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Governor's Institute for Career Education and Work
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Governor’s Institute for Career Education and Work Activity
by Julie Arcelus, Patricia Donner
and Juanita Dymszo
| Title |
How Can I
Test Out an Occupational Interest? |
| Standards Addressed |
13.1.11. C Evaluate
opportunities for career preparation.
- Cooperative education
- Internship
- Job shadowing
- Part-time employment
- Registered apprenticeship
- School-based enterprise
- Volunteer experience
1.6.11. A Listen to others.
- Ask clarifying questions.
- Synthesize information,
ideas and opinions to determine relevancy.
- Take notes.
1.6.11. D Contribute to
discussions.
- Ask relevant, clarifying
questions.
- Listen to and acknowledge
the contributions of others.
- Introduce relevant,
facilitating information, ideas and opinions to enrich the discussion.
1.5.11. C Write with
controlled and/or subtle organization.
- Sustain a logical order
throughout the piece.
- Include an effective
introduction and conclusion.
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| Brief Overview |
Students will be able to use a
variety of practical methods to further investigate occupational
interests. |
| Grade Level |
11th |
| Content Area(s) |
Career Development, Social
Studies |
| Other standards supported |
ASCA, PSCA, NCDG |
| Prep Time |
30-60 minutes (contacting
resource people for enhancement activities) |
| Implementation Time |
One 45-minute session (with
enhancements, this could be a 3 day unit) |
| Learning Objectives |
- Students will list possible
primary methods (as opposed to secondary) to test out an occupational
interest, determining which method(s) is/are most appropriate for
various occupations.
- Students will be aware of and
follow the steps necessary to access particular investigative methods.
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| Materials Needed |
Chalk/chalkboard,
marker/whiteboard, marker/newsprint |
| Detailed Activity Steps |
- Brainstorm/record practical
methods that can be used to further test out occupational interests.
- Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of each method in regard to information gained about
particular occupations.
- Complete a written matching
activity that causes the students to link particular occupations with
beneficial test methods, i.e., nursing with volunteerism, masonry with
registered apprenticeship, radiography with job shadowing, politician
with internship.
|
| Theory basis |
Trait and Factor Theory |
| Evaluation/Assessment |
Discussion, matching activity,
(if enhancements are included, written reflection with think/pair/share) |
| Comments |
As background, access and read
the resources. Determine ahead which testing
out methods are most appropriate for a variety of occupations. It is
likely that more than one method is appropriate for each occupation. |
| Enhancement Activities |
- Invite a career counselor,
CareerLink representative, and/or employers to talk with the students
about experiential or testing out opportunities available to them at
various places of business.
- Invite seniors or recent
graduates who took advantage of testing out methods in making their
occupational choices to share their experiences with the current
juniors. How were the experiences arranged? What were the positives
and negatives of the experiences? What advice would they provide?
|
| Adaptation for at risk kids |
Responses to the matching
activity could be made orally. |
| Resources |
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