UNIT 1: PlaN sample student work (Hannah liu) an appropriate Postsecondary Plan for this profile would be: Hannah liu ultimate Goal: to make a difference in the lives of the children she treats career cluster: Health science Step One - right after high school: Ba in Biology and latin american studies at a private college - ForMal Step Two - after college: community service as a teacher in a high-needs school - InForMal Step Three - a few years later: Got her Md at a private college - ForMal Step Four - after graduate school: 3-year residency in nYc, specializing in pediatrics - ForMal Step Five - a few years later: staff pediatrician at a local hospital - InForMal Step Six - seven years later: director of pediatrics - InForMal sample student work (Katie smith) an appropriate Postsecondary Plan for this profile would be: Katie Smith ultimate Goal: to interact with and care for animals career cluster: Health science Step One - right after high school: as in Veterinary medicine from community college - ForMal Step Two - after college: Worked at front desk of vet's office - InForMal Step Three - one year later: Passed her state licensing exam - InForMal Step Four - after passing the test: Worked as a Vet tech, assisting the doctor with patients - InForMal Step Five - a few years later: Began taking classes to complete her Bs in Biology - ForMal Step Six - In a few years: Plans to go to graduate school to become a veterinarian - ForMal EVALUATING CAREER PATHS Collaborative activity Career Profiles Jigsaw - Break students into groups of 3 or 4 and assign each group a particular career Profile to evaluate. their job is to read through the information provided and summarize their profile's career path in the box provided. Questions to discuss in small groups include: * What interests or strengths does this person have? * Which career cluster did the person choose? How did their interests or strengths lead them to choose this career cluster? * What is their current position? How did they get there from high school? * Where do they still want to go? * How did their career path change as they navigated their way through it? * What formal and informal learning experiences did they take part in to add flexibility to their career path? * In your opinion, is this person successful now? Will they be in the future? Why? circulate and help groups to determine the steps and timeline in each postsecondary plan. Groups should be prepared to present their findings to the class. lesson 2: Your PostsecondarY Plan 23