Lesson Plans for January 2-6, 2017

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

 

Lesson Plans for December 5-9, 2016

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