Lesson
Career Exploration
Summary
Some jobs from the year 2000 simply don't exist anymore—and no one saw it coming. Explore labor supply and demand, market trends, and the threats and opportunities reshaping the careers students will one day enter.
Bellringer: Jobs That Vanished
- Show the list of 5 common jobs from 2000 and ask what happened to them.
- Prompt students to connect each disappearance to a technological or market shift.
Instruction
- Walk through supply & demand, the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, and key terms.
- Cover automation, AI, and demographic shifts as drivers of change.
Discussion: Threat or Opportunity?
- Debate how new technology can be an opportunity rather than a threat.
- Explore positive outcomes of the Great Retirement and how to handle a high-salary, low-growth career.
Activity: Soft Skills & Vocab
- Students continue the Soft Skills game; early finishers begin the Soft Skills Vocab practice.
Wrap-Up & Assessment
- Define median pay.
- Why is it important to research the median pay of a profession?
| Est. Time | Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Bellringer: Jobs That Vanished |
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| 10 min | Instruction |
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| 8 min | Discussion: Threat or Opportunity? |
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| 16 min | Activity: Soft Skills & Vocab |
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| 5 min | Wrap-Up & Assessment |
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Lesson Prep
Soft Skills
Students build professionalism, communication, and teamwork at a summer job.
Soft Skills Vocab
Review the vocab terms from Soft Skills.
Class Presentation
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Unit 10: Career Exploration
Career by Design
Chasing the biggest salary is the fastest way to build a life you don't want. This lesson uses the Ikigai framework to help students design careers that align passion, talent, and lifestyle with earning potential.
Career Exploration
Some jobs from the year 2000 simply don't exist anymore—and no one saw it coming. Explore labor supply and demand, market trends, and the threats and opportunities reshaping the careers students will one day enter.
Hard vs. Soft Skills
Being technically flawless won't save you if nobody wants to work with you. This lesson explores the difference between hard and soft skills, why 85% of job success rides on the soft ones, and how to grow your human capital.
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