Career Development Education
Career Resources By Grade Level

Description
The Developmental Guidance Classroom Activities – These developmentally-appropriate career activities that are infusible into existing curricula. Each activity addresses specific National Career Development Guidelines. This resource is organized by grade levels, K-3; 4-6; 7-9; 10-12. There are approximately 100 activities per grade level.

PA Career Standards Addressed
Most of these activities support the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports most of the National Career Development Guidelines.

Cost
$20.00 per grade level packet

Address Of Vendor
The Teacher Development Center
Pennsylvania College of Technology
One College Avenue
DIF 129
Williamsport,PA 17701
(570) 320-8003
(570) 327-4527
CareerEd@pct.edu

Description
The Play Real Game – This experiential simulation allows students to take on adult work roles, create a town with its services and businesses, and create a work project consisting of a presentation to a fictional company.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strands, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1); Career Acquisition, (13.2: A, B); Career Retention, (13.3: A, D).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the National Career Development Guidelines especially under Self-Knowledge and Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
$220.00 for facilitator’s kit

Address Of Vendor
National Life/Work Center
1410 King Street
Alexandria,VA 22314
1-888-700-8940
1.877.929.3343
info@lifeworkinc.us
www.realgame.org/

Description
Paws in Jobland – This is multimedia career software for elementary students. The dog, Paws, takes students through a tour of Jobland with 100 careers with pictures and sound of actual workers talking about their careers. Contains an interest survey and reproducible worksheets infusible into the curriculum.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many competencies under Self-Knowledge and Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
$295.00

Address Of Vendor
Bridges Transitions Co.
33637-B Hwy 97 N.
Oroville,WA 98844
1-800-281-1168
1.888.349.3437
sales@bridges.com
www.bridges.com/

Description
Career-o-ROM-a – An interactive multimedia career exploration program that guides kids through the working world. Low reading level combined with sound and visuals make this helpful for the hearing and/or visually-impaired. Students can explore over 140 different careers through the interaction of Dez, the dog, and Rommie, the CD-ROM.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the competencies under Career Planning.

Cost
$149.00

Address Of Vendor
JIST Publishing
8902 Otis Avenue
Indianapolis,IN 46216-1033
1-800-648-5478
1.800.547.8329
jistpublishing@yahoo.com
http://www.jist.com/wgoh.shtm

Description
Children’s Dictionary of Occupations with Activities - This introduces students to work and the variety of jobs available. Also acts as a map for planning possible future routes down a career path.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Primarily supports competencies under Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
Dictionary, $15.95; Activities, $15.95

Address Of Vendor
Wisconsin Careers
1055 Educational Sciences Building
1025 W. Johnson Street
Madison,WI 53706
1-800-442-4612
1.608.262.3063
wiscareers@education.wisc.edcu
wiscareers.wisc.edu/G_Catalog/catalog.asp

Description
The Make It Real Game – This interactive program allows students to take on adult work roles, create a town with its services and businesses, and create a work project consisting of a presentation to a fictional company. Essential skills are developed and fostered, such as teamwork, decision-making, and the ability to make connections between school and future life-work roles.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strands, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1); Career Acquisition, (13.2: A, B); Career Retention, (13.3: A, D).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the National Career Development Guidelines especially under Self-Knowledge and Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
$220.00 for facilitator’s kit

Address Of Vendor
National Life/Work Center
1410 King Street
Alexandria,VA 22314
1-888-700-8940
1.877.929.3343
info@lifeworkinc.us
www.realgame.org/

Description
Career Futures – This software provides structured career activities with interactive modules that help students learn how interests, education, earnings, and skills relate to jobs. The portfolio helps students reflect on their interests and talents in a real world context.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports most of the National Career Development Guidelines.

