Career+Day+Workshop


 * Career Day Agenda**

9:30AM – Introduction & Ice Breaker Activities, split up into groups 10:00AM – 10:20AM: Station 1 10:25AM – 10:45AM: Station 2 10:50AM – 11:10AM: Station 3 11:10AM – 11:30AM: All groups together for guest speakers (season A) 11:30AM –12:30PM: Break for lunch and recess 12:30PM – 12:50PM: Station 4 12:55PM – 1:15PM: Station 5 1:20PM – 1:40PM: Guest speakers (season B) 1:40PM – 2:10PM: Small group discussions and special thanks to guest speakers 2:15PM – Conclude Career Day

**Station 1: What’s Your Job?** Print job titles on labels and place one label on each student’s back. Students do not know what jobs they have on their own label, but others can see it. Students must move around the room and talk to other students to discover their jobs. They must ask “Yes” or “No” questions. Goal: To increase students’ knowledge and awareness of different occupations. Objective: Students will be able to identify at least 3 career tasks from thier assigned profession.
 * Station Descriptions: **

**Station 2: What’s my line?** Students create dialog for pictures of people in a certain career. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goal: To increase students knowledge of daily tasks for certain careers. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objective: Students will be able to name two tasks for each picture. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Activity Sheet: [|What's my line?]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Station 3: Career Cluster Poster Activity.** Divide the class into small groups and assign each group a career cluster. Ask the groups to draw a picture of workers in their cluster. Then have the students display their pictures and give a brief description to the rest of the groups. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goal: To increase students’ knowledge of career clusters. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objective: Students will be able to complete "On the Job" worksheet with fewer than 5 incorrect answers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Station 4: A Day in the Life of….** Give a group of 2 students who are interested in a certain career a list of certain tasks that a person with that occupation might accomplish. Then have the group role play the different tasks. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goal: To increase students knowledge of daily tasks for certain careers. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objective: Students will be able to verbalize a basic understanding of 3 tasks for thier assigned occupation.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goal: To increase students awareness of the influence of thier family members on thier own career aspirations. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objective: Students will be able to list 1 individual who has influenced their future career choice and articulate why they are influential.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Station 5: Create a Family Career Tree. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goal: To increase their knowledge and curiosity about the work world. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objective: Students will be able to write 1-2 paragraphs on each of the careers of the guest speakers.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guest speakers (Season A & B): **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will have the opportunity to choose between a variety of volunteers who will speak about their current professions. We will elicit parents to speak about their careers and also contact local police and fire forces.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Career Workshop Materials.pdf] []