Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Learning Coach Guide Contents Unit Information10 Career Pathways at CCA Unit11 Entrepreneurial Mindset for Career Success Unit12 Job Search and Interview Skills Unit13 Part A: Welcome Letter Dear Learning Coach, Thank you for partnering with CCA and investing in your learner’s education. This Learning Coach Guide is intended to help you support your learner in their Career Planning 8 course. Within this guide, you will find the goals, components, and features of the online course. Please take time to read and review this information so you understand how to help your learner interact with all the course’s elements. The Learning Coach Guide also includes information about each of the units in this course. On each page of unit information, you will discover the following. The Unit Overview will tell you what the focus, content, and skills of the unit will be. The Unit Assessment section is a place for you and your learner to preview the graded work in the course. At the start of each unit, work with your learner to look at the unit in edio and find out which types of graded work are in this unit. Write them in the box and use it as a checklist. You can check off each one as your learner completes it. The Unit Materials section tells you the materials your learner will need to complete the activities in this unit. You will also find the materials list repeated within each lesson so that your learner has exactly what they need at the right time. The Unit Discussion Questions are optional questions that you may want to ask your learner during the unit to increase home and school connections about what your learner is studying. In the Unit Notables section, you may find optional activities, career connections, technology tips, ideas to help your learner if they get stuck, or safety tips. CCA wishes you and your learner a terrific school year! Supporting Your Learner Your role as a Learning Coach is very important. Here are a few ways you can help your learner do their very best in the course. Help your learner know what time guided or live class instruction is scheduled for, and prompt them to attend sessions or watch recordings. Remember, it is okay for your learner to get stuck. Learning new material takes time. Encourage them to take breaks, keep trying, and even ask the teacher for help. Help your learner navigate technology. That may mean helping them type information or upload work into edio. Always encourage your learner to do their very best. Review the course syllabus for your learner’s course. Maintain communication with your learner’s teacher. Part B: Course Information Course Goals In Career Planning 8, your learner will be introduced to the Entrepreneurial Mindset and how it can positively impact their success in any career, regardless if they are a business owner. Next, your learner will continue to build their career portfolio by creating documents to help them find a job. Afterward, your learner will explore the career pathways offered at CCA. Career pathways are meant to help prepare them for their future after high school. This year will help your learner understand how they can grow in a career area of their choice! By the end of the year, your learner will be able to: explore CCA’s Career Pathways; identify the best CCA Career Pathway that matches their interests and skills; recognize why the traits of an entrepreneur are beneficial in any career; explain the process of becoming an entrepreneur and the 4 P’s (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) of marketing; use tools and resources to find a job opening in the local, national, and global job market; create a professional summary of themselves to give to potential employers; obtain a letter of recommendation; complete a job application; and explore the skills needed to be successful in an interview. Course Format Lesson Components: Each day, your learner will spend 45 to 60 minutes completing a lesson on career planning. Some days may take less time, while other days may take a little more time. The lesson does not need to be completed in one sitting. Encourage your learner to take short breaks as they need. This section will help you to understand how your learner’s course is structured in edio. Lesson Bundling: You will see a lesson bundle on the first day of each new unit. Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used every lesson. See the example below. 1. Getting Started Lesson: There is one Getting Started lesson in this course. It can be found on Day 1 of Unit 1. This lesson includes important information about the course and contact information for your teacher. 2. Unit Overview and Prep for Success: Each unit will include a unit overview. This describes what your learner will learn in the unit and how many assessments the unit will have. Additionally, your learner will find a Prep for Success. This component offers your learner tips to be successful in the course, such as study tips, important software information, safety reminders, and more. 3. Knowledge Check: There will be one Knowledge Check in each unit. The Knowledge Check is designed to check prior learning and understanding about key skills and concepts that will be taught in the unit. The Knowledge Check is not a graded assessment. Each lesson has its own components to help guide your learner through the lesson. 1. Lesson Overview: At the beginning of every lesson, your learner will see the lesson overview. This section contains lesson objectives, lesson vocabulary, materials your learner will need for the lesson, and the suggested lesson length. 