Career Exploration Adventure

Maria Denton

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Career Exploration Adventure

Explore various career paths

In this engaging workshop, students will explore different careers through a focused role-playing activity, a quick career quiz, and a brief discussion. This lesson is crucial as it helps students identify potential career paths that align with their interests and strengths, fostering self-awareness and future planning.

Audience

11th Grade Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Explore various career paths

Materials

Post-it notes, Pens, Career Role-Playing Scenarios, Career Exploration Worksheet, Discussion Questions, Career Quiz, Video: How to Choose the Right Career Path, Career Bingo Cards, and Career Exploration Websites

Step 1

Introduction and Career Quiz

5 mins

Briefly introduce the importance of career exploration.
Show the How to Choose the Right Career Path video to provide foundational understanding.
Conduct a quick career quiz to engage students and spark interest.

Step 2

Career Role-Playing Activity

10 mins

Divide students into small groups.
Provide each group with one career role-playing scenario.
Instruct students to act out the scenario, focusing on the skills involved.
Encourage creativity and teamwork.

Step 3

Career Bingo

5 mins

Distribute Career Bingo cards to each student.
Explain that students should mark off squares as they hear related tasks or skills mentioned during the activities.
Offer a small prize for the first student to get Bingo.

Step 4

Group Discussion and Closure

10 mins

Reconvene as a whole class.
Use one or two discussion questions to guide a brief conversation about the role-playing activity.
Summarize key takeaways and encourage students to continue exploring careers.
Provide students with a list of career exploration websites for further research.

Worksheet

Career Role-Playing Scenarios

Printable cards with different career scenarios for role-playing activities.

Software Developer: Design a new app feature.

Teacher: Plan a lesson for a history class.

Nurse: Handle a patient with a minor injury.

Chef: Create a new dish for a restaurant menu.

Engineer: Solve a problem with a bridge design.

Worksheet

Career Exploration Worksheet

A worksheet to help students reflect on the careers they explored and their personal interests.

List one career you explored today and describe a key skill required.

Which career did you find most interesting and why?

Discussion

Career Discussion Questions

Discussion questions to guide a conversation about the role-playing activity.

What skills did you notice were common across different careers?

Encourage students to think about skills like communication, problem-solving, and teamwork.

How did the role-playing scenarios change your perception of certain careers?

Discuss any surprises or new insights gained from the activity.

Quiz

Quick Career Quiz

Worksheet

Career Bingo Cards

Printable bingo cards for the Career Bingo activity, featuring various career-related tasks and skills.

Design a new app feature

Plan a lesson

Handle a patient

Create a new dish

Solve a problem with a bridge

Communicate effectively

Work in a team

Problem-solving

Teach a class

Develop software

Reading

Career Exploration Websites

A list of websites to help students explore various career paths and gain more information about different professions.

O*NET Online: Offers detailed descriptions of the world of work for job seekers.
My Next Move: Helps students explore careers based on their interests.