JA Career Speakers Series^™

In JA Career Speakers Series, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. The speaker may bring props, samples of his or her work, or other visuals to help engage students. Activities and implementation design will vary based on grade level. This event is part of the JA Work and Career Readiness Pathway and can be placed in grades K–12, in-school or after-school/out-of-school.

Pillars of Student Success	Entrepreneurship: Minimal	Financial Literacy: Minimal	Work Readiness: High

Program Implementation	Program Grade-Level
Classroom Based	Grades K-12

Program Concepts	Program Skills
Business, Career clusters, Career speaker, Careers, Choices, Community, Earn, Education, Interests, Knowledge, Job, Pay, Skills, Talent, Work activities	Active listening, Decision making, Formulating questions, Making observations, Online research, Reasoning, Social skills, Verbal and written communication

Program Sessions

Before the Speaker Event

Students prepare questions for the speaker event and research the visiting career speaker and his or her company. Students will be able to identify skills and interests. The JA Career Speaker Series activities will vary based on grade level.

During the Speaker Event

Students learn about the guest speaker's job experiences and stories, ask questions, and take notes.Volunteer speaker shares his or her job experiences and stories to offer insight and guidance for career education.Students will practice active listening skills.