Career Girls is founded on the dream that every girl around the world has access to diverse and accomplished women role models — to learn from their experiences and to discover their own path to empowerment.
Career Girls is founded on the dream that every girl around the world has access to diverse and accomplished women role models — to learn from their experiences and to discover their own path to empowerment.
In this video clip from Career Girls Jingwen Yuan talks about how engineering skills help her in her job as a marketing software strategic alliance manager.
Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series:
Engineering Careers (2:07 sec)
Do you like to turn ideas and dreams into reality? You should definitely consider a career in engineering! As you’ll learn from role models in this video, this field is anything but boring!
Role models working with cars, computers, spacecraft, the environment, and more show that engineering can open the door to all kinds of opportunities. If you're someone who likes to understand what's going on in people's minds, there is even a career that combines engineering and psychology!
Use the resources here to discover what it really means to have a career in engineering and why the world needs more women engineers.
Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below.
Fun Page Activity: Can you be an engineer even if you're not sure math is your best subject? Learn what's true and what's not about the field of engineering.
Independent Learning Guide: Do you like puzzles or protecting the earth? There's an engineering career for you! Watch the "Engineering Careers" video, then use this guide to understand how some of your interests and skills connect with what engineers do. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors as a jumping off point for digging deeper into engineering careers.
Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth "before, during, and after" learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.
Marshmallow Structures: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club.
4-Wheel Balloon Car: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club.
Toothpick Bridge: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club.
Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series:
Technology Careers (1:32 sec)
How did you use technology today? If you used a phone, a refrigerator, or a car, bus or train, you were seeing technology at work. Technology is part of our everyday lives. It’s also why you can be looking at this video right now about careers in tech! Watch this video to find out how you can be part of the brand new things that will become part of your world.
Can you see yourself getting paid to solve puzzles and problems? A career in technology might be for you! Technology is all about solving puzzles and problems. A career in technology can open doors to just about anything you can imagine. Computer programming is one option. But technology skills help solve problems in almost every field out there!
Use the resources here to see what you already know about tech and discover something new.
Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below.
Fun Page Activity: How much do you know about what it takes to get into a career in tech? Answer five quick questions to find out, and boost your knowledge at the same time.
Independent Learning Guide: Watch the "Technology" video, then use this guide to find out more about what preparing for a career in tech can do for you. Plus, put your problem-solving skills to work by coming up with an idea for an app that can improve people's lives! This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to engage girls in a valuable discussion that can spark interest in computing and technology and help them understand the many opportunities in tech careers.
Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth "before, during, and after" learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.
Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series:
Explore Careers in AI (4:29 sec)
Would you like to pilot drones or program a space probe? How about helping to train robots to speak with humans? All of these careers and lots more are available in the field of artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is a field with all kinds of careers for people with all kinds of interests. Of course there are jobs for people that love math or science, but there are also lots of jobs for people that like to help others, solve problems, or even teach. The role models in this video will describe some of the jobs that are available and the types of skills that you need to be successful with a career in this field.
Use the resources here to think more about your interests and how they may match up with a career in AI.
Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below.
Fun Page Activity: This fun page activity lets you answer questions about things you like to do and then suggests an AI career that might be a good fit for you.
Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Explore Careers in AI” video, then use this guide to learn about the different types of careers in the field of AI and their job responsibilities. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to further explore the field of AI.
Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth “before, during, and after” learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.
Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series:
Robotics Careers (4:26 sec)
Did you know that we already use robots for things like space missions and undersea exploration? Right now, we use robots for dangerous missions, but in the future, they might be used for a lot more! A robot might help drive your car or even cook your dinner!
Robotics is an expanding field, which means there are a lot of jobs right now and there will probably be a lot more. If you haven’t already considered a career in this field, the role models in this video might just convince you to do some research! Robotics is a collaborative career that requires all different types of people with all different types of backgrounds, so no matter what you’re interested in, there could be a great career waiting for you in the field of robotics.
Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below.
Fun Page Activity: This fun page activity lets you practice programming a robot. Think about how robots move and complete tasks while telling your robot to fetch a banana!
Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Robotics” video, then use this guide to think about the role of robots and robotics in society. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to further explore the technology and ideas involved in robotics.
Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth “before, during, and after” learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.