LESSON 2
"It
's kind of fun to do the impossible. "-Walt Disney
TITLE:
Focusing on My
Career Target
GRADES:
9, 10, 11, 12
SUBJECTS:
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE
ARTS
MATHEMATICS
VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SKILLS
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
 The
student will choose one career and one college/training institution.
The student will select one career and one college/training institution
for research and inquiry in presentation for a chosen occupation and its
action plan.
The student will chart the salary for his/her occupational choice for three
different geographic locations.
DURATION OF LESSON:
90 minute class
period
MATERIALS:
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS:
One computer for
each student with internet access and a printer (preferably color).
TEACHER'S NOTES:
Verify that the School Acceptable Computer Usage form is on file.
Schedule
computer lab.
Teacher needs to have prior knowledge of virtual college tours.
Teacher
needs to be familiar with Websites for Individual
Colleges.
Teacher needs to be able to use Excel
and Microsoft Word 97 (or higher).
PROCEDURES:
1. In a computer
lab, students will browse sites for possible occupations of interest and
possible college choices.
2. Students will browse
the Websites listed on the Websites handout for
individual careers and individual colleges, and select one occupation and
one college/training institution for this project.
3. Using the Website
Salary,
students will select one occupation, and chart the salary available at
ten different geographic locations. See Salary
Activity.
MODIFICATIONS:
Modifications will
be made for those individuals with IEPs in coordination with the Special
Education Department.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Students will access
the website Salary and prepare a list
in Microsoft Word of the skills required for their chosen occupation.
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:
-
Student notes on career or
college information.
-
An optional double entry response
log may be used instead of notes.
IGOs
FOR WEST VIRGINIA:
English/Language
Arts: 11.26, 11.43, 11.97
Mathematics: AM1.11, AM1.15,
AM1.17, AM2.19
Vocational/Technical Skills:
KIP 1, KIP 7, KIP 8, KIP 10, KIP 11, KIP 12, KIP 15, BCA 2, BCA 7, BCA
9, BCA 11, BCA 12, BCA 13, BCA 14, BCA 15, BCA 16,
NATIONAL
STANDARDS:
English/Language
Arts:
-
Reading
5. Uses the general skills
and strategies of the reading process.
7. Uses reading skills
and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts.
-
Viewing
9. Uses viewing skills
and strategies to understand and interpret visual media.
Mathematics:
1. Uses a variety of strategies
in the problem solving process.
6. Understands and applies
basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis.
9. Understands the general
nature and uses of mathematics.
Vocational/Technical Skills:
None listed.
JOBS/CAREER CLUSTERS:
-
Business and Marketing
-
Engineering and Technical
-
Fine Arts and Humanities
-
Health and Human Services
-
Science and Natural Resources
REFERENCES:
America's
Career Info Net
College
Sources
Salary
AUTHORS AND SCHOOL:
Cheri
Chenoweth
Beth
Moore
Jane
Byrd
South
Harrison High School
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