BOOKS
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Mission Accomplished: Raising a Career-Oriented Generation
What if career readiness didn't begin in high school?
What if it began the moment children started imagining who they could become?
Mission Accomplished: Raising a Career-Oriented Generation introduces the Miller Self and Career Development Model—a comprehensive K–12 student development framework that helps educators, counselors, parents, and school leaders intentionally guide students from curiosity and self-discovery to purpose, contribution, and lifelong adaptability.
Rather than focusing only on occupations or college planning, this book recognizes that true readiness develops through a sequence of experiences that shape identity, decision-making, relationships, planning, and resilience long before students enter the workforce.
Organized around thirteen developmental stages—from Imagining Yourself through Arriving—the workbook provides practical tools that can be implemented immediately in classrooms, counseling programs, advisory periods, career development initiatives, and at home. Inside you'll discover:
• The complete Miller Self and Career Development Model and its thirteen developmental stages
• Research-informed strategies that connect student development with career readiness
• Practical guidance for educators, school counselors, administrators, and parents
• Classroom activities, reflection exercises, and real-world application ideas
• Discussion prompts that encourage students to explore identity, strengths, interests, values, and purpose
• Action plans that help learners translate reflection into meaningful growth
• A developmental approach that aligns academic learning with future contribution rather than simply future employment
Whether students are just beginning elementary school or preparing to graduate, Mission Accomplished provides a shared developmental language that helps schools and families support growth intentionally across every stage of learning.
This workbook is designed for:
• Classroom teachers
• School counselors
• District and school leaders
• Career and technical education professionals
• Parents and caregivers
• Postsecondary readiness programs
• Professional learning communities
Education today requires more than preparing students for their next test or next grade. It requires preparing them to navigate change, continue learning, adapt to emerging opportunities, and contribute meaningfully throughout their lives.
Mission Accomplished offers a practical roadmap for raising a generation of learners who understand themselves, embrace lifelong growth, and are prepared to make a difference in an ever-changing world.
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Solving the Skills Gap Digitally is for students, educators, trainers and management of public and private organizations. Technology has changed the accessibility, delivery and portability of information. In Solving the Skills Gap Digitally, the issues are examined, the process of developing skill sets addressed, and the data behind contributing factors to the talent shortages are presented. Stephen includes how adults learn and retain information, what makes training content relevant, and the advantages of digital application based content. He makes a powerful case for rethinking our approach to education and training in light of the disconnect so aptly described between the preparation students get and the actual skills needed in the modern workplace. Educators owe it to our nation’s graduates to prepare them for today’s careers – and U.S. industry’s ultimate competitiveness depends on embracing a culture of learning. The most effective answer is digital delivery. Indeed, the students and workers are already using the tools. They just need the content.
Steve Miller's "The Power of Choices" is a handy book for any person who desires to truly seize every opportunity every day. This amazing book compiles the most profound advice of an accomplished leader into one pragmatic resource for students, parents, workers and leaders. "The Power of Choices" is a powerful, but attainable how-to guide for success. Anyone searching for ways to make life better who reads this book will certainly discover a treasure. John W. Burroughs Principal McMinn County High School In this concise, yet powerful book, Stephen W. Miller presents the basic truth that many of us only discover after many years on life’s pathway: we are today the sum and substance of the choices we have made throughout life. While that realization can be either alarming or encouraging, imagine for a moment having the tools at hand to truly shape your future for the better, make a course correction, or maybe even head in a more deliberate direction with new purpose and resolve. Apply yourself to these 10 fundamental choices and there is no limit to what you can achieve. Dave Hodges Editor, Writer and Entrepreneur Co-founder, Art Reaching Today’s Youth, Inc. In 'The Power of Choices,' Steve Miller gives you solid and straightforward direction in making choices that affect all areas of your life. Steve is able to take you to the next level in not only understanding these 'choices' we make, but gives you clear ways of applying principles so that those choices will have a great impact on your life and those you interact with every day. All in an hour’s time! Tommy Neiman Firefighter/Pastor/Author Sirens for the Cross Ministries “This book is not only a road map to those that are trying to find their way as they travel this road we call life, but it also gives great advice to anyone that is seeking happiness at every level. It is all about the choices we make that determines where we go in life. The mind has unlimited potential and “The Power of Choices” can be your first step to realizing that potential.” Rep. Larry Lee, Jr Florida House of Representatives, District 84 Owner Larry Lee, Jr. Insurance Agency.