Lesson Objective: At the completion of this lesson, students will have a better understanding of how they make informed personal decisions that can affect income generation. Supplies Needed: Student Handout 1 SWOT Analysis for College Choices (2 per student) (found in Task 3) Student Handout 2 Definitions and Risks (found in Task 5) Student Handout Answer Key 2 Definitions and Risks (found in Resource Library) Teacher Resource 1 Five Paragraph Essay Rubric (found in Task 7) Video 1 Laugh and Learn about Personal Finance (3:17) (found in Task 1)  References Econedlink: Council for Economic Education. (n.d.). Economic Glossary. Retrieved from http://www.econedlink.org/economic-resources/glossary.php Laugh and Learn about Personal Finance – InvestorED.ca by GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_mU8VX1Arc MBA dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2014, from MBAResearch and Curriculum Center 

Students use research and observation data (field trip) to objectively rank potential career opportunities to help guide their individual career choice and pathway.

Learning goals/objectives:

After completing this unit, students should be able to utilize an objective method for evaluating potential careers. Students will determine what career types and opportunities are best suited to themselves personally and defend their choices.

Students use research and observation data (field trip) to objectively rank potential career opportunities to help guide their individual career choice and pathway.

Learning goals/objectives:

After completing this unit, students should be able to utilize an objective method for evaluating potential careers. Students will determine what career types and opportunities are best suited to themselves personally and defend their choices.

Site provides resources, tools, goal planning, and personal assessments to assist with education and career planning, and to assist with personal, finance, and professional goal planning

In this lesson, students will identify careers at local businesses. By communicating with area employers and identifying potential careers, students could possibly find a career they identify with and could pursue as a career path. This would help both students with career choices and local businesses with possible new employees.

1. Go to the Onet website (https://www.onetonline.org/). 2. In the upper right-hand corner, type in your occupation/career choice and hit Enter. 3. From the list that appears, find your occupation/career and click on it. 4. Scroll through the page (in order) to write down the information below. Describe the occupation/career. (Use Summary information at the top of the screen.) What type of education is required by the majority of people who are working in this occupation/career? (Click the blue Education link at the top-right of the page.) Name two related occupation/career. (Scroll down to this section.) 1. 2. What is the National Wages/Salary? (Scroll down to this section and click on Local Salary button, scroll down to Wisconsin and click Go.) 1. Low National 2. High National

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As a Transportation Youth Apprentice, Abbygail Oertel has not only found her career passion working at a local automotive business, but she has also found her work family.

This resource is used with a career motivation and career research unit within my Marketing and Business Concepts class for primarily freshmen and sophomores. This activity is a way for them to take a self study on their own motivations as they relate to the world of work and careers. They will take an online self assessment related to work values, record their results and then reflect on their results.