2. Engage: The first section of the lesson is Engage. In this section, your learner will be introduced to the lesson by making a connection to past and present knowledge and will get ready for the lesson’s instruction. 3. Discover: New content and instruction is presented in the Discover section. Your learner will interact with the lesson content through defined vocabulary terms, videos, audio, and Pause and Think activities. Your learner will be able to practice and answer questions as they work through the lesson. 4. Show: Your learner will demonstrate what they have learned in the lesson through a series of practice questions. 5. Wrap Up: This section recaps the day’s objectives and prepares your learner for a future lesson or assessment. The course includes assignments. These graded assignments allow your learner to show what they have learned and apply their new skills. All CCA assignments include these components. 1. Assessment Overview: At the beginning of each assessment, your learner will see the assessment overview. This section contains the goals of the assessment, materials your learner will need, the length of the assessment, and directions for completion. 2. Plan: In the Plan section, learners will be introduced to the assignment or project. Learners may be provided with a review of content from the previous lessons, strategies for completing the activity, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics. 3. Do: Learners put their plan into action and work to complete the assignment or project successfully. This section also provides the grading expectations and/or rubric the teacher will use to grade the work. 4. Reflect: In Reflect, learners will think back to the work they completed. They will reflect upon the experience and analyze how well they completed the task. These moments of reflection are important and allow learners to think about their learning and their work habits. Part C: Unit Information Career Pathways at CCA Unit Unit Overview In this unit, your learner is introduced to CCA’s Career Pathways available beginning in the 9th Grade. They will compare their interests and skills to determine the pathway that is a good fit. They will review careers, courses, clubs, and field trips that support each pathway. Unit Notables Learners will find that there are many career options to explore. The career paths will help them discover what they may want to do in high school to prepare for their future. A helpful way to help your learner is to have a conversation about their interests and how they can use their current interests to help them plan their future. A good first step is to help them explore a career that is similar to their interests. Help your learner keep in mind, there is no right path! Unit Discussion Questions What are you skilled at doing? What are your interests? What kind of job or career can you see yourself doing in the future? Household Materials none Unit Assessments Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Kit Materials Entrepreneurial Mindset for Career Success Unit Unit Assessments Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore the concept of self-employment and entrepreneurship. They will analyze the characteristics of entrepreneurs and why having an entrepreneurial mindset is critical in any career. Finally, they will get a high-level overview of becoming an entrepreneur and how the 4 P’s (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) of marketing contributes to business success. Unit Discussion Questions If you could start your own business, what product would you sell or service would you provide? Would you prefer to be your own boss or work for someone? Why or why not? What are some popular product you use and how are the 4 P’s of marketing applied? Unit Notables Your learner may have dreams of being an influencer or creating a product they think others would purchase. This is entrepreneurship! If they do not have an interest of being their own boss, discuss with them how the traits of an entrepreneur are still valuable, for example, initiative, problem-solving, and leadership. Household Materials notebook Kit Materials none Job Search and Interview Skills Unit Unit Assessments Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment _________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Overview Unit Notables Your learner will create and gather documents to help them find a job. They will go through the steps on how to look and apply for a job and prepare for an interview. These activities are mock activities. As a learning coach, you may want to walk through the mock application with them, possibly hold a mock interview so your learner may know what questions to expect. Household Materials notebook, pencil, worksheet Unit Discussion Questions What will you look for in a job? What do you think of the job application? What are you going to say in your letter of introduction? Kit Materials none In this unit, your learner will have the opportunity to add to their digital career portfolio, including a plan on how to market themselves as a job candidate, letter of recommendation, and a mock job application. They will also learn about ways to search for jobs using online resources as well as develop basic interview skills. Finally, learners will reflect on what they learned in Career Planning 8 and how it is helping them work toward their dream career.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
