Lesson Plans

Standards-Based Outcomes (MDE):

Career Awareness responds to the standards developed by the Council of Exceptional Children which call for programs that include the Life Centered Career Education Curriculum.

Included in the outcomes are:

1) Students will acquire, explore, and locate job awareness skills on the Internet.

2) Students will generate questions, research a specific career, and create a web using the software program Inspiration.

3) Students will be able to explain, summarize, and create a presentation of a designated career.

Prior Knowledge:

Students are familiar with or can identify the jobs available in the community.
Students can identify keyboard components and the mouse. They have basic computer skills and are able to exlore various software programs.

Cue Set:

The teacher displays and demonstrates a variety of jobs from potential work sites such as Home Depot, Target, engineering companies, and a local mall.
Then the teacher poses the following questions:

1) How do you think technology will be used to explore today’s career opportunities?
2) What kind of materials could we use to investigate different careers?
The class and teacher discuss the various responses.

Best Shot Instruction:

Students will choose an employment opportunity from a list of jobs created by the teacher with the software program Inspiration and shown on a large monitor.
Next, students will research their specific job site and an employment application form on the Internet (e.g. Home Depot’s website). A list of different jobs, particular job qualifications, and employment applications is created by the student and teacher from the Internet.
With partners, students create journals describing the job qualifications, salaries, and benefits of their particular shop sites.
Using the computer, students transform their ideas into outline form with Inspiration. They use the “spell check” feature to correct the outlines before beginning to create slide shows with the PowerPoint program.
The slide shows are viewed by the classes. Discussion of the various jobs and the information shown ensues.
In groups of three or four, students role play their chosen careers.

Reteaching and Enrichment:

Local business representatives visit the classrooms and assist in “hand on” activities which may apply to particular positions.

Home Depot employees may provide materials, demonstrate the procedure, and assist students in the construction of plant boxes.
Target stores may provide “hands on training” at the job site or visit the school on Career Awareness Day.
Teachers can acquire different employment applications for the students to review. (A good source is the local mall.)

Review and Closure:

The students write, type, or illustrate a letter of thanks to the various businesses that participated in the program.

Assessment:

Teacher Observation:

Students work cooperatively with their peers.
Students are more motivated to stay on task.
Students become self-directed.

Student Self-Assessment:

The student locates a job application form on the Internet or at a job site. It is filled out in writing or typing with 80% accuracy.
The student develops an interest in different career possibilities.
The student becomes more knowledgable of computer programs and access to information on the Internet.
The student presents a slide show to the class using the PowerPoint software program.
The student creates a learning log of information for reference.
The students role play their careers in small groups for the class.

East Detroit Public Schools Lesson Design

East Detroit Public Schools
Lesson Design