Career Pathway
Development Project
Lesson: Changes in the Workplace
Unit 3 Lesson 1
Teacher Guide
Lesson Title: Changes in the workplace
Pathway(s) Addressed: Industry
Submitted by:
Ray Benson
Upated:7-4-01
Age(s): 8th Grade
Prerequisite lessons/knowledge: How to use search engines and the Internet
Recommended: Online
Capabilities
Student directed
Time frame: 3
one-hour class periods
Alaska State Content Standards:
A. A student should be able to speak and write well for a
variety of
purposes and audiences.
A student who meets the content standard should:
1. apply elements of effective writing and speaking; these elements include
ideas, organization, vocabulary, sentence structure, and personal style;
Science
C. A student should understand the nature and history of science.
A student who meets the content standard should:
7) understand that major scientific breakthroughs may link large amounts of knowledge, build upon the contributions of many scientists, and cross different lines of study
A. A student should understand mathematical facts, concepts, principles, and theories.
A student who meets the content standard should:
4) represent, analyze, and use mathematical patterns, relations, and functions using methods such as tables, equations, and graphs.
B. A student should be able to use technology to locate, select, and manage information.
A student who meets the content standard should:
2) choose sources of information from a variety of media
Cultural Standards for Students
E Culturally knowledgeable students demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of the relationships and processes of interaction of all elements in the world around them.
Students who meet this cultural standard are able to:
5) recognize how and why cultures change over time
Overview: Student will be able to predict probable job openings in his chosen field at time of projected graduation
Objectives: Student will
Study labor market projections in a chosen job
Evaluate the feasibility of choosing a particular job based
on employability projections
Describe labor market trends and how they will affect the
economics in your area
Resources/Materials: web sites for research:
http://209.192.62.235/CAREER/Default.htm
math.unl.edu/~nmsi/tQ2/3index1
Vocabulary: categories, probability, labor market, lifestyle, inquiry, projection
Classroom
Setting: Individual or Partners
Possibly could be used in partnership for those with similar pathways in mind so
that a wider base of information can be used for projections
Activities:
1.
Brainstorm with the whole group about the jobs that people have in your
area.
Ask questions such as:
Who are the major employers/industries in our area?
What jobs are necessary to maintain our community? (Water, fuel, food,
etc.)
2.
When students have compiled the list of job possibilities, have each
choose ONE to work with in this problem.
MY CHOICE IS ____________.
If you don't know the answers to the following questions
a) ask someone working in that job
b) then find the job on the net, read about it and make
your educated guess (projection) as to the answer.
3.
Will this job (career) be in existence in 5 years?
Will it be offered to workers in
your age range (your age now + 5 years)
What is the projected future of
this career?
YES, NO, I don't know. ________
4.
Will the industry be more or less profitable in 5 years?
5.
What changes will take place in the next 10 years in this business?
6.
What is the projection for this job in Alaska?
7.
Which pathway will see the most changes in 10 years?
Why? (Support your opinion with 3 details)
8.Computer search to obtain projections on job opening
possibilities
Chose one of these pathways as your goal
a) Industry Engineering and Technology
b) Arts and Communications
c) Health occupations
d) Natural Resources
e) Business Finance and Marketing
f) Human Services
9. What trends are predicted for this pathway?
10.
How will these trends affect
your area?
Make a poster for each pathway and show the current
opportunities, job projection and projected trends for your area. You may also
include mathematical graphs of projected moves in job market.
Community
Connections:
a) Major community employers (industry),
b) Jobs necessary to maintain the community (water, fuel, and food suppliers)
c) Local industries
Assessment: Posters created by students.