Quest for Success Course Description
Overview
As part of a comprehensive effort to improve career readiness in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), in partnership with America Achieves, a national non-profit organization, launched the Louisiana Educator Voice Fellowship to develop a new, high school-level, career development course- Quest for Success. As part of the Fellowship, educators from across the state drafted the curriculum of Quest for Success to help all students to:
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develop essential 21st century workforce skills - the ability to communicate, collaborate, and lead;
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explore new and exciting careers and industry sectors; and
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learn about themselves and their interests to successfully navigate high school, postsecondary education, and career pathways.
Quest for Success
Quest for Success helps to improve academic and career planning as students develop personal and career goals and take steps while in high school to achieve those goals. The course is designed for youth to earn high school credit and garner additional pre-employment supports and services offered through the partnering school district and community. Quest for Success is aligned to growth occupations in the state and builds foundational knowledge, skills, and dispositions in several areas, including the following:
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Applied Knowledge (academic, critical thinking, and career related technical skills)
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Relational Skills and Personal Attributes (e.g., interpersonal skills like teamwork, customer service, exercising leadership, respecting differences, resolving conflict and personal qualities like integrity, self-discipline, personal responsibility)
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Executive and Communication Skills (e.g., technology skills, systems thinking, information use, resource management)
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Career Navigation Skills
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Postsecondary Transitions Knowledge and Skills
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Financial Literacy (e.g., personal financial management, planning for postsecondary education)
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Civic Engagement (e.g., personal responsibility, service to the community, leadership, appropriate, ethical use of technology)
This course is particularly focused on improving students’ relational, communication, and career navigation skills. Divided into eight units, as depicted in the table below, each unit of the curriculum includes a unit plan, teacher guide, student resources, performance tasks, and instructional rubrics. These tools provide educators with the information necessary to make learning authentic and build a relationship to real world applications, notably the workplace and preparing youth for employer expectations. Quest for Success provides youth with opportunities to learn about, practice and apply, and reflect on academic, technical, and cross-sector competencies through a variety of individual assignments and peer learning activities that engage the community and area employers.
MATERIALS:
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JOURNAL (1 subject notebook or composition book) that will remain in this classroom. This is VERY important because we use this journal DAILY!
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3 Ring Binder with Loose Leaf paper
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Pen/Pencil