Title: Career Orientation
Grade: 6, 7th and 8th
Subject: Career Awareness, Career Discovery & Career Management
Opening:
As students enter the room, teacher will instruct students on how to locate
their assigned seats using the posted seating chart. As students take their
seats, they will be instructed as follows:
1. Using the materials in the tray, make a name badge and put it on.
2. Introduce yourself the classmates at your table.
3. Take the worksheet entitled, “30 second Elevator Speech” out of the tray
and complete it.
4. Teacher led introduction of herself after roll has been taken.
Work Period: Student Introductions-Present 30 second Elevatory speech
1.
Have all students select a partner at his or her table and them
complete introductions.
2.
Teacher will observe student communication/social skills, as
students complete 30 second introductions.
3. After introductions, students will be asked to trace an image of their
hand on the back of the worksheet.
4. Teacher will lead students in a self discovery activity and then have
students share their findings with the class.
Note: Students will turn in their completed 30 second elevator speech at
the end of class.
SYLLABUS
1.
Have students get a syllabus from the tray and write their name on it.
2.Teacher led review of the entire syllabus using a PPT presentation.
Students will interact accordingly.
3. Homework-Review the contents of the syllabus and get it signed by a
parent or guardian. Students should also bring in the required materials for
class (Notebook, tabs, paper and pencil)
Clock Partner Activity
1. Teacher will have students draw a clock on a piece of notebook paper
and label it.
2. Students will be instructed on how to fill in the clock sheet to select
future work partners.
3. Students will complete the clock sheet activity one slot at a time.
4. Once all clocks are completed, students will turn the items in to the
appropriate box.
Homework (if not finished in class): All about Me worksheet
1. Students will fill in and color the All About Me worksheet.
2. As students complete their worksheet, teacher will distribute a ticket to
each student.
3. As students finish their worksheet, they will be instructed to circle 5
items that they would feel comfortable sharing with the class.
4. Next, students are walk around the room and find their partner using the
ticket they were given.
5. Students will then discuss the five items that were circled.
6. Students will then introduce their partners using the completed All About
Me worksheet.
7. Students will turn in their completed worksheet as their ticket out the
door.
Closing:
Aloud, students will share what they learned in class today about
communication, social skills and listening skills and tell me why these skills
are important in the workforce as well.
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Students will turn in ALL completed worksheet as their ticket out the
door.
Comments:
Teacher will observe, assist and offer constructive feedback as students
complete group and individual assignments provided extended time and
resources as needed.
Alternative activity:
Option 1- Scavenger Hunt
Option 2-Mingle game (listening activity)
Co Teaching Strategy:
Strategies
Student Directed Activity (ex: reading/worksheet)
Differentiations
Read Aloud
Assessments
Teacher Observation
Assessment Uses
Progress Monitoring to assess communication skill level.