EDEX 750
Lesson Plan 2
Heather Edwards-Bohn
September 19, 1995

Lesson Themes: Application Skills, Job Hunting, Social Skills/Cooperation

Target Audience: High school or adult education

Objectives:
TSWBAT recognize vocabulary necessary for applying for a job.
TSWBAT fill out a job application.
TSWBAT provide the personal information necessary for applying for a job.
TSWBAT spell the personal information for a job application.
TSWBAT spell the names of references.
TSWBAT tell ways of networking to improve job prospects.
TSWBAT fill a specified group role, assist group members, and welcome and encourage the ideas of other students.

Instructional Materials:
~Web Sites:
So You Want To Get a Job? Network Your Way to Success.
This site will be used by students in groups with an aid assisting in
reading to view ways of networking.
Career Development Overview
(4K)
This site will be used by the teacher to access information to assist in
teaching.
~Software:
Improving You Job & Career Prospects Queue (Macintosh CD-Rom)

Type of Classroom Activity:
Small groups to access the web and use the software.
Large group discussion of information from the web.
Small groups to practice filling out applications.
Individuals fill out applications and respond to questions on networking for
job success.

Prerequisite skills:
Students will be able to work in small groups.
Students will be able to use the mouse and keyboard.
Students will be able to access web sites.
Students will be able to manage time for completing group assignments.

Instructional Events:
--There will be 2-3 groups with 3 students each. Up to two groups will be accessing and taking notes from the web site as the other group uses the
applying for a job tutorial on Improving Your Job & Career Prospects. When
done, the groups will switch , until every group has completed all 3 stations.
--There will be a whole class discussion on the web site information. Each
group will present the notes taken.
--Individually the students write the importance of networking in regards
to getting a job.
--Students will fill out job applications in groups. Each student will fill out his
or her own application, but the group members will check each application
in the group.
--The teacher will check the group applications, and if no further instruction
is needed, the students will fill out applications individually.

Time Considerations & Tips for Classroom Management:
Cooperative learning does not just happen. Students will have previous experiences with working in cooperative groups and know the criteria on which group interactions are being graded. For each cooperative learning station, (web site, software site, applications), each group will have a criteria sheet the teacher is checking off while monitoring the classroom.
Students receive group role assignments, (Computer: reader, keyboarder, writer/manager; Applications: reader, writer, manager), as well as the specific cooperative learning criteria the teacher is grading on, (fulfills group role, assists group members, encourages and welcomes the ideas of others.) This lesson is based on the assumption that students are familiar with the procedure. To manage the time each group spends at any one station, a timer will be set by the teacher 3 times for 15 minutes. The groups will be responsible for monitoring the time spent on tasks within the activities.