Career & College Readiness Lesson Plans Grade Level 12 Overview Career Planning Students will finish creating their California Career Center Career Action Plans describing what they plan to do after high school. They will incorporate into their plans content from their previously completed Career and College Readiness Lesson Plans. Learning Outcomes At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Identify an initial occupational goal and describe the steps necessary for pursuing that goal. Language Objectives At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Verbally explain why they selected the steps identified in their Plan of Action section of their Career Action Plan. Verbally and in writing clearly describe their occupational goals. Standards Alignment California Common Core State Standards: College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards: o RI. 4, 7; W. 3 California Career Technical Education Anchor Standards: o 1, 3 California Standards for Career Ready Practice: o 1, 3 National Career Development Guidelines: o PS 3, ED 1, CM 1, 2, 3, 4 International Society for Technology in Education Standards: o 3 English Language Development Standards: o Part 1: 6, 10 o Part 2: 1, 3, 4, 6
American School Counselor Association Mindsets & Behaviors: o M 4; BLS 7; BSM 10 Materials 1. Computers with Internet access for students 2. Computer with Internet access and projection capability for instructor 3. Projector and screen 4. Instructor Resources California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor Notes (p. 6) Career Action Plan When Did I Complete This? (p. 7) Career Action Plan Rubric (p. 8) 5. Student Handouts Printout of students Career Action Plan from their California Career Center My Stuff account California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructions (p. 9) Career Action Plan Outline (p. 10) Career Action Plan (pp. 11-14) 6. Online Resources Start-Up Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isscf5ekcjo Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler, California CareerZone http://www.cacareerzone.org/assessments Career Action Plan, California Career Center (Must be logged in to access) https://www.calcareercenter.org/portfolio 7. Content for the Career Action Plan may have come from the following previously completed Career & College Readiness Lesson Plans: Grade 9: Matchmaking: Interests and Careers Grade 9: What Skills Do I Need? Grade 10: What Matters to Me? Grade 10: What Are My Options? 2 of 14
Grade 11: What Occupation Interests Me? Grade 11: Due Dates, Deadlines, and Decisions Grade 12: Learn to Reach Out Grade 12: Writing Right Academic Vocabulary Career: is the body of work all jobs and occupations and life experiences that a person has during his or her lifetime. Career Action Plan: is a dynamic planning document used to reach short-term and long-term career goals; a roadmap that identifies the steps or necessary requirements to get you from point A choosing an occupation to Point B becoming employed in that occupation. Job: is a paid position with specific duties, tasks, and responsibilities in a particular place of work (e.g., photographer at Best Pictures). Occupation: is a cluster of jobs with common characteristics that require similar skills (e.g., engineering occupations). Activity Students will complete their Career Action Plans as a culminating experience of the Career and College Readiness Lesson Plans series. Completion of prior lessons is highly recommended. See the Materials section for a list of relevant lessons. Getting Ready Preview the start-up video (link in the Materials Section) Review the lesson plan for how to help students who have not completed previous lessons. Students who did not completed the previous lessons may need time either in- or out-of-class to create a draft Career Action Plan. o In lieu of relying on content generated in the previous lessons, the Career Action Plan can be developed by using the California CareerZone (link in the Materials section). Students can find information to identify an occupational goal and the education and/or training required to pursue that goal. They can be assisted in completing any remaining elements of their plan through classroom discussion. Create a mockup Career Action Plan 3 of 14
Lesson Procedures 1. Introduce the lesson by showing the start-up video (link in the Materials section) and confirm students understand what to expect. Or you can introduce the lesson without the video and tell students this lesson will result in a completed Career Action Plan that describes both short- and long-term goals related to their career choices. A completed plan does not mean it will not be revised in the future; it means the plan includes the latest decisions students have made regarding life after high school. Distribute the Career Action Plan Outline handout and review all the elements of the plan. 2. Confirm that students understand what is required to complete every section by asking individuals or small groups to summarize what is required for each section. The Plan B section is designed to introduce students to the concept of having fall back plans. It is possible that a student s initial post-high school goal needs additional research, cannot be immediately pursued, or may not work out as a viable option. So ask students to consider other occupational or education/training options that could be researched as Plan B and Plan C. 3. Verify each student has a My Stuff student account on the California Career Center. If any do not, distribute the California Career Center Student Account Setup handout. For more information, refer to the Student Account Setup Instructor Resource. 4. If a student already has a Career Action Plan in their My Stuff account, have her/him print it and use it for completing this assignment. 5. Direct students to work independently to complete all the sections of their Career Action Plans. If it is helpful for students to talk through their decisions, have them work with a partner. Check with students as they work to confirm they are on track and understand how to get the information necessary to complete their plans. You can use the instructor s Career Action Plan When Did I Complete This? resource to help students identify when and in which lesson they may have completed each section of their Career Action Plan. 6. Allow students time to complete their plans during the class session or assign as homework. To complete this lesson students, will save their plans in their My Stuff student accounts. They will submit a copy to you and keep one for their files. Encourage students to share their plans with their family. 4 of 14
