Students will assess their career aspirations, evaluate and compare career opportunities based on aptitudes and interests, and plan a career while understanding the income potential of that chosen career.
Students will comprehend their paycheck, the voluntary and compulsory withholding of income, basic payroll concepts, and explanations of tax documentation.
Students will investigate potential careers that match their aptitudes and interests.
Spent challenges players to survive the struggle of low-income living. Developed by McKinney to raise money for Urban Ministries of Durham, the game has become a hit in financial literacy classrooms.
I have used this website while teaching Strand 6 Standard 1 of Exploring Business and Marketing. https://www.uen.org/core/core.do?courseNum=520111
Strand 6
Employability - students will develop and demonstrate the necessary skills to gain and keep employment.
Standard 1
Job Skills - Students will develop skills to gain employment.
Students will explore communication and interviewing skills:
Appropriate dress
Hygiene
Facial expressions and posture
Prepare for interview questions (STAR method)
Effective ways to communicate (phone, email, text, in-person)
Human resources and employee rights.
Discrimination laws
Minimum wage