Defined Careers
College and Career Readiness Platform for ALL
Defined Careers is the only online K-12 college and career readiness platform that helps schools and districts provide students with the opportunity to explore and experience careers through hands-on Project-Based Learning (PBL).
Defined Careers helps educators provide all students with the opportunity to experience careers and build future-ready skills.
Helping Students Prepare for the Future
Practical, hands-on learning opportunities are an essential component of career education. Defined Careers allows students in grades K-12 to explore and experience hundreds of careers across all 79 career pathways through engaging, hands-on projects.
INTEREST INVENTORY ASSESSMENT
Defined Careers takes a holistic approach to help students discover their interests through a multi-dimensional assessment that assesses each students’ values, interests, and skills. The assessment results in a personalized list of recommended career pathways projects to help students explore and experience careers.
HANDS-ON PROJECTS
Provide students with a personalized list of careers to experience that align with their study preferences, interests, and values. Multiple hands-on projects across each pathway help students better understand if a career is a right fit for them.
ONLINE STUDENT PORTFOLIO
Empower teachers and students with an easy-to-navigate online platform that includes a portfolio of the students’ projects from year-to-year. The portfolio allows students to showcase and share their published work.
Your Customized Portrait of a Graduate
Your Custom Plan section helps districts establish student progress towards their Portrait of a Graduate or other college, career, and life readiness skills while also providing students the opportunity to self-reflect on their educational journey and progress.
Defined Careers Courses
Bring Real-World Career Experiences to Your Classroom! Defined Careers is the only career exploration and experience platform that provides real-world experiences to all students in grades K-12. Students using Defined Careers experience careers through hands-on project-based learning. Several performance tasks across all career clusters and pathways allow all students to better understand if a career is the right fit for them.
Check out a few sample projects below!
Click Here to view Commercial and Industrial Designer Course
You are an Industrial Designer for Dick's Sporting Goods. Your role is to develop and improve concepts for everyday outdoor products.
Click Here to view Game Designer Course
You are a Game Designer, and your role is to design a new character and storyline for a new Super Mario Game.
Click Here to view Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters Course
You are a Pipefitter and Steamfitter for the Murphy Contracting Company. You will be responsible for designing and laying pipe for the Soccer Stadium.
