This information has been taken
directly from the Accelerate
U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12
Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information
in this document has been changed.
LEARNING STANDARDS FOR:
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL
STUDIES
AT THREE LEVELS
Standard 1: Career
Development
Students will be knowledgeable about
the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal
skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions.
Elementary
1. Students will learn about the changing
nature of the workplace, the value of work to society, and the
connection of work to the achievement of personal goals.
Students:
- begin a career plan that would assist
in the transition from school to eventual entry into a career
option
- demonstrate an awareness of their interests,
aptitudes, and abilities
- know the value of work to the individual
and society in general
- describe the changing nature of the workplace
brought about by global competition and technology
- explore their preferences for working
with people, information, and/or things
- demonstrate understanding of the relationship
of decision making to the attainment of future goals
- describe the changing roles of men and
women at home and in the workplace.
This is evident, for example, when students:
- classify hobbies, favorite school subjects,
interests, and special talents with their relationship to working
with people, information, or things*
- identify favorite school subjects and
special talents and relate them to specific occupations*
- explain reasons why people work, describe
different occupations in their community, including those in
public service, and how these occupations benefit others (e.g.,
firefighter, police officer, pharmacist, attorney, teacher)
- identify long-range personal goals and
relate their attainment to successful employment*
- identify common skills that would be important
for success in the workplace and relate them to personal strengths
and areas in need of improvement*
- describe nontraditional career options
and provide examples of how the roles of men and women are changing
in the home, workplace, and community (e.g., women in law enforcement
and men in nursing)
- explain how global competition and technology
have changed three specific occupations
relate the negative impact of unemployment
to the health of the individual and the economy in general.
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