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Creating Free Career Lessons
Pat Gray
Elementary School Counselor
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida’s School Counseling Framework
Career Development Standard 3: Students will acquire the self knowledge necessary to investigate the world of work and make informed career decisions.
Competency 3.1 Develop self-knowledge through experience and exploration
Academic Standard 2: Students will acquire the academic preparation necessary to choose from a wide variety of educational, training, and employment options upon completion of secondary school.
Competency 2.1 Manage an educational and career plan to achieve goals
ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success
Career Development – Standards guiding school counseling programs to help students 1) understand the connection between school and the world of work and 2) plan for and make a successful transition from school to postsecondary ed ucation and/or the world of work and from job to job across the life span.
This competency aligns with:
Mindset Standards: 2.Self-confidence in ability to succeed
Behavior Standards-Learning Strategies:
1.Demonstrate critical thinking skills to make
informed decisions
4.Apply self-motivation and self-direction to
learning
Behavior Standards-Self-Management
Skills:
2.Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
3.Demonstrate ability to work independently
Behavior Standards-Social Skills:1.Use effective oral and written communication
skills and listening skills
5th Grade Career Lessons - Topics Week 1:
Relating success at school to success at work Non traditional and traditional jobs Introduction career exploration WEB Sites
Week 2: Use of laptops – interest inventories, explore careers Complete Rubric
Week 3: Each group is given a card with a picture and their
likes/dislikes Job comparison - 3 careers to choose from – group decides
best career
Why do you need to control your behavior? School? Job?
Remind yourself of the consequences Ask your friends for help Keep your mouth closed Remind yourself of the rules Turn your brain on before talking Talk at appropriate times
Nontraditional job means…
US Department of Labor defines this as an occupation in which women or men make up 25% or less of the total workers in that job
Ways to teach non traditional jobs Type out a list of non traditional jobs for women – list on one color
sheet (I’ve used pink) Type out a list of non traditional jobs for men – list on one color sheet
(I’ve used blue) Students then have to find a job on their paper they want to
explore and be ready to answer this question: How much money can I earn
Share out as a group Lists can be found on the internet
Non traditional jobs as a group activity Create lists of non traditional jobs for both men and women. Duplicate the lists for the number of groups you will have (I usually
prepare for 6) Cut apart the lists into single jobs and place in an envelope Each group gets an envelop and then time to do the following
before reporting out. Divide into 2 groups: Jobs for Men or Jobs for Women Find the highest paying jobs – what category were they in? Why? Does it need to be this way?
Discussion on choosing the job that fits your interests and abilities.
Sport High School College Professional
% HS to Pro
Women’s Basketball
444,809 15,381 32 .03%
Men’s Football
1,112,303 64,879 250 .08%
Men’s Baseball
473,184 29,816 600 .44%
Men’s Basketball
545,145 16,911 44 .03%
So you want to turn pro!
2013Statistics
Student Resources
INTERESTS
Selecting a Career
Each interest has a list of careers
Each career will have this summary and a more detailed description
Teacher Resources
Steps to Starting the Inventory
1. Explore Careers2. Interest Assessment3. My Next Move
Interest Inventory Scores
Each of the 60 questions is answered using a bulleted list (strongly like to strongly dislike)
When finished a score is received
Each category has a description of the type of career a student may be interested in researching.
Students pick how much preparation they would need.
High school to a post graduate degree
Some Job Preparation
Extensive Job Preparation
Deciding where more jobs can be found.
Career Rubric
Career 1 Career 2 Career 3
Name and Description of Career
Monthly/Yearly Pay
Education/training required
Job Outlook(% of increase)
Ways to Use Rubrics Each student has their own sheet to complete at least 2
careers Have them choose a career based on the first initial of last
name (this makes them look for something other than what they wanted
Have them choose a career based on their interest inventory Have them choose a career from the Non Traditional list Have them choose a STEM career Choose their professional sports career and then something
similar if they don’t make pros (athletic director, physical therapist, sports medicine, sports announcer, marketing)
Last Group ProjectCareer 1 Career 2 Career 3
Name and Description of Career
Monthly/Yearly Pay
Education/training required
Job Outlook(% of increase)
Reasons to choose this career
Which career did you choose for your person and why? Report out
Sample of Card given to group
ArtistBank TellerJanitory
Sample of Card for Group
Aerospace engineerCivil EngineerPilot
Hair stylistCabinet MakerElementary school teacher
Other topics for the year
Decision making How do you make a decision?
Organizational skills Use calendars (daily, monthly, 3 months, yearly)
and groups have to discuss the different ways to keep track of due dates for school
