| Standards Addressed |
- 13.1.8 B Explain how
non-traditional occupations offer career opportunities
- RWSL:1.2.8 A,B; 1.3.8 F; 1.4.8 B,C;
1.5.8 A,B,C,D,E,F; 1.6.8 C,D; 1.8.8 A,B,C
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| Brief Overview |
The student will be able to
explain how non-traditional occupations can access various career
options. |
| Grade Level |
8th |
| Content Area(s) |
Career to Work and Reading,
Writing, Speaking, Listening |
| Other standards supported |
- PDE Guidance and Counseling (1)
- ASCA (1)
- PDE Career Education (1)
|
| Prep Time |
4 - 5 hours |
| Implementation Time |
Approximately 2 weeks |
| Learning Objectives |
The student will be able to
identify non-traditional occupations of interest, research, perform
interviews, and present oral and written reports detailing their
findings. |
| Materials Needed |
Rubrics, overhead supplies,
parental permission slips for tour. Required questions form for
interviews. Student copies of Write Source 2000 text on developing
informational reports. Word puzzles. Copies of local Sunday Employment
sections. |
| Detailed Activity Steps |
- Provide unit objectives and
goals to students, including descriptions of relevant rubrics, and an
outline of the project. (Expectations, due dates etc…)
- Arrange a class tour of a
local business, where non-traditional careers are present.
- From this visit, set up
partnerships between employees, and students. They will conduct
e-mail interviews with pre-assigned questions, that ask how, when,
where, and why person became involved in a non-traditional career.
- The student will present
their findings, plus additional resources from internet Web sites,
first in a written report to publishing guidelines. Secondly students
will prepare, and orally present, their findings.
|
| Theory basis |
Krumboltz’s Social Learning
Theory. |
| Evaluation/Assessment |
Visual assessment by teacher on
participation. Rubric score on written report. Rubric score on oral
presentations. |
| Comments |
This lesson will be based on
Career and Work Standards, as well as Reading, Writing, Speaking,
Listening standards. |
| Enhancement Activities |
- Occupational Vocabulary Word
Puzzle.
- Internet search for
educational requirements of specific careers.
- Local newspaper search for
specific openings.
- Replicate written report in
school newspaper.
|
| Adaptation for at risk kids |
- Include student(s) in
introductory presentation.
- Have students portray various
career roles.
- Perhaps arrange a face to
face interview as opposed to e-mailing.
- Provide additional practice
for these students prior to their oral interview.
- Allow these students to work
with a partner on enhancement activities.
|
| Resources |
- Teacher introductory notes on
non-traditional careers, and occupational opportunities. Many of
these would come from materials presented during this conference.
- Personal computers with
internet access.
- Performance tasks for
English teachers, written by Amy Benjamin.
- Write Source 2000 published by Great Source.
- Young Person’s
Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Department of
Labor.
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