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Investigating Careers - Sign Me Up! Lesson PlanInvestigating Careers - Sign Me Up! Lesson Plan
Publisher
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Resource Details
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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
Career & Technical Education
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Projection
Presentation
Internet Access
Year
2017
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Investigating Careers - Sign Me Up!

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This Investigating Careers - Sign Me Up! lesson plan also includes:
  • Investigating Careers - Sign Me Up! (.pptx)
  • 90 Second Speech Planner (.pdf)
  • Create a Bumper Sticker (.pdf)
  • Career and Technical Student Organizations KWL Chart (.pdf)
  • CTSOs Word Cloud (.pdf)
  • Note-taking CTSOs (.pdf)
  • Note-taking Curricular/Extra-curricular Activities (.pdf)
  • Self-Reflection Rubric (.pdf)
  • Sign Me Up! Self-Reflection (.pdf)
  • Skills USA (.pdf)
  • Student Profiles (.pdf)
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Extra, extra, learn all about it! Students view posters, brochures, and other resources to discover the extracurricular activities offered in the school and community. They also write a self-reflection sharing their knowledge about the different options. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

career goals, career readiness, career planning

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils choose one extracurricular activity they are interested in and create posters about it to share with the class

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a computer, Internet access, and a projector
  • In advance, gather extracurricular flyers and brochures

Pros

  • Combines direct instruction, guided practice, and student collaboration for a well-rounded lesson
  • Provides ideas for an enrichment activity and a community connection

Cons

  • Includes a couple broken links

Common Core

W.7.4 W.8.4

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