Iowa Public Television

One of our most popular career professionals will host this session. She was the first female large animal veterinarian in Carroll County where she still practices today.

This will be a fun packed and informative session for your students! During this event she will read from one her favorite stories by Scottish veterinarian and author, James Wight (James Harriot). She will tell your students about how this series of books influenced her and how she became interested in becoming a veterinarian. (She knew from the age of 9 that was what she wanted to do with her life.) We will also show a short video clip of her on the job and students will have a chance to ask her questions.

This is a great opportunity for your students to hear a reading from a great book as well as do some early career exploration.

Session Related Web sites:

• School to Careers (www.careers.iptv.org) - Teachers, students and parents explore the world of work via the STC Web site. Job descriptions, video clips and links to additional resources can be accessed through this Web site. The STC database features occupations in health, engineering, business, agriscience, human services and the arts. Career searches can be done by keyword, occupation, subject or Career Pathway.

Related Lesson Plans and Units:

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Applicable standards from MCREL:

Self-Regulation Standards

Level IV [Grade:K-12]
1. Performs analysis of employability
2. Understands preferred working environments
3. Understands career goals
4. Determines explicit behaviors that are used and should be adopted to obtain wants and/or needs

Only 20 interactive sites are scheduled for each session. View-only sites will be considered and added when possible after ten 'interactive' sites are confirmed for a session. Videotaping is NOT available.

Sessions are provided at no cost by Iowa Public Television in collaboration with the Iowa Communications Network to PK-12 students and the adults working with or on behalf of PK-12 students in Iowa.

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