Connect the Dots: How School Skills Become Work Skills
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles"Connect the Dots: How School Skills Become Work Skills" explains how classroom learning builds career readiness and employability. Through everyday examples, the video links self-management, communication, critical thinking, computer literacy, and literacy in reading, writing, and math to workplace success. It emphasizes punctuality, responsibility, meeting deadlines, asking questions, respectful communication, research with reliable sources, problem solving, and using tools such as word processing and spreadsheets. The program also highlights reading comprehension, clear writing, and practical math for real-world tasks. Aligned with school curricula in English language arts, mathematics, digital literacy, and career and technical education, this video supports college and career readiness by showing how academic skills transfer directly to jobs and professional settings.
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Runtime: 16 minutes, 5 seconds
- Topic: Careers, Education, Language Arts
- Subtopic: Career and Technical Education (CTE), Communication, Critical Thinking, Digital Literacy, Information Literacy, Job Skills, Literacy, Occupations
- Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 9
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- Release Year: 2006
- Producer/Distributor: Human Relations Media
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Great way for students to connect school to work skills. Still relevant.
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Excellent information, well done!
Excellent and well crafted video presentation!