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Entrepreneurship: What Business Am I In?

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
To better understand entrepreneurship, learners examine the goals and mission statements in actual business plans, then outline a mission/vision statement for their own company. They develop objectives for the first three months of their...
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Preparing for a Job Interview

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the process of preparing for a job interview from the classified search to the actual interview. Lists of potential questions to be asked and answered are prepared and shared with the class.
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Career Education Project in Mathematics

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students research, write away for information, talk to councilors and watch videos all on careers in Mathematics. Students learn about two careers of their choice and present information on one of them to the class.
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Categories of Mathematics Occupation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore careers in mathematics. In this careers instructional activity, the teacher leads a discussion about occupations that require math, then students create a short skit about a job that uses math. Lesson includes...
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Who Will Wear the Hats? Who Will Use the Tools?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine nontraditional career choices for their gender. For this career education lesson, students participate in a discussion of jobs and vocations as the teacher models uniforms or hats associated with different jobs. They...
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"Interviews:" Analyzing Interviews To Make A Career Connection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess how people currently employed got their jobs and the process they went through to be interviewed for the positions they acquired. They analyze how their past job experiences have helped them obtain their current jobs.
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Digital Video Interviews

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the jobs in their community. In this career education lesson, students interview a community member about his or her job in the community. Students video the interview.
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Ag Pays

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders understand that may jobs relate to agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders role play several agricultural jobs and the goods associated with them. Students may contact a community member with that job.
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Job Turnabout

For Teachers K
Students discuss what their parents do for a career.
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Paws in Jobland: Role Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars think and talk about the world of work. In this career lesson plan, students communicate effectively with other young scholars and work as part of a team to become familiar with database exploration.
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Paws in Jobland: Mystery in Jobland I

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students appreciate and examine the roles that people play in particular situations. In this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
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Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students appreciate and understand the roles that people play in particular situations. In this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
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Paws in Jobland: Guessing Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students hone their communication and presentation skills. In this career lesson plan, students understand the different activities people do as part of their work while developing recall capabilities.
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Interviewing Skills

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students participate in mock interviews. In this interview skills lesson, students prepare for a mock interview by following the provided lesson procedures, participate in the evaluated interview, and write Thank You letters to...
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Create a Career Flyer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss as a class the many different careers and their positive and negative attributes. They create a tri-fold flyer which highlights positive aspects of the career in an artistic and visually interesting way. They highlight...
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If The Career Fits, Explore It!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to the Interest Inventory worksheet. Individually, they complete the inventory to determine the best career for them based on their characteristics. To end the lesson, they are shown their results to be...
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Career Connections

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners research information to create a career projects where technological skills will be utilized. In this career projects lesson, students create a project relating to a selected career of personal interest.
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Analyzing My Path to Success

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review their graphs from the previous lesson plan about trends. Individually, they identify their personal strengths and weaknesses when it comes to being successful. To end the lesson plan, they use this information to...
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Introducing The Manager System

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the importance of classroom jobs and having a leader. After listening to a book, students discuss teamwork and responsibility as well as the jobs and responsibilities described in the story. They determine how to...
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Subject Matters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students understand the relationship between what is learned in school and what is done in jobs. In this subject matters lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet deciding what subjects in school they would use to do certain jobs.
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify careers that are nontraditional for their gender.
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Work and Responsibility

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the responsibilities related to various careers.
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My Awesome GIG!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss various career options and issues related to careers. They research a chosen career online, and create a collage of pictures and words pertaining to their chosen careers.
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Career Resources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the various resources available in which they can research careers.