1. About this PowerPoint
DiscoverU is an exciting week for our community to come together and support all students in exploring career and college options. Through fun activities in school and in the community, students throughout Seattle and South King County will have opportunities to explore their futures.  

3. DISCOVERU— WHAT IS IT?
DiscoverU is an exciting week for our community to come together and support all students in exploring career and college options. Through fun activities in school and in the community, students throughout Seattle and South King County will have opportunities to explore their futures.  
GOALS
Provide all students pre-kindergarten to college the opportunity to explore their interests and learn about college pathways and career options.
Engage with families, teachers, and the broader community in supporting college and career awareness and exploration for all students.
Expose high school students to the career opportunities in our region through worksite tours to help them understand the education and skills needed to get there.

4. DISCOVERU—WHERE IS IT? Seattle & South King County Auburn Federal Way
Highline
Kent
Renton
Seattle
Tukwila
Everyone in the state is welcome to participate and use our open-source resources!

5. DISCOVERU – HOW IT GOT STARTED
Started in 2013
Seattle College Access Network & High School Counselors
Doing DiscoverU region-wide provides the opportunity to: impact more students, use the same language and bring more stakeholders into the mix.

6. DISCOVERU – GOALS
Provide all students pre-kindergarten to college the opportunity to explore their interests and learn about college pathways and career options.
Engage with families, teachers, and the broader community in supporting college and career awareness and exploration for all students.
Expose high school students to the career opportunities in our region through worksite tours to help them understand the education and skills needed to get there.

7. DISCOVERU – MATERIAL DELIVERY & MEDIA
SWAG boxes delivered to 300 schools and community based organizations in Seattle & South King County
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KUOW
Seattle Times
Facebook
Twitter

8. MONDAY – OCTOBER 23
Have students ever asked you, “Why do I need to learn this?” Take time to show them how classroom content connects to careers in our economy.

9. TUESDAY – OCTOBER 24
Help students explore the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers available to them in the Puget Sound region.

10. WEDNESDAY– OCTOBER 25
Today, we’re promoting a college-going culture! Share college knowledge and show off your school spirit!

11. THURSDAY – OCTOBER 26
Today, we honor our on-the-job heroes. They can be anyone, from an everyday hero in your life to a hidden figure in history.

12. FRIDAY – OCTOBER 27
When students look into their futures, what do they see? Set up a fun a photo booth for students to cap off DiscoverU week!
Tag us in social & use the #DiscoverUWA hashtag!

13. EASY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO FOR DISCOVERU

14. Career-a-Day THEME DAY: Classroom to Career HOW TO:
Highlight careers that use the content from the class you teach
Consider unique jobs, for example, many careers like public relations and public policy require strong writing skills, not only journalism
Discuss other skills used in the classroom that you need on-the-job, like note-taking and time management

15. “I Spy” CAREERS THEME DAY: Classroom to Career Day HOW TO:
Have students brainstorm all the jobs and careers that they relied on or interacted with from the minute they woke up to when they got to class. For example:
Someone wrote their textbook and created the graphics in it
Someone wired the electricity in their school and plumbed the bathrooms
Someone drove the bus they took to school
Reflect on the jobs and what it means for career opportunities in the future

16. “It Takes a Lot of Jobs” Poster Making
THEME DAY: DiscoverSTEM Day
HOW TO:
Show examples of “It Takes a Lot of Jobs” posters
Students pick a object, event or service they like or use
Students research jobs that go into that
Make a poster

17. Teacher College Pathway
THEME DAY: College Gear Day
HOW TO:
Complete the DiscoverU Door Decoration Poster with your college pathway
Share with students about your college experience and give them time to ask questions— they’re really curious!

18. College Knowledge Word-of-the-Day
THEME DAY: College Gear Day
HOW TO:
Using the College Knowledge materials, select 5 important college terms from the glossary, such as “financial aid” and “tuition”
Each day in class, share and discuss one of the terms
You can even create a game to check student understanding of the words later in the week
Share the online link for the College Knowledge materials so your students know about the resource

19. STEM Career Grab Bag THEME DAY: DiscoverSTEM HOW TO:
Create a list of various STEM careers
After cutting them up, put the careers in a bag
Have students draw one of the careers
Have students research about the career they picked and what skills and education requirements they would need to prepare for that career

20. Tennessee State University Tacoma Community College
Exploragories
Letter
College
Career
College Major
Company in PNW
Score T
 Tennessee State University
 Therapist
 Theology
 T-Mobile  3
Letter
College
Career
College Major
Company in PNW
Score T
 Temple University
 Truck Driver
 Theology
 Theo Chocolate  3
Letter
College
Career
College Major
Company in PNW
Score T
 Tacoma Community College
 Theater  2
THEME DAY: College Gear Day
HOW TO:
Handout copies of the Exploragories game to each person– make sure it’s faced down
Give the students a set amount of time to write down their answers to the categories using the assigned letters
You may need to allow students to do online research or provide other resources
After everyone is done, score the sheets and see who’s the winner! 1-point for each unique answer

21. Hero Profiles THEME DAY: Community Heroes Day HOW TO:
Have students select a hero they look up to in their community or life
Have students write about that person’s pathway and the skills they need to be successful in their job. For example, Beyoncé isn’t only good at dancing or singing, she also needs to know how to understand business contracts, interview, and manage a busy schedule

22. Photo Booth Fun THEME DAY: Flash Forward Friday HOW TO:
Have students design an awesome backdrop for the Flash Forward Friday photo booth
Help students transport themselves into the future and envision where they want to be by using the DiscoverU photo booth signs
Tag us in social & use the #DiscoverUWA hashtag!

23. NEWSLETTER SIGN UP AND RESOURCES
on Twitter and /discoveruwa on Facebook
Visit discoveruwa.org

24. THANK YOU for supporting our students in exploring career and college options!