Career Transition Support for Educators

Career Transition Support for Educators

Vanessa Bahena

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Introduction

As an educator, you’ve developed a powerful set of skills that go beyond the classroom. These skills are highly valued in many industries and are transferable. Here's a quick video on what transferable skills are:

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Modules

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Index

Module 1

Skill Identification Activity - Help learners recognize and articulate their transferable skills.

Module 2

Resume & LinkedIn Optimization Guide - Teach best practices for optimizing resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

Modules

Module 1

+ how skills transfer

Common Teaching Skills

Communication: Teachers excel in explaining complex ideas clearly and adapting communication for different audiences. Creative Problem Solving: Finding new ways to engage students builds innovative thinking.

Lesson Planning: Planning lessons and organizing events builds planning and coordination skills. Tracking Student Data: Tracking student progress and outcomes translates to interpreting and leveraging data effectively.

'"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt

Tracking Student Data → Analytics/Research

Creative Problem-Solving → Creative Industries/Product Design

Both involve analyzing data, identifying trends, and using insights to drive informed decisions.

Teachers innovate lessons to meet student needs, just as creative professionals develop engaging content and user-friendly designs.

Module 1

Lesson Planning → Project Management/Event Planning

Communication → Customer Service/Public Relations

Teachers simplify complex ideas and engage diverse audiences—just like PR and customer service professionals who manage client interactions and public messaging.

Both require setting goals, organizing resources, and adapting to challenges while ensuring smooth execution.

Resume Transformation & LinkedIn Profile Set Up

Module 2

Evaluation

Knowledge Check

Reinforce key concepts learned throughout the modules. Such as, what transferable skills are and resume/LinkedIn profile best practices.

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Evaluation 2/3

Evaluation 3/3

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Summative Assessment

To measure learning outcomes, learners will complete a real-world career transition task: Final Task: Submit a job application package for an instructional design or corporate training role, including:

- An optimized resume. - A LinkedIn profile with a completed headline and summary. - A reflection on the learning experience and key takeaways. This assessment ensures learners apply their skills in a real-world scenario and receive feedback from peers and instructors.

Certificate

Certificate of achievement

This is just the beginning of your new journey—your skills are valuable, and opportunities are waiting for you!

You've completed the course

Congratulations!

Vanessa Bahena

MARCH, 2025

Course completed!

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Example of transferable skill to industries:

Project Management, Event Planning.

Analytics, Research.

Creative Industries, Product Design.

Customer Service, Public Relations.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Complete this summary using your experience and transferable skills: "Dedicated [role/experience] with [number] years of experience in [field]. Skilled in [key transferable skills] and [key accomplishments]. Seeking to bring expertise to [desired role/industry]."

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Write Your Professional Summary:

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.