Title – Lesson Plan Outline for a Health/Medical Career Exploration

Integrated Academic Unit

By – Laura Civitano

Primary Subject – Other

Secondary Subjects – Language Arts, Social Science, Math

Grade Level – 9-12

Total number of sessions:

First Marking Period – 8 weeks

Time estimate:

45 minutes per day

Goal/purpose/objectives of session:

Students will be able to:
• Describe personal characteristics of a health care worker from a perspective of a consumer
  
• Review health careers within the therapeutic, diagnostic, informational, and environmental systems
  
• Identify the technology utilized in each of the four systems
  
• Identify the collaborative role of team members between the systems to deliver quality health care
  
• Utilize keyboarding skills to access, process, and retrieve information
  
• Organize, write, and compile ideas into reports, summaries, and student portfolios
  
• Enhanced study habits using flash cards and collaborative study groups

National Standards:

4.4 Career Decision-making

4.41 Key Employability Skills

4.42 Consider levels of education, credentialing requirements, employment opportunities, workplace environment, and career growth for a service area.

Product(s) student work:

• Research paper
  
• Oral presentation
  
• Portfolio development

Teacher collaboration suggestions:

• English teacher will guide students on how to write a research paper using various methods and media skills.
  
• Social Studies teacher will introduce the topic and offer a suggested list of historical medical visionaries.
• Math teacher will introduce graphing and charts to later compare various careers.
  
• The Library/Media Specialist will introduce research resources and skills.
  
• The Inclusion Teacher will assist English, SS, Math, and Media.

Prior learning:

• Technology web-searching
  
• Listening skills
  
• Note taking
  
• Organizational skills
  
• Writing processes
  
• Basic reading comprehension
  
• Summarizing
  
• Oral communication skills

Lesson activities:

• Ice Breaker Activities to establish peer relationships
  
• Discuss importance of education in comparison with careers
  
• Begin developing portfolio-CDOS folders
  
• Identify interests and abilities of students
  
• Career exploration using technology
  
• Discuss various career opportunities
  
• Identify key terms
  
• Discuss career categories
  
• Discuss Health care trends
  
• Career Related Activities:
  o Word search puzzle
  
  o Career matching quizzes
  
  o Problem solving/scenario activities
  
  o Critical thinking activity
  
  o Career exploration activities

Materials:

• Distributed Worksheets
  
• Notebooks
  
• Pen/pencil

Assessment:

• Quizzes
  
• Class work
  
• Participation

Homework:

• Continue to research health careers of your interest

Classroom management:

• Based on student interest, encourage students to research their careers using the internet, library, and/or magazines during class.
  
• Continuously acknowledge successful work
  
• Incorporate cooperative learning for common career interests.

Techniques for differentiating instruction:

• Use of Technology
  
• Video
  
• Worksheets

Resources:

• Self produced worksheets
  
• A. C. Green’s Game Plan Guide – Scott Phelps and Libby Gray
  
• Mosby’s Lifeline’s Health Careers Video Series
  
• H.O.P.E. CD-ROM
  
• The Job Club – Distributed by Yonkers Public Schools
  
• 
  www.nycareerzone.org
  
  
  
  
• Parke Davis Prints

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