Thursday, April 6th- 8th Grade- Using Employability Skills to Find a Job

Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 04-06-2017

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Understand requirements for seeking, gaining, and maintaining employment
Standards:	6.02 Understand procedures for gaining employment

“I Can…” Statement
I can explain employability skills

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

You can research job openings on websites like Monster.com or through employment agencies(they charge you or the business a fee) or through newspaper classified ads. http://workwithu.com/resources/monster.png

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com  2. Go to Computer- Student Docs- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business folder- Employment folder- open 6.01 Employability skills

Lesson-Instructional Strategies and Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson: Why millennials have a tough time landing jobs - CNBC.com http://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/28/why-millennials-have-a-tough-time-landing-jobs.html 1. Read the article. Circle 2 items you find interesting or that you did not know. What is one positive ability that millennials have? What are two negative or bad things that millennials do during a job interview? @ Miss W will review employability skills We talked about personal qualities and employability skills:        Displays responsibility    Self-esteem and self confidence •  Self-management •  Integrity and Honesty •  Cooperation   http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/0208/Would-Google-hire-you-10-test-questions-to-find-out/A-plane-flight 2.  Follows directions activity  •  Initiative and self-motivation 3. Do you have self-motivation?   http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe75.php?qi=1937 @ Miss W will explain how to use research, networking and work-based learning opportunities to gain employment. Job Search Resources Research a. Internet  http://www.monster.com/       search for a job you researched yesterday or search for a new job b. Employment Agencies  http://www.grahamjobs.com/staffing_agency_programs_index.html    They show job positions but not the employer's name until you pay them.  c. Classifieds http://www.greensboro.com/triad_careers/    While newspapers still list job positions in their papers many also list them online. Work-based Learning Apprenticeships- registered programs that provide hands on training  https://www.mynextmove.org/find/apprenticeship   Independent Exercise:  4. On a sheet of paper put your name. Go to http://www.simplyhired.com/ and find 2 job positions   Write down the name of the company and three skills the position requires. __________________________________________________________________ 5. Students will complete the Job Search Terms Activity worksheet.

If absent on Tuesday or Wednesday:   1. Students will complete the Interest Assessment at   www.careerzone.ny.gov by following the directions in the 6.01 Employability PowerPoint and answer the 6.00 Assess Yourself worksheet questions.   __________________________________________________________________ Exit Activity 1-Classifying Job Search Vocabulary    https://www.quia.com/rr/583195.html?AP_rand=391284118 Exit Activity 3- Matching   https://www.quia.com/mc/2718631.html Exit Activity 4- Play "scatter"  https://quizlet.com/78599346/job-skills-flash-cards/