Technological innovations have lessened the physical requirements of the work.

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Options Unlimited A Role Modeling Program to Expand Career Options Classroom Events Classroom events are the easiest, most accessible way to bring information about the working world to students. Classroom events that happen today can influence career decisions in future years. Invite role models into your classroom for panel discussions or individual presentations. Show films and have role models lead discussion. "Useful film , poster and program resources, etc are contained in the Equity In Apprenticship Resource Kit, available from the Open Learning Agency: 1-800-663-1653. Plan a classroom mini-conference. Use the materials and ideas from the Events and Activities section that follows for classroom discussions and research projects. Involve role models in your classes any time you can. For example, invite a woman who works in medicine or other health care technology when you are teaching about health care. Use the resources listed in the resource section. Ideally, educating students about career choices is an on-going process. For example, some classes can begin with classroom discussions about gender roles, followed by a two-hour session where role models come into the classroom to share their skills, tools and stories. This could be followed by a career conference. Once they have adequate knowledge to make informed choices, students can decide on meaningful work experience or job shadow placements. Note: Activities and exercises for these ideas can be found in Options Unlimited in the activity section.

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