12 Career Ready Practices
CRP Introducation
Communication
Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas, and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal, and/or visual methods. They communicate in the workplace with clarity and purpose to make maximum use of their own and others’ time. They are excellent writers; they master conventions, word choice and organization and use effective tone and presentation skills to articulate ideas. They are skilled at interacting with others; they are active listeners and speak clearly and with purpose. Career-ready individuals think about the audience for their communication and prepare accordingly to ensure the desired outcome.
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Communicating well
Use communication to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.
| CRP-MS.04.01 CRP-HS.04.01 |
Communicates only to inform and does not demonstrate communication for other purposes.
Communicates only to inform or instruct.
Uses communication to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.
Effectively uses communication to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.
Communicating through presentation
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
| CRP-MS.04.02 CRP-HS.04.02 |
Either creates a presentation but does not present, or fails to complete the presentation, thus does not communicate using both verbal and nonverbal communication.
Creates a presentation but does not effectively address / communicate using both verbal and nonverbal communication.
Communicates thoughts and ideas by crafting and presenting a presentation using both verbal and nonverbal communication.
Works creatively to craft and present a comprehensive presentation that uses both verbal and nonverbal communication.
Communicating new ideas
Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others effectively.
| CRP-MS.04.03 CRP-HS.04.03 |
Develops new ideas, but does not effectively implement or communicate ideas with others.
Develops, implements, and attempts to communicate new ideas to others.
Develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others effectively.
Develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others effectively in a variety of conditions.
Timely listening / speaking
Know when it is appropriate to listen and when to speak.
| CRP-MS.04.04 CRP-HS.04.04 |
Often needs to be reminded of appropriate times to speak and appropriate times to listen.
At times, speaks when it is not appropriate and does not listen when it is appropriate.
While engaged in conversations/discussions, understands when it is appropriate to speak and when it is appropriate to listen.
While engaged in conversations/discussions, consistently understands when it is appropriate to effectively speak and when it is appropriate to listen.
Listening well
Listen effectively to decipher meaning of a message.
| CRP-MS.04.05 CRP-HS.04.05 |
Does not listen to the message and demonstrates the misunderstanding by not reflecting on the meaning.
Attempts to listen to the message and reflect on the meaning of the message, but misses key information or intentions of the message.
Effectively listen to and reflect on the information and intentions of the message.
Thoughtfully and consistently listen to and reflect on the information and intentions of the message.
Communicating w/ tech.
Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information.
| CRP-MS.04.06 CRP-HS.04.06 |
Does not use technology effectively to collect, organize, evaluate, and/or communicate information.
Uses technology to collect, organize, evaluate, and/or communicate information, but does not do so on a consistent basis.
Effectively utilize technology as a tool for communication.
Effectively and consistently applies the use and understanding of technology as a tool for learning and communicating the learning.
Communicating through written form
Understand both how and why messages are constructed and used in written form.
| CRP-MS.04.07 CRP-HS.04.07 |
Attempts to create a written message, but fails to do so effectively or in a timely manner.
Can create an adequate written message, but does not understand how to use it to its maximum effect.
Effectively uses and creates written messages to communicate in various situations.
Effectively and consistently creates written messages which communicate the correct intent for multiple purposes.