The choice of a career is an integral aspect of the personal and social development of an individual, and being prepared for a job search increases the chances of success. The A+LS™ Career Essentials course prepares students to deal with the various aspects of the job search, such as resume writing, job interviewing, thank you letters, and prospective job offers. Objectives from elective courses are not tested on national or state achievement tests. As a result, there are no course or adaptive assessments developed for our elective course titles.

1090L

Curriculum Planning Manual (CPM) –
Contains Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence
 

 


   

 


• Career Essentials is presented as a semester-long high school elective.

•All thirty-two lessons contain a study guide, a practice and mastery test, and an essay or constructed response.

•Lessons include a variety of essay types such as descriptive, narrative, persuasive, compare and contrast, and letter writing. Additional activities include
journals, short reports, summaries, and creating a collage, brochure, or graph. Directions for essays and rubrics for grading are provided for each of the writing
assignments. Students will also complete a selfevaluation form to assess their performance.

•This title is certified by MetaMetrics® with a Lexile® score.

• A+ PowerPack customers receive access to Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition® (EB) workspaces which contain learning materials. Learning materials may contain articles, games, images, maps, and/or videos. Clearvue (CV) video clips may be included as well.

 


• The content in this course addresses many standards of the National Business Education Association and the National Career Development guidelines.

• This course examines the social, personal, professional, and financial aspects of a career and is designed to focus students on the transition from an educational setting to a professional work environment.

• Students will create a career portfolio of key documents to be used in a job search.

• Numerous lessons access information from government sources regarding topics such as Social Security regulations, taxes, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

• The Art Appreciation course requires students to read resources that are linked to the lessons. The majority of these documents are provided as Portable Document Files (PDFs). As a result, students will need Adobe Acrobat® Reader® available on their workstations. Available at: www.adobe.com, select the Get Adobe Reader button.

• Numerous links to the Internet are provided in the A+ PowerPack. An Internet connection is not required for completion of this course, but it is required to utilize the EB components of the A+ PowerPack.

• Due to the interactive nature of the A+ PowerPack, there are a few specific software requirements:

  • EB requires a web browser, the following are recommended:
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer® versions 6.0 or higher
    • Safari® versions 2.0 or higher

    Note: EB requires cookies enabled.

  • EB interactive activities require a web browser equipped with the Adobe® Flash® and Shockwave plug-ins. Available at: www.adobe.com (select Get ADOBE FLASH PLAYER and Get Shockwave Player).

  • EB video clips are offered in Windows Media® and MPEG-4 formats. You’ll need to have a media player installed that will support these formats:

• Students are required to complete the essay section for lesson mastery. This setting must be enabled on the “Settings for Assignment of A+LS Lesson” dialog box. The default setting does not require the completion of the essay for assignment mastery. The circled item shows the proper setting.

 



The lessons in the Career Essentials course are divided into six units of study. These units are designed to guide the student through the process of a career search. The lessons identify the skills that are necessary to be successful in obtaining and keeping a job.

  • Unit 1 - Understanding the Employer-Employee Relationship
  • Unit 2 - What Employers Want From Employees
  • Unit 3 - Preparing for the Job Search
  • Unit 4 - The Job Search and Interview Process
  • Unit 5 - Keeping a Job and Building on Your Success
  • Unit 6 - Financial and Career Planning for the Future

The A+ PowerPack includes the Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition, which has teacher resources and student learning materials. The materials include a wide range of interactive lessons, research projects, animations, and worksheets that support the Career Essentials course.

  • Career Essentials contains EB workspaces.
  • Each workspace may contain an article, diagram, study guide, video, or interactive media.

 

More information on this course can be found in the CPM, which contains the Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence. Links to this PDFs can be found near the top of this page.