Career Education: A Lesson Plan

Paper Summary:

The writer discusses the cognitive and psychosocial characteristics of ninth graders. The writer then discusses how a class could help students identify career paths that are appropriate for their aptitudes and interests. The writer presents his career education plan, explaining that it includes four units of study for ninth graders: "Demands of the Workplace", "Being Accountable and Taking Initiative", "Setting Goals and Assessing My Own Strengths and Progress", and "Self-Management and Self-Assessment". The paper then details the lesson in the first unit.

Outline:
Background Theory
My Ninth Grade Career Education Plan
Lesson Plan from Unit One

From the Paper:

"Jean Piaget the noted to child development expert postulated that there were four operational stages of intellectual development. These students are just entering the fourth or "formal" operational stage meaning that they can begin to think abstractly and move beyond simple concrete ways of thinking. (Child Development Institute, 2006) Onset of this stage allows for exploration of adult roles as student thinking grows more flexible.
"According to psychologist Erik Erikson there are eight stages of social development through which individuals pass as they mature. At this age students generally are entering the fifth stage and the major developmental task is role identity. Adolescents discover who they are as members of society meaning that most students begin to think of workplace roles (Harder, 2002). Career education can assist this development."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Child Development Institute. (2006). "Stages of Intellectual DevelopmentIn Children and Teenagers." http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/piaget.shtml
• Harder, A. (2002). "The Developmental Stages of Erik Erikson." Learning Place Online.com. http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm.
• Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education. (2006). "Helping Your Child To Learn Grades 8-9." Helping Your Child Learn From Kindergarten to Grade 9. http://www.achievebc.ca.
• Ontario Ministry of Education. (2006). "Guidance and Career Education." The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10 (2006).http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/guidance910currb.txt

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