ACP Career Matchmaker
| Title: ACP Career Matchmaker | Author: Cheryl Hopkins |
| Subject(s): Career Development | |
| Grade Level(s): 9-11 | Total Time: 45-55 min |
Overview / Description:
The purpose of this activity is to show students that Career Matchmaker provides individualized feedback for their career choices based on how they answer a set of questions.
Learning goals/objectives:
Objectives 1: Students will participate in a classroom discussion that focuses on how career assessments should be seen as tools for finding suitable careers, rather than as “tests” that supply the final word on students’ futures.
Objectives 2: Students will engage in answering 116 Career Matchmaker questions to connect their personal interests of what they enjoy doing as well as their strengths/talents to help identify possible career options.
Workplace Readiness Skill: (place an X in front of all which apply)
X Social Skills X Communication
Teamwork Critical Thinking
Attitude and Initiative X Planning and Organization
Professionalism Media Etiquette
Content Standards : Wisconsin Common Career Technical Standards (WCCTS)
- CD1.a: Identify personal strengths, aptitudes and passions.
- CD1.a.3.h Evaluate various occupations and career pathways to identify personal, academic and career goals based on personal strengths, aptitudes and passions.
- CD1.b: Demonstrate effective decision making, problem solving and goal setting.
- CD1.b.6.h: Develop an action plan to set and achieve realistic goals.
Materials: (link all necessary handouts, videos, additional resources)
- Access to Xello (Formerly Career Cruising)
- Computer Access
LEARNING ACTIVITY
Describe each step of the learning activity including strategies that will be used to meet the learning objective.
WHO
T=Teacher Focus Lesson
WG=Whole Group
SM=Small Group
I=Independent
TIME
State approx. amount of time for each task
| Students will sign into their Xello-Career Cruising Account | I | 3 Min |
| Have students click on My Plan, and then click on Career Matchmaker. | I | 1 Min |
| Start New Matchmaker.-Students should read the instructions on the Introduction page, label their Matchmaker session with Today's Date, and then click Start Now. | I | 5 Min |
| Click on the Answer More Questions in the Improve My Results section on the left side of the Career Suggestions page until all 116 questions have been answered. | I | 20-30 Min |
| Students should save at least 3 careers that sound interesting to them. -To Save a career, simply click on the career. In the upper right corner click on “Save to My Plan.” To unsave, simply click “Saved to my Plan.” | I | 6 Min |
| Student will share their top 3 career suggestions with the group in a class discussion. | WG | 10 Min |
Assessment: What evidence will you collect of student learning? Link assessment tools here.
Wrap-Up:
Encourage the students to discuss who this tool can be used to find suitable careers based on their personal interests and strengths/talents. Allow students to identify if the jobs would require any special education after high school and coursework they should consider while they are in high school.
Extension Activity:
Research possible schools or apprenticeship programs they will need to pursue in order to follow through with this career interests.
OER Commons License:Go to the OER Commons at https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/ and follow the steps under “Choose a License.” Once your OER Commons license has been created you can cut and paste the license directly into this lesson template.
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