Connecting Activities is a statewide network, organized through the sixteen MassHire Workforce Boards, connecting employers and schools to support work-based learning and other career development education activities for students. Find out more about how this initiative can support students in your community.
Friday, May 08, 2020
We are collecting resources for working with youth during the COVID-19 pandemic in the following Google Doc. We will continue to share these as new resources are added.
...Thursday, April 30, 2020
During the summer of 2019, 45 teachers participated in the DESE Perkins Teacher Externship Program. Teachers worked on projects... ...
Saturday, March 28, 2020
A re-post and update of an earlier article about "What Can Students Do?" In this time of school shut-downs, there is a natural sense of worry about the future, and students may feel this worry if they try to think about their future steps. As career development professionals, we can share some of the positive things that students and families can do to nurture lifelong learning skills, focusing on the present while also continuing to be ready for future career steps. While we are in this time of worry, it may be helpful to realize that most real-life career paths are built gradually over time, often with set-backs and changes of course. ...Friday, October 18, 2019
The Lowell Sun recently published a profile of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education`s Perkins Teacher Externship Program, a project of the College Career and Technical Education (CCTE) Unit, ...Thursday, May 16, 2019
From the May 9, 2019 Conference:
Connecting Activities Mini-Presentations - 3-5 minute presentations from ...