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2018 the Michigan Department of Education published the <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/MI_Career_Development_Model_-_Dec._18_2018_641266_7.pdf">
Michigan Career Development Model</a> with the goal of providing students the necessary knowledge and skills for success in a career of their choice. The focus for grades K-5 is career awareness, and the eResources in the
<a href="https://mel.org/welcome">Michigan eLibrary</a> provide images, videos, articles and eBooks to support the learning targets in the various career zones, including careers that are nontraditional for a specific gender.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=pebblego"><b>PebbleGo</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Through the social studies module of PebbleGo, students can link to short, engaging articles with built-in accessibility tools on a wide range of careers under the
<i>Jobs in the Community</i> link. <a href="https://login.pebblego.com/modules/5/categories/5007/articles/5189?sqs=c6348bd9f45d9b883a1b45db71195f3d15b44b37e54fb327f8e674ae19225857">
Construction workers</a>, <a href="https://login.pebblego.com/modules/5/categories/5007/articles/5192?sqs=c6348bd9f45d9b883a1b45db71195f3d15b44b37e54fb327f8e674ae19225857">
farmers</a>, and <a href="https://login.pebblego.com/modules/5/categories/5007/articles/5195?sqs=c6348bd9f45d9b883a1b45db71195f3d15b44b37e54fb327f8e674ae19225857">
librarians</a> are just a few of the careers that students can easily explore. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e860xna"><b>eBook K-8 Collection</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With a simple search of the term <i>career</i>, students have access to over
<a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=career&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live">
600 different eBook titles</a> through the K-8 Collection, including new publications such as
<a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&AN=2137849&site=ehost-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_1">
STEAM Jobs in Agriculture and Food Development</a> and <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&AN=2137861&site=ehost-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_C">
STEAM Jobs in Architecture and Construction</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-prh"><b>Primary Search</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Primary Search database in <a href="https://mel.org/welcome">
MeL</a> provides users the ability to perform keyword searches through publications such as
<i>ChildArt, Hopscotch, Ranger Rick, Scholastic Action, Scholastic News, Science News for Students, Science Spin, Science World,</i> and
<i>Sports Illustrated Kids</i> to name just a few. When performing a search using the words
<b>career</b> and <b>job</b>, <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&bquery=career+AND+job&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live">
275 articles</a> are returned in the results, including a hidden gem on a <a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=142311090&site=ehost-live&scope=site">
creepy crawly career</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebelem"><b>Britannica School Elementary</b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">With a quick search of the term<i> career</i> in Britannica School Elementary, students are offered a
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</span></i></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">link. This takes them to a list of careers that can be explored further. Built-in accessibility features such as text-to-speech and translation are offered with
this resource. Additionally, Britannica has a double-click dictionary on all the words in the text as well as supplemental images and the ability to drop resources directly into Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://worldbookonline.com/ewol/home?subacct=O6106"><b>World Book Early Learning</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Short video clips featuring people at work are found in the World Book Early Learning eResource. Along with several other clips, students can watch a
<a href="https://worldbookonline.com/wbel/#/videos/vd001199?category=jobs">utility worker</a> on the job or view a person
<a href="https://worldbookonline.com/wbel/#/videos/vd001229?category=trucks">operating a bulldozer</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">By accessing the eResources through the Michigan eLibrary, educators have a wide range of options to support various aspects of both K-12 curriculum and career readiness. Take a moment to explore the possibilities that MeL offers today!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you are having any issues linking to items on this page, please explore the
</b><a href="https://www.mcls.org/mel/mel-databases/help/remote-access/"><b>MeL eResource Access Page.</b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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