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A Smart Choices lesson in which students examine the
abilities, training, and lifestyles required for various jobs. A Career
Quest Quiz and Questionnaire help to focus student's attention on their
abilities and careers that would be suited to
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Primary Learning Outcomes
What careers interest me? What careers are I suited for? What
are the job requirements of my career?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 9-12
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
1
Topic: Understanding the influence of a positive
self-concept.
Standard: -Identify and appreciate personal interests, abilities, and skills.
-Demonstrate the ability to use peer feedback. -Demonstrate an understanding of
how individual characteristics relate to achieving personal, social,
educational, and career goals. -Demonstrate an understanding of environmental
influences on one’s behavior. -Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between personal behavior and self-concept.
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
6
Topic: Skills to
locate, evaluate, and interpret career information.
Standard: -Describe the educational
requirements of various occupations. -Demonstrate use of a range of resources
(e.g., , handbooks, career materials, labor market information, and computerized
career information delivery systems). -Demonstrate knowledge of various
classification systems that categorize occupations and industries (e.g., ,
Dictionary of Occupational Titles). -Describe the concept of career ladders.
-Describe the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment as a career
option. -Identify individuals in selected occupations as possible information
resources, role models, or mentors. -Describe the influence of change in supply
and demand for workers in different occupations. -Identify how employment trends
relate to education and training. -Describe the impact of factors such as
population, climate, and geographic location on occupational
opportunities.
C. Career Planning
12
Topic: Skills
in career planning.
Standard: -Demonstrate career plans that reflect the importance of lifelong
learning. -Demonstrate knowledge of postsecondary vocational and academic
programs. -Demonstrate knowledge that changes may require retraining and
upgrading of employees’ skills. -Describe school and community resources to
explore educational and occupational choices. -Describe the costs and benefits
of self-employment. -Demonstrate occupational skills developed through volunteer
experiences, part-time employment, or cooperative educational programs.
-Demonstrate skills necessary to compare education and job opportunities.
-Develop an individual career plan, updating information from earlier plans, and
including tentative decisions to be implemented after high school.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration:
Have students select one of the careers they have identified
as of interest to them through a career interest assessment and complete the
“Career Quest Quiz.”
Step:
2 Duration:
Have students complete the “Career Quest Questionnaire” and
compare it to the “Career Quest Quiz.”
Attachments for Step 2
Title: Career Quest Questionnaire FileName: Career Quest Questionnaire.doc
Description: Fifteen
questions detailing career information facts and preferences.
Title: Career Quest Quiz FileName: Career Quest Quiz.doc
Description: A mutiple choice
quiz regarding the characteristics of various careers.
Step: 3 Duration:
After completing the “Career Quest Questionnaire,” have
students discuss their findings, using the following questions as a guide: a.
Were you surprised about some of the information you found? b. Do you think you
might like to work in any of these areas? Why or why not? c. If more than 50
percent of the workers were male, would you still consider the job area? Why or
why not? d. If more than 50 percent of the workers were female, would you
consider the job area? Why or why not?
Materials and Equipment
Career Quest Quiz” and “Career Quest
Questionnaire”
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
1 hour
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be evaluated on completing the “Career Quest
Quiz” and the “Career Quest Questionnaire,” comparing their responses, and
discussing information regarding those careers.
Extension
Students may collect additional information about the careers
they are interested in by writing related professional organizations or unions
for information and by interviewing people in the identified careers
Remediation
Students can complete the quiz and questionnaire in groups,
discussing and pinpointing various information needed.
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.
