Participants will identify their top interest cluster and walk to a poster displaying the word and pictures of careers relating to it. They will discuss what they like about the example jobs on the chart. Participants will then watch videos of potential careers that fall under the different interest categories. In the second hour, participants […]
Objective: 1. Students will learn about the six different career interest areas based on the Holland Codes. 2. Students will learn about traditional and nontraditional jobs associated with the six different career interest areas. 3. Students will learn about the barriers that may challenge them when obtaining nontraditional jobs. Assessment: Participants will finish watching a […]
Objective: Students will identify their interests and how that relates to employment. Assessment: 1. Students will learn about the six different career interest areas based on the Holland Codes. 2. Students will learn about traditional and nontraditional jobs associated with the six different career interest areas. 3. Students will learn about the barriers that may […]
Objective: Students will learn how to write interview questions for a guest speaker. Assessment: Participants will learn about the importance of having questions for guest speakers (or interviewers) and practice preparing questions in advance of a guest speaker visiting the classroom.
Participants will decorate/paint two Valentine-themed cookies with royal icing. After decorating cookies, they can eat or take home their artfully decorated cookies. It is suggested that everyone bring something to drink. Participants will have a chance to learn the skill of decorating cookies and practice their social skills with their peers.
Participants will practice their knife and cooking skills by helping make a Tomato and Arugula Balsamic Pasta Salad. They will review the recipe before starting the cooking process, gather and measure ingredients, follow recipe steps, review and use safe knife skills, and clean up directions. Participants will get to taste their finished product. A copy […]
Objective: Students will identify their vocation-related skills Assessment: Participants will complete an activity that helps them identify their skills that can be used in a workplace.
Objective: 1. Students will learn the vocational skills related to in-demand industries. Assessment: Participants will learn about in-demand industries relating to each of the 6 career interest sections they have been learning about. After reviewing what is in-demand, participants will circle jobs that interest them out of a list of jobs relating to those industries.
Objective: Students will learn about activities that can develop their vocational skills. Assessment: Participants will visit different skill areas and complete activities as part of a “Vocational Skill Development Passport”. Then, participants will practice their cooking skills by helping make peanut butter and chocolate chip pancakes. They will review the recipe before starting the cooking […]
Objective: 1. Students will learn about career and technical student organizations. 2. Students will learn about specific career and technical student organizations in their school or community. Assessment: Participants will learn about the organizations that they can get help from to improve/gain skills. Organizations will include ones across the country and ones in their local […]
Participants will practice their baking skills by helping bake cookies. They will review the recipe before starting the process, gather and measure ingredients, follow recipe steps, and clean-up directions. Participants will get to taste their finished product. This will enable the individual to be better equipped to independently use the oven to bake a dessert.
Participants will bring a snack to share and play UNO! with their peers. Tables will be set up with different UNO! games going at the same time. By participating in this Tuesday Connection event, consumers will have a chance to meet and interact with new peers while practicing their social skills. This outing may help […]
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