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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Let’s Look at Professional Associations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Discover the benefits of professional associations. Learners explore professional organizations affiliated with a career pathway, completing a KWHL chart and viewing a PowerPoint along the way. To finish, they create an online poster for...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

The Job Interview

For Teachers 7th - 8th
What makes for a successful job interview? Learners explore the topic by viewing a PowerPoint presentation, completing a KWL chart, and answering interview questions with a partner. Then, scholars participate in a mock job interview with...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Dress for Success

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Dress to impress! Scholars view a PowerPoint, take notes, and complete a KWL chart to learn about appropriate attire for a job interview. Next, pupils design posters featuring a five-day wardrobe for an individual within a chosen career...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

GIS GPS in Agriculture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Let's navigate! Using the informative resource, pupils perform a WebQuest on the benefits of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. Then, they write a brief summary describing how both systems benefit the...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

The FFA Creed and Song

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners memorize the first sentence in each paragraph of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) creed. Once memorized, they complete a worksheet on the FFA creed before reciting the lyrics in rap form. 
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Demonstrating Identification Techniques for Beef Cattle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Welcome to the ranch. First, pupils learn about the history of cattle branding with an informative PowerPoint and class discussion. Then, individuals develop a unique brand and practice branding their own paper cattle.
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Smithsonian Institution

Strength in Solidarity: Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Campaign for Fair Food

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Not all food is created equal. The lesson plan dives into the world of migrant farm workers to show their struggles to earn livable wages and better working conditions. Academics learn why the Coalition of Immokalee Workers was created...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Scope of Agriculture on Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Butcher, trucker, inspector ... so many options, so little time! Scholars pick a career in agriculture and describe it, writing about the education requirements. They also receive direct instruction about the agriculture industry and...
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Name That Job!

For Teachers 5th Standards
Following a brief video, two teams play against each other to read clues from a card and guess which occupation it describes. The team that guesses the most correctly wins. A quick-write poses several questions about one's dream job.
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Who Am I?

For Teachers 5th Standards
Inspire scholars to strive for a career in a field they love. Using a game that looks at likes and dislikes, learners discover their Holland code using a three-interest area survey. With their targeted interests confirmed, pupils...
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Etiquette? What’s That?

For Teachers 12th Standards
After watching a video, reading articles about etiquette in the workplace, and engaging in discussions, high school seniors create a presentation to show what they have learned about business etiquette.
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Roadmap to Success

For Teachers 6th Standards
It's never too early to start thinking of one's future. Over two class sessions, scholars create a roadmap to meet short and long-term goals related to high school graduation. Roadmaps include the timeline, checkpoints, and barriers. 
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Workforce Solutions

The Negotiations of Interviewing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Sometimes the interview process includes negotiating for what you want. Here's an activity that guides job seekers to achieve The Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA). Participants take on the role of job seekers and...
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Workforce Solutions

Speed Interviewing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An important part of the job search process is the personal interview. Help pupils prepare with speed interviewing activity—teams of three-act as a job seeker, interviewer, and observer. Every three minutes, participants rotate roles and...
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Workforce Solutions

Customized Resumes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Resumes are key to the job search process. Class members examine sample job postings and critique sample resumes to understand how to craft a strong resume.
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Lesson Plan
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Workforce Solutions

Evaluating Your Brand

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After completing an evaluation worksheet that asks learners to rate their skills honestly, individuals create an action plan that includes specific steps to improve in these areas.
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Workforce Solutions

Human Knot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Employability skills are difficult to measure but are essential in the workplace. Introduce high schoolers to employability skills with the Human Knot activity. Groups of six grab hands to form a human knot and untangle themselves. The...
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Workforce Solutions

Workplace Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An activity that focuses on workplace ethical dilemmas asks groups how to respond to a series of scenarios. First, the class brainstorms a list of ethics that apply to employers, then a second one that applies to employees. Using their...
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Workforce Solutions

30 Seconds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Attention spans are short, but memories are long. Job seekers are challenged to develop a 30-second commercial that highlights their strengths in a job interview.
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Workforce Solutions

Networking BINGO

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A Networking BINGO game asks participants to find scholars who share a variety of the same interests and characteristics. Categories include everything from shoe size, to biggest fear, to intended college major.
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

What’s Next?

For Teachers 12th
A richly detailed, step-by-step plan is designed to help high school seniors create a postsecondary plan for pursuing their career goals. Using the template provided by the California Career Center website, individuals complete their...
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Workforce Solutions

30 Seconds

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Thirty seconds are all scholars have to develop an engaging commercial to showcase their talents and experience within a specific occupation. Pairs work collaboratively to keep each other on time to deliver information speedily and ask...
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Lesson Plan
Nebraska Department of Education

Goal Maps

For Teachers 9th
High school freshmen are asked to think about their future goals and reflect on what they have learned about the barriers they may face and the resources they have to overcome these barriers. Individuals then respond to questions on a...
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Lesson Plan
Nebraska Department of Education

How Do You Define “Friend?”

For Teachers 9th
Shared values are often the keystone in friendships. Class pairs use their "Values" handout from a previous lesson plan and interview one another to identify values they share and don't share. Then, consider how their differences...

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