Career Investigation
I. Major Level and Length
a. One semester, every day, grades 10-12
II. Major Topics Covered
a. History of work, perennial issues
b. Career pathways
c. Career clusters
d. Goal setting
e. Career selection
f. Work based learning opportunities
g. Job seeking skills
h. Job retention skills
i. Post secondary education options
j. Financial Literacy
k. Life on your own
l. National Endowment for Financial Education
III. Major Learner Outcomes
The students will:
a. Examine the world of work from a historical perspective
b. Identify and explore career pathways,
i. Nontraditional careers,
ii. The glass ceiling
iii. Hot jobs, jobs most in demand and fastest growing
iiii. Opportunities in the military service
iv. Entrepreneurs
c. Distinguish between careers, framing them into specific career clusters
d. Compute a goal setting process for the future
i. Assessment inventories
ii. Establish personal career goals for the future
iii. Create a plan of action for pursuing personal career pathway
e. Conduct in-depth research on selected career pathway that corresponds to life goals and personal attributes
i. Prepare and present findings and conclusions to a selected career pathway via a power point presentation
f. Participate and plan a work based learning activity in selected career pathway
g. Job shadowing
ii. Work
iii. Internship
iii. Mentoring
h. Compose and analyze job seeking skills
i. Application form
ii. Cover letter
ii. Resume
iii. Interview
iv. Transferable skills
j. Explore immoral, unlawful and unethical behaviors in the work force
k. Analyze and research postsecondary options
i. Community college
ii. Public college
iii. Private college
iiii. Technical college
l. . Develop a financial plan
m. A financial plan, where it all begins
ii. Budgeting, making the most of your money
ii. Investing, making money work for you
iii. Good debt, bad debt, using credit wisely
iv. Your money, keeping it safe and secure
v. Insurance, protecting what you have
n. Life on Your Own
o. Life simulations
IV. Materials
a. The American Experience: Rosie the Riveter
b. Minnesota Careers booklet
c. Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS)
d. iseek.org
e. Career Newsletters
f. Succeeding With Your Coworkers
g. Career Assessment Inventory (Pearson Assessments)
h. Beyond the Glass Ceiling (CNN)
i. National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), High School Financial Planning Program
V. Procedures
a. Reading
b. Powerpoint lectures
c. Computer lab
d. Individual and group assignments
e. Worksheets
f. Audiovisuals
g. Research
h. Interview
i. Guest speakers
VI. Assessment
a. Portfolio
b. Daily work
c. Quizzes
VII. Grading
A 95%-100% C 77%-80%
A- 92%-94% C- 74%-76%
B+ 90%-91% D+ 72%-73%
B 86%-89% D 68%-71%
B- 83%-85% D- 66%-67%
C+ 81%-82% F 65% and below
I. Major Level and Length
a. One semester, every day, grades 10-12
II. Major Topics Covered
a. History of work, perennial issues
b. Career pathways
c. Career clusters
d. Goal setting
e. Career selection
f. Work based learning opportunities
g. Job seeking skills
h. Job retention skills
i. Post secondary education options
j. Financial Literacy
k. Life on your own
l. National Endowment for Financial Education
III. Major Learner Outcomes
The students will:
a. Examine the world of work from a historical perspective
b. Identify and explore career pathways,
i. Nontraditional careers,
ii. The glass ceiling
iii. Hot jobs, jobs most in demand and fastest growing
iiii. Opportunities in the military service
iv. Entrepreneurs
c. Distinguish between careers, framing them into specific career clusters
d. Compute a goal setting process for the future
i. Assessment inventories
ii. Establish personal career goals for the future
iii. Create a plan of action for pursuing personal career pathway
e. Conduct in-depth research on selected career pathway that corresponds to life goals and personal attributes
i. Prepare and present findings and conclusions to a selected career pathway via a power point presentation
f. Participate and plan a work based learning activity in selected career pathway
g. Job shadowing
ii. Work
iii. Internship
iii. Mentoring
h. Compose and analyze job seeking skills
i. Application form
ii. Cover letter
ii. Resume
iii. Interview
iv. Transferable skills
j. Explore immoral, unlawful and unethical behaviors in the work force
k. Analyze and research postsecondary options
i. Community college
ii. Public college
iii. Private college
iiii. Technical college
l. . Develop a financial plan
m. A financial plan, where it all begins
ii. Budgeting, making the most of your money
ii. Investing, making money work for you
iii. Good debt, bad debt, using credit wisely
iv. Your money, keeping it safe and secure
v. Insurance, protecting what you have
n. Life on Your Own
o. Life simulations
IV. Materials
a. The American Experience: Rosie the Riveter
b. Minnesota Careers booklet
c. Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS)
d. iseek.org
e. Career Newsletters
f. Succeeding With Your Coworkers
g. Career Assessment Inventory (Pearson Assessments)
h. Beyond the Glass Ceiling (CNN)
i. National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), High School Financial Planning Program
V. Procedures
a. Reading
b. Powerpoint lectures
c. Computer lab
d. Individual and group assignments
e. Worksheets
f. Audiovisuals
g. Research
h. Interview
i. Guest speakers
VI. Assessment
a. Portfolio
b. Daily work
c. Quizzes
VII. Grading
A 95%-100% C 77%-80%
A- 92%-94% C- 74%-76%
B+ 90%-91% D+ 72%-73%
B 86%-89% D 68%-71%
B- 83%-85% D- 66%-67%
C+ 81%-82% F 65% and below