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Writing: A Friendly Letter
Learners practice writing career oriented letters and filling out job applications. As a class, they review the proper ways to make citations and identify the difference between the various types of letter formats. They use peer editing...
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The Write Stuff to Get the Job
Students conduct Internet research to determine how to properly create a cover letter, resume and follup-letter. Students then create their own letters and resumes using the Resume Wizard in Microsoft Word.
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Careers Lesson: Budget Analysis
Ninth graders examine money management. They study percentages, inequalities, fixed and variable expense calculations in order to develop an understanding of how these concepts apply to budgeting a lifestyle for a specific career.
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Resume Writing for Teens 9-12
Young scholars create their own resumes. In this vocational-education lesson plan, students study the purpose of resumes and what is typically included on such a document. Then young scholars follow a template to create their own resume....
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FACS: Sewing Factory (Textiles)
Students gain practical experience in how sewing factories are run. They experience job possibilities by running a sewing factory simulation.
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Writing an Effective Resume
Rating prospective teacher candidates based on sample resumes opens this discussion of effective business communication. After generating a list of interview candidates based on their resumes, pupils justify their choices. A study of...
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Budgeting Your Money
How do you make sure that your income doesn't disappear before you have a chance to save it? Use a creative budgeting activity to teach learners in both special education and mainstream classes how to keep track of their expenditures and...
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Making Money
Students consider career options. In this career planning lesson, students practice job interviewing skills, examine payroll checks and discuss employee benefits.
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Exploration, Development and Planning for the Future
Learners research their strengths and weaknesses and helps them make a career choice.
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Dream Jobs
Second graders explore the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" In this careers instructional activity, 2nd graders let their imagination go as they think of what job they would like, then complete a worksheet about...
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Employability
Young scholars investigate the social skills needed in the workplace. They conduct research using a variety of resources and roleplay the main objectives. Then students brainstorm the results of the activities and discuss the means of...
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Problem-Solving for Employment Barriers
Students examine different employment opportunities and possible barriers that may occur. In this career skills lesson students discuss different barriers and work in groups to overcome these.
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Skimming and Scanning Information
In this career instructional activity, students practice the real life application of reading skills. They specifically cover the tasks of skimming and scanning a text.
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Resume and Cover Letter
Students analyze and create their own resume and cover letter. For this job skills lesson, students analyze the components of a cover letter and resume and complete related activities. Students then draft their own cover letter and resume.
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Redesigning Resumes
Ninth graders identify the elements of resumes and then design a resume to be used by an eighth grader applying for high school. In this resume lesson, 9th graders define resumes and work in teams to use computer software to design a...
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Lesson 3: Job Opportunities in the Health Field
Students research health careers and conduct intterviews with people in the healthy profession.
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Entry-Level Job Interviewing
Students discover specific information to remember when preparing for an interview and create a presentation based on the information
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Tech: Medical Forensics
High schoolers explore what it takes to be a forensic scientist or pathologist. They view a PowerPoint, discuss what education and skills are needed to succeed as a pathologist. They play a game to test their observation skills, a skill...
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Creating an Effective Resume
Students assess their skills, then document their employment history by preparing a resume.
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Introducing The Manager System
Students explore the importance of classroom jobs and having a leader. After listening to a book, students discuss teamwork and responsibility as well as the jobs and responsibilities described in the story. They determine how to...
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Interviewing Skills
Prepare your pupils for the world of work and the dreaded interview by providing class members with a resource packet that includes handy tips. After examining the materials, pairs conduct mock interviews and reflect on the experience....
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Careers in Science
Stuents explore the current job market for scientists. They explore types of jobs, salary range and job requirements. Students write a letter of application for a particular job.
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Curricula Vitae (CVs) versus Resumes
The term curricula vitae might sound more sophisticated than the term resumes, but that doesn't mean it's the preferred document to send to potential employers. As explained in a handout on curricula vitae (CV) versus resumes, part of a...
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Career Exploration
Students identify the steps needed to apply and receive a job. Using the internet, they find a career they are interested in and practice completing out the application. To end the instructional activity, they role play the role of the...