College and Career Awareness

Performance Objective(s): ●​ Students will participate in at least one simulated CTSO competitive event. ●​ Students will reflect on the process, experience, and future impacts of participating in a CTSO SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building ●​ Provide a graphic organizer. ○​ Career Path Mapping : Use a timeline graphic to help students map out

the steps to reach a career goal (e.g., education → certification → entry-level job). Highlight where CTSO involvement can enhance each stage. ○​ Mock Interview Reflection : After mock interviews, students can sequence events (first → next → last) and then complete a "Claim + Evidence" organizer to explain what they learned and what went well. ○​ Job Application Process Flowchart : Use a visual step-by-step chart to outline the application process (identify job → prepare resume → submit → interview → follow-up), and show how CTSO participation can support each step (e.g., resume-building, interview skills). ○​ Provide vocabulary banks for writing tasks (e.g., thank-you emails, career essays) and oral tasks (e.g., mock interviews, career comparisons), including terms related to CTSOs and career pathways. ○​ Career Research Essay : Highlight use of transitions, topic sentences, accurate career facts, and citations. ○​ Thank-You Email : Annotate for formal structure—greeting, purpose, appreciation, and closing. ○​ CTE Goal Statement : Include a sample with annotations showing how to articulate a goal, connect it to a CTE pathway, and outline next steps, including CTSO involvement. ○​ Bilingual Journals : Let students reflect on career interests or CTSO participation using both English and their home language. ○​ Partner Share : Allow students to discuss career goals in their home language first, then practice expressing them in English. ○​ Dual-Language Word Walls : Display key CTSO terms and career vocabulary in both English and the students’ home language

●​ Provide vocabulary word banks.

●​ Provide annotated models.

●​ Integrate Multilingual Support

●​ Use Sentence Frames to scaffold discussions. Career Comparison :

●​ “This career requires more training because…” ●​ “I prefer ___ because it matches my skills in…”

Interview Role-Plays :

●​ “In my last role, I…” ●​ “I’m interested in this job because…”

●​ Incorporate Visual Vocabulary Tools.

○​ CTE Pathway Cards : Include images and definitions for key terms like “concentrator,” “completer,” and “certification,” and note which CTSOs connect with those roles. ○​ Career Tools & Environments : Show tools or settings associated with various careers (e.g., stethoscope for HOSA, lab for TSA). ○​ Education Level Visuals : Depict pathways such as apprenticeships, community college, technical college, and university, linking them to relevant CTSOs.