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Guidance and Career Education: Pathways— Goal Setting and Action Planning Lesson PlanGuidance and Career Education: Pathways— Goal Setting and Action Planning Lesson Plan
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EduGAINs
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7th - 10th
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Guidance and Career Education: Pathways— Goal Setting and Action Planning

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Sooner or later, the learners in your class are going to move on to college and the professional world. Help them organize their goals with a project designed for groups, which prompts them to examine entry points and next steps for their desired goals.

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Concepts

career goals, career planning, careers, academic goals

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Include in a unit about career planning, or when looking at academic and professional goals
  • Use in one long class period, or stretch the assignments over several days

Classroom Considerations

  • Resource was published in Canada, so some details about the educational system and requirements are specific to Canada

Pros

  • Encourages kids to work together and look to the future
  • Provides all necessary materials as part of the packet

Cons

  • None

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