Other Essential Lesson Components Enrichment activity Encourage students to choose a person from history whom they admire. They will then research that history and discuss what he or she person’s did to reach his or her goals. Assign the following videos for the students to watch and provide a summary of information on the videos: Education and Training Videos A Day in the Life of an Elementary Teacher Becoming a Teacher Career Information: High School Teacher Pros & Cons TED Talks: TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer). The video below is related to this lesson. Allow students to view the video and lead a discussion concerning the TED Talk. Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that the only thing separating the successful students from IQ wasn’t those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of as a predictor of “grit” success. Family/ Distribute Interview an Educator. Students will interview a successful educator Community and summarize his or her vision and goals for success in the classroom. Suggested questions include: Connection Why did you want to become an educator? What is your ultimate goal in the classroom? What inspires you to continue teaching? Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) CTSO connection STAR Events: Career Investigation An individual event recognizes participants for – – their ability to perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Sciences coursework to the selected career. SkillsUSA SkillsUSA Contests: Career Pathways Showcase A team event recognizes participants – – who use their course of study as the basis of a project that will benefit their class, school, community, or industry. Students will create and present a display that relates to the class, school, or community. Job Skill Demonstration A A team event recognizes participants – – who demonstrate and explain an entry-level skill used in the occupational area they are training in. Texas Association of Future Educators TAFE Competition: Exploring Education Administration Careers An individual event – – recognizes participants who job shadow an education administrator for 8 hours. Each participant observes the direction, leadership, and
Other Essential Lesson Components Enrichment activity Encourage students to choose a person from history whom they admire. They will then research that person’s history and discuss what he or she did to reach his or her goals. Assign the following videos for the students to watch and provide a summary of information on the videos: Education and Training Videos A Day in the Life of an Elementary Teacher Becoming a Teacher Career Information: High School Teacher Pros & Cons TED Talks: TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer). The video below is related to this lesson. Allow students to view the video and lead a discussion concerning the TED Talk. Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success. Family/ Community Connection Distribute Interview an Educator. Students will interview a successful educator and summarize his or her vision and goals for success in the classroom. Suggested questions include: Why did you want to become an educator? What is your ultimate goal in the classroom? What inspires you to continue teaching? CTSO connection Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) STAR Events: Career Investigation – An individual event – recognizes participants for their ability to perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Sciences coursework to the selected career. SkillsUSA SkillsUSA Contests: Career Pathways Showcase – A team event – recognizes participants who use their course of study as the basis of a project that will benefit their class, school, community, or industry. Students will create and present a display that relates to the class, school, or community. Job Skill Demonstration A – A team event – recognizes participants who demonstrate and explain an entry-level skill used in the occupational area they are training in. Texas Association of Future Educators TAFE Competition: Exploring Education Administration Careers – An individual event – recognizes participants who job shadow an education administrator for 8 hours. Each participant observes the direction, leadership, and