Scholarships & Internships:
Pathways to Your Career
From on-the-job experience to networking, discover how an internship can support your career journey!
Career Focused
Students gain exposure to the internship experience at Amazon as they discover what a day in the life of an intern looks like, navigating office culture, and more!
Aligned to Standards
The 40 minute, interactive tour is aligned to International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards. The Teacher Toolkit includes a facilitation guide, worksheets, and other resources to support learning during the tour. Recommended for grades 8+.
Play it on Kahoot!
The fun, game-like tour will be available for FREE on Kahoot! to all interested classrooms and families. Students can play each other while learning about the internship experience. No account required.
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Hosting a tour provides the best experience for classrooms with 1:1 devices. Educators run their own tour and enable students to compete against their classmates as they explore the internship experience. Host the full tour (40 min).
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For solo learners or classrooms without devices, use the link below to access the single player tour. Players move through the tour at their own pace and compete against previous players. Teachers can also project this tour on their big screen if they do not have student devices.
Our Teacher Toolkit provides educators with guides, worksheets, and other documents aligned to International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards. Use these materials to discover all the possibilities with computer science learning and careers of the future, and to set students up for success before, during, and after the tour.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will my class see on the tour?
On the tour, students will meet current and former Amazon Interns who will talk about their experience as an intern. Students will learn what it’s like to intern at a tech company, debunk myths about internships, learn about office culture, get tips for the application process, and more!
To learn more, visit the Internship Tour Toolkit and download the student learnings document.
To learn more, visit the Internship Tour Toolkit and download the student learnings document.
What CSTA standards is the tour aligned to?
Scholarships & Internships: Pathways to Your Career is aligned to the following CSTA standard:
- 2-CS-02 Design projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.
Concepts: Computing Systems
Subconcept: Hardware & Software
Practices: Creating
What ISTE Standards is the tour aligned to?
The tour is aligned to the following International Society for Technology in Education standards:
- Empowered Learner: - 1.1a Learning Goals - Students set learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process to improve learning outcomes.
- Empowered Learner - 1.1b Customized Learning Environments - Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.
- Digital Citizen - 1.2.b Online Interactions - Students demonstrate empathetic, inclusive interactions online and use technology to responsibly contribute to their communities.
- Global Collaborator - 1.7.a Global Connections - Students use digital tools to connect with peers from a variety of backgrounds recognizing diverse viewpoints and broadening mutual understanding.
- Global Collaborator - 1.7.b Multiple Viewpoints- Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts and community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.
- Global Collaborator - 1.7.c Project Teams - Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.
- Knowledge Constructor - 3a.Students use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
- Knowledge Constructor: 1.3.a Effective Research Strategies - Students use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
- Creative Communicator: 1.6.a Choose Platforms or Tools - Students choose the appropriate platforms and digital tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
How much does this cost?
The tour, and all materials included in the accompanying Teacher Toolkit, are provided to teachers at no cost. You do not need a paid Kahoot! account to take the tour - sign up for a free teacher account on Kahoot! or utilize the solo play links on our website to play completely free.
How long is the tour?
The Scholarships & Internships: Pathway to Your Career tour is designed to take 40 minutes (~1 class period).
What grade levels can attend?
We recommend the tour for students in grade 8 and above. The tour includes content accessible to each grade and teachers can use the Teacher Toolkit to adjust learning how they see fit.
Teachers of students below grade 8 may preview the tour using solo play to determine if it is appropriate for their students.
Teachers of students below grade 8 may preview the tour using solo play to determine if it is appropriate for their students.
Can I share my screen to my remote learners?
Yes. For Kahoot!, you can either share your screen and students play on their own devices, share your screen and students play together as a class, or assign the Kahoot! to your students to complete individually.
What student data is collected?
We do not collect personal student information on the tour. If a teacher does have a Kahoot! accounts, they can assign the tour to their students to track their students’ progress, but individuals’ information is not shared with Amazon. During the tour, students will answer poll questions about their intent to persist in careers in STEM and their overall satisfaction with the tour. These questions are multiple choice and do not collect any PII from students.
Can individual students sign up by themselves, independent of a class?
Yes, absolutely. Individuals can access the tour through the Solo Play or Tour Independently links. Teachers may also assign the tour to students to play through Kahoot! and track their students’ data.
Why can't I see the videos when I play the tour in Kahoot! ?
We apologize for the inconvenience. Videos are embedded from YouTube, and if blocked by a firewall, will appear as black screens or not play. If your school has YouTube blocked, please have them whitelist the links to each video in the tour.
Who can I contact for questions?
Please reach out to afe-contact@amazon.com for any questions.
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