Exploring Future Options: A Career Development Curriculum for Middle School Students - Softcover

Nancy Perry; Zark Vanzandt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932716149 ISBN 13: 9781932716146

Publisher: International Debate Education Association, 2006

Synopsis

Offers teachers a curriculum that introduces middle school students to career development and teaches them the importance of planning for their future. In a series of 36 lesson plans that stress learning through activity, students gain self-knowledge, explore career and educational options, and begin basic career planning.

A practical guide that links school to the ever-changing world of work by making education more relevant to future goals and helping students find direction in their lives. It teaches students how to make informed decisions and helps them develop a better understanding of career development as a lifelong process. It also emphasizes the concept of "Career as Life" - work is only one of several interconnected life roles that combine to express self-development.

Each lesson plan contains learning objectives, materials needed, teacher preparation tips, step-by-step activities, activity or resource sheet, and discussion questions.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Perry is an experienced educator and counselor who served as executive director of the American School Counselor Association. As a career development specialist, she managed the Career Development Training Institute. Zark VanZandt is dean of the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn campus.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Debate Education Association
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932716149
• ISBN 13: 9781932716146
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192