Career Interest Record Update |
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Students will update an individual “Career Interest
Record” that indicates career interests as a result of changing attitudes,
interests, aptitudes, and achievements. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What things am I interested in? What careers would I like to
do?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 5
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
6
Topic: Skills to
understand and use career information.
Standard:
Describe work of family members, school personnel, and
community workers. Identify occupations according to data, people, and things.
Identify work activities of interest to the student. Describe the relationship
of beliefs, attitudes, interests, and abilities to occupations. Describe jobs
that are present in the local community. Identify the working conditions of
occupations (e.g., , inside/outside, hazardous). Describe ways in which
self-employment differs from working for others. Describe how parents,
relatives, adult friends, and neighbors can provide career information.
C. Career Planning
12
Topic: Awareness of the career planning process.
Standard: Describe the importance of
planning. Describe skills needed in a variety of occupational groups. Develop an
individual career plan for the elementary school level.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration:
The record should be continued through elementary school and
middle school and used by teachers and counselors to better understand the
aspirations of students. Teachers/counselors may determine what time the
assessment should be administered during the school year.
Step: 2 Duration: 5 min.
Have students discuss career development. (As we learn more
and become familiar with a variety of careers, we develop more interests in
careers.)
Step: 3 Duration: 25
min.
Distribute copies of each student’s previously completed
“Career Interest Record.” Ask students to update their “Career Interest Record”
based on their current interests and aptitudes.
Attachments for
Step 3
Title: FileName: Career Interest Record- 5th grade.doc
Description:
Print and copy for each student.
Materials and Equipment
“Career Interest Record”, Pencil or pen
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
30 min.
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students' participation in the activity will be
evaluated.
Extension
Ask students to further research one of the careers in which
they are interested. Have them write a short report to share with the
class.
Remediation
Allow students to compare their answers to those they gave in
the past and see how their interests have changed.
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