7. Use the Career Action Plan Rubric to evaluate the Career Action Plans. 8. Wrap Up. Graduating high school is an exciting and often confusing time filled with many possibilities. Having a viable Career Action Plan in hand at graduation can really help support early success in a student s initial steps after high school. 9. Remind students to put their work products in their career portfolios whether they are using a paper folder or an online filing system. Estimated Time One class session (could require more if previous lessons were not completed) Evaluation Students must meet the minimum requirements of a completed Career Action Plan. Additional Resources Make Money Choices, California CareerZone, can be used to enable students to explore future lifestyle options which will help them identify the occupations that will support their chosen lifestyle. URL: http://www.cacareerzone.org/budget/. Adaptation Students can use the Career Action Plan handout (posted with this lesson) in lieu of working online. This lesson and all other lessons and materials are posted on the California Career Resource Network Web site at www.californiacareers.info. 5 of 14
California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor Resource If your students do not have a Career Center Student Account, the step-by-step account setup instructions are in the student handout. As the instructor, it is important for you to know that: Students can complete various activities on the Career Center using the PDF handouts instead of the online forms. However, students must be logged in to create and save their Career Action Plans. To help your students remember their passwords, you may wish to establish a password convention. Here are two examples: o student initial + year + class period [ts2017period1] o student initial + school s initials + year [tsdsh2017] Student accounts can be deleted by selecting Delete My Profile on the student s Profile page. This removes all information related to the account. IMPORTANT: State and federal laws govern the conditions and limitations for Internet usage by children under the age of 13. Before using the Internet, check your district policies and/or state and federal regulations.
Career Action Plan When Did I Complete This? Instructor Resource The following may serve as prompts to help students recall when elements of the Career Action Plan would have been completed in previous Career & College Readiness Lessons. Occupation Goals Occupations could have been identified by completing assessments on the California CareerZone, or by completing the following lessons: o o o Grade 9: Matchmaking: Interests and Careers Grade 9: What Skills Do I Need Grade 10: What Matters to Me? Additional Occupations Occupations identified by using the Career Surfer mobile application. Degree and/or Certifications Required Every California CareerZone occupational profile includes preparation necessary to enter an occupation. Education and/or Training Programs Grade 10: What Are My Options? Related Experiences Grade 9: What Skills Do I Need? Future Experiences Grade 9: What Skills Do I Need? Supporters Grade 12: Learn to Reach Out Grade 12: Writing Right Plan of Action Grade 11: Due Dates, Deadlines, and Decisions Plan B Grade 10: What Are My Options? Resources
Career Action Plan Rubric Student name: Date: Required components Format Standards Career field and specific occupations Related occupations Degree/Certification needed Education and/or training after high school Evidence All sections completed Correct grammar and punctuation used Correct spelling used Specific career field/occupations identified Described why this is a good choice Includes overview of what people in the profession do Another career field/occupation identified Skills, training, education and/or required licensing identified Colleges or training programs identified Completed Accomplishments Future Opportunities People or Organizations that could help me Plan of Action Additional Research Bibliography Courses taken identified Extracurricular activities identified Awards earned noted Certifications identified Jobs Volunteer experiences High school and college courses Two or three people identified Two or three organizations identified Initial three steps described Detail provided Chronological order Plan A Plan B Plan C At least two resources are identified Requirements Met Requirements Not Met (additional action necessary)
California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructions Instructions for setting up your My Stuff account: 1. Go to the Career Center at https://www.calcareercenter.org/. 2. Click on My Stuff in the top navigation bar. 3. Click on Profile in the dropdown menu. 4. You re now on the My Profile page. Fill in the textboxes: E-mail address Password First Name Full School Name Zip Code (of the school) Grade 5. Choose your top three reasons for coming to the Career Center. 6. At the bottom of the page, click Submit. If at some point you want to delete your account, go to your Profile page and select Delete My Profile.
