Education, Skills, and Career
Success |
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Students will identify skills and educational
preparation required for entry-level positions in a
career. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the names of some careers that interest me? What are
the educational requirements for those jobs?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 6
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
4
Topic: Knowledge
of the benefits of educational achievement to career opportunities.
Standard: Describe the importance of
academic and occupational skills in the work world. Identify how the skills
taught in school subjects are used in various occupations. Describe individual
strengths and weaknesses in school subjects. Describe a plan of action for
increasing basic educational skills. Describe the skills needed to adjust to
changing occupational requirements. Describe how continued learning enhances the
ability to achieve goals. Describe how skills relate to the selection of high
school courses of study. Describe how aptitudes and abilities relate to broad
occupational groups.
6
Topic: Skills to
locate, understand, and use career information.
Standard: Identify various ways that
occupations can be classified. Identify a number of occupational groups for
exploration. Demonstrate skills in using school and community resources to learn
about occupational groups. Identify sources to obtain information about
occupational groups including self-employment. Identify skills that are
transferable from one occupation to another. Identify sources of employment in
the community.
7
Topic: Knowledge
of skills necessary to seek and obtain jobs.
Standard: Demonstrate personal qualities
(e.g., , dependability, punctuality, getting along with others) that are needed
to get and keep jobs. Describe terms and concepts used in identifying employment
opportunities and conditions. Demonstrate skills to complete a job application.
Demonstrate skills and attitudes essential for a job interview.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 5 min.
Six training pathways can be taken to prepare for a career: a.
High school/vocational courses b. Technical schools c. Apprenticeship d. College
e. Military f. On-the-job training
Step:
2 Duration: 15 min.
Review the 15 career clusters and the various careers listed
in each cluster. Have students choose four careers that interest them.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: FileName: Career Groups.doc
Description: Use this as a basis
for your discussion.
Step:
3 Duration: 30 min.
Have students research careers using GCIS materials and
software and occupational information from the Career Center. What are the
training pathways for entering these careers? Have students give an oral report
on their findings.
Materials and Equipment
“Career Groups” activity sheet
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
one class period
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students' participation in the activity will be
evaluated.
Extension
If postsecondary education is a requirement, have students
estimate the cost of their education and find the salaries for entry-level
positions in this career.
Remediation
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.
