Education Standards
Career Exploration Unit
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Career Exploration Unit
Career Exploration
FCCLA Lesson Plan: Career Essentials Unit
Topic: Career Exploration
Grade Level: 9-12
Timeframe: 135 minutes (3X45 minute classes)
FCCLA National Program(s) Integration:
Career Connection
FCCLA STAR Event Integration:
Career Investigation
Learning Objectives:
While learning about career investigations, students will recognize their ability to perform assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Science coursework to the selected career.
National FCS Standards:
1.1.6 Develop a life plan, including pathways to acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to achieve individual, family, and career goals.
1.2.1 Analyze potential career choices to determine the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and opportunities associated with each career.
Materials Needed:
Device for each student with internet access Career Aptitude Test Google Classroom Access
FCCLA Lesson Plan: Career Essentials Unit
Instructional Strategies:
Cooperative Learning Interactive Instruction
An introductory iMovie will be displayed of different occupations while students enter the classroom. I will include myself in the iMovie representing a teacher occupation of course. Activity 1: Conduct a Career Aptitude Test Activity 1 Timeframe: 45 minutes Activity 1 Materials Needed: Career Aptitude Test Reflection Worksheet
Independently, students will have the opportunity to go to the website yourfreecareertest.com and take the test. Read each question carefully and answer honestly in order to receive more accurate results.
After taking the test, students will record the results and answer the reflection questions on Google Classroom.
After each person has completed the reflection questions, discuss if the students were surprised by the careers suggestions for them, were they mostly new to you, how will this information help you decide on a career path, and which specific careers suggested interest you the most.
Activity 2: Career Pathways Webquest Click Link Activity 2 Timeframe: 45 minutes Activity 2 Materials: Students will use the FCCLA Career Pathways webquest and the websites for FCCLA and O*Net to explore FCCLA supported career pathways and connected skills. Students will need devices with internet connection.
Discussion: Name the four career pathways most directly supported by FCCLA, what FCCLA career pathway matches your interests, what skills are needed, name a STAR event that prepares for the career, what is the average salary, etc.
Activity 3: Career Research Project Activity 3 Timeframe: 45 minutes Activity 3 Materials Needed: Career Research PowerPoint Presentation
Students will create 10 slides researching and creating a power point presentation that includes the title slide, why they choose this career, skills and talents, personality traits, education and training, work conditions, future outlook, technology, conclusion slide and sources of information.
Students will present an oral presentation using screencast that is interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds the audience attention. The screencast time limit is 2 1⁄2 minutes maximum. The screencast will be submitted in Google Classroom.
FCCLA Lesson Plan: Career Essentials Unit
Assessment (ex. journal, rubric, test, portfolio, observation, formative, summative, pre/post test, etc):
Formative Assessment Summative Assessment
Other Resources (ex. graphic organizer, handouts, PowerPoint presentation, etc.):
Teachers will display the names of the four career pathways in four corners of the room: Human Services, Hospitality & Tourism, Education and Training, Visual Arts & Design. Teacher will read careers under each pathway. Students will walk to the career pathway title for the career named. Emojis will be included within the four selected career areas. For example, a pineapple to represent hospitality & tourism, face emoji with glasses will represent the education & training, etc.
Source (If Applicable : cite any published or copyrighted materials used in this lesson plan):
FCCLAinc.org www.yourfreecareertest.com
Additional Notes: N/A
Webquest: Decrease length of assignment, students can complete the interest survey and then match career recommendations with FCS career pathways.
Submitted By: Kim Nolte, NE
FCCLA Lesson Plan: Career Essentials Unit