Teacher Notes Lesson Plans and Extension Activities

Teacher Notes Lesson Plans and Extension Activities

Teacher Notes These lesson plans have been developed by the Career Education Association of Victoria (CEAV), and supported by the Department of Education and Training (DET), to deliver the Ready, Set, Go! Work Ready Program. This program aims to: Build career aspirations Develop awareness of and build on Core Skills for Work Improve understanding of the World of Work Improve awareness of further study pathway options Assist with subject selection Provide awareness of occupations in key growth industries in Victoria. The program offers teachers from Victorian government schools structured career development activities designed to improve students knowledge and understanding of work readiness. This lesson plan and associated activities have been mapped to AUSVELS, the Victorian Careers Curriculum Framework (VCCF), and the Core Skills for Work Employability Skills Framework-2002 (CSFW). These activities link the employability skills and attributes required for individuals to be work ready. Students are provided with extension activities to further develop and expand their core skills for work. This is to ensure that all students are given the opportunity to improve their core skills for work and broaden their knowledge of becoming work ready. Students will complete activities that support and build on their current knowledge and clarify the connection between themselves and that of being work ready.

Lesson Descriptor The following table outlines the lessons and their applicability for classroom use. UNIT TITLE YEAR LEVEL LESSON DESCRIPTION AUSVELS LEVELS Work Ready Online Quiz 7-10 Lesson 1: Work Ready Online Quiz To assist students to become self-aware of their current skills and abilities related to how work ready they are. To introduce students to the world of work and the skills required. 7,8,9,10 Strand domain dimensions Extension Activities UNIT TITLE Bank of Extension Activities Bank of Advanced Extension Activities YEAR LEVEL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION 7-10 A list of the Extension Activities which students will find on the Work Ready Online Quiz if they reach Getting Ready!, or Getting Set! result. These extension activities are designed for self-learning. Each activity is linked to one or more of the Employability Skills and is aimed to help improve a student s employability. 7-10 A list of Advanced Extension Activities which students will find on the Work Ready Online Quiz if they reach a Go! result. These advanced extension activities are designed for self-learning. These activities include helping students research the Labour Market, Cover Letter and Résumé Writing, and running Mock Interviews AUSVELS LEVELS 7,8,9,10 Strand domain dimensions 7,8,9,10 Strand domain dimensions

Teacher Notes The Ready, Set, Go! Work Ready Program lesson plans are formatted to allow for delivery in Key Learning Area based subjects. These will provide activities that support your existing Career Education program. RATIONALE TIME FRAME DELIVERY MODE CONCEPTS TO COVER AND CONCEPT QUESTIONS LESSON ACTIVITIES Highlights the main knowledge underpinning the Lesson Plan and offers a synopsis of the information related to the specific lesson. The information can also include directions for classroom use and background information for the teacher. A suggested timeframe to complete the activities. This may vary according to student level and school constraints. Indicates the teaching style recommended for this lesson and the resources required to deliver the lesson. Lists the key questions that need to be discussed and answered in the lesson. The concept questions can form part of the pre-teaching of vocabulary, brainstorming or mapping activities and can also form part of a project or extension activity. Each lesson is supported by several structured activities based on the Ready, Set, Go! Work Ready Program. The activities in the Lesson Bank are suitable for whole class delivery. Directions are included to enhance the lessons and may include group work, interviews, and video clips of job profiles. Activities are primarily designed to cover a wide range of student learning styles. Where possible, students are directed to web-based resources to assist with the delivery. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Some of the lessons have a short time allocated for reviewing key points, setting extension activities, homework or assessment tasks. The extension activities are a valuable opportunity to consolidate student learning and knowledge. The Ready, Set, Go! Work Ready Program lessons are formatted to allow Key Learning Area based subjects to deliver the lesson as part of a Career Education program.

