Staying Employed

Lesson Content

• Lesson Plan Template:

  CTE Lesson Plan

• CTE Course Info and Benchmark Notes

  
  

  Program Name: Medical Administrative Specialist

  Course Title: Staying Employed

  Course Number: OTA0651

  Career Cluster: Business Managment & Administration

  CIP Number: 0551071603

  Course Type: CAR - Postsecondary Career Certificate Program

  CTE Benchmarks:

  • CTE-BUS.3031.OTA0651.6.6 - Identify and exhibit traits for retaining employment.
  • CTE-BUS.3031.OTA651.6.1 - Identify and demonstrate postive work behaviors needed to be employable.

• Unit Outline

  
  

  This lesson is designed to be used to be use with the case study, "Staying Employed." See CPALMS Resource ID# 215731.

• Career Connection

  
  

  In this lesson students will explore employability skills, abilities and standards. By examining a real-world scenario, students will be able recognize how employability skills, abilities and standards translate into the workplace.

• Learning Objectives

  
  

  Students will be able to:

  • Identify characteristics necessary to retain employment.
  • Recognize the value of a positive attitude, effective communication, excellent customer service, customer relations and the importance of being on time.
  • Use grade-level appropriate conventions to write a formal self-evaluation for practice with an employment annual evaluation.

• Prior Knowledge

  
  

  Students should be familiar with/able to:

  • Soft skills such as effective communication, professionalism, and customer service.
  • Demonstrate employability skills.
  • Demonstrate professionalism on the job.

• Guiding Questions

  
  
  • What are some employability skills for the workplace?
  • How are employability skills applied in the workplace?
  • How can you exhibit traits of employability skills that are essential for retaining employment?

• Procedure

  
  
  1. Introduce the lesson, ask students: "What are employability skills”? Identify some employability skills for retaining employment.
  2. Engage students in a discussion of their responses.
  3. Distribute the case study "Staying Employed," (see CPALMS Resource ID# 215731) and set the purpose of the lesson by telling the students they will be evaluating the outcome of the case study and complete a Self-Assessment Worksheet.
  4. Give students 3 to 5 minutes to read the case study "Staying Employed" individually.
  5. Ask students the following questions: What are some employability skills recognized in the case study "Staying Employed"? Did Ariel use non-verbal communication, verbal communication or both? Describe Ariel's professionalism. Was she punctual? Did she display a positive attitude? How was Ariel's customer service? Ask students to explain their answers. How can your attitude affect your job performance?
  6. Distribute the Self-Assessment Worksheet "Employability Matters,” (see attachments). Have students complete and discuss their outcomes. Use the following questions to prompt the discussion: What are some ways to improve your communication skills? Have students give examples. Are you dependable? In what ways? How do your emotions affect your work in school and/or at the workplace? What is the value of employability skills and how important are they for retaining a job? How do you demonstrate effective communication and professionalism in the workplace and/or at school? Have students give examples.
  7. To bring the lesson to a close, have the students write a self-evaluation for employment. Provide students with the following scenario: Pretend that you have a job at The Peace Center and your yearly evaluation is coming up. As a company requirement, each employee must complete a self-reflection on a self- what they do well and things they need to improve on in their communication skills, customer service skills, professionalism skills, and managing their time. Write your self-evaluation that is at least two paragraphs in length and follows proper conventions for formal writing. Be sure to check your spelling, grammar and punctuation, use a logical sequence and with examples.
  • If time allows, ask students to share their self-reflection with the class.
  8. To close the lesson, have students reflect on the following: How does knowing your personal strengths and weaknesses help you retain employment?

• Teacher Notes

  
  
  • For the introduction of the lesson and the self-assessment worksheet, students can work independently or in a small group to brainstorm together.
  • For the self-reflection, students should work independently.