Career Development Lesson Plan

School Counselor: Brea Adams Date: April 8th, April 15th Activity: The Commencement of Your Future Goals Grade(s): 10th Grade ASCA Student Standards (Domain/Standard/Competencies): A:B2 ! Appl" #no$led%e of aptitudes and interests to %oal settin% A:B2 & 'dentif" post(secondar" options consistent $ith interests, achie)ement, aptitude and a*ilities A:C1 + ,nderstand ho$ school success and academic achie)ement enhance future career and )ocational opportunities C:A1 1 -e)elop s#ills to locate, e)aluate and interpret career information C:A1 . -e)elop an a$areness of personal a*ilities, s#ills, interests and moti)ations C:B1 ! /no$ the )arious $a"s in $hich occupations can *e classified C:B1 + 0earn to use the 'nternet to access career(plannin% information C:B2 1 -emonstrate a$areness of the education and trainin% needed to achie)e career %oals Learning Ob ective(s): 1 1tudents $ill complete the career clusters sur)e" to identif" their most compati*le career cluster 2 1tudents $ill select a career of interest from their most compati*le career cluster . 1tudents $ill reco%ni2e and identif" the education, s#ills, salar", and outloo# for the chosen career and compare the )alues and s#ills of the career $ith their o$n $or# )alues and interests !aterials: 3ens43encils The Commencement of Your Future 3ac#et ( The Commencement of Your Future 5or#sheet ( 'nterest Cate%ories 6andout

( 5or# 7alues 6andout Computers4'3ads $ith 'nternet access 5e*pa%e: 5hat8s 9e:t 'llinois ;$hatsne:tillinois or%< "rocedure: Day #: 1 Counselor $ill *e%in *" discussin% the importance of choosin% a career that fits personal interests and $or# )alues 2 Counselor $ill sho$ students the 5hat8s 9e:t 'llinois 5e*pa%e and demonstrate ho$ students create a profile ;5(10 minutes< . 1tudents $ill then ta#e a fe$ minutes to create a profile on the 5hat8s 9e:t 'llinois 5e*pa%e ! Counselor $ill pass out the 'nterest Cate%ories handout and read a description of each interest cate%or" 5 1tudents $ill $rite do$n t$o interests cate%ories that appeal to them + Counselor $ill demonstrate ho$ to find the interests profile assessment + 1tudents $ill complete the interests profile assessment and fill in the =uestions relatin% to the interest profile on their handout & Counselor $ill distri*ute the 5or# 7alues handout Counselor $ill read the description of each $or# )alue 8 1tudents $ill choose t$o $or# )alues that the" *elie)e *est fit them > 1tudents $ill complete the $or# )alues assessment and fill in the =uestions relatin% to the $or# )alues assessment on their handouts Day $ 10 Before *e%innin% the career cluster assessment, the counselor $ill instruct students to ans$er the first =uestion on their Commencement of Your Future Goals 5or#sheet under the Careers and Clusters section 11 1tudents $ill complete the career clusters assessment 12 Counselor $ill sho$ students ho$ to na)i%ate career clusters, ho$ certain careers match their interests and $or# )alues, and ho$ to add careers of interest to their profile 1. 1tudents $ill then e:plore the careers in their career cluster ? 1! 1tudents $ill choose one career to research that closel" matches their interests and $or# )alues and $ill complete the handout

15 1tudents $ill turn in the handout at the end of each class period ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? "lan %or &valuation: 'o( (ill each o% the %ollo(ing be collected) "rocess Data: 100@ of the sophomore class $ill participate in t$o classroom lessons "erception Data:
>0@ of the sophomore class can name t$o interests cate%ories that appeal to them >0@ of the sophomore class can name the t$o $or# )alues that *est descri*e themsel)es >0@ of the sophomore class can name the career cluster that *est descri*es them

Outcome Data:
The num*er of students failin% a class has decreased from .0@ to 20@ due to increased understandin% of post(secondar" success

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? *ollo( +p: 1tudents $ill turn in their Career Assessment $or#sheet $hich identifies their interests,
$or# )alues, and career clusters, as $ell as the specific careers that match their interests and $or# )alues The counselor $ill re)ie$ the Career Assessment $or#sheets and follo$ up indi)iduall" $ith students $ho do not meet the learnin% o*Aecti)es of this lesson