Identifying Prospective Employers Lesson Plans

Students share their opinions about local job opportunities for people their age. After reading an article about hiring trends, they discuss Google's answer to filling jobs. They research and report on an employer that offers internships for teenagers. They write their own cover letter and resume and practice interviewing for different positions.

Sixth graders participate in question and answer sessions and develop a skill-based resume. They identify and explain resume-writing situations in which an ethical dilemma may present itself. Finally, 6th graders identify and project the personal consequences AND the ethics involved in presenting oneself in a positive, yet truthful, light. Self-evaluation tools will be used.

Young scholars explore communication by participating in a public speaking activity. In this interview skills instructional activity, students identify the techniques native English speakers use when speaking directly to a potential employer. Young scholars read handouts detailing seven steps to improve an interview and later define vocabulary terms.

Pupils use online self-assessment inventories to aid them in making career decisions. In this career decisions instructional activity, students visit the given website and identify their strengths and weaknesses. Pupils complete an online self-assessment inventory and explore categories they score high in. Students make a written comparison of their activity and choose three areas to improve upon.

Students explore education requirements for different professions, and define the skills and knowledge that adults use in their everyday lives. They define and describe what students, teachers and parents expect from formal schooling.

Seventh graders visit a local mall and interview store managers to find out about retail stores. They use information gathered and create a classroom store. They hire employees, price goods accordingly, and "advertise" it in a way that attract customers.

Students choose a job or business they could engage in during their time out of school and make a plan to begin the pursuit of this job.

Students examine the employment and unemployment rates for March 2010 as given by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In this economic data lesson plan, students review reports, determine changes from past reports, determine factors influencing change in rates and explain how the employment and unemployment rates have implications on everyone by completing an essay question provided.

Pupils create a list of service opportunities in their community. They identify their interests and research volunteer opportunities that they could do. They also complete a survey based on their experiences.

Twelfth graders identify and define in writing, various economic terms by conducting a Web search. In this macroeconomics lesson plan, 12th graders explain the development process and purpose of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book by conducting a search and completing a question sheet. Students also list and describe the significant of major economic sectors outlined in the Beige Book.