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Exploring Future Careers

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Exploring Future Careers

Explore career paths and set personal career goals

This lesson helps 10th-grade students explore various career paths, understand the skills required for different jobs, and set personal career goals. It involves group activities, discussions, and individual reflection.

Audience

Grade 10 students at McDonogh School

Time

45 mins

Approach

Explore career paths and set personal career goals

Materials

Career Path Worksheets, Post-it notes, and Pens and Markers

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Greet the students and introduce the topic of career exploration.
  • Explain the importance of exploring different career paths and understanding the skills required for each.

Step 2

Group Activity: Career Brainstorm

10 mins

  • Divide the class into small groups.
  • Provide each group with post-it notes and markers.
  • Ask each group to brainstorm different career paths and write each idea on a separate post-it note.
  • Have each group stick their notes on a designated area of the board.

Step 3

Discussion: Skills and Careers

10 mins

  • Review the career paths posted on the board.
  • Discuss the skills required for each career, comparing and contrasting different paths.
  • Take notes on the board to highlight important points.

Step 4

Individual Activity: Career Path Worksheet

15 mins

  • Distribute the Career Path Worksheets to each student.
  • Ask students to choose one or two career paths they are interested in and fill out the worksheet with the required skills and personal reflections.
  • Encourage students to think about their own strengths and how they align with the skills needed for their chosen careers.

Step 5

Closure and Reflection

5 mins

  • Ask a few students to share their reflections and career goals.
  • Summarize the importance of setting career goals and continually exploring interests and skills.
  • Collect the worksheets for review and provide feedback in the next class.
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Worksheet

Career Path Worksheets

Worksheets for students to fill out, detailing different career paths, skills required, and personal reflections.

Career Path Worksheet

Career Path Option 1

  • Career:
  • Skills Required:
  • Why I'm Interested:
  • My Strengths:

Career Path Option 2

  • Career:
  • Skills Required:
  • Why I'm Interested:
  • My Strengths:

Reflection

  1. How do your strengths align with the skills required for your chosen career paths?
  2. What steps can you take to develop the skills needed for these careers?
  3. What did you learn about yourself through this activity?
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