Preparing for Careers

							                                       GOLD MEDAL INIATIVE


                         PA Career Education & Work Standards
                                      Lesson Planning Guide
                                       Preparing for Careers



Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation

CEW Standard #13.1.3F: Explore how people prepare for careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3G: Explain why education and training plans are important to
                       careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3H: Explain how workers in their careers use what is learned in
                       the classroom.


Approximate Time: Five 45-minute periods.

Prerequisite Skills
    Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening*
    1.4.3 Types of Writing
    B. Write informational pieces using illustrations when relevant.
    1.6.3 Speaking and Listening
    A. Listen to others.
    C. Speak using skills appropriate to formal speech situations.
    Mathematics*
    None
    Science and Technology*
    None
    Career Education and Work*
    None




* Academic Standards, Pennsylvania Department of Education
  http://www.pde.state.pa.us

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CEW Standard #13.1.3F: Explore how people prepare for careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3G: Explain why education and training plans are important to careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3H: Explain how workers in their careers use what is learned in the classroom.



Performance Standards
                       Performance Standard                                    Suggested Evaluation Method
1. Describe what is needed to prepare for a career with 80%                 Project evaluation: grading sheet
   accuracy on the grading sheet.
2. Explain why education and training plans are important to                Teacher observation
   careers with 80% accuracy as evaluated by the teacher.
3. Describe how workers in their careers use what is learned in             Project evaluation: grading sheet
   the classroom with 80% accuracy on the grading sheet.

Suggested Projects
    None

Multiple Intelligence Types
    Verbal/Linguistic
    Visual/Spatial
    Bodily/Kinesthetic

Resources
    1. Website - Career Exploration Guides and Resources for Younger Students
       http://www.khake.com/page64.html
    2. Worksheet – Interview Questions: Finding Out About Jobs
       See attached
    3. Rubric - “Career Written Project Grading Sheet”
       See attached
    4. Rubric - “Speech Grading Sheet”
       See attached

Equipment/Materials/Software
    None

Suggested Learning Sequence
    Strategy                                    Outline                                  Resources/Equipment
Performance
Standard 1, 2,
&3
Introduction         Discuss with students the difference between a job and a          Resource #1
                     career. Talk about why people get jobs. Discuss what
                     you as a teacher do in a day. Visit a website on showing
                     students a timeline on what they do on a “common” day.
Presentation         Have the principal or someone other than the teacher
                     comes in and talks about what they do during a typical


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CEW Standard #13.1.3F: Explore how people prepare for careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3G: Explain why education and training plans are important to careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3H: Explain how workers in their careers use what is learned in the classroom.

                     day. Have them talk about what they did to train or
                     prepare to get their current job. Also, have them talk
                     about good or bad past work related experiences and
                     what it taught them.
Activity             Devise a plan for students to meet with one professional          Resource #2
                     in the school to ask the questions listed on the
                     worksheet. Go over the worksheet that the students use
                     when interviewing another working professional in the
                     school. Explain to the students that the worksheet is
                     used to complete the summary.

                     Discuss with the individual why they choose their job
                     and why they didn’t like some of the other jobs that they
                     considered.

                     Explain to the students the definition of an education
                     and training plan. Describe your education and training
                     plan and why it was so important to you in entering your
                     career.

                     Ask them if they recently went on a camping trip. Ask
                     if it was important to plan and if there were any
                     situations that were unpleasant because their parents or
                     they did not plan. Tie this example to the importance of
                     having an education and training plan.

                     Also, explain to them that they will take a picture of the
                     shoes of the person they interview. Explain that the
                     picture will be used for a bulletin board display.
                     Related Academic Skills: 1.6.3A
                     Related SCAN/Soft Skills: Information A
Activity/            Have the students use the information that they gathered          Resource #3
Assessment           from the worksheet and write a summary. Present the
                     students with the rubric that will be used to evaluate the
                     summary.

                     Explain that the summary, along with the shoes picture
                     will be used for a bulletin board. The title of the display
                     is: “Whose shoes are these?”

                     Collect the summaries and grade them with the rubric.
                     Return them to the students.




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CEW Standard #13.1.3F: Explore how people prepare for careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3G: Explain why education and training plans are important to careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3H: Explain how workers in their careers use what is learned in the classroom.


                     Ask for volunteers to share information that they
                     learned. Discuss again the difference between a job and
                     a career. Go over how people prepare for different
                     careers. Explain how not all people will go to a four
                     year program.
                     Related Academic Skills: 1.4.3B
                     Related SCAN/Soft Skills: Information B, C
Activity/            Have students present the information in their                    Resource #4
Assessment           summaries to the class in an oral report. Go over the
                     rubric beforehand so the students understand on what
                     they will be graded.

                     Have them present their oral reports. After the reports
                     are done emphasize how the individuals used some of
                     the things learned in the classroom in their careers. Also
                     emphasize how people prepare for careers and the
                     importance of an education and training plan.
                     Related Academic Skills: 1.6.3C
                     Related SCAN/Soft Skills: Information C

Related SCANS/Soft Skills
    Resources
    None
    Interpersonal
    None
    Information
    A. Acquires and Evaluates Information
    B. Organizes and Maintains Information
    C. Interprets and Communicates Information
    Systems
    None
    Technology
    None
    Thinking Skills
    None
    Personal Qualities
    None

Related Worksite/Work Based Activities
    None




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CEW Standard #13.1.3F: Explore how people prepare for careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3G: Explain why education and training plans are important to careers.
CEW Standard #13.1.3H: Explain how workers in their careers use what is learned in the classroom.

Additional Resources
    None




______________________________
This planning guide was written by Charisse Sick, Third Grade Teacher, J. Henry Cochran Elementary,
Williamsport, PA.




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                                                                         Resource #2


                Interview Questions: Finding Out About Jobs

Name: _______________________________________________________
Name of interviewee: ___________________________________________


What is your present occupation?



How many years have you held your present job?



What are some of the other jobs that you held?



Which was your favorite? Why?



What did you learn about yourself by working different jobs?



What skills did you learn in school that helped you in your career(s)?



Did you need a high school diploma to work at your job(s)?


What additional education or skills did you need?



Did you have an education and training plan for your career?


What was the importance of having an education plan?




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                                                                                  Resource #2


What do you enjoy most about your job?



Tell me briefly about a typical day.




Is there anything else you would like to share with the class and me?



What did you learn in the classroom that has helped you at your job?




Thank you for your time. I will share my completed paper with you when it’s done. We will
also take a picture of your shoes for our bulletin board.




                                                2
                                                              Resource #3



Name: _______________________
Date: ________________________


                  Career Written Project Grading Sheet

1. Explore - Career Choice                            1   2   3      4

2. Showed up prepared to interview staff member       1   2   3      4

3. Answered all the questions                         1   2   3      4

4. Wrote a summary                                    1   2   3      4

5. What was a typical day for the person              1   2   3      4

6. What education or skills the person received       1   2   3      4

7. How the person prepared for the career             1   2   3      4

8. Usefulness of education and training plan          1   2   3      4

9. What the person learned in the classroom and how   1   2   3      4
   they used it

10. Personal reflection/evaluation                    1   2   3      4
                                                                Resource #4



Name: _______________________
Date: ________________________


                           Speech Grading Sheet

1. Spoke clearly so everyone could hear              1     2    3      4

2. Information was organized when speaking           1     2    3      4

3. Made eye contact with audience                    1     2    3      4

4. Shared with audience about the interviewee          1    2   3      4
    Job description
    A typical day
    What job the person liked best and why
    What skills they learned in school helped them and why

5. Personal Reflection                               1     2    3      4