Future Ready Lancaster

Lesson Focus: What is Empathy?

Students will be able to define empathy and identify one quality of empathy.

Extending the Learning at Home: Ask your student the following questions: What is empathy? Why is it important to show empathy?

Lesson Focus: Traits of Great Employees

Students will be able to identify two traits of great employees and explain how they will improve in one of these areas.

Extending the Learning at Home: Talk about a trait you are good at and explain why it is important for your job.

Lesson Focus: Five College Skills

Students will learn what skills they need in order to be successful in college.

Extending the Learning at Home: Talk with your student about their skills and what skills they can improve on.

Lesson Focus: Better Together

Students will understand the benefit of working as a team and learn how to avoid conflicts.

Extending the Learning at Home: Discuss how you can work as a team at home.

Lesson Focus: Mission: Skills

Students will learn about their work-related skills

Extending the Learning at Home: Have your student create a collage on the iPad with pictures that represent their skills. They can then share this with a teacher, classmate, or family member.

Lesson Focus: Mission: Facing Big Challenges

Students will learn how to persevere through a bit challenge.

Extending the Learning at Home: Ask your student to share the achievement they saved in Xello. Ask your student to explain how they can persevere through challenges.

Every month SDoL is highlighting one career cluster. Career clusters are a selection of jobs within one of 16 different areas as defined by the US Department of Labor.

In Demand Local Careers

The demand for Radiologic Technologists is expected to grow by 6.2% by 2024 in Lancaster County. This career requires an Associates degree with an entry salary of $41,210 and a median salary of $52,860 in Lancaster County.

Local Postsecondary Training Option

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences offers an Associates degree in Radiography that prepares students to enter this career. The college provides dozens of other programs ranging from certificates to doctoral degrees.

Check out this health career professions crossword puzzle. It should only take you a few minutes, then check your answers on page 3. You can find more activities on the Health Occupations for Today & Tomorrow website.

PA Career Zone is a fun interactive website where you learn about careers by completing different activities. The website is completely free to sign up! Check it out here.