Curiocity Career Profile

CurioCity Career Profile

CurioCity Career Profile

CurioCity is a free, web-based program that connects Grade 8-12 students and educators with the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community.

CurioCity supports youth development and learning through engaging content that:

provides interesting real-world contexts that illustrate the relevance of STEM to everyday life
offers diverse engagement opportunities for youth and educators with people who use STEM in their work
supports educators with high-quality, classroom-ready, issues-based STEM resources

Thank you for volunteering to share your career path with CurioCity!

Most high school studentsdon’t stay in STEM courses beyond those required for graduation. When asked “why?” teens often say that although science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)are important to society in general, they believe that these courses are not important to their own future lives.

At Let’s Talk Science, we aim to dispel this misunderstanding. With your assistance, we can showcase the relevance of STEM to teens’everyday lives. The CurioCity Careers sectiondemonstrateshow STEM learning can lead to a wide range of traditional and non-traditional careers. Our vision is to be the first stop for career inspiration!

What’s Involved

To volunteer, please fill out the attached profile, providing your name, career title with a briefdescription, and answers to a short survey. Keep in mind that you are writing for 13-17 year olds. Try to give a good picture of what a person could expect if they worked in a career like yours, and highlight the relevance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics where possible.To help guide your thinking, as you craft your responses,additional sub-questions have been provided.You do not need to address each sub-question individually.

To help personalize your profile, please provide:

1) A photo of yourself (preferably a photo of yourself in your working environment)

2) If possible, a photo of yourself as a teen

Both photos should be in .jpg or .png format, be of good resolution (minimum of 800px width) with a file size between 2-10MB. The photo of yourself should be in landscape orientation if at all possible.

Please Note: By providing these photos and completed profile, you confirm that you have the right to distribute the photos freely.

___ Iagree that Let’s Talk Science,and its programs, has the right and permission to use, reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute and display the photograph and profile in whole or in part, for educational, promotional or research purposes. (Please indicate your acceptance by checking the space provided).

Submitting your Profile

Once you have completed your profile, pleasereturn it to your contact at Let’s Talk Science or email to . If you have any questions please contact:

Jessica Johnston

Program Manager, CurioCity

Let’s Talk Science – Parlons sciences

National Office Toll free: 1-877-474-4081

If you have any questions about the process, feel free to contact Jessica for further clarification.

CurioCity Profile Questions

Name: ______

Career Title (and place of employment):______

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Brief Description: Please be as specific as possible. If there are different titles for the career you do, include those as well. (Suggested length 50 words or less)

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Background information:

I was born/grew up in (town/city, province/state, country)______
I now live in (town/city, province/state, country)______

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I completed my training/education at (name of institution(s) if applicable) ______

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If you did not follow a formal, academic post-secondary program, please describe.

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Do you self-identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit (FNMI)? If yes, with which community do you affiliate? Please share as much as you are comfortable. You may wish to include your Nation. If there is more than one name for your community (i.e. a traditional name for the territory, and a common English name), we invite you to share both.

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We believe that in order for young people to truly benefit from career profiles such as this, it is important that they be able to relate to you as a person. The following section is intended to help create a personal connection between you, when you were a youth, and the young people who refer to your career profile. In the final posted profile, only the items you select will be displayed.

When I was a student, (for each list, please highlight all that apply)

I enjoyed / I would have described myself as someone who (check all that apply)
Art
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Drama
Foods and Nutrition
Foreign languages
Geography
History
Home Economics/Family Studies
Industrial Arts/Shop Programs
Literature and English language arts
Math
Music
Native Studies/Languages
Physical Education/Health
Science
Technology
Other (specify) / Brought people together
Enjoyed doing things on my own
Always wanted to be outside
Liked helping people
Organized activities for my friends
Played on a sports team
Enjoyed working with my hands
Was motivated by success
Wanted to be in charge
Liked being given specific instructions
Liked being given free range to explore my ideas
Engaged in volunteer activities
Liked reading
Felt at home in the outside, natural environment
Played video games
Was really creative
Never wanted to be in the classroom
Always threw the best parties
Felt great satisfaction in getting good grades
Didn’t really care about grades
Wasn’t sure what I wanted to do
Learned best “by doing”
Always knew exactly what I wanted to do
Liked to take things apart to see how they worked
Liked to design or build things
Engaged in activities such as fishing, berry picking and hunting
Other (specify)

Complete your profile by answering the following questions. The sub-questions are intended to guide your thinking as you craft your response; you do not need to address each individual sub-question. Keep in mind that you are writing for 13-17 year olds.

Describe what you do at work.(Ensure to include links to STEM as appropriate)

What are the key activities that you engage in during the day?
What specific science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) skills do you use?
Do you use specialized equipment?
In what types of problem solving do you engage?
Do you have to make decisions? If so, what is your process?
How does your STEM background help you with solving problems and making decisions?
What interactions do you engage in with colleagues?
What tasks do you perform?

(Suggested length: 300 words or less.)

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How does your job affect people’s lives?

What makes your career relevant to others?
Why doe your career matter?
How do the things you do or produce affect others?

(Suggested length: 75 words or less)

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What motivates you in your career?

How does your careermake a difference?
What gets you excited at work?
What aspects of your career are most interesting?
What do you enjoy most about your career?
What makes this career right for you? What makes your career personally rewarding? (Suggested length: 200 words or less.)

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Describeyour career path to this career.

What education and training have you taken?
Did you do an apprenticeship or internship?
Did you set out with this career in mind? Has your career path taken any unusual twists or turns?
How did you decide to go into this field or career?
Did anyone influence the decisions you made on your way to this career?
Did you have any challenges or failures in your current career path? How did you overcome them?

(Suggested length: 150 words or less.)

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What activities do you like to do outside of work?

What do you do for fun? How do you relax?
Do you do volunteer work?
Are you involved in physical activities?

(Suggested length: 50 words or less.)

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What advice or encouragement would you give others seeking a similar career? (Suggested length: 50 words or less.)

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