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Where Am I Going? Lesson PlanWhere Am I Going? Lesson Plan
Publisher
California Department of Education
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Grade
7th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Resource Type
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategies
Differentiated Instruction
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Technology
Video
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Language
English, Spanish
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Where Am I Going?

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This Where Am I Going? lesson plan also includes:
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  • Career Readiness Glossary English
  • Career Readiness Glossary Spanish
  • California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
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  • Where Am I Going? (doc.)
  • Start-Up Video: Possible Careers
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How do I get where I'm going from here? The fifth of six college and career readiness lessons invites seventh graders to dig deep into the career of their choice. Once they complete their research, individuals relate their findings to the class with an oral presentation.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

careers, career readiness, career planning, career goals, future planning, life skills, evaluating sources, job searching, vocations, oral presentations, salaries, career skills

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Have individuals dress as they would for their featured careers on their presentation day
  • Modify the lesson into a PowerPoint presentation if time constraints exist

Classroom Considerations

  • Set aside a full day for online research

Pros

  • The lesson helps learners locate, identify, and use reliable online job information sources
  • Multiple assessments help easily identify a student's areas of opportunity in using job search tools

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.7 RI.7.10 W.7.2.a W.7.4 W.7.5 W.7.6 W.7.7 W.7.8 W.7.10 SL.7.1.a SL.7.2 SL.7.4 SL.7.5 SL.7.6 L.7.1.a L.7.2.a L.7.3.a L.7.4.a L.7.6

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