RESOURCES FOR THIS LESSON AUSVELS APPLICATION VCCF APPLICATION HANDOUTS AND USEFUL LINKS Teacher Notes Provides the required listing of suitable resources to support and underpin the learning in the lesson. Lists the electronic, audio-visual, Web-based, hard copy or human resources required to deliver the lesson. Provides the AUSVELS Strand, Domain and Dimension for the lesson. Provides the VCCF learning outcomes for the lesson. Handouts for the Lesson Activities are provided at the end of lessons. The Lesson Plans are suggestions only and can be adapted and modified to suit the individual school environment and career development needs of students. Before commencing the lessons, teachers should familiarise themselves with: Career Education Association of Victoria http://www.ceav.vic.edu.au Work Ready Quiz - Online http://workreadyquiz.ceav.vic.edu.au/ Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework http://www.industry.gov.au/skills/fortrainingproviders/ CoreSkillsForWorkDevelopmentalFramework/Pages/def ault.aspx http://www.industry.gov.au/skills/fortrainingproviders /CoreSkillsForWorkDevelopmentalFramework/Docume nts/cswf-overview.pdf Victorian Careers Curriculum Framework http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teach ingresources/careers/carframe/pages/framework.aspx Teachers should download any relevant information on Career Education for background reading that may assist in the delivery of these lessons. TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY Included to assist teachers to familiarise themselves with the concepts presented in the lesson. Teachers may find it useful to incorporate this checklist into a dictionary, word bank or word activities to support the lesson.

YEAR LEVEL 7 10 Lesson Plan: Work Ready Quiz PURPOSE To assist students to become self-aware of their current skills and abilities related to how work ready they are. To introduce students to the world of work and the skills required. RATIONALE The Work Ready Online Quiz is designed to highlight the eight core skills for work, taking students through various questions which help them self-assess these skills. Extension activities have been designed to complement the Work Ready Online Quiz. The results will indicate what level of work readiness the student has self-assessed and provides activities to improve on these identified skills. Work readiness levels: Ready Some awareness about the world of work. Extension activities provided to further develop work readiness Once activities are completed students can redo the quiz Set Good awareness about the world of work. Extension activities provided to further develop work readiness Once activities are completed students can redo the quiz Go! Excellent awareness about the world of work. Advanced extension activities provided to assist with applications Opportunity to apply for a Career Incubator Project or Industry Immersion Day or both TIME FRAME 50 Minutes DELIVERY MODE HANDOUTS Group discussions Written tasks Individual online quiz. Handout 1. - About Me

CONCEPT QUESTIONS Lesson Plan: Work Ready Quiz What is work? Response to include: Is defined as any role, task or program we undertake that builds our skills and provides us with the capacity to economically contribute to society. This includes paid, unpaid and voluntary work. What skills are required for work? Response to include: Communication Teamwork Problem Solving Initiative and enterprise Planning and organising Self-management Learning Technology What does it mean to be work ready? Response to include: Refers to our capacity to engage with the workforce, with the right skills, knowledge and attitude to be productive so that we can contribute to economically improving society. EXTENSION TASKS RESOURCES FOR THIS LESSON AUSVELS APPLICATION VCCF APPLICATION About me (Handout 1) Handout 1: About Me Computers/tablet access for each student Internet access STRAND DOMAIN DIMENSION Physical, personal and social learning Personal Learner The individual learner Discipline-based Reading and viewing; English learning Speaking and listening; Interdisciplinary learning Communication Listening, viewing and responding Design, Creativity and Technology Analysing and evaluating Information and Communication Technology Thinking Processes ICT for visual thinking Reflection, evaluation and meta-cognition Year Self-Development Career Exploration Career Management 7 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 7.5, 7.6 7.7 8 8.2 8.6 8.7, 8.8 9 9.1, 9.2 9.5, 9.6 9.7, 9.8 10 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 10.4 10.8

LESSON ACTIVITIES BRAINSTORM ACTIVITY 15 Minutes Lesson Plan: Work Ready Quiz Think, Pair, Share Ask students the first concept question What is work? Think Students individually think about an answer for a few seconds. Pair Students discuss their answer with a partner for a few seconds. Share Finally, have the students share in teams or call on a few students to share their answers with the class. Repeat this activity with the second Concept question What skills are required for work? Record student responses on the whiteboard and encourage further class discussion to unpack the questions. WHAT IS THE QUIZ ABOUT? 10 Minutes Discuss the following points with the class: The quiz is intended to assist students to become self-aware of their current skills and abilities related to how work ready they are and then undertake further extension activities in core skill areas that may need development. Concept question What does it mean to be work ready? Explain that the students will need to go to the website and register themselves using their school email address. Explain the three levels in the quiz and talk about using the extension activities to further develop their work readiness if they do not reach Go! the first time. Students whose work readiness is at the Ready! or Set! Level and have completed their extension activities are able to redo the quiz. WORK READY ONLINE QUIZ 15 Minutes CLASS DISCUSSION 10 Minutes Access the Work Ready Quiz online via the CEAV website using the link below. Students will be able to register and undertake the quiz, self-assess and check their current level of work readiness. http://workreadyquiz.ceav.vic.edu.au/ When registering students will need to use their school email address. Students complete the quiz individually. (15-20minutes) Run a class conversation debriefing on the quiz. Some suggested questions provided. Where to from here: How did you find the quiz? What did you learn about the skills needed in the workplace? Do you have any questions about the extensions activities? Do you have any questions about the Career Incubator Projects or Immersion Days? Do you have any questions about redoing the quiz? Any other questions?

