GOLD MEDAL INITIATIVE
Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation
PA Career Education & Work Standards
Lesson Planning Guide
Classroom Bulletin Board: Pathways in Our Community
Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation
CEW Standard #13.1.3D: Identify the range of jobs available in the community.
CEW Standard #13.1.3E: Describe the work done by school personnel and other
individuals in the community.
Approximate Time: Three 45-minute periods.
Prerequisite Skills
Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening*
1.6.5 Speaking and Listening
A. Listen to others.
D. Contribute to discussions.
E. Participate in small and large group discussions and presentations.
Mathematics*
None
Science and Technology*
None
Career Education and Work*
None
Performance Standards
Performance Standard
1. Develop a Classroom Bulletin Board entitled “Pathways in
Our Community” that includes the range of jobs available in
the community and describes the work that is done by
individuals working in them with 75% accuracy on the rubric.
* Academic Standards, Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us
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Suggested Evaluation Method
Bulletin Board VIP/Cooperation
Rubric
Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation
CEW Standard #13.1.3D: Identify the range of jobs available in the community.
CEW Standard #13.1.3E: Describe the work done by school personnel and other individuals in the community.
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Suggested Projects
None
Multiple Intelligence Types
Verbal/Linguistic
Interpersonal
Resources
1. Handout: Career Paths in My Community
See attached
2. Handout: Community Jobs Master List
See attached
3. Video: Last Year’s Bulletin Board Development
Teacher developed
4. Handout: Community VIP’s Bulletin Board Rubric
See attached
5. Handout: Classroom Cooperation Rubric
See attached
Equipment/Materials/Software
1. Yellow pages of a telephone directory
Suggested Learning Sequence
Strategy
Performance
Standard 1
Introduction
Presentation/
Discussion
Activity/
Demonstration
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Outline
Provide students the Introduction to Career Paths
document from Resource #1.
Define and talk about what a pathway is. Have students
brainstorm a list of jobs available in the school and their
community.
Provide students with “VIP’s in the Community” and
“Career Paths In My Community” documents. Place
students in groups of 4 and have them use the “Career
Paths In My Community” to identify the pathways for
the Community Jobs Master List. Have students take
home their “Community Jobs Master List” and have
them complete at least 2 of the “VIP’s in the
Community” sections.
Resources/Equipment
Resource #1
Resource #1
Resource #1
Resource #2
Resource #3
Equipment #1
Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation
CEW Standard #13.1.3 D: Identify the range of jobs available in the community.
CEW Standard #13.1.3 E: Describe the work done by school personnel and other individuals in the community.
When students return to school have them work in
groups, sharing their VIP’s so that each student has a
completed “VIP’s in the Community” document. Allow
students to use Yellow Pages for any pathway for which
they have not identified a person.
Have students cut apart their VIP’s in the Community
sheets and place their correct VIP under the correct
Pathway heading on the Pathways Bulletin Board.
Assessment
Review the classroom Cooperation Rubric and have
them role play tasks from the rubric. Show the students
a video of a group from last year completing the
activity.
Related Academic Skills: 1.6.5A,D,E
Related SCANS/Soft Skills: Interpersonal A
Together, have students complete a classroom Bulletin
Board entitled “Pathways in Our Community.” Assess
students using the “VIP’s in the Community Rubric”
and “Cooperative Behaviors Rubric.”
Related Academic Skills: 1.6.5A,D
Related SCANS/Soft Skills
Resources
None
Interpersonal
A. Participates as Member of a Team
Information
None
Systems
None
Technology
None
Basic Skills
None
Thinking Skills
None
Personal Qualities
None
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Resource #4
Resource #5
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Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation
CEW Standard #13.1.3D: Identify the range of jobs available in the community.
CEW Standard #13.1.3E: Describe the work done by school personnel and other individuals in the community.
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Related Worksite/Work Based Activities
None
Additional Resources
1. Website/Coloring Book: Careers are Everywhere
http://www.pacareerstandards.com/curriculum-resources.php
2. Website : Instructional Game : The Play Real Game
http://www.realgame.com/usa.html
3. Website : Instructional Game : What’s My Job
http://www.hud.gove/kids/whatsjob.html
2. Website: CEW Toolkit
http://www.pacareerstandards.com/entrepreneurship.php
______________________________
This planning guide was written by Alice Justice, Middle School Guidance Counselor, Central Columbia
Middle School, Bloomsburg, PA.
Funding for this lesson planning guide was provided by the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation’s Gold
Medal Initiative and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The lesson planning guide was created under the
direction of Outreach for K-12 at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
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Resource #1
Resource #1
Resource #1
Resource #1
Resource #2
Community Jobs Master List
Pathway
School/Community
Job
List job and describe what the
person does
DOCTOR – helps people who are
sick
Business,
Management,
and Technology
BUSINESS
Arts and
Communication
CREATIVE
Industrial and
Engineering
Technology
BUILDING
AND FIXING
Human Services
Health Services
HELPING
HEALTH
LIST COMMUNITY JOBS IN THE FIRST COLUMN AND THEN CHECK THE PATHWAY THAT IS RELATED TO THAT COMMUNITY JOB.
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X
Natural
Resources/
Agriculture
NATURE
Resource #4
Community VIP’S Bulletin Board Rubric
Completed Community
Jobs Master List
Accurately identifies
pathway for Jobs
Identified
Accurately describes
work done by Jobs
Identified
Completed 2 “VIP’s in
the Community” Items
for Homework
Final Product
contained correct
information about
person/job for all 6
Pathways on the
“VIP’s in the
Community”
document
“VIP’s in the
Community” document
was cut apart and
each person/job was
placed on the
classroom “Pathways
in Our Community”
bulletin board in the
correct location
12 points possible
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Yes
Somewhat
2 pts
1 pt
List includes 9-10 List includes 7-8
jobs available in
jobs available in
the
the
community/school community/school
Accurately
Accurately
identifies 9-10
identifies 7-8
pathways
pathways
Accurately
Accurately
describes work
describes work
done by 9-10 jobs done by 7-8 jobs
identified
identified
Completed 2
Completed 1
No
0 pts
List includes 6 or less
jobs available in the
community/school
Identifies 6 or fewer
pathways
Accurately describes
work done by 6 or less
of jobs identified
Completed 0
All 6 were
complete and
accurate
4-5 were
complete and
accurate
3 or less were complete
and accurate
All 6 were placed
accurately on the
bulletin board
4-5 were placed
accurately on the
bulletin board
3 or less were placed
accurately on the
bulletin board
Resource #5
Classroom Cooperation Rubric
I participated in
the
brainstorming
activity.
I used positive
words during
discussions and
to resolve
conflict.
I shared ideas
and materials
with my group
members.
I complemented
and encouraged
my group
members.
8 pts possible
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Yes
2 pts
Contributed 2 or
more things.
Somewhat
1 pt
Contributed 1
thing.
No
0 pts.
Contributed
nothing.
I needed 0-1
reminders from
my teacher.
I needed 2-3
reminders from
my teacher.
I needed 4 or
more reminders
from my teacher.
I needed 0-1
reminders from
my teacher.
I needed 2-3
reminders from
my teacher.
I needed 4 or
more reminders
from my teacher.
I complimented/
encouraged at
least 2 times
during activity.
I complimented/
encouraged 1
time during
activity.
I did not
compliment or
encourage my
group members
during activity.