What is Career Development?
This course is a 1 semester course for grade 8 designed to teach career development through research and understanding of self and the world of work for college and career readiness. Career research and decision-making with education and training plans for exploration and development will be core standards. Students will be knowledgeable of career options, and the personal skills, aptitudes, and employer expectations of future careers of choice. Students will identify personal traits and characteristics for a a better understanding of self in their pursuit of finding a meaningful, fulfilling and rewarding career. Through better recognition and understanding of personal interests, values, aptitudes and abilities students can assess how they relate to the world of work in order to acquire the skills necessary for appropriate placement in the workforce.
Semester Objectives
Semester Objectives
- Learn about yourself for your best interest and of those around you
- Research all possibilities available to help you make wise decisions
- Strive to improve your attitude and your self-esteem
- Set goals and work toward meeting them
- Make every opportunity count toward your future
- Work together with others as a team successfully
- Develop and strengthen valuable technology skills that will help you in many avenues of your future.
- Grow in Computer Science, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
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Weekly Lesson Plans
Week of May 8-12
Monday: Reivew checkbook balancing, check writing, and deposit slip writing
Tuesday: ON BLOCK (1,3,5,7 periods) Analyzing pay stubs
Wednesday: ON BLOCK (2,4,6,8 periods) same as Tuesday
Thursday: (1,3,5,7 periods) Analyzing pay stubs
Friday: (2,4,6,8 periods) Analyzing pay stubs
Monday: Reivew checkbook balancing, check writing, and deposit slip writing
Tuesday: ON BLOCK (1,3,5,7 periods) Analyzing pay stubs
Wednesday: ON BLOCK (2,4,6,8 periods) same as Tuesday
Thursday: (1,3,5,7 periods) Analyzing pay stubs
Friday: (2,4,6,8 periods) Analyzing pay stubs