Career Explorations!

Career Clusters connect school work with the knowledge and skills needed for success in college and careers. Each Career Cluster identifies pathways from secondary school to two- and four-year colleges, graduate school, and the workplace. These videos will motivate students to work harder to achieve their career goals.
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Howard Morrison
Howard Morrison

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Howard Morrison is an entrepreneur in Savannah, GA. This is his full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." The following questions are addresed in this video: What were your impressions...
Kevin Mills
Kevin Mills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Kevin Mills is the President and CEO of The South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC. This is his full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." The following questions were addressed in...
From Coach to Teacher | Palmetto Scene
From Coach to Teacher | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chapin High School Principal Dr. Akil Ross was recently named the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) 2018 National Principal of the Year. In this clip, Dr. Ross talks about...
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Episode 8

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books illustrated by Tom Feelings: Soul Looks Back in Wonder Now Sheba Sings Jambo Means Hello Moja Means One The Middle Passage Tom feelings died on August 25, 2003. Learn more about Tom feelings and...
Tom Feelings | National Book Month
Tom Feelings | National Book Month
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tom Feelings describes himself as a "storyteller in picture form." Through his artwork, Tom allows the reader to discover diverse people, places, and events from around the world. Tom lived in Africa...
Idella Bodie's Books | National Book Month
Idella Bodie's Books | National Book Month
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Idella Bodie: Secret of Telfair Inn A Hunt for Life's Extras: The Story of Archibald Rutledge The Mystery of the Pirates Treasure Stranded Ghost in the Capitol Whopper: A Novel South Carolina...
Idella Bodie | National Book Month
Idella Bodie | National Book Month
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Have you ever wanted to read a book set in your own hometown? Chances are Idella Bodie would like to write one for you. Many of Idella's books are set in familiar places - Charleston, Lake Murray...
Matt Christopher's Books | National Book Month
Matt Christopher's Books | National Book Month
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Matt Christopher: All-Star Fever Baseball Flyhawk Baseball Jokes and Riddles Baseball Pals The Basket Counts Catch that Pass Catcher with a Glass Arm Center Court Sting Challenge at Second...
Matt Christopher | National Book Month
Matt Christopher | National Book Month
Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Matt Christopher transformed his love for sports into the setting for his numerous books for young readers. Baseball, basketball, soccer, football, hockey, mountainbiking, snowboarding, tennis - you...
Ching Yeung Russell | National Book Month
Ching Yeung Russell | National Book Month
Episode 11

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

It is difficult enough to write a book in English, but can you imagine being able to write in two different languages? Author Ching Yeung Russell was born in China and her first stories were written...
Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Episode 9

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dinah Johnson is a children's book author and a professor of English who specializes in African-American children's literature. In Dinah Johnson's book, All Around Town, we experience the lives of...
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Betsy Byars is an author of over 60 books for young people. Her book Summer of the Swans won the Newbery medal in 1971, and her works have been translated into nineteen different languages! Betsy and...
Melvin Bell
Melvin Bell

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Melvin Bell works in the Office of Fisheries Management at The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). This is his full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." Some...
Rial Fitch
Rial Fitch

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Rial Fitch is the owner of Mount Pleasant Seafood in SC. This is his full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." Some questions addressed in the video include: What changes have you seen...
180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE (Part 2 of 2 2
180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE (Part 2 of 2
Episode 2

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Experience a year of a Southern town’s efforts to address the urgent demand for reform in American public schools, and watch what happens when the systems that can either fuel or diffuse that reform —...
Boy Scouts | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE 4
Boy Scouts | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE
Episode 4

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Rashon is a member of his school's Boy Scout troop and it seems to keep him out of trouble, for the most part. Here, teachers provide insight into what works when dealing with Rashon.
Generational Poverty | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE 5
Generational Poverty | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE
Episode 5

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Generational poverty can be a big hindrance to self-evolution, particularly if educators tend to write these students off,. This is what Principal Julie Mahn has learned over all of her years, and she...
180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE (Part 1 of 2 1
180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE (Part 1 of 2
Episode 1

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Experience a year of a Southern town’s efforts to address the urgent demand for reform in American public schools, and watch what happens when the systems that can either fuel or diffuse that reform —...
Mr. Brown | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE 6
Mr. Brown | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE
Episode 6

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Where do role models come from? What effect does it have on a young black boy to have a young male teacher who looks like him, early in his schooling? Mr. Brown connects with his students.
Rashon's Expulsion | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE 7
Rashon's Expulsion | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE
Episode 7

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

After a series of disciplinary actions seems fruitless in changing Rashon's behavior, the school educators and his mother are faced with a tough reality.
Rural Education | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE 10
Rural Education | 180 DAYS: HARTSVILLE
Episode 10

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Multiple jobs, late nights for parents and students, minimum wage: what effect do all these realities have on the future of rural education in America? Monay and her young sons are an example of this...