College and Career Ready Resources
Welcome to the College & Career Readiness Resource Hub!
This section provides practical, accessible tools to help middle school students working on alternate academic achievement standards develop the skills they need for life beyond school.
Resources here focus on:
All materials are designed with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in mind and aligned with Wisconsin's College and Career Ready Standards and Indicator 13 transition planning guidance.
These supports help students explore their interests, identify strengths, and prepare for future success—whether in further education, employment, or independent living. Use, adapt, and revisit often!
This section provides practical, accessible tools to help middle school students working on alternate academic achievement standards develop the skills they need for life beyond school.
Resources here focus on:
- Transition planning and goal setting
- Daily living skills and workplace behaviors
- Functional academics linked to real-world tasks
- Activities that build self-awareness, decision-making, and self-advocacy
All materials are designed with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in mind and aligned with Wisconsin's College and Career Ready Standards and Indicator 13 transition planning guidance.
These supports help students explore their interests, identify strengths, and prepare for future success—whether in further education, employment, or independent living. Use, adapt, and revisit often!
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills
Visit the website: https://youth.gov/feature-article/soft-skills-pay-bills
Soft skills are everyday interpersonal skills that job seekers need to succeed on the job. They include communicating clearly and appropriately, remembering work directions, working well with others, and knowing how to solve problems. These skills will help youth succeed in life no matter what they are doing. They are necessary for youth to succeed in education, job training, independent living, community participation, and, ultimately, in the workplace.
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills is a curriculum developed by the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor to help teach youth those important soft skills or workforce readiness skills. It is created for youth development professionals as an introduction to workplace interpersonal and professional skills, targeted at youth ages 14 to 21 in both in-school and out-of-school environments. It is a modular, hands-on curriculum with engaging activities and fun games that focus on six key skill areas: communication, enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, networking, problem solving and critical thinking, and professionalism.1 The curriculum can be used to supplement existing soft skills exercises or used on its own.
Visit the website: https://youth.gov/feature-article/soft-skills-pay-bills
Soft skills are everyday interpersonal skills that job seekers need to succeed on the job. They include communicating clearly and appropriately, remembering work directions, working well with others, and knowing how to solve problems. These skills will help youth succeed in life no matter what they are doing. They are necessary for youth to succeed in education, job training, independent living, community participation, and, ultimately, in the workplace.
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills is a curriculum developed by the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor to help teach youth those important soft skills or workforce readiness skills. It is created for youth development professionals as an introduction to workplace interpersonal and professional skills, targeted at youth ages 14 to 21 in both in-school and out-of-school environments. It is a modular, hands-on curriculum with engaging activities and fun games that focus on six key skill areas: communication, enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, networking, problem solving and critical thinking, and professionalism.1 The curriculum can be used to supplement existing soft skills exercises or used on its own.
| soft_skills_to_pay_the_bills.pdf |
Work Force Solutions Middle School
Visit the website: www.wrksolutions.com/for-individuals/career-exploration/when-i-grow-up/middle-school-grades-6-8
Workforce Solutions is proud to make the "When I Grow Up" workforce education curriculum available to you AT NO CHARGE. The curriculum can be used in conjunction with your school's career day or done in the classroom. The lesson plans are TEK-aligned and designed to be flexible so you can customize them to suit your instructional needs.
Visit the website: www.wrksolutions.com/for-individuals/career-exploration/when-i-grow-up/middle-school-grades-6-8
Workforce Solutions is proud to make the "When I Grow Up" workforce education curriculum available to you AT NO CHARGE. The curriculum can be used in conjunction with your school's career day or done in the classroom. The lesson plans are TEK-aligned and designed to be flexible so you can customize them to suit your instructional needs.
| work_force_solutions_middle_school_pdf.pdf |
Northwestern Mutual Money Basics
Visit the website: https://www.northwesternmutual.com/life-and-money/money-basics/building-your-savings/
Visit the website: https://www.northwesternmutual.com/life-and-money/money-basics/building-your-savings/
Articles for Northwestern Mutual that are worth using in lessons:
Resume Graphic Organizer
| resume_graphic_organizer.pdf |
