FINDING THE RIGHT FIT (PAGES 3-4) ACTIVITY 1: EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS PREP: Review pages 3-4 in Exploring College.
Ask for volunteers to share what they want to do for a future career and why that career interests them.
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Have students complete Step 1 “Think about your interests and skills” on page 3 of Exploring College . Ask for volunteers to share their responses.
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Direct students to answer the questions in the “Tell us what you like to do” section of MyNextMove.org . They will then see careers that match their interests. Ask for volunteers to share their results.
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Help students understand what’s involved in pursuing their desired career by instructing them to complete the “Create a Career Plan” activity on page 4 of Exploring College .
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ACTIVITY 2: GET A REALITY CHECK
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Direct students to Reality Check at EducationQuest.org . There are two ways to use the tool:
• Select My Expenses: Students choose their desired housing, transportation, food, clothing, and more as they discover what it costs to support their desired lifestyle after college. Reality Check will then show them careers that will pay for their expenses. • Select My Career: Students select a specific career. Reality Check then shows the salary for that career. As students select items from each category, it subtracts the cost of those items from their salary. As a class, work through a scenario and allow students to call out which option to select for each Reality Check category. After selecting items from each category, review the “Total Expenses” page and note how much is needed each month to pay for the desired lifestyle. If time allows, have students run their own scenario of Reality Check . As a group or individually, discuss or complete the Reality Check Student Reflection Guide to help students think about expenses, potential occupations, and future lifestyle changes they may need to consider.
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