Handout 1. About Me 1. I most enjoy doing 2. I am best at 3. The things I most value are 4. My interests are 5. I have had experience in sports/ or other extra curricula activities such as Answer the questions: 1. Write down five things that you are good at: Some examples could be- I am good at reading books, playing a sport, remembering facts, drawing. 2. Write down five things that you do not like doing: Some example could be- I do not like being stuck indoors, playing a certain sport, 3. Write down three positive things about yourself. For example-i am.. a friendly, organised and happy person. 4. Write down three things you would really like to learn to do. For example- I would like to learn to. ski, learn another language, and to play a musical instrument. 5. Discuss your answers with a partner, your teacher, parent or family member. Choose 10 words that best describe you and circle them: Quick Knowledgeable Proactive Outgoing Punctual Organised Honest Easy going Generous Responsible Hard-working Fast Funny Kind Enthusiastic Trustworthy Good listener Smart Friendly Practical Tidy Imaginative Determined Creative Happy Fun Thoughtful Leader Talented Team player Can you list any others that you make think that are more relevant in describing your qualities? Get a family member or a friend to select and circle 3 words that they think describe you. Were you surprised by their selection? Remember we are all different. Being unique and having different qualities is a positive thing. We need many different people to have different combinations of skills, training and personal qualities to be used across many jobs.

TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY A C Glossary Abilities talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area Accountability - a form of trustworthiness; being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for your own actions Achieve to successfully carry out a desired outcome by effort, skill, or courage. Adapt to modify or make changes to adjust to a new situation Adjustments a small change that improves something or makes it work better Allocating distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose Appropriate suitable or proper in the circumstances. Aspire building our skills through learning to achieve our goals Assistance the action of helping someone Attitude how we respond to different situations Career all the roles a person undertakes throughout their life education, training, paid, unpaid work, family, volunteer work, leisure activities and more. Career Pathway a way to progress through training and education to employment. Career Action Plan Career action plans help you identify how you will go about achieving career goals and objectives, outlining practical steps toward seeing that vision become a reality. Career Development a lifelong process of growth through life, learning and work. It can happen unintentionally, or it can be about actively creating the work one wants to do within the context of the life one wants to live. It is both complex and unique to the individual. Casual employment Casual employees are employees who do not have regular hours of work or an expectation of continuing work. A typical casual employee is employed on a daily basis when the need arises. Challenging situations a situation that is stimulating, interesting and thought provoking that tests a person s abilities and endurance. Clarify to make a statement or situation easier to understand and less confusing Clearly - to present something in a way that is easy to see, hear and understand Collaborating - working jointly with other people on an activity or project Collate to collect and combine Communication the ability to get a message across to others clearly

TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY C G Glossary Commitment a pledge, promise or obligation. Something that you do that other people are expecting you to do or go to. Eg being expected to turn up to the football game that your team is playing in. Comfortable - confident and not worried or afraid Conflict a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one Connection a relationship between two things Constantly - continuously over a period of time Constructive criticism - is the process of offering advice and opinions about the work of others, usually involving feedback about what was good and what could be improve. This is usually offered in a friendly manner in order to improve the outcome. Distractions - things that prevent you from concentrating or focusing Easier achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties. Effectively in such a manner that achieves a desired result. Employability skills- skills that you develop over time that are vital to the workplace. Exciting - causing great enthusiasm and eagerness. Experience Active participation in events or activities, leading to the gaining of knowledge or skill Experiment - to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something Feedback helpful information that is given to you to say what could be done to improve something. E.g. Quality of work (Assignment) Filing system - a way of putting documents in order for easy access and finding at a later time Flexible - ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances. Focused staying on task to complete an activity Formulate to create, devise or develop Full-time work employment in which a person works a minimum number of hours defined as such by his/her employer. Full-time employment often comes with benefits that are not typically offered to part-time, temporary, or flexible workers, such as annual leave, sick leave, and health insurance. Future Planning preparing goals to action and achieve Gathering to bring together into one group, collection, or place

TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY G O Glossary Goals aims or tasks we set ourselves to help us achieve a set or purpose Goals - Short-term tasks you complete in three to six months Goals -Medium-term tasks you would complete in six months to one year Goals - Long-term more than two years from now ICT Information Communication Technology refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications. It focuses primarily on communication technologies. This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other communication mediums. Imagination the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful Improve to enhance, add value or make something better Informed decisions a decision made after researching information and finding relevant facts Initiative and enterprising capacity to adapt to new situations and apply a variety of solutions to achieve a positive outcome Innovative ideas featuring new methods and creative in thinking; advanced and original. Instructions detailed information about how something should be done Integrate to combine one thing with another to form a whole Interests what we like that keeps us motivated and on task Judgement the ability to make considered/ well thought out decisions or come to sensible conclusions. Knowledge the learning you need to carry out a particular task Lifelong learning the ability to reflect your learning styles, your learning needs and the learning needs of your workplace. Logic - a proper or reasonable way of thinking about or understanding something Managing to handle, direct, govern, or control in action or use Member - someone or something that is part of a group Mnemonics a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering. Occupation the kind of work that people do in different places and in different ways, e.g. teaching is an occupation that includes Primary and Secondary school teachers, adult educators, principals etc.

TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY O S Glossary Opinion a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Organised to be prepared for an event or activity and to be able to complete set tasks by their due date. Overcome Obstacles - Obstacles are barriers or things that get in the way of doing something. To overcome them is to do whatever it takes to prevent them from stopping you from going where you want to go and doing what you want to do. Part-time work A part-time contract is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. They work in shifts but remain on call while off duty and during annual leave. The shifts are often rotational. Workers are considered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 or 35 hours per week. Pathway describes the choices we make in education, training and employment; steps we take to achieve our goal. Personal Commitments an agreement or pledge to do something in the future, that you have undertaken voluntarily. What makes personal commitment "personal" is the voluntary aspect. Perspectives a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view. Planning and organising the ability to manage all tasks through strategic planning. Problem Solving the ability to contribute to productive outcomes Projects an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Punctual - Acting or arriving at the agreed or proper time Recognise - to identify as something or someone previously seen or known Relationships - the way in which two or more people or things are connected Reliable a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do Research the collecting of information, to discover, explore and find facts about a particular subject or topic in greater depth Resourceful having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. Resources text, videos, software and other material that can be used by students to assist their learning Responsible a responsible person is able to be trusted to do what is right or to do the things that are expected or required

TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY S Z Glossary Routine a regular way of doing things in a particular order Self-management the ability to set and review personal and professional goals that will lead to satisfaction and growth. Shared - give a portion of something to another or others Skills the ability to do a particular task that comes from natural aptitude, training or practice Solve problems the process of working through details of a problem to reach a solution. This may include using mathematics, and other methods in an orderly manner for finding a solution. E.g. Thinking, brainstorming, inspiration, research, calculating Strengths Strengths are the best parts of your personality. They are the positive attributes you have and things that you are good at. Succeed achieve the desired aim or result Support systems a network of people that are personal or professional contacts available to give you practical or emotional help. Talent the capacity to develop skills in a particular area. Teamwork the ability to work in and understand the group process Technology the ability and capacity to integrate technology into all workplace practices. Trustworthy able to be relied on as honest or truthful. Useful helpful for doing or achieving something Value part of our belief system; an idea, action or item of personal worth to us. Valuable a thing that is of great worth Vital something or someone that is absolutely necessary or essential Work activities activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. Work can be both paid and unpaid Workplace Health and Safety Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) is an area of law concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.

Bank of Extension Activities These extension activities are designed for self-learning. Each activity is linked to one or more of the Employability Skills and is aimed to help improve a student s employability. LIST OF EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Activity 1 Solving Workplace Problems Activity 2 My Career Portfolio Activity 3 Blogging Activity 4 Workplace Expectations Activity 5 Learning New Skills Activity 6 Spontaneous Writing Activity 7 How to work in a team Activity 8 Innovation and Ideas

Bank of Advanced Extension Activities These advanced extension activities are designed for self-learning. These activities include helping students research the labour market, write a cover letter and résumé, and practice job interview techniques. LIST OF ADVANCED EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Cover Letter and Résumé Writing Further Exploring your Career Interests Mock Interviews