UNIT 1: Plan Lesson Outline STEP 1: Definitely, Maybe, and No Way! and Education Opens Doors; and Careers In Business, Management, and Administration warm-up and motivation (10-20 minutes) STEP 2: What Is a Career Path? direct instruction (5-10 minutes) STEP 3: Evaluating Career Paths collaborative activity (10-20 minutes) STEP 4: Qualities of Successful Career Paths whole group discussion (5-10 minutes) STEP 5: Which Career Path Is Right for Me? independent work; whole group discussion (10-40 minutes) STEP 6: Educational Requirements for Your Careers independent work (5 minutes) STEP 7: My Postsecondary Plan independent work (5-20 minutes) Postsecondary Planning: Your Next Steps summary (5 minutes) SUGGESTED PACING GUIDE CLASS MEETINGS DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR HOMEWORK/IND WORK 1x/week Steps 1-4 X X X Steps 5-7 2x/week Steps 1-4 Steps 5-7 X X 3x/week Steps 1-4 Steps 5-7 Lesson Extension X 4+ Steps 1-4 Steps 5-7 Lesson Extension Lesson Extension None reminders: > Don't forget to register for the SAT and/or ACT: SAT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register ACT: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/ time management The career research portion of this lesson plan can take as much or as little time as your students require. Spend as much time as you need taking interest surveys, reading about careers, and examining salary and educational requirements as needed. If class time is an issue, have students explore online resources on their own time and come to class prepared with a list of careers to choose from. lesson 2: Your Postsecondary Plan 19http://sat.collegeboard.org/register http://www.actstudent.org/regist/