The student will identify at least two new activities and interests to explore. Lesson Formative Assessment (acceptable evidence): Assessment should relate to the performance outcome for goals, objectives and GLEs. Assessment can be question answer, performance activity, etc. Work Sample and Performance Task: Students will complete the first and second sections of the Activity Sheet Things To Learn and Explore.” Students will then identify the “New Career Path(s) that will link them to careers using the link between those activities and interests. Lesson Preparation Essential Questions: How are your strengths, interests, and future career connected? Engagement (Hook): Hold up your hand if you have done a the dots” activity. When connecting the dots “connect what did you discover? Let’s think about Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer. What kinds of interests/activities do you think he had/liked to do? What career path do you think Christopher Columbus followed? His interests/activities led him to be an explorer. Today, each of you is going to be an explorer. Procedures Instructor Procedures/Instructional Strategies: Student Involvement/Instructional 1. Begin by using the Ask: What is Activities: “hook.” 1. Students will offer suggestions about an explorer? What will you do as an what interests/activities they think explorer? Christopher Columbus might have had (e.g. maps, boats, traveling to new places). Volunteer definitions of “Explorer” Volunteer descriptions of activities they will do as an explorer. 2. Students volunteer meaning/examples of strengths/interests. 2. Ask students to reflect on last year’s discussion of their strengths and interests. 3. Students volunteer to answer and invite others to volunteer. 3. Counselor will ask for a volunteer to explain what an is, and what an “interest” “activity” is. Counselor will ask, is an activity “How different from an interest?” Explain that an interest is something you like to do or you want to more about, for example: “I’m interested in reading.” interested in “I’m building things.”Explain that an activity is something that you participate in at school,
The student will identify at least two new activities and interests to explore. Lesson Formative Assessment (acceptable evidence): Assessment should relate to the performance outcome for goals, objectives and GLEs. Assessment can be question answer, performance activity, etc. Work Sample and Performance Task: Students will complete the first and second sections of the Activity Sheet “New Things To Learn and Explore.” Students will then identify the Career Path(s) that will link them to careers using the link between those activities and interests. Lesson Preparation Essential Questions: How are your strengths, interests, and future career connected? Engagement (Hook): Hold up your hand if you have done a “connect the dots” activity. When connecting the dots what did you discover? Let’s think about Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer. What kinds of interests/activities do you think he had/liked to do? What career path do you think Christopher Columbus followed? His interests/activities led him to be an explorer. Today, each of you is going to be an explorer. Procedures Instructor Procedures/Instructional Strategies: 1. Begin by using the “hook.” Ask: What is an explorer? What will you do as an explorer? 2. Ask students to reflect on last year’s discussion of their strengths and interests. 3. Counselor will ask for a volunteer to explain what an “interest” is, and what an “activity” is. Counselor will ask, “How is an activity different from an interest?” Explain that an interest is something you like to do or you want to more about, for example: “I’m interested in reading.” “I’m interested in building things.”Explain that an activity is something that you participate in at school, Student Involvement/Instructional Activities: 1. Students will offer suggestions about what interests/activities they think Christopher Columbus might have had (e.g. maps, boats, traveling to new places). Volunteer definitions of “Explorer” Volunteer descriptions of activities they will do as an explorer. 2. Students volunteer meaning/examples of strengths/interests. 3. Students volunteer to answer and invite others to volunteer.
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