Education & Teaching Careers Lesson Plans

What kind of careers are there in the art field? Create an arts occupation book with your class while investigating several art careers. Learners include samples in their book of the types of art each career produces.    

Students explore the recent trend of interest among college students in pursuing teaching careers, as well as their own views about teaching as a career choice. Each student interviews a teacher about the teaching profession.

How can you help first graders be aware of the relationship between work and learning? By having them think of five jobs that use math, reading, and writing you will help them understand the need for an education. Each job will be analyzed for duties and the application of educational skills.

Students select a famous American person and research his or her background and contributions to society (early life, education, career, achievements, and contributions). They write an essay incorporating the following components: name, background, career, the difference this person and their career made to society as a whole. They write a poem about the person and create a poster with motivational information about the person.

Eighth graders develop an educational and career plan based on current interests, strengths, and limitations. They identify and explore a variety of resources to aid in career exploration and planning now and in the future. They compare personal interests with career and educational information.

Students research and discuss the case of Brown v. Board of Education by reviewing documents associated with the case.

Help potential job seekers create a personal job options list that "fits" their personality type. They will discover specific occupational information about two chosen careers. Then they will identify the most important factors to keep in mind when choosing a career and create a personal business card that identifies them with their career titles.

Pupils prioritize and match possible careers with their interests, skills, and values based on self assessments. After completing a series of checklists and evaluations on interests and abilities, students research their top choice of a career and create a product displaying information they have gathered.

Students research different careers thay are interested in. They plan goals in those careers and present their findings to the class. They are scored on their presentation by a rubric that is included in the instructional activity.

Students participate in an exploratory teaching program. Individually, they identify the positives and negatives of being a teacher and how they effect the students. They use the internet to research the history of the profession and identify the major events in the educational system in the United States.