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Back to Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your class will enjoy this Health Science lesson created by CTE and math teachers from Missouri. Learners make conversions between the apothecary system and metric and US standard measurements used in the healthcare field. The CTE...
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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Safety and Sanitation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your microbiologists explore the graphing of exponential growth functions using bacteria, like e. coli and salmonella, in a well-written, career and technology lesson. 
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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Depreciation (Double Declining)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Have you ever been told that your new car begins to lose its value as soon as you drive it off the lot? Aspiring accountants take on the concepts of depreciation and book value through an easy-to-deliver career and technology lesson. The...
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Salads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lettuce talk for a moment about your culinary scholars; do they have what it takes to create a great salad? Show them the finer points of salad preparation with a career and technology lesson that combines direct instruction, creativity,...
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Photoshop Scale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Say cheese! Can your class take a great photo and size it to fit any need? A career and technology-centered lesson plan demonstrates the correct way to resize images in Adobe Photoshop. Scholars view a presentation and work individually...
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Career Development: Attitude Survey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the importance of a positive attitude at work and in school. They complete an attitude quotient survey, and discuss the results and the importance of having a positive attitude toward work and learning.
Interactive
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Career Project

For Students 9th - 12th
In this career project worksheet, learners research a career, and write what career path they want to be on including a resume. Students complete 3 parts to this project.
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On-the-Job Skills

For Teachers 1st
First graders verbally list personal, ethical and work habit skills needed for classroom jobs during discussion. They discuss why it is important to be honest when doing a job in the classroom? Students give examples of three skills....
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Resume Writing Workshop

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
The ability to write a concise and effective resume is an essential skill for those seeking employment. Prepare your pupils for the working world with a resume-writing assignment. Start off by showing them this presentation, which...
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Mini Me Society Economy Those Doggone Resumes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice writing resumes. In this resume lesson, 3rd graders discover the attributes of resumes, complete an activity that exhibits their likes, and write their own resume as they follow the model provided in a PowerPoint...
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Work Conversation: Beginning ESL Lesson

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Useful for a lesson about conversational English or vocational skills, this presentation features a short conversation between an employee and his boss. Pupils can practice their English greetings and occupational vocabulary. Pictures of...
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Follow Your Dreams: Career Goals

For Teachers 11th - 12th
It is so important for impending high school graduates to start thinking about their potential careers. Here, they discuss the persistence of Blondie Hasler and his impressive transatlantic trip. They follow various routes on a map and...
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Career: Fashion Designer Reports

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Have your students study selected fashion designers. In pairs, they review the designers and fashion capitols on Websites provided by the teacher and then present oral reports. Using a research worksheet, students assemble their findings...
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Who Works for Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners identify jobs in the nonprofit sector. In this career education lesson, students use the Internet to research nonprofit jobs in their community. Learners complete a resume for employment at a nonprofit organization.
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A Close Reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address provides the text for a series of close reading exercises that model for instructors how carefully crafted guiding questions can help readers think critically about what they read, thus developing...
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Career Bulletin Board

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine and discuss different careers. They use magazines and newspapers to find pictures of a career of interest to them. They create a career collage for a bulletin board display.
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Career Planning Skills

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete, analyze and reflect on a time chart where they keep track of how they spend their time. They consider how they can plan time more effectively in order to accomplish their goals.
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Career Magic

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders gather information about the roles, responsibilities, skills, and training and education requirements of workers. Then they input this information into a graphic organizer chart and identify the similarities and differences...
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Planning Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ever feel there's just not enough hours in the day? Young adults explore an important part of personal development using a group of activities. After comparing how they actually spend their time with how they would like to, scholars...
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Putting It All Together: The Personal Plan of Study

For Teachers 8th
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...
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The Road to Careers (Part 2)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the ways people prepare for their careers. As a class, they discover the many options they have after graduating from high school. In groups, they use the internet to research the types of skills and education they...
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Career Choices: Interests, Values, and Skills

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Have your class write down their career interests and conduct research into the different types of jobs they can have in a field. They will use critical thinking skills in order to begin thinking about making a career choice. They are...
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Let's Talk About Work

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils investigate the concepts related to career choice and oral presentations. They research career options and then collect data that is shared with classmates and then discussion is used to make choices of likely occupations.
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Career Interest Record Update

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create and update Career Interest Records to indicate their current career interests. Students evaluate what they want to be when they grow up and how their interests have changed since the previous year.

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