Monday-Tuesday:

Students will complete an interest inventory at www.careeronestop.org.  It will rank top areas of interest, then students will choose 3 jobs from their list of choices.  They will then print out description pages for each chosen job.

Wednesday-Thursday-

Students will log onto careeronestop.org to identify their work values, find careers that correspond with their values, and complete the “Values Assessment” worksheet.

Friday-

Students to complete the career clusters interest survey.  Turn in results when complete.

Monday-

Marketing (Retail/Wholesale Sales and Services) Cluster

Tuesday-

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics cluster

Wednesday-

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics cluster

Monday-

Manufacturing cluster

Tuesday-

Marketing (Retail/Wholesale Sales and Services) Cluster

Wednesday-

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics cluster

Thursday-

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics cluster

Friday- 

Makeup work as needed

Monday-

Human Services cluster

Tuesday-

Information Technology cluster

Wednesday-

Early release- class will not meet

Thursday-

Law, public safety, corrections, and security cluster

Friday-

Makeup work as needed.

Monday-

Holiday!

Tuesday-

Government and Public Administration Cluster

Wednesday-

Health Science Cluster

Thursday-

Hospitality and Tourism Cluster

Friday- 

Makeup any unfinished work as needed

Monday-

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication cluster

Tuesday-

Business Management and Administration cluster

Wednesday-

Education and Training cluster

Thursday-

Finance cluster

Friday-

Government and Public Administration cluster

Monday-

About Career Investigations; getting to know you activities

Tuesday-

Discuss class procedures, acceptable use policies, school supplies, etc.

Homework:  get receipt of class procedures signed by parents and have parent subscribe to Career Investigations blog by Friday, January 6, 2017 (daily grade).  Also, work on getting school supplies by Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Wednesday-

Topics:  Overview of 16 career clusters; Agriculture and Natural Resources cluster

Activities:  Students will begin investigations of the 16 career clusters recognized by the Department of Education.  Students will watch an overview video of the Agriculture and Natural Resources cluster at http://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerandClusterVideos/career-and-cluster-videos.aspx.  They will then choose 2 jobs of interest that fall into that cluster, watch videos over, then summarize the information that they learned.  Will share what learned with class at the end of the period.

Thursday-

Architecture and Construction cluster

Friday-

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication cluster

Monday-Friday:

Students will recognize the impact of career choice on personal lifestyle.  The student is expected to:

• prepare a personal budget reflecting the student’s desired lifestyle
• use appropriate resources to compare and contrast salaries and educational requirements of at least three careers in the student’s interest area
• evaluate at least three career interests based on budget and salary expectations

Monday-

Students will have an opportunity to finish finding entrance scores necessary for obtaining entry to their college/career of choice.  Due by the end of class.

Tuesday-

Discuss financial aid, scholarships, and other sources of income to support post-secondary education

Wednesday-

Students will complete test review questions over college and career opportunities using their notes.

Thursday-

Test review questions due.  Students will then participate in test review game over college and career opportunities.  Top five winners of game will receive 5 bonus points towards their test grade.

Friday-

Test over college and career opportunities

Students will analyze college and career opportunities:

• explore opportunities for earning college credit in high school
• develop an awareness of financial aid, scholarships, and other sources of income to support post-secondary education
• discuss the impact of effective college and career planning
• identify how performance on assessments such as the SAT, ACT, ASVAB, and ACCUPLACER impact personal academic and career goals