Career Clusters & Advising
One of the main attributions Achieve Texas contributes to advisors and counselors is that it breaks down potential class schedules in order to help a student be success in the career path they have chosen; it also goes on to help a student realize what expectations of the career field are, what kind of impact it has on the world, if the field is growing/shrinking, and ultimately, if it is the right fit. Achieve Texas does this through breaking career fields into clusters, or bunches of related careers. By doing this, it allows students to explore more possible options, to find one that best suits their personality and strengths.
An example of the career clusters is Education & Training (edutrain). This cluster includes occupations such as early childhood education, teaching, educational administrator, school counselor, and corporate training. If a student is interested in teaching, there is an entire pamphlet dedicated to the expectations, job market, job security, expected salary, and details about how …show more content…
This, along with the level of education I am pursuing, I am on the path to become an instructor of sorts. This is related to teaching various courses, ranging from elementary school to high school level, with the possibility of branching into special education. As of now, I am a teaching assistant in inclusion classrooms. I rather enjoy working with the variety of students an inclusion provides. So, it seems I am on the right track to meshing my interest and skills with a career. In order to advance farther, it is advised that I become a certified educator. This means, narrowing down to a specific age group, subject, and possibly a certification for special education instruction. Working in the Education & Training career cluster is a place where I will excel and be
One of the main attributions Achieve Texas contributes to advisors and counselors is that it breaks down potential class schedules in order to help a student be success in the career path they have chosen; it also goes on to help a student realize what expectations of the career field are, what kind of impact it has on the world, if the field is growing/shrinking, and ultimately, if it is the right fit. Achieve Texas does this through breaking career fields into clusters, or bunches of related careers. By doing this, it allows students to explore more possible options, to find one that best suits their personality and strengths.
An example of the career clusters is Education & Training (edutrain). This cluster includes occupations such as early childhood education, teaching, educational administrator, school counselor, and corporate training. If a student is interested in teaching, there is an entire pamphlet dedicated to the expectations, job market, job security, expected salary, and details about how …show more content…
This, along with the level of education I am pursuing, I am on the path to become an instructor of sorts. This is related to teaching various courses, ranging from elementary school to high school level, with the possibility of branching into special education. As of now, I am a teaching assistant in inclusion classrooms. I rather enjoy working with the variety of students an inclusion provides. So, it seems I am on the right track to meshing my interest and skills with a career. In order to advance farther, it is advised that I become a certified educator. This means, narrowing down to a specific age group, subject, and possibly a certification for special education instruction. Working in the Education & Training career cluster is a place where I will excel and be