Essential Questions

Consider these Essential Questions as you examine and refine your ICAP practice. Find examples in PWR Practices.

Individual Development

How do you help students develop their self-awareness in your building?
How can you capture this development?
How do you develop students’ sense of direction?
What role does relationship-building play in your building?
How have you built in cultural responsiveness and equity?
How do you get to know your students’ stories?
What does this experience/progression look like throughout the grades?
In what ways do you encourage students to recognize and appreciate that personal experiences shape their futures?

What do I like? What am I good at?
What do I value? How is that different from my friends?
In what ways am I confident, self-reliant. How do I interact with my peers? How do I know I am a critical thinker, an informed risk-taker, a self-advocate, resilient?
Where do I see myself in 2 years, 5 years, 10 years?
What are my options? How can I get exposure/experience?
What are my areas of growth for the careers I am interested in?
In what ways have personal experiences impacted or influenced my journey?

How do our course offerings align with the CO Top Jobs List?
Are staff working with students to draw real-world connections to course materials?
Are staff working with students to ensure that skills are being developed and strengthened? How are students keeping track of their development and progress?
How does your school highlight student success? How do you help students to reflect upon missteps to correct them in the future?
How do our course offerings align with the CO Top Jobs List?
Are staff working with students to draw real-world connections to course materials?
Are staff working with students to ensure that skills are being developed and strengthened?
How are students keeping track of their development and progress?
How does your school highlight student success? How do you help students to reflect upon missteps to correct them in the future?

What career path(es) have I decided to investigate? Why? What are my sources, and why did I choose them?
What kind of education or training do I need? What are the costs?
How can I get exposure/experience?
What are the challenges and opportunities of this path? What are the cultural expectations?
In what ways do my strengths, interests, and preferences influence my career choice(s)?
Where do I see myself in 2 years, 5 years, 10 years?

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