1. Jami Gardner jgardner@uen.org @mrsjgard @UtahFutures UtahFutures.org

2. ▪ Budgeting ▪ Job Search ▪ Resume Builder ▪ Interview Tips ▪ Workplace Skills The premier one-stop college and career readiness website for Utah students and adults. What is UtahFutures? ▪Assessments ▪Occupation Search ▪College Research ▪Scholarship Information ▪Test Preparation

3. Financial Literacy 2.1.2 Evaluate and compare career opportunities based on: ▪ individual interests, skills, and educational requirements ▪ the value of work to society ▪ income potential ▪ the supply and demand of the workforce Why I used UtahFutures in my classroom

4. Assessment: Career Cluster Inventory Help students narrow down their career choices and explore options they hadn’t thought about. “Career Cluster Inventory”

5. Career Cluster Inventory Rate 80 activities based on how much you would enjoy doing them.

6. The higher the score, the more likely the group of occupations in the career cluster will interest you. Select the highest rated career cluster.

7. Occupation Search Results Results can be sorted by clicking on:  Title  Wage  Education To view more career options, click through the pages.

8. Career Information Use this information to help students set goals, determine HS courses/electives, research colleges or scholarships, etc. Print this information for parents, bookmark the page, or screen snip and save to a file.

9. School Search 2.2.2 Calculate the cost of post- high school training options...

10. School Search Results Help students make informed decisions about college based on:  Cost  Size  Location  Degree options

11. Scholarship Search 2.2.3 Identify sources of funding to assist in post-high school education opportunities… 2.2.4 Understand the use and advantage of 529 plans... 2.2.5 & 2.2.6 FAFSA Application and Forecaster... Scholarship & Money Saving Resources:  Scholarship interview tips  Essay writing tips  FAFSA information  Money saving resources  2900+ scholarships

12. Scholarship Search

13. 4.1.1 Develop a budget 4.1.2 Identify and prioritize...budget categories 4.1.6 Compare tools for tracking a budget...

14. 2.2.2 Understand the cost difference between public and private, and between nonprofit and for-profit education Other Resources 2.1.3 Compare Risks and rewards of entrepreneurship... 2.2.7 Identify components to be used on a resume… 2.2.8 Identify sources and strategies for and benefits of networking...

15. Jami Gardner jgardner@uen.org @mrsjgard @UtahFutures UtahFutures.org