Career Exploration Module – DAY TEN
Lesson Title
Portfolio
Maintenance STEM Wrap-up
and Reflections
Cluster
Pathways
All
Essential
Question
Why do you
need to do
reflections for
projects?
TEKS
Career Portals:
1.A, 1.B, 2.A,
2.B, 2.C, 2.D,
2.E, 3.A, 3.B,
3.C, 4.A, 4.B,
4.C, 4.D, 4.E,
4.F, 4.G, 4.H ,
6.A, 6.B, 6.C,
7.C, 8.A
Prior Student
Learning
Students should
have already
been presented
the Career
Module
Introduction
Estimated time
45 minutes
Objectives
- Identify, explore, and review career opportunities within the STEM
Career Cluster
- Compare levels of education for careers of personal interests
- Research steps required to participate in a variety of career and
educational opportunities
- Complete, wrap-up, and reflect on the past two week's activities
Materials/Equipment/Handouts Needed
- Individual student Programs of Study (POS)
- Handout
- Pen, pencil, or word processing program
Introduction/Engage
- Review Career Pathway Vocabulary Activity Mat from first day
- Review the Careers in STEM slide presentation
Activities
- Allow students to conduct research via Internet and other library
resources
- Allow students to add to their career portfolio
- Distribute and review hands-on career exploration activity handouts
 Portfolio Reflections
Lesson Closure
- Review details of the entire STEM Career Exploration Module using
questioning techniques
- Explain the relationship between educational achievement and career
success
- Write the reflection and add to portfolio
Assessment
- The completed reflection and addition to the portfolio
Extension
- Think of ways to teach the STEM Pathway you liked the most to
younger students
- Students can develop a resume for their portfolio
- Host a mock Job Interview Day
Accommodations for Learning Differences
- Accommodations Manual
- Guidelines and Procedures for Adapting Instructional Materials
- Sample Curriculum Customizations for Learning Differences
- Lesson Plan/Curriculum Modification Checklist
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STEM CAREER PATHWAYS
WRAP-UP REFLECTION
Name ______________________________________________________________________
Class Period _________________ Date __________________ Score ___________ out of 100
In the STEM Career Cluster, we explored eight pathways: Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace,
Biotechnology, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Information Technology, Nanotechnology, and
Robotics.
Scenario
Today you will take the time to reflect on the activities we have done and what you have
learned. This Wrap-up Reflection will go into your portfolio along with any photos you may have
taken of the different activities we did.
Instructions
Work on your own and write a one to two-page reflection about the activities we did under the
STEM Career Cluster Pathways; answer/include the following in your reflection:
1. Pick one or two of the activities that we did
2. Reflect on what you learned, liked, did not like, etc.
3. Explain why you feel the way you do about the activity
4. If you could go back and do it again, what would you do differently?
5. After completing these activities is there a STEM Pathway that you would think about
pursuing? Why?
6. How would you adapt the activity to be used to teach younger students about STEM?
7. Put this reflection and any photos you may have taken of the projects we have done into
your portfolio
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