Career Action Plan Outline Occupation Goals: Use the California CareerZone website to identify specific occupations that look the most interesting to you. Begin your exploration by selecting Assess Yourself and then selecting the Interest Profiler. Why is this a good choice for you? What do people do in these occupations? Additional Occupations: Use the Career Surfer mobile app to identify additional occupations that look like a good match for you. Degree and/or Certifications Required: What skills, training, education, certification and/or license will you need in order to be successful on the job? Education and/or Training Programs: What colleges or training programs could you attend to prepare for your preferred occupations? Related Experiences: Use the following categories to list things that you have already done to prepare you for the workforce. Courses taken at high school, community college or other setting Extracurricular Activities Awards earned Certifications you have earned (examples: Driver's License, CPR or First Aid Card, Micropace Record, Lifeguard Certificate, Welding Lessons, CareerSafe, ServeSafe, etc.) Future Experiences: List things that you ought to do in the future to prepare for your career. Jobs that will prepare me for my preferred occupation Volunteer experiences that will help me prepare for my preferred occupation Courses Supporters: Name two or three people who you can count on to help you; describe your relationship to them in parenthesis. Example: Mrs. Smith (English Teacher) List two organizations that may be able to help you, include contact information- name, address, phone number, e-mail. Examples are Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, unions, etc. Plan of Action: Identify the steps you need to take starting now to prepare for the transition from school to either additional education, training, or work. Make this list as detailed as possible and put the items in sequential or consecutive order. 1. 2. 3. Plan B: It is possible that your initial occupational goal needs additional research, cannot be immediately pursued, or may not work out for you as a viable option. So in addition to creating your Plan A, consider other options that could be researched as Plan B and Plan C, which might be an occupation related to Plan A or an entirely different occupation. 1. Plan B goal 2. Plan C goal 3. Notes Resources: List of resources you used, may want to use again, or want to share with others.
California Career Center Career Action Plan Occupation Goals Use the California CareerZone website to identify specific occupations look the most interesting to you. Begin your exploration by selecting Assess Yourself and then selecting the Interest Profiler. Why is this a good choice for you? What do people do in these occupations? Additional Occupations Use the Career Surfer mobile app to identify additional occupations that look like a good match for you. Degree and/or Certifications Required What skills, training, education, certification and/or license will you need in order to be successful on the job?
Career Action Plan, p. 2 Education and/or Training Programs What colleges or training programs could you attend to prepare for your preferred occupations? Related Experiences Use the following categories to list things that you have already done to prepare you for the workforce. Courses taken at high school, community college or other setting. Extracurricular Activities Awards earned Certifications you have earned (examples: Driver's License, CPR CareerSafe, Lifeguard certificate, ServeSafe, etc.) Future Experiences List things that you ought do in the future to prepare for your career. Jobs that will prepare me for my preferred occupation Volunteer experiences that will help me prepare for my preferred occupation Courses
Career Action Plan, p. 3 Supporters Name two or three people who you can count on to help you--describe your relationship to them in parenthesis. Example: Mrs. Smith (English Teacher) List two organizations that may be able to help you, include contact information- name, address, phone number, e-mail. Examples are Rotary Club, PFLAG, etc. Plan of Action Identify the steps you need to take starting now to prepare for the transition from school to either additional training or work. Make this list as detailed as possible and put the items in sequential or consecutive order. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3.
Career Action Plan, p. 4 Plan B It is possible that your initial occupational goal needs additional research, cannot be immediately pursued, or may not work out for you as a viable option. So in addition to creating your Plan A, consider other options that could be researched as Plan B and Plan C, which might be an occupation related to Plan A or an entirely different occupation. Plan B Goal: Plan C Goal: Notes: Resources List of resources (include URLs) you used, may want to use again, or want to share with others.