Lesson Plans for May 8-12, 2017

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

Lesson Plans for May 1-5, 2017

Monday-Wednesday

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

Activities:  Students to complete the “Exploring the FAFSA website” activity

Thursday-Friday

Topics:  Students will recognize the impact of career choice on personal lifestyle. The student will be 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

 

Lesson Plans for April 24-28, 2017

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

 

Lesson Plans for April 10-14, 2017

Monday-

Topics:  Project presentations

Activities:  We will discuss the requirements of presenting student career projects to the class.  Students will then draw for order of presenting and days to present will be assigned.  Students will be made aware that presenting project to the class will count as one test grade.

Tuesday-

Activities:  Students will be given time to prepare for presentations.  Students will be given notecards that they can write notes on and will be given an opportunity to practice with projector and remote to advance through slides.

Wednesday-

Topics:  Career presentations

Activities:  First round of career presentations (students who drew 1-5)

Thursday-

Activities:  Second round of career presentations (Students who drew 6-10)

Friday-

HOLIDAY!!

Lesson Plans for April 3-7, 2017

Monday-Friday-

Topics: Career project

Activities:  Discuss the criteria to be included in the Career PowerPoint project.  Students will then begin work on projects using their computer and completed research from last week.  Completed projects will be due at the end of class, Friday, April 7th.  Completed project will count as two daily grades and two test grades.

Lesson Plans for March 27-31, 2017

Monday-Friday-

Topics: Career project

Activities:  Discuss the criteria to be included in the Career PowerPoint project.  Students will then begin work on projects using their computer and completed research from last week.  Completed projects will be due at the end of class, Friday, April 7th.  Completed project will count as two daily grades and two test grades.

Lesson Plans for March 6-10, 2016

Monday-

Topics:  PowerPoint Basics

Activities:  We will go over the basics of using PowerPoint: inserting new slide, changing the slide content, adding text, adding pictures, changing the slide theme, etc.

Tuesday-Wednesday-

Topics:  Reinforcement of PowerPoint basics

Activities:  Students will then create a 5 slide PowerPoint using set criteria to show they understand how to use PowerPoint basics.

Thursday-Friday

Topics:  Career project

Activities: Discuss the criteria to be included in the Career PowerPoint project.  Students will then begin work on projects using their computer and completed research from last week.  Completed projects will be due at the end of class, Friday, March 24, 2017.  Completed project will count as two test grades.

 

Lesson Plans for Feb. 27-March 3, 2017

Monday-Friday

Students will research 5 different careers to gain a better understanding of each.  Three career choices must be from results of student’s interest inventory or values assessment. Two careers may be student’s choice. Students may research using printouts from their interest and/or value assessments or the Occupational Outlook Handbook online at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/a-z-index.htm.

Students will need to research the following for each career:

  • What they do (duties, etc.)
  • Work environment
  • How to become one (Knowledge & education needed)
  • Pay
  • Job outlook for the future
  • Any other important information

Research will be due by the end of class on Friday, March 3, 2017.  Will count as two daily grades.