Our Career-Centric Pathway Planning model puts careers as the destination for all students, allowing them to build a pathway around their specific future aspirations. By putting a focus on the career at center of pathway planning, we help students make deliberate, more informed, and better aligned decisions to develop their pathway. Through developing a detailed pathway plan for each student, we ensure that all students are set up for a successful future regardless of the education or training that takes them to their desired career.
This model provides an action plan for schools and organizations to assist students in discovering their aspirations through an evaluation of their career interests, skills confidence, and values to explore their options and build a plan that encompasses high school courses, experiential learning, and continuing education to prepare students for their career. When students tailor their educational experiences around their career, they are more likely to choose an educational pathway that fits them without being boxed into a specific type of
college, school, or certification
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Kim Oppelt, Ed.D is the Vice President of Career Readiness and Development at Kuder. Dr. Oppelt has over 20 years of experience in career and college readiness, both as a licensed school counselor and in educational technology. Throughout her career, Dr. Oppelt has worked with districts and state systems throughout the country to design and implement successful pathway planning processes, developed products and programming for K-12 students, and has conducted research on the experience of students as they develop their own career pathways. Dr. Oppelt has a B.A.S. in Health Education from the University of Minnesota Duluth, a M.S. in counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and a Doctor of Education from St. Mary’s University.
