Name: ______________________ Date: __________ Period: ______
Part 1: Six paths after high school
Directions: As we go through the slide, write one sentence about each path and one job that usually takes it.
| Path | How long it usually takes | Who pays | One sentence: what it is | One job that takes this path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A job with on-the-job training | Days to months | The employer pays you while you learn | ||
| Apprenticeship | 3 to 5 years | You are paid to learn; little or no tuition | ||
| Certificate program | Weeks to about a year | You (or an employer); usually the cheapest school | ||
| Two-year degree (associate) | 2 years | You; community college costs less than a four-year school | ||
| Four-year degree (bachelor's) | 4 years | You; the most expensive path, often with loans | ||
| Military | 4 to 8 years of service | The military pays you and trains you; college help after |
The do now answers:
- Nurse: ______________________
- Electrician: ______________________
- Teacher: ______________________
The rule: More school is not automatically better or worse. It is a trade of ______________ and ______________ for the job you want.
Part 2: Worked example (read this first)
A fictional student, Devon, has S and I as his two interest letters and Health Science in his top three. His card looks like this.
| Field | Devon's answer |
|---|---|
| Career | Dental hygienist |
| Cluster number and name | 8, Health Science |
| Three main tasks | 1. Cleans teeth and removes plaque. 2. Takes X-rays and checks gums. 3. Teaches patients how to brush and floss. |
| Path after high school | Two-year degree (associate) plus a state license |
| Pay range and the year of the source | [update] Write the low and high figure from your source and the year. Devon wrote: "about $__ to $__ a year, source dated 20__." |
| A day in the life (three lines) | Sees a patient every hour. Stands most of the day. Talks to nervous kids and adults all day long. |
| Source (name it) | Occupational Outlook Handbook, bls.gov/ooh, "Dental Hygienists" page |
| Verdict: does it fit my top three, my two letters, and my values? | Yes for my top three (Health Science) and my two letters (S: talks to people all day; I: reads X-rays). For: I like helping people feel better. Against: standing all day and being inside a mouth is not for everyone, and I need to find out if I can handle that. |
Part 3: My career research card
Directions: Pick one career from one of your top three clusters (your match sheet from Lesson 2.21). Open the career resource. Fill every field. Write the year of your source next to the pay range; no year, no points.
| Field | My answer |
|---|---|
| Career | |
| Cluster number and name (must be one of my top three) | |
| Three main tasks | 1. 2. 3. |
| Path after high school (one of the six from Part 1) | |
| Pay range and the year of the source | [update] Low: $________ High: $________ Source year: ________ |
| A day in the life (three lines: where, who with, what the day feels like) | |
| Source (name the site or sheet) | |
| Verdict: does it fit my top three, my two letters (______ ______), and my values? Circle: Yes / Partly / No | For: Against: |
Grade 8 stretch: Two other careers on the same path: ______________________, ______________________. The first step I could take before high school ends: ________________________________.
Part 4: Checklist (how this card is scored)
The career research card is the formal check for Topic 2.5. Score: 0 to 4.
| Point | Earned when |
|---|---|
| 1 | The career is from one of my top three clusters and the cluster number is written. |
| 1 | Three tasks, the path, and the pay range with a source year are filled from a named source, not guessed. |
| 1 | A day in the life has three lines that say where, who with, and what the day feels like. |
| 1 | The verdict names my two letters or my values and gives one reason for and one reason against. |
Grade 6 support: two tasks and one "day in the life" line; the verdict is one sentence.
Exit line (on a sticky note on this card)
The thing from this unit I will use first is ________________________________.
Teacher key
Part 1 do now answers: nurse, a two-year or four-year degree plus a state license (both routes are common); electrician, an apprenticeship (usually four to five years, paid); teacher, a four-year degree plus a state certificate. The rule: a trade of years and money.
One job per path that counts (accept others that fit): on-the-job training, retail sales associate, bank teller, warehouse worker; apprenticeship, electrician, plumber, carpenter, machinist; certificate, home health aide, medical assistant, HVAC technician, cosmetologist; two-year degree, dental hygienist, paralegal, lab technician, registered nurse; four-year degree, teacher, accountant, engineer, social worker; military, any enlisted job with technical training.
Part 3 is scored on the Part 4 checklist. Common gaps: a career from a poster the student liked rather than from the top three (no point on line 1); pay copied without a year (no point on line 2); a verdict with a reason for but no reason against (no point on line 4).
Pay figures: every pay range on this handout is marked [update]. Have students write the year of their source. Do not print a pay figure on the example without a date. [Sal: if you print a class set of career sheets for the no-device day, date them on the front.]
Word bank for ELL students [check with a native speaker]: apprenticeship (çıraklık / aprendizagem / aprendizaje); certificate (sertifika / certificado / certificado); degree (diploma, derece / diploma, grau / título, carrera); on-the-job training (iş başında eğitim / treinamento no trabalho / capacitación en el trabajo); pay (maaş, ücret / salário / salario, sueldo); source (kaynak / fonte / fuente).