Focus on the Future: A Career Development Curriculum for Secondary School Students

Table of contents

• Focus on the Future I
• Title Page III
• Contents V
• Part I - Teacher's Guide 1
• Overview 3
• Career Development 5
• Effective Teaching Strategies 13
• About the Curriculum 19
• Student Portfolio 21
• Part II - The Curriculum 23
• Unit One: Self Knowledge - Who Am I? 24
• Session 1 - Introduction to Focus on the Future and Pre-Test 27
• Session 2 - When I'M 30 39
• Session 3 - Dream Analysis 43
• Session 4 - The Life Clock 47
• Session 5 - Interest Inventory 51
• Session 6 - Skills Inventory 57
• Session 7 - Work Values 61
• Session 8 - Managing Time 65
• Session 9 - Gender Stereotyping 67
• Session 10 - Understanding Strengths 71
• Session 11 - Putting It All Together 75
• Session 12 - Interviewing 77
• Unit Two: Career and Occupational Exploration - Where Am I Going? 82
• Session 13 - The Cost of Living 85
• Session 14 - School's Out! 89
• Session 15 - Occupational Clusters 93
• Session 16 - Entering the Workplace 97
• Session 17 - Career Ladders 101
• Session 18 - Positive Work Attributes 105
• Session 19 - Working for Others 109
• Session 20 - Self-Employment 113
• Session 21 - Worker Know-How 117
• Session 22 - Learning from Others 121
• Session 23 - Community Involvement 123
• Session 24 - The Global Community 125
• Competency Checklist for Unit Two 129
• Unit Three: Career Planning - How Do I Get There? 130
• Session 25 - Decision-Making 133
• Session 26 - A Model for Career Decision-Making 137
• Session 27 - Making a Preliminary Career Decision 143
• Session 28 - Occupational Preparation 145
• Session 29 - Personal Realities 149
• Session 30 - Job-Seeking Skills: Résumé Writing 153
• Session 31 - Job-Seeking Skills: Cover Letter 157
• Session 32 - Job-Seeking Skills: Interviewing 159
• Session 33 - Job-Seeking Skills: Job Application 163
• Session 34 - Job-Seeking Skills: Accessing the Job Market 167
• Session 35 - Action Plan 171
• Session 36 - Graduation!!! 175
• Appendix - A Parent's Guide to Career Decision-Making 183

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