Career & College Readiness Lesson Plans My Dream Career

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1 Career & College Readiness Lesson Plans Grade Level 6 Overview Career Exploration This lesson is designed to strengthen students awareness of occupations they could pursue in the future. Students will research a potential occupation and deliver a PowerPoint Presentation about the occupation they select. Learning Outcomes At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Conduct research in order to answer all of the essential unit questions. Present answers in a PowerPoint Presentation. Showcase their PowerPoint project. Describe the terms career, occupation, and job. Language Objectives At the end of this lesson students will be able to: Orally share their answers to the Presentation questions. Standards Alignment California Common Core State Standards: College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards: o W. 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8; SL. 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6; RI. 5.1, 5.4, 5.7, 5.9; L. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6 California Career Technical Education Anchor Standards: o 1 4, 7, 9 11 California Standards for Career Ready Practice: o 1 5, 11 National Career Development Guidelines: o PS1, PS3, ED2, CM1, CM2, CM3 International Society for Technology in Education Standards: o 1 5

2 English Language Development Standards: o Part I: 1, 2, 6 12 o Part II: 1 4, 6, 7 o Part III Materials 1. Computer with Internet access and PowerPoint software for students 2. Computer with Internet access, projection capability, and PowerPoint software for instructor 3. Instructor resource: PowerPoint Presentation Tips (p. 5) 4. Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation Requirements (p. 6) PowerPoint Presentation Storyboard Outline (p. 7) 5. Depending on the student project, other supplies will vary and may include: Video/recording equipment Camera Images/clipart Online Resources: California CareerZone Quick Assessment What are Holland Codes Academic Vocabulary Career: is the body of work all jobs and occupations and life experiences that a person experiences during his or her lifetime. Job: is a paid position with specific duties, tasks, and responsibilities in a particular place of work (e.g., photographer at Best Pictures). Occupation: is a cluster of jobs with common characteristics that require similar skills (e.g., photographer). 2 of 7

3 Salary: is a fixed compensation paid for labor or services. Most salaries are paid for fixed periods of working hours. Activity Students will work on their projects after conducting research in order to answer all the essential lesson questions in a PowerPoint Presentation. Lesson Procedures 1. Distribute Presentation Requirements handout to explain the requirements of the assignment. Review the questions and sentence frames on the handout to ensure student understanding. 2. Students will use information from the California CareerZone (CareerZone) to complete the presentation requirements. If they do not already have an occupation to base their presentation on, they can use the CareerZone s Quick Assessment to identify one. It may be useful to review the Holland Codes by reviewing What are Holland Codes? before completing the Quick Assessment. IMPORTANT: State and federal laws govern the conditions and limitations for Internet usage by children under the age of 13. Before using the Internet, check your district policies and/or state and federal regulations. 3. Demonstrate the CareerZone (link in Materials section). Begin by choosing the Assess Yourself option. Select the Quick Assessment. Review the Holland Codes by reviewing What are Holland Codes (link in Materials section). Follow the Assess Yourself directions and then select View Results. Choose one example occupation and review the information that is available for completing the presentation. Time should be allotted for questions and answers. 4. Review the Storyboard worksheet with students before they begin creating their presentations. Read the PowerPoint Presentation Tips to help students develop their presentations. 3 of 7

4 5. Assign the due date to students. Confirm your students have computer and internet access at home or in the school computer lab to continue working on their project outside of class. 6. Set up a schedule and have students give their PowerPoint presentations. Estimated Time Multiple class sessions for preparation and presentations. Evaluation Create a PowerPoint Presentation and present it to the class. Adaptations Work in a small group or with a partner to complete the PowerPoint Presentation. Have students research the course offerings at their probable middle and high school to identify courses they could take that would help them prepare for an occupation. Have students include this information in the presentation. Attribution This lesson was adapted from Pennsylvania Career Education & Work Standards; Curriculum Search, Grade 5, Strand 13.1 Zoning In On a Career. The Web address is 4 of 7

5 Instructor s Presentation Tips 1. Have your students work with a storyboard before creating their PowerPoint presentations this will save a lot of time. You can use the PowerPoint Presentation Storyboard Outline (last page) or create a format that will work best for your students. 2. Review students storyboards before they start using PowerPoint. 3. You might want to give students an established format to follow. For example, Slide 1: Title, student name, image/graphic Slide 2: The occupation I choose is because. Slide 3: This occupation requires education and training. Slide 4: This occupation is adding or losing jobs per year. Slide 5: For this occupation, I need to know. Slide 6: For this occupation, I need to be able to. Slide 7: This occupation has a salary range of to. Slide 8: The End 4. Depending on the level of computer skills your students possess, it may be helpful to limit the PowerPoint software features (the bells and whistles) you allow students to use. For example, animation, audio, and transitions. 5. While students are working with PowerPoint, remind them to frequently save their file.

6 Presentation Requirements The following six questions must be answered in your project. Use the Quick Assessment at the California CareerZone, click on Assess Yourself ( to choose and research an occupation. If you need to see the Holland Code definitions that are used in the Quick Assessment go to the What Are Holland Codes page ( 1. What occupation have I chosen and why? The occupation I chose is because. 2. What is the outlook for this occupation? Is it adding or losing jobs? This occupation will be adding or losing number of jobs every year. 3. What are some things I need to know if I want to succeed in this occupation? Some of the things I will need to know are,, and. 4. What are some things I will need to be able to do if I want to succeed in this occupation? Some of the things I will need to be able to do are,, and. 5. What is the salary range (the lowest and highest salary) for this occupation? The salary range for my occupation is $.

7 PowerPoint Presentation Storyboard Outline Name Date Slide 1: Slide 2: The occupation I choose is. Slide 3: The outlook for this occupation is. Slide 4: The education and/or training required is. Slide 5: I need to know. Slide 6: I need to be able to. Slide 7: What is the salary range