Before the end of the year I will be entering all 6th grade Language Arts classrooms and teaching a lesson on Career Cruising. It will be an introduction to the program and allow students to begin creating their profile. More information below.
www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising is an Internet-based career exploration and planning tool your child uses to explore career and college options and develop a career plan. Career Cruising can be accessed from school, from home, or wherever your son or daughter has access to the Internet. Features of the program include:
- Interest and Skills Assessment – a world-renowned career assessment tool to help people identify suitable career options based on their interests and skills
- Career Profiles -thorough and up-to-date information about hundreds of different occupations, including direct links between careers and college programs
- Multimedia Interviews -interviews with real people in each occupation, which add depth and realism to career profiles
- College and Financial Aid Information -comprehensive college and financial aid information, with a number of useful search tools to help students find the right college and the right scholarships
- Electronic Career Portfolio -available online, so students can develop their education and career plans from wherever they access Career Cruising
- Resume Builder -integrated with the portfolio to help students format and print professional-looking resumes quickly and easily
To login:
Username: lps-(then your student’s ID number) example: lps-123456
Password: Their LPS password they use for everything else at school
