CSDE & Defined Careers Professional Learning

Defined Careers Professional Learning: Defined Careers provides instructional resources that are aligned to career pathways and can be used to support your district’s Portrait of a Graduate and Student Success Planning starting in middle school. The Defined Careers platform allows students in grades K-12 to explore and experience hundreds of careers across all 79 career pathways through engaging, hands-on projects. This immersive and collaborative professional learning experience brings together school counselors and educators to deepen their understanding of how to utilize Defined Careers in the classroom, in advisory, and for career guidance. To learn more and get started using these powerful resources, join us for this no-cost in-person professional learning opportunity.

Date & Time: February 28th, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST; Please plan to arrive 30 minutes early to ensure that everyone will get through security so we can start promptly at 9:00 AM. Registration for our February training is closed. To register for our March PL, please click here. 

Location: State Office Building, 165 Capital Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106; Ground floor rooms D & E

Parking: 315 Buckingham Street Garage (across the street from the building)

**Note: Please bring a personal electronic device such as a laptop.

Agenda:

1. Introduction to Defined Careers

• Career Navigation

• High-Quality PBL Framework

2. Defined Careers - Student Experience

• Assessment

• Results

• Course

• Portfolio

3. Defined Careers - Educator Experience

• Classes (Demo Class, Classes, Grading)

• Reporting

• Courses (Assessment, Foundational, etc.)

• Settings

• Messages

4. Support / Q&A