Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Importance of Integrity (1:19 sec) How do you feel when you do the right thing, even if sometimes it’s not the easiest thing? Is it important to do the right thing even if nobody is watching? Find out what the role models in this video have to say about integrity, or knowing and doing the right thing. What is integrity, and why does it matter? Role models in this video take a look at what it means to do the right thing, even if it's hard and even if nobody is watching. You'll recognize some important words along the way: honesty, credibility, respect, responsibility, and trust. Use the resources here to learn more about what it means to have integrity and why it matters. 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 game of "What Would You Do?" lets you put yourself in the place of someone with some important decisions to make. You decide what to do. Independent Learning Guide: Watch the "Integrity" video, then use this guide to think about integrity in some new ways. You'll also look at what integrity means in your own life, including in some everyday situations you might find yourself in. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a valuable discussion about the importance of having integrity in and out of school. 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. Integrity Bingo: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club.

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Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Choosing the Right Friends (1:50 sec) Why is it important to choose your friends? Role models in this video share advice on identifying and selecting good quality friendships and the impact these friendships have on your life. Good friends are there to encourage and support you to achieve your goals. But did you know that holding on to negative friendships can impact your future career success? Learning to identify and surround yourself with positive friendships is an important step towards success in school and beyond! The resources here can help you learn even more about friendship and choosing the right friends. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: Reflect on healthy friendships and good friendship qualities with this story completion activity. Write endings to stories about friendship challenges and think about your own friendships. Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Choosing the Right Friends” video, then think about the qualities that make a good friend and situations where you have seen these qualities in your own life. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a valuable discussion about identifying positive friendships and applying this knowledge to current and future social situations. 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: Be Confident (1:19 sec) What’s the number one power you need to go after your dreams? Find the answer in this video! (We think it might just become your favorite superpower ever!) You already know that it takes hard work to achieve your goals, right? But it takes something else, too. The role models in this video help you understand the importance of believing in yourself. Believing in yourself is all about having confidence. So where does that confidence come from? These role models help you understand that confidence is something you build over time. Developing a positive or “can-do” attitude is an important part of this process. With confidence and hard work, you can do amazing things! The resources here can help you learn even more about the power of believing in yourself! Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: What makes you awesome? This activity helps you discover the ways you are already developing your confidence superpowers! Independent Learning Guide: Watch the "Be Confident" video, then use this guide to learn more about the power of "you being you." This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a lively discussion about what it means to be confident. 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. Confidence Collage: 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: Importance of Teamwork (1:11 sec) Think back to when you were part of a team, maybe for a class project. Was it ever a challenge to listen to a team member who had ideas that were different from your own? Listen to the role models in this video to learn why, when it comes to teamwork, differences can be more valuable than similarities! You probably already have a lot of experience working on teams, whether for a science project or a sport. So you might have had the experience of wanting people to do their part to make things work. Role models in this video can help you learn to do that, and lots more, to build on what you know about teamwork. Use the resources here to take what you know about teamwork further! 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 activity helps you learn what good teamwork takes, including being able to convince people to agree with you! Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Teamwork” video, then use this guide to discover how skills you’re already developing are teamwork skills, too! Plus, practice applying for a job where teamwork skills are a must. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a thought-provoking discussion with students about teamwork, including an illuminating exercise about the idea that a team can achieve more than what individual team members can do on their own. 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. Cup Tower Challenge: 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: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (3:32 sec) Will the future be filled with robots? Maybe! They might complete tasks like making our food, driving our cars, and cleaning our houses. You might have heard people talk about the future being full of robots: making our food, driving our cars, and cleaning our houses. Although that might not all happen, the people working on creating those robots and trying to teach them how to complete tasks have careers in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The role models in this video explain how to teach computers to do tasks and describe what the future of artificial intelligence might look like. