Manufacturing
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Lesson Planning Guides
- Technology Education Series - Careers in Technology
Grades 9 + 10 - Science Series - Reasoning and Analysis
Grades 8 - Science Series - Reasoning and Analysis
Grades 6 - School Counselor Series - Career Awareness and Preparation
Grades 8 - Language Arts Series - Quality of Writing
Grades 7 - 9
DVDs of episodes and hard copies of lesson planning guides may be ordered free of charge by contacting
Andrea O'Neill, WVIA Director of Education at andreao'neill@wvia.org or 570-602-1182.
Plastics
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Lesson Planning Guides
- Language Arts Series - Comprehension and Reading Skills
Grades 7 - 9 - Science Series - Physical Reactions
Grades 6 - 8 - Science Series - Physical Science Chemistry
Grades 8 - Science Series - Technology and Society
Grades 8 - Technology Education Series - Careers in Technology
Grades 9 + 10
DVDs of episodes and hard copies of lesson planning guides may be ordered free of charge by contacting
Andrea O'Neill, WVIA Director of Education at andreao'neill@wvia.org or 570-602-1182.
Going Green I & II
Download the episode: Green - PART I
Lesson Planning Guides
- English Series - An Acrostic About Being An Environmental Steward
Grades 6 - 8 - English Series - Recycling – Helping With a Poem
Grades 6 - 9 - Science Series - If You Build It they Will Come!
Grade 5 - Science Series - Packing a Lunch That Benefits Everyone
Grades 6 + 7 - Science Series - Practicing Sustainable Agriculture
Grades 6 + 7 - Science Series - Recycling – Making the Case!
Grade 6 - Technology Education Series - Exploration of Green Jobs
Grades 6 - 9
DVDs of episodes and hard copies of lesson planning guides may be ordered free of charge by contacting
Andrea O'Neill, WVIA Director of Education at andreao'neill@wvia.org or 570-602-1182.
Natural Gas Careers
Download the episode: Natural Gas Careers
Lesson Planning Guides
- Overview and Career Opportunities
Grades 6-8 (9-12 with modification) - Patterns in Energy Use Over Time
Grades 6-8 (9-12 with modification) - Career Explorations
Grades 6-8 (9-12 with modification)
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