Lesson Plan
Course Title: Principles of Manufacturing
Session Title: Setting Personal Career Goals
Performance Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to explore the academic knowledge and skills of a
career, and set personal career goals to enter that career. The student will research the colleges of interest
to them and identify on the Six Year School Plan worksheet which courses are needed to accomplish their
education and career goals to the satisfaction of the teacher.
Specific Objectives:
The student is able to:
 List his/her personal interests, skills, values, and goals
 Identify in the Six Year School Plan worksheet which courses are needed to accomplish their
education and career goals
 Set up primary career goals
Preparation
TEKS Correlations:
This lesson, as published, correlates to the following TEKS. Any changes/alterations to the activities may
result in the elimination of any or all of the TEKS listed.
Principles of Manufacturing:

130.322. (c)(2)(A)(D)
…explore academic knowledge and skills required for postsecondary education;
…evaluate personal career goals;
Interdisciplinary Correlations:
Career Preparation I:
 127.13(c)(9)(A)(B)(C)(D)
... evaluate and compare employment options, including salaries and benefits;
…compare rewards and demands for various levels of employment in a variety of careers;
…determine how interests, abilities, personal priorities, and family responsibilities affect career choices;
…determine continuing education opportunities that enhance career advancement and promote lifelong
learning.
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Teacher Preparation:
The teacher should review the Setting Personal Career Goals PowerPoint presentation and the internet links
in the presentation. The Personal Goals worksheet and Six Year School Plan worksheet should be printed.
The teacher should have the Achieve Texas Manufacturing booklets in the classroom or have computer
access to them for the students.
References:
1. The University of North Texas Department of Materials Science and Engineering:
http://www.unt.edu/catalog/undergrad/mtse.htm
2. The Texas Workforce Solutions:
http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/realitycheck/start.htm
3. Achieve Texas Manufacturing Booklet:
http://www.achievetexas.org/Manufacturing.htm
4. New York State Career Zone:
http://www.nycareerzone.org/cz/assessment/index.jsp
5. O*NET Resource Center:
http://www.onetcenter.org/IP.html
6. Types of Manufacturing Jobs:
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5138657_types-manufacturing-jobs.html
7. College TechPrep of Texas:
http://www.techpreptexas.org/index.shtml
8. Texas Tech Prep Document Download:
http://www.techpreptexas.org/downloads/index.shtml
Instructional Aids:
1. Setting Personal Career Goals PowerPoint presentation
2. Personal Goals worksheet
3. Six Year School Plan worksheet
Materials Needed:
1. Pencil
2. Notebook
Equipment Needed:
1. Computer with internet access
2. Data projector
Learner Preparation: None Required
Introduction
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Intro
oduction (LS
SI Quadrant I):
SAY
Y: Today we
e are going to
o learn abou
ut personal interests, go
oals and care
eer choices.
ASK
K: Have you
u thought abo
out your career?
ASK
K: Have you
u ever though
ht about you
ur personal interests and
d what job co
ould you do with your interests and
skillss?
ASK
K: Did you know
k
that you can find ca
areers that incorporate yyour interestts and skills?
?
SAY
Y: Different colleges
c
and
d universities
s offer cours
ses in many careers thatt you can ch
hoose from.
ASK
K: Have you
u thought abo
out a college
e or university you would
d like to atte
end after you
u graduate?
SAY
Y: You may want to rese
earch course
es for the ca
areer you are
e interested in on the computer and find the
scho
ools that offe
er those courrses.
SHO
OW: Achieve
e Texas Boo
oklets and diiscuss with students.
s
Outline
O
Outlline (LSI Qu
uadrant II):
Instrructors can use
u the PowerPoint pres
sentation, slides, handou
uts, and note
e pages in cconjunction w
with the
follow
wing outline.
Outline
O
Notes to Insttructor
MI
I.
.
Introd
duction of the lesson
A.
A Discuss in
nterests and
d skills neede
ed in
manufacturing
B.
B Explain pe
ersonal valu
ues
C.
C Describe goal setting
e teacher sh
hould
The
revview the
pre
esentation an
nd
Ach
hieve Texass
Ma
anufacturing booklet.
