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Guidance Lessons on Careers for 8th Grade Students

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Anna Leigh

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Goal

The goal of these guidance lessons are to help 8th graders understand how many possibilities they have in life while also giving them the tools to understand their specific interests.

Guidance Lesson 4: "High School Credits and Classes:

  • Students will be back in their groups from the previous lesson
  • Each group will get a copy of high school credits and classes
  • Each group will have different classes highlighted depending on their chosen career
  • Explain to each group their required classes in high school for their possible careers
  • If time allows, let students ask questions regarding high school classes, credits, and the overall atmosphere of high school.

Guidance Lesson 3: "Career Exploration"

  • Students are placed in groups depending on their response to the O*NET Interest Profiler - career and/or interests
  • pre-planning here!
  • Based on their results, make copies of occupational handouts - "Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook"
  • Prompt student's with questions in which they will discuss in their groups

Guidance Lesson 2: "What Interests You?"

Guidance Lessons on Careers for 8th Grade Students

  • Students will take the O*NET interest profiler
  • This helps students understand their interest
  • Also have students print this off as well as their list of suggest career options based on their interest profiler results
  • It time permits, students are able to discuss their interest and possible careers with the entire class.

Guidance Lesson 1: "Your Future Starts Now"

Overview

  • Pre-evaluation is given before the start of the first lesson
  • Presentation on career paths - vocational, career, college, military
  • This PowerPoint or Prezi is given to explain what they each mean and the positives and negatives of all
  • After presentation students pair off into which path they want to go in life
  • students are given discussion questions to explore with each other
  • Four Guidance lessons
  • one class period or 45 minutes
  • Given second semester (Feb - May)
  • Why??
  • Discussion of all paths - career, vocational, military and college
  • Use Pre and Post evaluations for data
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