From Backpack to Briefcase

What This Includes

Skill addressed: Attitude, Verbal Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Resilience, Listening, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Work Ethic, Leadership, Professionalism & Networking

Learner content

• Fourteen lesson plans for developing personal and workplace success skills and career building skills, such as team building and networking
• Fillable PDF student worksheets for both individual and collaborative activities

Instructor content

• Each of the 14 lessons comes with background information on the skill being taught and a lesson plan resource.

Key Takeaways

• Short lessons build discrete personal and workplace success skills. Each classroom activity ends with a Take it to Work lesson. For example, in the lesson on teamwork, learners work in teams to analyze and discuss statements about teamwork. They then practice sharing a successful teamwork experience for job interview practice.
• The lessons are designed for community college–level students but would work well in high school equivalency and workforce development settings.
• The activities are designed to be used in an in-person class setting but would work in a remote learning setting with some adaptation.
• Lessons can be used individually, taught as an entire course, or integrated into a curriculum.
• The PDF lesson plans are easy to read and use, but practitioners may need Adobe Acrobat Pro to separate out individual student worksheet pages.

Tags: Adaptability & Flexibility, Communication, Critical & Creative Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership & Initiative, Self-Management, Teamwork & Collaboration, Instructional Material, Download & Print, Online, Free, Higher Education, Workforce Development