Career Exploration 8th Gr.

Lesson PlansTeachers: Mr. Olvera

2013-2014

Unit TEKS: (RS/SS)

*1. The student explores personal interests and aptitudes as they relate to education and career planning

*A. Complete, discuss, and analyze the results of personality, career interest, and aptitude assessments.

*D research current and emerging fields related to personal interest areas.

*C Summarize the career opportunities in a cluster of personal interest.

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of terms used to

describe personalities.

Warm-up 2What I like most about me is…

Colloborate with students to apply terms and meaning to

exploring career options.

Introduce chapter 1 terms

No homework

Subject Exploring Careers DATE: 9-3-2013SE WARM-UP Activity

AssessmentLANGUAGE OBJ

Sspeaking

Wwriting

Rreading

Llistening

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Homework

Essential Question?How are personal interests linked to

choices and preferences?

Students will demonstrate an

understanding with using computers in

class.

Quick write: What do you want to learn about in

Exploring Careers

Discuss results of survey.

Sign in to computers and complete personality survey.

No Homework

Subject Exploring Careers DATE: 8-27-2013SE WARM-UP Activity

AssessmentLANGUAGE OBJ

Sspeaking

Wwriting

Rreading

Llistening

X X X x

Homework

Essential Question?Why is it

important to analyze individual

personalities?

Sudent explores personal interests as

they relate to education and career

planning

Me, Only Better - name one or more things you would love to change about yourself – either physical I want a nose job); a personality trait (I want to be more patient).

Students will discuss personality traits using vocabulary

Student Individual survey.

Subject Exploring Careers DATE: 8-28-2013SE WARM-UP Activity

AssessmentLANGUAGE OBJ

Sspeaking

Wwriting

Rreading

Llistening

X X X X

Homework

Essential Question?

Can personalitites change based on

the environment?

The student evaluates skills for personal

success

Log in to HISD network on the laptops

Check for understanding by

demonstrating proper use of technology

Rules and procedures using technology in exploring careers

No homework

Subject Exploring Careers DATE: 8-29-2013 SE WARM-UP Activity

AssessmentLANGUAGE OBJ

Sspeaking

Wwriting

Rreading

Llistening

X X X X

Homework

Essential Question?How is technology changing how we

do things?

Effectively use information and communication

technology tools

Login and access Myers Briggs online personality

assessment

Students discuss individual personality

results.

Online personality assessment.

Subject Exploring Careers DATE: 8-30-2013 SE WARM-UP Activity

AssessmentLANGUAGE OBJ

Sspeaking

Wwriting

Rreading

Llistening

X X X X

Homework

Essential Question?

What did you discover about

yourself?