Session Toolbox
Virtual Workshop • January 14, 2026, 12-3pm EST
Navigating RIASIC, Inkagi and other advising techniques
Presenters: Lauren Jones, Tracy Walsh, Jennifer Rapp
Workshop Resources:
1. Greater Good Science Center (UC Berkeley)
1. The Start Empathy Toolkit (Ashoka)
- Slide Deck
- RIASEC: RIASEC (Holland Codes) - The Career Project
- Interest Profiler: O*NET Interest Profiler
- Ikagi
- 5 Things: Values The Five Things
- SkillPointe: Take Our 2-Minute Career Matching Quiz | SkillPointe
- Harvard’s IAT: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
- Hope video Brené Brown on Empathy
- Elevator Pitch Template
- Switch Pivot or Quit – Dr. LaNysha Adams
- Happen to Your Career
- The School of Greatness – Lewis Holmes
- Adam Grant – Re-Thinking & Work Life
- The Culture Advantage – Michael Baran>
- Atomic Habits – James Clear
- Career Pathways Flashcards | Quizlet
- Key Terms - CTE 101
- Glossary of Career Development - CERIC
- Ecosystem Lexicon | Education Reimagined
- Career-pathways-glossary.pdf
- Maryland’s work-based learning continuum: Describing the research and common practices
- Maryland Career Development Framework For College and Career Readiness Grades Pre-K – Postsecondary (PS)/Adult
- Career Development Resources - American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- NCDA | Welcome to NCDA
- CORD Leadership Academies Prof Learning Acad 25-26 (OVERVIEW) - NCPN
- NCDA Certifications Home Page
- Navigating Our Way
- PWR Playbook and PWR Promising Practices, Tools, & Resources
- Equitable Futures Innovation Network
- Equitable Futures Project
- Race Grounded Career Advising Website
- Five Sure-Fire Tips for Great Career Conversations (Industry Partners, Adults)
- The Problem with Career Conversations Today (Industry Partners, Adults)
- Follow your Passion: Five Steps to Finding the Best Career Match for a Young Adult with Autism
- RIASEC (paper test to identify potential career interests)
1. Greater Good Science Center (UC Berkeley)
- Resource: How to Help Students Develop Hope
- Source: A leading research institute focused on the psychology of well-being. This guide offers five research-based guidelines, such as "pathways thinking" (finding multiple ways to reach a goal).
- Resource: 7 Ways to Infuse Your Curriculum With Hope
- Source: A trusted foundation for K-12 educators. This article provides actionable methods like "Teaching History through the Lens of Improvement" and using project-based learning to build student agency.
- Resource: Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE)
- Source: A clinical and academic center. They provide "Building Blocks of HOPE" which focus on positive childhood experiences as a way to mitigate trauma and build future optimism.
- Resource: A Guide to Resilience
- Source: One of the world’s premier academic centers for child development. This resource explains the "scale" of resilience—how positive experiences can outweigh negative ones to create hope.
- Resource: Building Resilience in Children and Families
- Source: The non-profit behind Sesame Street. They offer videos, storybooks (like "Bounce Back"), and activities designed to teach younger children how to persist through challenges.
1. The Start Empathy Toolkit (Ashoka)
- Resource: Start Empathy Toolkit
- Source: Ashoka is a global network of social entrepreneurs. This 85-page manual is a gold standard for educators, offering a roadmap to prepare, engage, and reflect on empathy in all grade levels.
- Resource: Roots of Empathy Programs
- Source: An evidence-based international organization. Their "baby-led" curriculum is famous for reducing aggression by having students observe a neighborhood infant to learn about vulnerability and human needs.
- Resource: 40 Empathy Activities & Worksheets
- Source: A digital platform for practitioners and educators. This is a massive repository of exercises, such as "In Their Shoes" scenarios and "Sculpting Stories" to make empathy concrete for students.