11 th Grade Workshop R U Ready : Career and College Planning lesson for 11 th Graders

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1 11 th Grade Workshop R U Ready : Career and College Planning lesson for 11 th Graders Purpose: This lesson is designed to get junior year students thinking about the options that exist for them after high school. It also addresses the steps that students would need to take to obtain their desired post high school goal. The lesson addresses SAT/ACT testing and college searches. Certifications, licensures and resume writing will be addressed for those students seeking entrance into the job force. The lesson will also address the RU Ready magazine that needs to be handed out to all juniors. Objectives: Students will be able to Access career planning websites to determine the post high school education they need to pursue a chosen career path. Access college websites (if college bound) in order to identify possibly target, reach and safety schools as well as entrance requirements and majors offered. Identify the different post high options that exist to them. Begin thinking of important aspects/deadlines of senior year and developing a timeline to meet their desired goal SOLS: HC2. Understand how changing economic and societal needs influence employment trends and future training HC8. Demonstrate skills involved in locating, using, and interpreting a variety of career and educational resources, including the Internet HA2. Understand the variety of post-secondary options available to them and the requirements of those options including the relationship of academic status and scholastic record. Materials: PowerPoint presentation Internet access for each student Career planning worksheet (1 per student) Transcripts of each student RU Ready magazine ( 1 per student) Do now worksheet (1 per student) Procedure: 1. Students will complete the Do Now. After a few minutes the counselors will review the answers with the students. 2. Counselors hand out the R U Ready magazine and explain its purpose. Counselors will discuss the to do list and give each junior a copy of their transcript, noting that their to-do list depends on what they plan to do after high school. 3. Students will then follow the directions on the PowerPoint slide in order to access the career planning website, VACRN. 4. At this time, students will fill out the worksheet related to the VACRN website.

2 5. If students are college bound they should explore after filling out their worksheet. At the end of the lesson students should turn in their career planning worksheet and evidence of their college search (printed off the computer). Differentiation: The activities of the students will depend on the post high plans of the student. If they are planning to attend a 2 or 4 year school they will explore collegeboard.com or Virginiamentor.org. If they are planning to join the workforce after high school they only will complete the worksheet and continue to explore career websites. Evaluation/Extension: This information will be addressed again in more detail in the senior workshop in the fall of senior year. Also, counselors will have either a worksheet or college search printout for each student.

3 RU Ready Do Now 1. When should you take the SAT? 2. How many excused absences do you have to visit colleges? 3. Define the following (in relation to colleges) Reach school Target school Safety school 4. A career I m interested in is 5. This career requires what further education/training? YOUR TO DO LIST TWO OR FOUR YEAR SCHOOLS Sign up for college entrance tests SAT I and SAT IIs at ACT at Visit colleges while they are in session Conduct a college search at either collegeboard.com or virginiamentor.org and look for Reach schools Target schools Safety schools CERTIFICATION, LICENSE, etc. Begin working on your resume. You can find helpful hints on the MHS guidance webpage. See if there are any courses you should take at MHS that will prepare you for the workforce.

4 Now go to on your computer -Click on Guide to Career Prospects in Virginia -Click on Search for careers that interest you -Click on Career Names or Keywords and type in the career that you re interested in -Complete the worksheet -Answer the following question Does the career you chose require you to attend a two or four year college? YES! ---Go to to begin researching possible colleges -Begin by using their college search engine -Upon completion of college search print off the list of colleges that are interesting to you. NO! ---Continue exploring websites about your chosen career -Upon completion of the worksheet give it to a counselor.

5 Name 11 th Grade R U Ready Worksheet 1. The career I m interested in pursuing is 2. Is there any additional education I ll need after high school for this career? If so, what? 3. Do I need a certification or license to pursue this career? If so, what? 4. What can I do now to prepare for this career? (examples: internship, courses, etc.) 5. What is the average salary for people in this career? 6. What is the job outlook for this career? Why? 7. Two websites (besides that give information about this career are 8. What is one thing you now know about your possible career that you didn t know before today?