LESSON PLAN Created by Deborah Coffey and Jarrod Maybury, Lakewood Local SD Lesson Plan Title: Grade Level: DOG GONE JOB! 6 Career Development Key Topic(s): CAREER INFORMATION, ECONOMICS Concept/Topic to Teach: DISCUSS TYPES OF JOBS AND HOW JOB SPECIALIZATION HELPS PRODUCE GOODS AND SERVICES Academic Content Standards Addressed: ECONOMICS Students use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic concepts, issues and systems in order to make choices as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers and citizens in an interdependent world. Specific Objective (s): Compare different jobs that people do and how they work together to achieve a common goal. Time Frame: One class period (45 minutes) Steps of Lesson: Activity: Watch the following video of the daily activities at a kennel. Pay close attention to the types of jobs you see people doing. Watch the Video What types of jobs did you see at the kennel? What other jobs may exist at the kennel? EXTENSION: Have students categorize jobs under appropriate cluster heading signs. Grouping: class Assessment or Evaluation: Write a job announcement for a position at the kennel. Refer to local papers and national newspapers such as www.washingtonpost.com (along the right-hand navigation bar) for examples of job announcements. List the tasks, which that particular worker needs to be able to do. Materials: Video Attachment A
Attachment A Arts and Communications Career Cluster Arts and Entertainment: Careers as designers, artists, entertainers, musicians, writers, and athletes. Arts Teaching: Careers as college teachers of English, foreign languages, art, drama and music. Advertising: Careers in managing advertising and public relations, and advertising sales. Media and Journalism: Careers as communications managers, reporters and correspondents, news analysts, announcers, photographers and photo processing workers, radio and TV broadcast technicians and similar occupations. Printing and Publishing: Careers as printing press operators, proofreaders, desktop publishing specialists, and other printing production occupations. Human Resources/Services Career Cluster Education and Training Services: Careers as teachers, administrators, coaches, librarians, and library and teaching assistants. Social Services and Public Administration: Careers in state, local and federal government, and as economists, statisticians, urban and regional planners, psychologists, other social scientists, social workers, clergy, and counselors. Legal and Protective Services: Careers in law enforcement and legal services. Personal Care Services: Careers as hair stylists, barbers, manicurists and other personal care providers, and as workers in private households.
Business and Marketing Career Cluster Finance, Insurance and Real Estate: Careers as accountants, auditors, bookkeepers, insurance agents, adjusters and clerks, real estate sales agents and brokers, and clerks and other occupations in finance, insurance, and real estate. Personnel and Labor Relations: Careers as personnel, training, and labor relations managers and specialists, and employment interviewers. Marketing: Careers as marketing and sales supervisors, salespersons and clerks, cashiers, buyers, and other occupations in marketing. Hospitality and Tourism: Careers as travel and ticketing agents, hotel workers, flight attendants, recreation workers, and other related occupations. Food Service: Careers as waiters and waitresses, chefs and cooks, restaurant managers, bakers, dining room attendants, and other food service occupations. Administrative Support: Careers as secretaries, clerical supervisors, receptionists, data entry keyers, postal mail carriers and clerks, telephone and switchboard operators, and other administrative support occupations. Cleaning Services: Careers as janitors, cleaners, and other cleaning service occupations. Clothing and Fabrics Services: Careers as tailors and sewers, laundry and dry cleaning machine operators, and other clothing and fabrics occupations. Distribution and Logistics: Careers as stock clerks, shipping and receiving clerks, order fillers, dispatchers (except fire, police and ambulance dispatchers), distribution managers, and other distribution and logistics occupations. General Business Management: Careers as general managers and top business executives, management analysts, operations and research analysts, and other general business management occupations.
Environmental and Agricultural Systems Career Cluster Animal and Crop Production: Careers in farm management and operation. Horticulture: Careers in landscaping and nurseries, and in such diverse occupations as landscape architects, laborers and managers. Agricultural Services and Engineering: Careers as engineering technicians, construction managers, representatives selling scientific products such as agricultural chemicals, veterinarians and veterinary inspectors, farm and heavy equipment mechanics and their supervisors, and a variety of other professional, paraprofessional and technical workers. Food Processing: Careers as butchers and meat cutters, manufacturing bakers, and in operating a variety of food processing equipment. Natural Resources and Environmental Services: Careers in forestry, logging and lumber, parks and wildlife management, conservation, sanitation, and environmental protection. Education and Research: Careers as biologists, agricultural scientists, and other life scientists and science technicians, agricultural and life science college teachers, and agricultural extension agents. Information Technology Career Cluster Information Technology: Careers as computer systems analysts, programmers, operators, managers, electrical and electronic technicians, database administrators, computer scientists, and other occupations related to information technology dealing with the full range of technology from the Internet to mainframe data centers.
Health Services Career Cluster Doctors and Pharmacists: Careers as physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, opticians, and pharmacists. Nursing and Dietetics: Careers as registered nurses, dieticians, and licensed practical nurses. Health Care Management: Careers as medical and health care managers, including hospital and nursing home managers. Health Care Technology: Careers as health technicians and technologists, inspectors, paramedics and dental hygienists. Health Care Sciences and Teaching: Careers as medical scientists, and in college teaching of nursing and other health specialties. Health Care Therapy: Careers in speech, respiratory, occupational, and physical therapy. Health Care Assisting: Careers as dental and medical assistants, therapy assistants, nursing and home health aides, and emergency medical technicians. Funeral Services: Careers as funeral directors, embalmers, and funeral attendants. Industrial and Engineering Systems Career Cluster Transportation Auto and Truck Transport: Careers as automobile, bus and truck drivers and mechanics, auto body repairers, and supervisors. Water Transport: Careers as small engine specialists, ship pilots, engineers, mates and seamen, and bridge and lighthouse operators. Air Transport: Careers as airplane pilots and engineers, air traffic controllers, aircraft mechanics, and related occupations. Railroads: Careers as locomotive engineers and conductors, rail brake and signal workers, rail yard engineers, and other railroad occupations. Transportation Systems Design and Management: Careers in the design and management of highways, urban transit systems, airports, trucking systems, and railroads. Materials Moving, All Modes of Transport: Careers as industrial truck operators, crane and tower operators, freight and stock movers, and in other material moving occupations.
Industrial and Engineering Systems Career Cluster (continued) Manufacturing Manufacturing Management: Careers in managing industrial production and power plants, and in cost estimating. Manufacturing Engineering and Technology: Careers in mechanical, electrical, industrial and chemical engineering, and in computer technology, biology, chemistry, and drafting. Manufacturing Supervision and Inspection: Careers as first-line supervisors in manufacturing and power plant operations, and as inspectors, testers and graders. Precision Production: Careers in metalworking and woodworking. Production Maintenance, Setup and Operation: A variety of careers, primarily in manufacturing, including machine operators and mechanics, welders, fabricators, and assemblers. Materials Handling: Careers as industrial truck operators, hand packers and package machine operators, and other material moving occupations. Construction Engineering: Technical, professional and management careers in a variety of engineering areas. Architecture and Drafting: Careers in architectural and landscape services and education. Construction: Careers as construction managers, inspectors, supervisors, construction trades workers, and helpers. Repair Services: Careers in maintaining and repairing heating, ventilation and airconditioning systems, electronic equipment, office machines, home appliances, mobile heavy equipment, and other machinery and equipment. Mining: Careers in operating excavating equipment and other mining equipment, and as geologists and mining managers.