Careers

Standards-Based Unit of Study

By Teresa Moore, Juanita Whitaker, and Regina Adams

Stonewall Elementary School

  

Audience:  5th Grade

 

Organizer: 

What factors affect career choices?

 

Academic Expectations – Primary Expectations:

            2.36:  Students use strategies for choosing and preparing for a career.

·        Compare different careers to determine the various requirements.

            3.1:  Students demonstrate positive growth in self-concept through appropriate tasks or projects.            

·        Identify personal strengths.

5.4:  Students use a decision-making process to make informed decisions among options.

·        Analyze alternatives; make a decision.

 

Academic Expectations – Secondary Expectations:

1.1:  Students use reference tools such as dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, and computer reference programs and research tools such as interviews and surveys to find the information they need to meet specific demands, explore, interests, or solve specific problems.

·        Use research tools to access and synthesize information.

·        Question individuals to obtain information.

2.37:  Students demonstrate skills and work habits that lead to success in future schooling and work.

4.1:  Students effectively use interpersonal skills.

 

Essential Questions:

What do people in certain careers do?

            What jobs will be available?

            What choices do I have?

            What aptitudes do I have?

            What education/training do I need?

            How does the economy affect job opportunities?

            What school subjects relate to a job?

            How does a career affect a lifestyle?

 

Culminating Performance Activity:

Students will choose one project from the following list as their culminating activity:

 

Scoring Guide:

 

CEO  (5 points)

Manager (4 points)

Trainee  (3 points)

Job description

Job description

Job description

Education/training

Education/training

Education/ Training

Personal skills

Personal skills

Personal skills

Average earnings

Average earnings

 

Job outlook

 

 

 

Content Knowledge:

·        Principles of economics

·        Effective writing and speaking techniques

·        Job descriptions and qualifications

 

Skills:

·        Employ technology skills: keyboarding, internet, etc.

·        Utilize research skills

·        Use proper writing skills

·        Incorporate interviewing skills

·        Compare different careers to determine the various requirements.

·        Relate school studies to life pursuits.

·        Communicate the concepts of work and career.

·        Identify personal strengths

·        Analyze alternatives; make a decision.

·        Make a decision from given options.

 

Technology Ideas:

·        PowerPoint

·        HyperStudio

·        Internet

·        Inspiration – Job nets

·        Publisher

·        Other publishing program?

·        Graphing

·        Tape Recorded Interviews

·        Digital Camera

 

Research Guide Sheet

Final Project Handout

 

Internet Sites:

Page to link to the following sites can be found here:

http://www.stonewall.fayette.k12.ky.us/school%20links/jobs/jobs.htm 

Sites:

http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_tch.htm  BLS Career Info

http://www.whatdotheydo.com/    What Do They Do?

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/gse/careers/index.htm   Careers

http://www.bcit.tec.nj.us/KidCareer/info.html    Career Choices

http://www.askanexpert.com/  Ask An Expert

http://www.apl.com/boomerangbox/jobarch.htmn   People Profiles

http://www.explore.cornell.edu/careers/Navframe.htm    Cornell University

http://www.explore.cornell.edu/newcareerzone/    Career Zone

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