Career Quest: Exploring Your Future

Tamara DiCesare

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Career Quest: Exploring Your Future

Interactive lesson on career exploration

This lesson engages 10th graders in exploring potential career paths through an interactive, game-based approach. By incorporating the video 'How to Choose the Right Career Path,' students will learn to identify their interests, skills, and values, and how these can guide their career choices. This lesson is crucial for helping students begin to think critically about their future careers, fostering self-awareness and informed decision-making.

Audience

10th graders

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Video: How to Choose the Right Career Path, Career Exploration Game Cards, Pens and Paper, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

Begin with a brief discussion on the importance of career exploration.
Ask students what they think about when they hear 'career exploration.'
Introduce the video How to Choose the Right Career Path.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Play the video 'How to Choose the Right Career Path.'
Encourage students to take notes on key points that resonate with them.

Step 3

Career Exploration Game

15 mins

Divide students into small groups.
Distribute Career Exploration Game Cards to each group.
Each card contains a career-related scenario or question (e.g., 'What are your top three hobbies and how could they translate into a career?').
Students take turns drawing a card and discussing their responses with the group.
Encourage students to think about their interests, skills, and values as discussed in the video.

Step 4

Closure and Reflection

5 mins

Reconvene as a class and ask each group to share one interesting insight or idea they discussed.
Facilitate a brief discussion using prepared questions to reflect on what they learned about themselves and potential career paths.
Encourage students to continue exploring careers that align with their interests and values.

Worksheet

Career Exploration Game Cards

These cards are used in the game-based learning activity to prompt students to think about their interests, skills, and potential career paths.

What are your top three hobbies and how could they translate into a career?

List three skills you have and suggest careers that might use them.

Describe a job you think you would enjoy and explain why.

What is one value that is important to you in a career?

Name a career you are curious about and why.

What is a job you would never want to do and why?

Discussion

Career Exploration Discussion

This discussion helps students reflect on their learning and share insights about career exploration.

What did you learn about yourself from the video?

Encourage students to share specific insights or realizations they had while watching the video.

How can your hobbies and skills influence your career choice?

Guide students to connect their personal interests and abilities to potential career paths.

Why is it important to consider your values when choosing a career?

Discuss how aligning career choices with personal values can lead to greater job satisfaction.