Projects in Professional Communications
Grades 9–12 | Lexile Level 1060
Preparation for communication in the modern workplace
- Develops students’ confidence and competence in workplace communications through project-based activities in interpersonal, problem solving, group, and presentation settings.
- Each project provides opportunities for independent work; presentation practice; and lively, collaborative discussions in whole class, small group, and peer settings.
- Essential questions highlight relevant issues for critical thinking and analysis.
- A Companion Website features open-source videos, reproducible activities, interactive career surveys, and other useful resources.
Effective, Lifelong Communication
Students explore
- communications basics.
- effective interpersonal communication.
- problem solving.
- productive group interactions.
- developing and delivering presentations.
- finding and evaluating sources.
- putting technology to work in oral, written, and digital presentations.
Students dive into relevant issues that will matter in their professional lives, such as
- the interview process.
- social and ethical responsibilities in communications.
- solving problems and managing conflict.
- gender and cultural communication differences.
- communication careers.
