Overview
Connect your classroom to careers and real-world insights with Career Connect. Educators, learn more with the Educator How-To Video: Career Connect, or follow these steps to get started:
Step 1: Access Career Connect
Access Career Connect through your Discovery Education homepage under Curriculum Packs. Alternatively, navigate directly to app.thisiscareerconnect.com.
Don’t see Career Connect in product? Reach out to your district admin to learn more.
Step 2: Complete your profile
Verify the profile information pulled from your Discovery Education account. Add a profile picture, accept the Privacy Policy and Terms, and select Continue to Career Connect.
Step 3: Explore your Dashboard
After profile setup, you can access your Dashboard - this is your control center to manage requests, view recommended guest speakers, browse organization content, and more.
Step 4: Create a New Request
Select the Create a New Request button on the top right of your Dashboard.
Two types of requests are there for your convenience.
- The Share my Career request permits guest speakers to share their journey, skills and career choices, offering your students a glimpse into potential career paths.
- The Custom Request allows you to collaborate with your guest speaker and tailor content to suit your class's learning objectives.
Once you've filled out your request details, specify the date, time and subject areas you'd like your guest speaker to focus on. Include any suggested topics, agendas or guest speaker preferences in the description section.
If your district mandates certain video conferencing tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, include the invite links here.
Step 5 Submit your request
After you submit your request, we’ll match you with potential guest speakers. Guest speakers can view and apply to your request, so check and review applications regularly. You can also directly request speakers.
Once a guest speaker is approved, all applicants are notified, and you can message approved guest speakers.
Edit your requests at any time before the scheduled date. All request details can be edited but the selected subject areas, these cannot be changed.
Step 6: Message
Once you match with a guest speaker, your request becomes a Connect. You can start messaging the guest speaker to ask or answer questions before the scheduled visit.
To access your messages, navigate to the side menu and select Messages.
Step 7: Connect
It’s time for your Career Connect virtual visit. Go to your Career Connect Dashboard and click to see the Request Details for your Upcoming Connect. Click on the meeting link that you added for the request to join your virtual meeting, and your Connector will do the same.
We recommend starting your meeting 5 minutes early, so you have time to ensure a smooth experience. If the guest speaker can't hear you, check you aren't muted.
Remember, you can message your Connector within Career Connect if there are any changes you'd like them to know.
Step 8: Share your feedback
Career Connect is the first of its kind and you’re testing out an exciting new experience. We’d love to hear your feedback on how your virtual visit went, if there were any technical issues, or if you have suggestions on how to improve the platform. Your feedback is immensely valuable to us and we’re always focused on improving the educator experience.