Materials For 11th Grade High School Students

PA Academic Standards for Career Education and Work

PHEAA has products to help you meet the following standards for Career Awareness and Preparation:

11A Relate careers to individual interests, abilities, and aptitudes.
11B Analyze career options based on personal interests, abilities, aptitudes, achievements, and goals.
11C Analyze how the changing roles of individuals in the workplace relate to new opportunities within career choices.
11D Evaluate school-based opportunities for career awareness/preparation, such as, but not limited to: Career days, Career portfolio, Community service, Cooperative education, Graduation/senior project, Internship, Job shadowing, Part time employment, Registered apprenticeship, School based enterprise.
11E Justify the selection of a career.
11F Analyze the relationship between career choices and career preparation opportunities (Associate degree, Baccalaureate degree, entrepreneurship, employment, military, Tech Prep, etc.).
11G Assess the implementation of the individualized career plan through the ongoing development of the career portfolio.
11H Review personal high school plan against current personal career goals and select postsecondary opportunities based upon personal career interests.

Product	11A	11B	11C	11D	11E	11F	11G	11H
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English Activities – Career Awareness Download (105 KB PDF)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
High School/Middle School Portfolio Planner Download (1.1 MB PDF)	X				X	X	X	X
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PHEAA has products to help you meet the following standards for Career Acquisition:

11A Apply effective speaking and listening skills used in a job interview.
11B Evaluate resources available in researching job opportunities, such as, but not limited to CareerLinks, Internet, Networking, Newspapers, Professional associations, Resource books.
11C Develop and assemble, for career portfolio placement, career acquisition documents (job application, letter of introduction, letter of appreciation, request for a letter of recommendation, resume).
11D Analyze, revise, and apply an individualized career portfolio to chosen career path.
11E Demonstrate, in the career acquisition process, the application of essential workplace skills/knowledge, such as, but not limited to: Commitment, Communication, Dependability, Health/Safety, Laws and regulations (Americans with Disabilities Act, Child Labor Laws, Fair labor Standards Act, OSHA, Material Safety Data Sheets), Personal initiative, Self-advocacy, Scheduling/time management, Technical literacy, Technology.

Product	11A	11B	11C	11D	11E
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English Activities –Career Acquisition Download (186 KB PDF)	X	X	X	X	X
High School/Middle School Portfolio Planner Download (1.1 MB PDF)				X

PHEAA has products to help you meet the following standards for Career Retention and Advancement:

11A Evaluate personal attitudes and work habits that support career retention and advancement.
11B Evaluate team member roles to describe and illustrate active listening techniques (clarifying, encouraging, reflecting, restating, summarizing).
11C Evaluate conflict resolution skills as they relate to the workplace: Constructive criticism, Group dynamics, Managing/leadership, Mediation, Negotiation, Problem Solving.
11D Develop a personal budget based on career choice (charitable contributions, expenses, gross pay, net pay, taxes, etc.).
11E Evaluate time management strategies and their application to both personal and work situations.
11F Evaluate strategies for career retention and advancement in response to the changing global workplace.
11G Evaluate the impact of lifelong learning on career retention and advancement.

Product	11A	11B	11C	11D	11E	11F	11G
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English Activities – Career Retention Download (90 KB PDF)	X	X	X		X	X	X
Financial Wellness Curriculum at YouCanDealWithIt.com Order online				X	X
High School/Middle School Portfolio Planner Download (1.1 MB PDF)		X
Math Activities – Career Retention Download (57 KB PDF)				X

PHEAA has products to help you meet the following standards for Entrepreneurship:

11A Analyze entrepreneurship as it relates to personal goals and corporate opportunities.
11B Analyze entrepreneurship as it relates to personal character traits.
11C Develop a business plan for an entrepreneurial concept of personal interest and identify available resources, such as, but not limited to: Community based organizations (chambers of commerce, trade/technical associations, industrial resource centers), Financial institutions, School based career centers, Small business administration (SCORE, small business development centers, entrepreneurial development centers) and Venture capital.

Product	11A	11B	11C
English Activities – Entrepreneurship Download (78 KB PDF)	X	X	X
High School/Middle School Portfolio Planner Download (1.1 MB PDF)	X	X