GPA Career Exploration Module – DAY ONE
Lesson Title
Career Module
Introduction
Cluster
Pathway
All Pathways
Essential
Question
What is the
GPA Cluster?
TEKS
Career
Portals:
1.A, 1.B, 2.A
Prior Student
Learning
Students
should already
be aware that
there are 15
other career
clusters
Estimated
Time
45 minutes
Objectives
- Discuss the Government and Public Administration (GPA) Cluster
- Identify and explore career opportunities within the GPA Cluster
- Identify and discuss the seven pathways within the GPA Cluster
Materials/Equipment/Handouts Needed
- Introduction computer-based presentation (computer, projector,
screen, etc.)
- Career Pathway Matching Activity
- Vocabulary List
Introduction/Engage
- Initiate a class discussion by asking each student to give one
example of a career in the GPA cluster without repeating another
student’s response
Activities
- Lecture: Introduction computer-based presentation
- Discuss upcoming career module experiences and expectations
- Assignment: Career Pathway Matching Activity
- Review and distribute GPA Career Module Vocabulary List
Lesson Closure
- Review the seven GPA Pathways using questioning techniques
- Review and collect Career Pathway Activity sheets
- Homework: Instruct students to begin searching for vocabulary
list definitions
Assessment
- Verbal responses to questions
- Completion of Career Pathway Matching Activity
Extension
- Have students to make a list of personal skills and interests
Accommodations for Learning Differences
- Accommodations Manual
- Guidelines and Procedures for Adapting Instructional Materials
- Sample Curriculum Customizations for Learning Differences
- Lesson Plan/Curriculum Modification Checklist
- Instructor Format for Curriculum Customization for Learning
Differences
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CAREER PATHWAY MATCHING ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS
Materials needed:
Career Pathway Worksheet
TEKS:
§127.4.(c)(1)(A)(B), (2)(A)
Approximate time:
15-20 minutes
Directions:
1. Give each student a Career Pathway worksheet and go over the directions with
them.
2. Students may use computers and the internet to find information needed on the
activity sheet.
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CAREER PATHWAY MATCHING ACTIVITY
Group Members: _______________________________________________________
Class Period: _______________ Date: __________ Score: ___________ out of 40
Instructions: Using the list below, place the letter of the career pathway next to the
occupation that it relates to. Be prepared to explain your responses.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Foreign Service
Governance
National Security
Planning
_______ 1.
Air Crew Member
_______ 2.
Chief Executive
_______ 3.
Financial Examiner
_______ 4.
Assessor
_______ 5.
Transportation Inspector
_______ 6.
Radar/Sonar Technician
_______ 7.
Meter Readers Utility
_______ 8.
Artillery/Missile Officer
_______ 9.
County Clerk
_______ 10.
Public Relations
Specialist
_______ 11.
Climate Change Analyst
_______ 12.
License Clerk
_______ 13.
Tax Preparer
_______ 14.
Political Scientist
_______ 15.
Infantry/ Officer
_______ 16.
Surveying Technician
_______ 17.
Transportation Manager
_______ 18.
Legislator
_______ 19.
Postal Service Clerk
_______ 20.
E. Public Management and
Administration
F. Regulation
G. Revenue and Taxation
_______ 24.
Armored Assault Vehicles
Officer
_______ 25.
Social and Community
Service Manager
_______ 26.
Postal Mail Service Sorter
_______ 27.
Coroner
_______ 28.
Political Science Teacher
_______ 29.
City/ Regional Planning Aid
_______ 30.
Tax Collector
_______ 31.
Broadcast News Analyst
_______ 32.
Detectives/ Criminal
Investigator
_______ 33.
Tax Examiner
_______ 34.
Emergency Management
Technician
_______ 35.
Urban and Regional
Planner
_______ 36.
Artillery/Missile Crew
_______ 37.
Reporters and
Correspondents
_______ 38.
Postmasters and Mail
Superintendents
Special Forces
_______ 39.
Architectural Managers
_______ 21.
Equal Opportunity Rep.
and Officer
_______ 40.
Statistical Assistants
_______ 22.
Mapping Technician
_______ 23.
Compliance Officer
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CAREER PATHWAY ACTIVITY KEY
1. C
2. B
3. G
4. G
5. F
6. C
7. F
8. C
9. E
10. B
11. D
12. E
13. G
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. E
20. C
21. F
22. B
23. F
24. C
25. A
26. E
27. F
28. D
29. D
30. G
31. B
32. F
33. C
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. B
38. E
39. D
40. D
41. A
42. G
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GPA VOCABULARY INSTRUCTIONS
Materials needed:
GPA Vocabulary Sheet
TEKS:
§127.4.(c)(1)(A)(B), (2)(A)
Approximate time:
15-20 minutes
Directions:
1. Give each student a GPA Vocabulary sheet and go over the directions with them.
2. Have the students define the vocabulary words.
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VOCABULARY LIST
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Efficiency
Maintenance
Media
Procedures
Coordination
Monitoring
Analyze
Interpret
Perceptiveness
Operate
Develop
Compile
Evaluate
Precedents
Agenda
Draft
Expenditure
Legislative
Transcribing
Dictation
Negotiate
Regulations
Resolve
Inquire
Deduce
Interpret
Compliance
Discriminatory
Eligibility
Liability
Violation
Conformity
Appraise
Transactions
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VOCABULARY LIST KEY
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Efficiency: how well something is done or someone works
Maintenance: taking care of or fixing something
Media: means of communication using radio, TV, internet resources,
newspapers, books, magazines---usually to influence someone
Procedures: steps taken to solve a problem or do a job
Coordination: making sure there is a proper order and relationship between
workers or departments
Monitoring: making sure others in working situations do their jobs correctly
Analyze: to critically examine a problem or solution
Interpret: to understand or giving meaning to something
Perceptiveness: having a keen sense of understanding and solutions
Operate: to work, perform, or function
Develop: to create something
Compile: to put information together
Evaluate: to see how well someone does something or how well things work
Precedents: something that happened before that people look to in the future
Agenda: a list, plan, or outline of things to be done
Draft: the first form of something that needs to be worked on later
Expenditure: how much is being spent over time
Legislative: relates to the enactment or making of laws
Transcribing: writing down something that is spoken to you
Dictation: speaking to someone who writes what you say
Negotiate: making deals with someone
Regulations: laws, rules, or constraints which say what can and cannot be done
to certain things or at certain times
Resolve: fixing a problem
Inquire: asking questions or trying to find out something
Deduce: to assume or come up with a solution based on facts
Interpret: to give meaning to something
Compliance: doing what others tell you to do or have things a way you are told
Discriminatory: goes against someone based on race, sex, gender, age,
disability, etc.
Eligibility: says who can and cannot get certain things
Liability: money owed, debts, obligations, or reasonability for something
Violation: doing something wrong that is against the law or rules
Conformity: making sure everything is the same
Appraise: see how much something is worth
Transactions: records of actions done by people, businesses—usually with
banking or money in some form or fashion
Resources (Conduct an Internet search for the following key words):

Dictionary
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