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Exploring Future Careers

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Lesson Plan

Exploring Future Careers

Investigate various career paths

In this lesson, students will explore different career paths and the skills required for each. The session includes a guest speaker who will share insights about their profession, followed by a career interest survey to help students identify potential career interests. This lesson is important as it helps students understand the diversity of career options available and encourages them to think about their future aspirations.

Audience

High School Students

Time

1 hour

Approach

Investigate various career paths

Materials

Guest Speaker, Career Interest Survey, Discussion Questions, and Pens and Paper

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

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

Step 2

Guest Speaker Session

20 mins

  • Introduce the guest speaker and their profession.
  • Allow the guest speaker to share their career journey, daily responsibilities, and required skills.
  • Encourage students to take notes and think of questions.

Step 3

Q&A with Guest Speaker

10 mins

  • Facilitate a Q&A session where students can ask the guest speaker questions about their career.
  • Encourage students to inquire about challenges, rewards, and advice for pursuing a similar career.

Step 4

Career Interest Survey

15 mins

  • Distribute the career interest survey to students.
  • Instruct students to complete the survey, reflecting on their interests and potential career paths.
  • Collect the surveys for analysis.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Summarize the key points discussed during the session.
  • Encourage students to continue exploring careers and consider the skills they need to develop.
  • Thank the guest speaker and students for their participation.
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Discussion

Career Exploration Discussion

A discussion to help students reflect on the guest speaker's insights and their own career interests.

What did you find most interesting about the guest speaker's career?

Encourage students to share specific aspects of the career that intrigued them.







What skills do you think are important for the career discussed?

Guide students to think about both technical and soft skills.







How did the guest speaker's career path differ from what you expected?

Discuss any surprises or new information students learned.







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Worksheet

Career Interest Survey

A survey to help students identify their career interests and potential paths.

List three careers you are interested in and why.








What skills do you think you need to develop for these careers?








How do your interests align with the careers you listed?








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