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Topic 1.2 Lesson Plan
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DISCUSSION PROMPT:
What Job Characteristics Matter Most to College Grads?
Write your responses to the questions. Then, share what you wrote with your classmates or a partner.
Would you rather have a job you hate that pays $120,000 or a job you love that pays $40,000? Why?
1 5 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Analzye the characteristics that college graduates said were important to their first “good job”.
Compare responses for all graduates and recent graduates.
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DATA CRUNCH:
Which Careers Are the Biggest Gamble?
Stability and pay can be important factors in choosing a career. Analyze the graph to answer the questions on this Data Crunch.
2 10 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Analyze a scatterplot of earnings variabilty across careers.
Make an inference about what factors make a career have high variability in earnings vs low variability in earnings.
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ARTICLE:
Dig Deeper Into the 15 Jobs on the Rise
Some jobs are increasingly in-demand, which may make it easier to find a position and be paid well.
Open the linked interactive & answer the questions.
Select “Specialized Engineering Roles” from the dropdown menu.
A) How much has the number of game developers grown in the last year?
B) What is the median salary for a career in specialized engineering?
Click through the dropdown menu to explore the different jobs on the rise. Overall, what types of jobs seem to be growing? Consider how these 15 careers might fit into broader industries.
This interactive measured career growth between 2019 and 2021. Hypothesize: Of the listed careers, experienced significant growth due to COVID-19? Why?
Do you anticipate those careers continuing to grow? Why or why not?
3 15 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Analyze potential careers based on salary, stability, & growth
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ARTICLE:
How to Choose a Career
Choosing a future career path can be daunting, especially if you’re not sure where to start or what your options are.
Read the article, then answer the questions
Summarize: What are the five key steps to choosing a career?
Based on the article, what factors should you consider when narrowing down your career choices?
Where are you currently in the process of choosing a career? What challenges have you faced in that process?
4 15 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Explore different career options based on your interests
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INTERACTIVE:
Which Jobs Align with My Interests?
Follow the directions on the Google Form to complete this activity.
5 25 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Complete an interest assessment
Research and reflect on their career options
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INFOGRAPHIC:
Grace’s Path to Success
Review the infographic & answer the questions.
1. Your friend Farhana looks at Grace’s Path to Success and sighs heavily, saying “This just stresses me out even more. Once you pick a path, you’re stuck with that career forever” Do you agree or disagree? Why?
2. Write 3-5 measurable goals that are stepping stones to your dream career.
6 10 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Explore what the most common jobs have been in the United States, their state, and specific area
Hypothesize how they think this data will evolve over time
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VIDEO:
What’s an Informational Interview?
Watch this video and answer the questions.
What can you learn from an informational interview?
Based on your current career interests, who might you ask for an informational interview? You can name specific people or describe the steps you would take to find someone in your field of interest.
Based on your career interests, what is one question you would want to ask in an informational interview?
7 5 mins
In this activity, students will be able to:
Understand how to use an informational interview to gather details on a target career
ARTICLES
Publisher: Bench
Publisher: The Balance
Publisher: Teen Vogue
INFOGRAPHIC
Publisher: Career Savvy
Visualizing the Massive Gender Pay Gap Across U.S. Industries
Publisher: howmuch.net ✴CRE and Equity
What percent of jobs are never advertised?
What is the average starting salary of a 2022 college graduate living in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S.?
How much can a creator on TikTok make if their video receives 1 million views?
How many paid media and entertainment subscriptions do Gen Z consumers have?
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