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: Scientists and engineers use algorithms to teach computers how to do things. But did you know that we all use algorithms every day? Learn about algorithms and create your own in this fun page activity! Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning” video, then use this guide to think more about the future of these fields. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to further explore careers in the artificial intelligence and machine learning fields. 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: Overcoming Obstacles (2:52 sec) Have you ever faced an obstacle, or challenge? Sometimes obstacles may seem overwhelming, or make you feel nervous. Role models in this video share tips for overcoming obstacles and even learning from them. Everybody faces obstacles in their life – some are easy to overcome, but others are more difficult. Understanding how to deal with obstacles can make them less overwhelming. Role models in this video share advice you can use every day to take on whatever obstacles come your way. Use the resources here to learn more about how you can approach obstacles, and even keep some of them from happening at all. [Empowerment Lesson Video]: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. [Fun Page Activity]: Sometimes obstacles are all in the way you think about something. Practice turning limiting thoughts like “I might make a mistake” into empowering messages to yourself. (Everyone makes mistakes, and I can learn from mine.) [Independent Learning Guide]: Watch the “Overcoming Obstacles” video, then use this guide to turn the role models’ suggestions into your own best advice. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a valuable discussion that helps students apply the role models’ advice to their own experiences. [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: Importance of Resiliency (1:53 sec) What does it mean to be resilient? Role models in this video share the meaning of resiliency, and why it is such an important quality to apply to your life. We’ve all faced tough times, but did you know that how you handle these difficult situations is an important indicator of your future career success? Learning to handle challenges effectively and persevere will help you now, in college, and in your future career. Listen to our role models explain how to develop resiliency and learn to apply it to your life today. The resources here can help you learn even more about resilience and developing your resiliency skills. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: In this “What Would You Do?” activity, you offer advice to others struggling with being or staying resilient. Help them decide how to face their challenges and give advice on the steps they should take. Independent Learning Guide: Watch “The Importance of Resiliency” video, then think about what role resiliency plays in your life and identify areas where you would benefit from a little more resiliency. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a valuable discussion about developing resiliency and applying it to reach goals. 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: Science Careers (1:26 sec) Girls hear a lot about empowerment. What does this word mean to you? If science isn’t part of your definition, the role models in this video might make you reconsider! Do you know that expression "knowledge is power?" Studying science empowers you. That’s the message shared by a Mars Rover Systems Engineer and other role models in this video. These role models help you understand how a career in science can empower you — including to be financially independent. There is no limit to what you can do with a career in science! Use the resources here to get to know what it means to have a career in science. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: Boost your knowledge of careers in science with an activity that matches career descriptions to the scientists in the video. Independent Learning Guide: Watch the "Science Careers" video, then use this guide to take a closer look at what a career in science might mean for you. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to engage girls in a discussion that addresses misconceptions about science and helps them understand the powerful ways they can make a difference through science. 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. Inflate a Balloon: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club. Ocean in a Bottle: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club.

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Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Performing Arts Careers (2:04 sec) Do you love being on stage? Is making it in music, dance, or acting your dream? If you’ve performed for an audience, you know that it can be magical, nerve-wracking, and exciting — sometimes all at the same time! Find out what it’s like to have a career in the performing arts, from the role models in this video who work as dancers, musicians, filmmakers, and more. It can be a powerful experience to perform for an audience. And when you hear applause at the end of a performance, that means you did your best and the audience appreciated it. Whether you’re a dancer, a musician, or an actor (or aspiring to be one!), you know you’re doing something right when you have someone’s attention. This video takes a closer look at some of the best things about performing for others. Use the resources here to learn more about what it’s like on both sides of a performance — for the artist and the audience. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: What if you won the lottery? What if you woke up as a dog? Give the performing arts a try with this fun acting activity that you can do with friends. Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Performing Arts Careers” video, then use this guide to learn what a career in the performing arts might be like for you and your audience. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a lively discussion that connects the role models’ experiences to students’ own, both on the stage and in the audience. 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.

In this video clip from Career Girls Pamela Alexander, director of community development for the Ford Motor Company Fund talks about how to develop leadership skills.

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