Career Education Focus:
Learn the role of personal interests in career choices
Learn about Career Data available in exploring career options
Evaluation of Information
Increased knowledge base
Students will be able to:
Demonstrate skills involved in locating, using, and interpreting a variety of career resources
Relate labor market information to recommended careers
Outcomes
Life-Long Learner Standard:
Gather, organize, and analyze data; evaluate; and draw conclusions
Lesson Objectives:
Introduction of finding related career data on Learn More Pages (5 min)
Discover Education/Degree required and Salary information
Place information from 5 career choices in a spreadsheet or graphic organizer to compare and contrast your career options (20 min)
Share with group your findings (15 min)
Homework:
Answer the questions below in a one-page report prior to the next class:
List the top five jobs/careers that are the most appealing to you from the results list
Pick one job/career from your top five list that is the most appealing to you and include the following information: income, education, job stability, future prospects and related occupations and state why you are interested in this job/career.
Choose one job/career from the results list that would be the least appealing to you, write down: income, education, job stability, future prospects and related occupations and why you are not interested in this job/career.