Cost
$495.00

Address Of Vendor
Bridges Transitions Co.
33637-B Hwy 97 N.
Oroville,WA 98844
1-800-281-1168
1.888.349.3437
sales@bridges.com
www.bridges.com/

Description
The Real Game – A career exploration program for middle school students that brings real life into the classroom. Through simulation and interaction guided by teachers and counselors, students can learn how income influences lifestyle, how to plan and budget, what they like or don’t like about their work roles, and how changing technology and global economic trends affect their lives.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strands, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1); Career Acquisition, (13.2: A, B); Career Retention, (13.3: A, D).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the competencies under Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
$220.00 for facilitator’s kit

Address Of Vendor
National Life/Work Center
1410 King Street
Alexandria,VA 22314
1-888-700-8940
1.877.929.3343
info@lifeworkinc.us
www.realgame.org/

Description
Enter Here – The video-based encyclopedia of career opportunities features actual employees in a wide range of challenging jobs at work sites across the country. The 100 videos introduce all students to real opportunities and encourage continuing education and training. Accompanying student guides present salary ranges, job availability, employer organizations, and educational requirements. The teacher guides offer activities that focus on problem-solving and critical thinking.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many competencies under Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
$1550.00 for 100 videos which includes student and teacher guides

Address Of Vendor
Valpar International Corporation
P.O. Box 5767
Tucson,AZ 85703
1-800- 633-3321
1.262.797.8488
www.valparint.com/

Description
Vocational Biographies – This gives a “living” dimension to career information (875 careers) by portraying the career paths (including job experiences and educational background) of real people.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Primarily supports competencies under Educational and Occupational Exploration.

Cost
$1295.00 for complete library

Address Of Vendor
Vocational Biographies
PO Box 31
Sauk Center,MN 56378-0031
1-800-255-0752
1.320.352.5546
careers@vocbio.com
www.vocbio.com/

Description
The Be Real Game – Engages students in exploring life beyond high school through a career transition program that introduces a variety of post-secondary options. They not only learn through their own direct experience with three work roles, they learn about a total of 75 work roles. Students get a taste of real life with a variety of scenarios faced by adult workers like budgeting, job change, family responsibilities, community challenges, and chance events.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strands, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1); Career Acquisition, (13.2: A, B); Career Retention, (13.3: A, D)

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the National Career Development Guidelines.

Cost
$250.00 for facilitator’s kit

Address Of Vendor
National Life/Work Center
1410 King Street
Alexandria,VA 22314
1-888-700-8940
1.877.929.3343
info@lifeworkinc.us
www.realgame.org/

Description
Choices – This career development software that provides the student with activities that support self-knowledge, assessment, exploration, decision-making, and planning. Choices provides career information for more than 780 occupations with school courses and state occupational information.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the competencies under Self-Knowledge, Educational and Occupational Exploration, and Career Planning.

Cost
$1045.00 for Choices

Address Of Vendor
Bridges Transitions Co.
33637-B Hwy 97 N.
Oroville,WA 98844
1-800-281-1168
1.888.349.3437
sales@bridges.com
www.bridges.com/

Description
Workplace Readiness Curriculum – This introduces the basic skills all workers need to succeed in today’s competitive workplace: problem solving, teamwork, and self-management.

PA Career Standards Addressed
The modules support the strands, Career Acquisition, (13.2: A, B, F); Career Retention, (13.3: A, B, D, E).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the competencies under Self-Knowledge.

Cost
$395.00 for instructor’s kit

Address Of Vendor
Agency for Instructional Technology
Box A
1800 North Stonelake Drive
Bloomington,IN 47402-0120
(800) 457-4509
www.ait.net/

Description
Career Choices Curriculum – Provides 100 student-centered exercises in the classroom text integrated thematically with a literature anthology text. Lifestyle Math teaches real-world math skills.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strand, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1).

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Primarily supports competencies under Self-Knowledge and Career Planning.

Cost
Career Choices text, $24.95; Possibilities anthology, $11.95; and Lifestyle Math, $8.95

Address Of Vendor
Academic Innovations
281 South Magnolia
Santa Barbara,CA 93117
(800) 967-8016
www.academicinnovations.com

Description
The Get Real Game – Engages students in exploring life beyond high school through a career transition program that introduces a variety of post-secondary options. The program introduces students to a variety of post-secondary gateways: post-secondary education, military, workforce, and apprenticeship/internship. This program gives students the necessary skills to make the transition from school-to-work.

PA Career Standards Addressed
This resource primarily supports the strands, Career Awareness and Planning, (13.1); Career Acquisition, (13.2, A, B); Career Retention, (13.3, A, D)

National Career Development Guidelines Addressed
Supports many of the National Career Development Guidelines.

Cost
$250.00 for facilitator’s kit

Address Of Vendor
National Life/Work Center
1410 King Street
Alexandria,VA 22314
1-888-700-8940
1.877.929.3343
info@lifeworkinc.us
www.realgame.org/