Governor's Institute for Career Education and Work
What Interests You?
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Governor’s Institute for Career Education and Work Activity
by Steve Habowski,
Tara Thall
and Tom Harrison
| Title |
What Interests You? |
| Standards Addressed |
- 13.1 A Describe career
implications of individual interests and abilities.
- 1.1.5 A Establish the purpose
for reading a type of text.
- 1.6.3 E Participate in small
and large group discussions and presentations.
- 1.8.5 B Locate information
using appropriate sources and strategies.
|
| Brief Overview |
Student discusses and researches
a career field. They will present their career, and have a large group
discussion on all careers. |
| Grade Level |
5th |
| Content Area(s) |
Language Arts, Reading |
| Other standards supported |
- ASCA, PDE, NCDC, Health, Safety, PE 10.1A, 10.4
A,B, FCS 11.4 A
|
| Prep Time |
30 minutes |
| Implementation Time |
90 minute sessions |
| Learning Objectives |
- Students will complete an
interest inventory to discover possible career interests.
- Students will produce a
poster project related to their top career interest.
- Students will present the
information related to their career interest.
- Students will discuss pros
and cons related to all the career choices.
|
| Materials Needed |
Paws in Jobland software, Young Persons Occupational Outlook Handbook, poster board,
markers, “Discovery” worksheet |
| Detailed Activity Steps |
- “Discovery” worksheet will be
given to each student to help in facilitation of activity.
- Students will complete the Paws in Jobland inventory on the computer.
- Students will write their top
career area related to their inventory.
- Students will research
information about their career using the Young Persons Occupational
Outlook Handbook.
- Students will create a poster
related to their career.
- Students will briefly present
information from their poster to their classmates.
- Students will have a group
discussion on all jobs and career implications related to their
individual interests and abilities.
|
| Theory basis |
Trait and Factor Theory |
| Evaluation/Assessment |
Poster and Discussion Rubrics |
| Comments |
- Have guest speakers related
to career topics come in the classroom and speak as a follow up
activity.
- The “Discovery” worksheet
will guide students through the Paws in Jobland inventory and
also give specific questions for students to use related to the Young
Persons Occupational Outlook Handbook.
|
| Enhancement Activities |
Students will use Ferguson’s
Career in Focus as an additional resource in classroom. |
| Adaptation for at risk kids |
Have students identify at-risk
behaviors that could implicate their job choices. |
| Resources |
- Ferguson’s Career in Focus
- Paws in Jobland software
- Young Persons Occupational
Outlook Handbook
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