Career Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan

Teacher: Olivacce Subject: Guidance Class(es): Form 1

Week Beginning: Oct. 31 – Nov. 17 Week # on Year Plan: Week # in School Year:

Lesson plan submitted Mondays 1st period to: Mentor/HOD: Ms. Barbara Cocks

School Coach: Mrs. Benn Vice Principal: Ms. Beek Principal: Mrs. Nelson

Unit Title:

CAREER EXPLORATION
Unit Objective(s):
Students will:

1. Define career, job, occupation, career planning

2. Differentiate between career, job and occupation
3. Identify the steps in career planning
4. Perform a self-assessment
5. Identify careers that exemplifies strengths
6. Create an descriptive essay on interest

Introduction:
CAREER EXPLORATION
Career exploration gives students the ability to assess their interest in a certain
occupation. This process gives students exposure to the working world. Through this
process, students that can decisively choose their career tend to exhibit
improvements in their academic performance, attitudes, and increased knowledge on
the options that re available to them. Students that are able to identify their career
can be guided to a secondary school that is better suited for their aspirations.

Teacher Resources / Materials:

Student Resources / Materials:

Vocabulary: job, career, occupation, career planning

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 Career Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan

LESSON CORE
TIME PROCEDURE
45 minutes 90 minutes
Review of Previous Lesson
NEW MATERIAL
Introduction/Presentation of New Material
Teacher will discuss with the students, the importance of creating a plan towards their career goals.
This plan is stemmed in the understanding of what a career is versus a job and an occupation, how to
identify careers that reflect my interests and how to express passion behind why a career is chosen.
During the next three weeks, students will do a rotation that reflect these three areas.

Guided practice with corrective feedback

(use cooperative groups as much as possible)
Station 1: Theoretical Explanation
Teacher will give basic definitions related to career exploration and career planning. Teacher will
assist students in this group setting to give further explanation and scenarios of the relevant content.
After this explanation students will be given a quiz to assess their knowledge of the area.

Independent Practice with corrective feedback

(make use of differentiated instruction)
Station 2: Career Interest Essay
Students will be required to express their interest in a field in writing. Students are to answer guided
questions given in the assignment to develop the essay.
Station 3: Perform a Self-Assessment
Students will access careeronestop.org to conduct a self-assessment. The assessment will
automatically interpret individual interest related responses to a career that will match the area of
strength. From these careers, students are to choose that fit their BEST, GREAT, GOOD and Little or
No Preparation.
Lesson Review (check for understanding)
After the three weeks, students will present their findings in a project utilizing guided questions, in
which they are to present their career and to the class in a three minute oral presentation.

Homework (when appropriate)*

Students will have the opportunity to work on their Career Project for one week, after the rotation.
Closure
Teacher will reiterate the importance of having a career plan in mind.
TEACHER’S REFLECTION
Project was given as a take home assignment but in my experience because my subject is only offered once a
week, students often forget. Therefore, the following week students will work in class on their projects.

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