II. Show
w the Setting
g Personal Career
C
Goalss
Powe
erPoint prese
entation
A.
A Title
B.
B Interest, Skills,
S
Values, and Goalss
C.
C Interest
D.
D Skills
E.
E Values
F. Goals
Slid
des 1 to 6
Tea
acher will disscuss
with
h students.
onal interestt list
III. Perso
A.
A List intere
ests
B.
B Career us
sing the interrest traits
des 7 & 8
Slid
Tea
acher will disscuss
students’ intere
ests
from
m their list a
and the
carreers using tthose
traiits.
See
e reference 4 & 5 linkk to the interrest
inve
entories
IV. Educ
cation plan
A.
A Introduction to the education plan
n
B.
B Pathways
s
C.
C High Scho
ool courses
des 9-11
Slid
Tea
acher discussses
wha
at is meant by an
edu
ucation, the
patthways for a
The
e Personal G
Goals
worksheet should be
passsed out for
students to use
e.
.
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ma
anufacturing career,
and
d what high school
cou
urses are req
quired
to p
pursue vario
ous
patthways.
V. Achie
eve Texas manufacturin
m
g booklet lin
nk for
inform
mation on
A.
A Classes
B.
B Jobs inforrmation
C.
C Salaries
Slid
de 12
See
e reference 3 - link
to tthe manufaccturing
boo
oklet.
n
VI. High School Plan
A.
A Students research co
olleges
B.
B Complete
e Personal Goals
G
worksh
heet
C.
C Complete
e Six Year Sc
chool Plan
workshee
et
Slid
des 13 to 14
4
Hand out Six Y
Year
Sch
hool Plan wo
orksheet
for students to
com
mplete.
See
e reference 7 & 8 linkk to the Tech
hPrep
ma
aterials.
See
e reference 1 - link
to tthe Universitty of
North Texas
Eng
gineering
Department we
eb site.
VII. Intere
est inventories web site resources
Verb
bal
Ling
guistic
Logical
Mathe
ematical
Visual
Spattial
Musica
al
Rhythm
mic
Bodily
Kinesthe
etic
Intrapersonal
Slid
des 15-16
Stu
udents will re
efer to
Refference 4. a
and
Refference 5. to
o
ressearch and ccheck
the
eir personal interests
con
ntinue completing
the
e two worksh
heets.
Interpersonal
Naturalist
Ex
xistentialist
Applicattion
Guid
ded Practice
e (LSI Quad
drant III):
The teacher will help the stu
udents begin
n listing their interests, skkills, values,, and goals o
on the Perso
onal Goals
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Worksheet.
Independent Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
The student will finish the Personal Goals worksheet. The students will research the courses at colleges and
fill out the Six Year School Plan worksheet. The internet will be used for completing this worksheet. These
will be turned in to be checked for a completion grade.
Summary
Review (LSI Quadrants I and IV):
Question: What have you learned about your interests?
Answer: Allow the students to explain their thoughts.
Question: What kind of career would you enjoy doing using your interests and skills?
Answer: Allow the students to explain their thoughts.
Question: Did you find a college or university that offers courses in your career?
Answer: Allow the students to explain their thoughts.
Evaluation
Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III):
Watch the students in their discussion to evaluate how much they have learned.
Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV):
The Personal Goals worksheet and Six Year School Plan worksheet will be evaluated for being complete to
the satisfaction of the teacher.
Extension
Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV):
Students could explore the web for other colleges and universities for courses and programs.
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Name___________________________________________
Date_____________________ Period______
Interest
Skills
Values
Goals
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Name_________________________________
Date________________ Period___________
Six Year School Plan
High School __________________________________________
College _________________________________________
High School
Subject
English
Language
(4 credits)
Mathematics
(4 credits)
Science
(4 credits)
Social
Studies/Economics
(4 credits)
Physical
Education
(1 credit)
Speech
(1/2 credit)
Fine Arts
(1 credit)
Foreign
Language
(2 credits)
Electives
(5 1/2 credits)
College / University
Freshman
English
Sophomore
English
Junior
English
Senior
English
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
4th year math
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
4th year
Science
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
Semester I
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Government/
Economics
Physical
Education
Fine Arts
Foreign
Language
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Language
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