CareerDevelopmentLessonPlan

SchoolCounselor:BreaAdams

Date:3/10/15

Activity:WhatsSuitsYou?

Grade(s):11th

ASCAStudentStandards(Domain/Standard/Competencies):
StandardA:Studentswillacquiretheskillstoinvestigatetheworldofworkinrelationto
knowledgeofselfandtomakeinformedcareerdecisions
C:A1DevelopCareerAwareness
o

C:A1.1Developskillstolocate,evaluate,andinterpretcareerinformation
o

C:A1.3Developanawarenessofpersonalabilities,skills,interestsandmotivations
StandardB:Studentswillemploystrategiestoachievefuturecareergoalswithsuccessand
satisfaction
C:B1AcquireCareerInformation
o

C:B1.2Identifypersonalskills,interestsandabilitiesandrelatethemtocurrentcareerchoice
o

C:B1.5Useresearchandinformationresourcestoobtaincareerinformation
o

C:B1.6LearntousetheInternettoaccesscareerplanninginformation
C:B2IdentifyCareerGoals
o

C:B2.1Demonstrateawarenessoftheeducationandtrainingneededtoachievecareergoals

LearningObjective(s):
1.Studentswilldeveloptheskillstolocateandinterpretcollegeandcareerinformation

2.Toincreasecollegeandcareerawareness

3.Identifypersonalskills,interests,andabilitiesandrelatethemtopossiblecollegemajorsand
schools
4.Todemonstrateawarenessoftheeducationandtrainingneededtoachievecollege/careergoals

Materials:

Computerlab

Notebook

WritingUtensils

Webpage:
onetcenter.org
and
collegeresults.org

Preevaluativequestionnaireandpostevaluativequestionnaire

Procedure:

Studentswilluseaclassroompretestasaguidetonarrowdownpossiblecareerchoicesof

interest,whichmaycorrelatewithpossiblemajorandcollegeselectionstheyare
considering.Studentswillalsousethistimetodiscoverwhatcareerfieldtheywouldbe
mostinterestedinandwhatstepstheyneedtotaketogetthere

Theschoolcounselorwillleadthestudentsthroughasmalllessonaboutmajors,college
requirements,relatablecareersandnavigatingwebsources

CounselorwillguidestudentsthroughabriefoverviewofO*NetandCollegeResults.org

ThecounselorwillfirststartwithwalkingthestudentsthroughabriefoverviewofO*Netand
highlightpopulartabssuchascareerexploration

ThenthecounselorwillshowthestudentsCollegeResults.organdsearcha
college/universityasanexampletowalkstudentsthroughthedifferentcomponentsofthe
school,includingcharacteristics,admissionandprice,retentionrates,graduationrates,and
studentdemographics

Oncestudentsarefamiliarwithbothwebsites,theywillworkindependentlyandsearchfor
careersofinterestonO*Netandthentranslatethattobecomingfamiliarwithspecificand
importantinformationregardingcollegesanduniversitiesofinterestonCollegeResults.org.
Studentswillalsousethistimetodiscoverwhatcareerfieldtheywouldbemostinterested
inandwhatstepstheyneedtotaketogetthere

Studentswillthentaketheposttesttoevaluatetheskillstheyvedevelopedtolocateand
interpretcollegeandcareerinformation

PlanforEvaluation:Howwilleachofthefollowingbecollected?
Beforebeginningtheactivity,studentswillbegivenaquestionnaire:

Whattypeofoccupationsdoyouthinkbestsuityourskills?

Whatisacareeryouareinterestedinpursuinginthefuture?

Whatistheeducationlevelneededforacareerchoiceyouareinterestedin?

Whatdoyouknowaboutthedifferencebetweenforprofitandnotforprofitschools?

Whattypeofschooldoyouplantoattend?(4yearcollege,2yearcollege,tradeschool,for
profitschool,militaryschool,etc?)

Whatdoyouthinkthegraduation/retentionrateforminoritiesisatyourtopthreecollegesof
choice?

WhatACTscoreswillgetyouintoyourtopthreecolleges?

Doyouthinkanyofyourpotentialschoolsaretestoptional?

Afterthelesson,studentswilltaketheposttestquestionnaire:

Whataretwooccupationsthatyouthinkbestsuityourskillsandabilities?

Whataretwopotentialcareersthatyoucouldseeyourselfhavinginthefuture?

Whatistheeducationlevelneededfortwocareerchoicesyoureinterestedin?

Whatdoyounowknowaboutthedifferencebetweenforprofitandnotforprofitschools?

Whattypeofschooldoyouplantoattend?(4yearcollege,2yearcollege,tradeschool,
forprofitschool,militaryschool,etc?)

Whatisthegraduation/retentionrateforminoritiesisatyourtopthreecollegesofchoice?

WhatACTscoreswillgetyouintoyourtopthreecolleges?

Areanyofyourpotentialschoolstestoptional?

ProcessData:100%ofthejuniorclasswillcompletethiscollegeandcareerresourcesactivity
offeredbytheschoolcounselor.

PerceptionData:100%ofthejuniorstudentswillbeabletoidentifyatleastthreeschoolsthatarea
goodfitfortheirpostsecondaryeducationbasedontheircareeraspirationsusingO*Netand
CollegeResults.org

OutcomeData:Thenumberofstudentsenrollinginacollegeoruniversitythatisagoodfitforthem
willincreaseby30%

FollowUp:CounselorswillfollowupwithstudentsaftertheWhatSuitsYou?activitytodiscuss
their

findingsandwhattheirnextstepswillbe.Forsomethismaybereflectingonwhatitisthey
wantfortheirfutureendeavorsandforothersitwillbetoresearchthespecificprogramscertain
schoolsoffer.Counselorswillthenhelpstudentscontinuetonarrowdowntheircareerandcollege
choicesbyencouragingthemtoworkhardtowardstheirgoalsofenteringcollege.