Real People, Cool Careers Series

Real People, Cool Careers Video Volumes I & II is filled with the stories of real young people and the exciting careers they have chosen. From minor league umpires trying to make it to the big leagues to nurses and paramedics helping to transport patients by helicopter in the Air Angels.

And best of all, these are careers that take less than a bachelor’s degree and are open to anyone willing to work hard. Your students will be inspired by the work these young people do and the stories they tell. Each video includes over 30 pages of reproducible classroom activities!

Real People, Cool Careers Volume 1 is filled with the stories of real young people and the exciting careers they have chosen. Volume I Includes interviews of a female police officer, two medics in the Air Angels, a massage therapist, a small town radio announcer, a pilot, and two umpires paying their dues in AAA baseball.

Video includes over 30 pages of reproducible classroom activities! 

Real People, Cool Careers Volume II is filled with the stories of real young people and the exciting careers they have chosen. Volume II Includes interviews of a registered nurse, a graphics animator working at a firm in Chicago, a firefighter, a copy editor at a newspaper, and a sous chef working in a family-owned, fine dining restaurant.

Video includes over 30 pages of reproducible classroom activities!

Grade: 6-8, 9-12

Real People, Cool Careers Volume I (DVD)
© 2011
Time: 30 Minutes

Real People, Cool Careers Volume II (DVD)
© 2011
Time: 30 Minutes

Real People, Cool Careers Series (DVD)
© 2011
Time: 60 Minutes