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Workplace Skills Lesson PlanWorkplace Skills Lesson Plan
Publisher
California Department of Education
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Grade
7th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Resource Type
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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English, Spanish
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Workplace Skills

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  • Career Readiness Glossary Spanish
  • California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
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What skills do employers look for in potential employees? Introduce scholars to the skills that pay the bills during the second of six career and college readiness lesson plans. Once they have defined critical 21st-century skills, groups collaborate to create informative posters about tolerance, time management, and many other desirable qualities.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

business skills, basic computer skills, career skills, literacy skills, life skills, organizational skills, careers, career readiness, career planning, networking, time management, tolerance, communication

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Not feeling artsy? Have groups prepare skills PowerPoint presentations instead of posters
  • Start class off by asking learners what skills they think a teacher should have, then relate these to the skills described in the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Allow extra time if you have a large number of groups presenting, or if you plan to have each student speak during the presentations

Pros

  • The lesson stresses the importance of certain skills that are not always learned in high school or college course work
  • Collaboration helps build working relationships within the classroom that pupils tap into during future lessons

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.7.1.a W.7.1.c W.7.1.d W.7.9.a W.7.9.b SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.b SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d SL.7.6 L.7.1.a L.7.2.a L.7.3.a L.7.4.a L.7.6

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