Personal Interests and Careers |
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Students will discuss how personal interests are
important considerations when choosing a
career. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are my interests? What careers relate to those
interests?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 6
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
1
Topic: Knowledge
of the influence of a positive self-concept.
Standard: Describe personal likes and
dislikes. Describe individual skills required to fulfill different life roles.
Describe how one’s behavior influences the feelings and actions of others.
Identify environmental influences on attitudes, behaviors, and aptitudes.
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
6
Topic: Skills to
locate, understand, and use career information.
Standard: Identify various ways that
occupations can be classified. Identify a number of occupational groups for
exploration. Demonstrate skills in using school and community resources to learn
about occupational groups. Identify sources to obtain information about
occupational groups including self-employment. Identify skills that are
transferable from one occupation to another. Identify sources of employment in
the community.
7
Topic: Knowledge
of skills necessary to seek and obtain jobs.
Standard: Demonstrate personal qualities
(e.g., , dependability, punctuality, getting along with others) that are needed
to get and keep jobs. Describe terms and concepts used in identifying employment
opportunities and conditions. Demonstrate skills to complete a job application.
Demonstrate skills and attitudes essential for a job interview.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 15 min.
On the chalkboard, make three columns—headed by People, Data,
and Things, respectively. Discuss how being aware of your interests and values
will help you choose a career in which you will be happy and successful. Do you
like working with people, data, or things? Under each column ask students to
write a career title that deals primarily with that heading.
Step: 2 Duration: 15 min.
Have students check the requirements on the “Interests and
Careers” activity sheet that they think are necessary for them to be happy and
successful in a career.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: FileName: Interests and Careers.doc
Description: Print and copy
for each student.
Step:
3 Duration: 15 min.
Have students discuss their responses from the activity
sheet.
Materials and Equipment
“Interests and Careers” activity sheet, Chalkboard/chalk
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
one class period
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students' participation in the activity will be
evaluated.
Extension
Remediation
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
