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What’s the Plan? Lesson PlanWhat’s the Plan? Lesson Plan
Publisher
California Department of Education
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Grade
9th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Duration
2 hrs
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What’s the Plan?

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This What’s the Plan? lesson plan also includes:
  • Educator Guide
  • Lesson Plans Content Overview
  • Career Readiness Glossary English
  • Career Readiness Glossary Spanish
  • Introduction to the Start-Up Videos
  • California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
  • California CareerZone Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
  • What's the Plan? (doc version)
  • What's the Plan?
  • What's the Plan?
  • What's the Plan? (Spanish)
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What classes should pupils take to achieve their college and career goals? Explore the options through a lesson designed with the future in mind. Fifth in a series of six college and career readiness lesson plans, the activity challenges learners to develop an educational path that includes both high school coursework and extracurricular activities. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

career planning, career goals, career skills, careers, career readiness, schools, future planning, making decisions, life skills

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Partner with a guidance counselor to ensure the class has access to the complete course listing for the school
  • Have scholars read an article about the health benefits extracurricular activities provide

Classroom Considerations

  • Integrate resources from your state's career planning website into the lesson, so students have access to a more personalized plan

Pros

  • The lesson is well-rounded and logical in its approach to planning
  • Individuals get the opportunity to create a course plan to take them through the rest of high school 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.9-10.4 W.9-10.6 W.9-10.8 L.9-10.1.a L.9-10.2.a L.9-10.3.a L.9-10.4.a L.9-10.5.a L.9-10.6

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