Essential questions

• What is a career?

• What are the steps in getting the career you want (education, skills, training)?

• What careers are in the Colorado career cluster of your interest?

• What are your top three work values?

• What are your top three work preferences?

Learning objectives

• Explore and obtain online resources to gain requirements for your career of choice.

• Research requirements for your career of choice.

• Use the O*Net Interest Profiler assessment to find a career match. https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

• Use peer support to coach career conversations, exploration, and planning.

Activities

INTRODUCE

• • Watch the two videos (listed below) then compare and contrast in a Venn diagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GB3ivbichw

  • “Don’t Follow Your Passion” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVEuPmVAb8o

  • “What do you want to be when you grow up?”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8142LflbOY

  • 7 Steps for Career Conversations - your role as a peer career coach (placemat)

EXPOSE

• • Watch (independently) Jobs vs Careers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG7wQroPuOA

  • Complete Job vs Career Worksheet (details in practice)

  • Watch 6-year old (Sam) Career Rap https://www.today.com/video/6-year-old-s-career-rap-a-job-for-every-letter-of-the-alphabet-94745669818

  • Complete Three Letter brainstorm (details in practice)

  • Watch (independently) Workforce Solutions Job Search Module 1: A targeted plan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUStxkrf5Kg

  • Complete All about you: What do you need and want? Worksheet page 25 workbook (details in practice) Career Conversations Workbook

  • Complete the Career Cluster quiz Note your top three clusters

  • View 7 Steps for Career Conversations (placemat)

  • View Natalie’s powerpoint for School Counseling career requirements while reviewing directions and rubric for the assignment.

PRACTICE

• • After watching the youtube video Jobs vs Careers. Complete a list of what the difference between a job and a career is.

• • • Under each title (Job vs Career) include SIX reasons or behaviors that define that title. There should be a grand total of TWELVE reasons for this assignment.

• • Create a Career brainstorm of possible careers that start with THREE letters from your name full name (no repeating letters) - Remember the Career Rap by Sam? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TLZBZ3eo8

    • Minimum careers per letter = 4 (grand total of 12)

    • Example: Natalie Moore

    • Correct example: NAM / Incorrect example NOO

    • Correct Example: N = Neon-sign maker, Newscaster, Nuclear Engineer, Nurse Practitioner, Nail Artist, NASCAR Driver, National Park Tour Guide, Non-Profit Director, Novelist, Nutrition Educator

    • Incorrect Example: N = Noodle Maker, Night Shift Worker, Nail Puller, Neighborhood Watch, Newspaper Delivery Driver

  • Complete All About you: What do you need and want? Career Conversations Workbook.

  • Complete O*Net Interest Profiler (print page after assessment is complete). https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

  • Complete Colorado Career Conversations Action Planning Form (page 24-27) Career Conversations Workbook.

  • Complete one-on-one career conversation (complete action planning form) with peer coach (set up time with coach - Remote learning will be via Google Meet).

CREATE

• • Create PowerPoint (see rubric)

  • Present PowerPoint to class on the last day of class (see rubric).

  • Peer PowerPoint Career Presentation REVIEW Assignment (one per person - your peer will be assigned)

  • Complete Careers module reflection questions after completing the module