JA It's My Future®
Middle School
Implementation:Classroom Based
After School
Virtual
Pillars of Student Success
Work Readiness
High Work Readiness
Entrepreneurship
Moderate Entrepreneurship
Financial Literacy
Minimal Financial Literacy
JA It's My Future offers students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job.
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
-- Develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job.
-- Research potential careers.
-- Create a basic resume.
-- Recognize appropriate behavior for an interview.
-- Differentiate between soft and technical skills.
JA It's My Future is part of the JA Work and Career Readiness Pathway and is recommended for students in middle school. This volunteer-led program can be implemented as a classroom-based, remote synchronous, or after-school program. It includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout. Spanish translation is available for JA Inspire.
JA teachers and volunteers are encouraged, as part of this program, to utilize the resources available in JA Connect® Learning Pathways, located at connect.ja.org. This self-guided experience includes interactives, JA Here to Career™, games and apps for student use.
JA programs support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See below for more information on alignment with national and state standards.
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
-- Develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job.
-- Research potential careers.
-- Create a basic resume.
-- Recognize appropriate behavior for an interview.
-- Differentiate between soft and technical skills.
JA It's My Future is part of the JA Work and Career Readiness Pathway and is recommended for students in middle school. This volunteer-led program can be implemented as a classroom-based, remote synchronous, or after-school program. It includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout. Spanish translation is available for JA Inspire.
JA teachers and volunteers are encouraged, as part of this program, to utilize the resources available in JA Connect® Learning Pathways, located at connect.ja.org. This self-guided experience includes interactives, JA Here to Career™, games and apps for student use.
JA programs support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See below for more information on alignment with national and state standards.
Virtual Implementation
Remote live implementation is available for JA It's My FutureProgram Resources
- Download: El programa JA It’s My Future
- Download: Descripción del programa JA It’s My Future
- Download: El Programa JA It's My Future JAID
- Download: Descripcion del Programa JA It's My Future JAID
- Download: JA Connect Educator-Volunteer Resource Sheet, JA It's My Future
- Download: JA It's My Future JA in a Day Learning Experience Overview
- Download: JA It's My Future Learning Experience Brief
- Download: JA It's My Future Learning Experience Overview
- JA Resource Center for Volunteers and Educators
- Download: JA It's My Future JA in a Day Learning Experience Brief
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