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 2: Integrated
Learning
Students will demonstrate how academic
knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
Commencement
1. Integrated learning encourages students to
use essential academic concepts, facts, and procedures in applications
related to life skills and the world of work. This approach allows
students to see the usefulness of the concepts that they are being
asked tolearn and to understand their potential application
in the world of work.
Students:
- demonstrate the integration and application
of academic and occupational skills in their school learning,
work, and personal lives.
- use academic knowledge and skills in an
occupational context, and demonstrate the application of these
skills by using a variety of communication techniques (e.g., sign
language, pictures, videos, reports, and technology)
- research, interpret, analyze, and evaluate
information and experiences as related to academic knowledge and
technical skills when completing a career plan.
This is evident, for example, when students:
- read a series of job descriptions or training
plans of interest to identify the necessary application of academic
knowledge and technical skills that are required for particular
careers as wellas the job outlook (decline/growth) and possible
earnings*
- interview a medical specialist and develop
a presentation using a variety of tools/technology to depict knowledge
and skills that are required for this career*
- select several local employers as well as
employers with global operations and complete a project (e.g.,
video, photo collage, or report) that reflects the academic knowledge
and technical skills required, along with the job outlook and
potential earning capacity in a competitive international marketplace*
- complete an internship which focuses on
a particular career of interest (e.g., architect, electrician,
or veterinarian) and develop a slide presentation to demonstrate
how concepts from mathematics, science, and/or English language
arts are applied in a particular career *
- work in teams to formulate a historical
presentation on specific careers and demonstrate how job requirements
and training are changing due to new technology
- use various forms of technology and communication
techniques (e.g., a CD-ROM, a video, slide show and sign language)
to describe and illustrate how societal, economic, and
governmental changes may require exploring
a variety of careers and developing broad-based transferable skills
that are needed for gainful employment*
- produce an annual career plan that includes
eight samples of their work (e.g., completed hands-on projects,
reports based on internships and/or depicting various occupations)
and describe why they selected the particular samples of work,
and indicate possible career choices of interest*
use effective skills and techniques in a simulated
job interview.
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