What Do I Want to Do?
Module III: What Do I Want to Do?
10 class periods
The “What Do I want to Do?” module will start with an introduction of the career clusters, the career pathways, and postsecondary options, followed by each student doing their own career interest inventory activity to identify their specific career cluster(s) and then perform research on two occupations of interest including jobs prospect, pay, and projected growth.
The Workplace and Workforce of the 21st century (1 class period)
Understanding the Workplace Presentation
Is it a Job Occupation or Career worksheet
Local businesses and contribution to the local community (1 class period)
Skills for the Workplace (1 class period)
Skill for the Workplace worksheet
Values - What's Important to You? (1 class period)
Exploring Careers
Piecing Together the Career Cluster Model (4 class periods)
a) Career Field: Business, Marketing, and Management
b) Career Field: Environmental and Agricultural Systems
c) Career Field: Communications and Information Systems
d) Career Field: Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Systems
- Manufacturing
- Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
- Architecture and Construction
e) Career Field: Health Sciences
f) Career Field: Human Services and Resources
- Law, Public Safety, and Security
- Human Services
- Government and Public Administration
- Education and Training
Career Cluster Inventory and Occupation Research Lesson Plan (1 class period)
Selecting a Lifestyle/Reality Check Lesson Plan (1 class period)