Exploring Technology

Overarching Unit

Technology Careers

Pacing

Key Language Usage

● 1-3 Days per Unit

Narrate Argue Inform Explain

Standards 5: Students will be introduced to careers related to each selected area of technology. ● Explore career opportunities in each selected area of technology. ● Explore training and education requirements for a given occupation in each selected area of technology. End of Unit Competency ● I can identify several different technological career options. ● I can identify different career pathways to reach my goal of a career in technology. Language Functions & Features: ■ Verbs to defne career pathways or attributes (eg. have, be, belong to, consist of) ■ Expanded noun groups to defne key concepts, add details, or classify information ■ Reporting devices to acknowledge outside sources and integrate information into the report as in saying verbs and direct quotes ■ Technical word choices to defne and classify the entity ■ Adjectives and adverbs to answer questions about quantity, size, shape, manner ( descriptions) Differentiation in Action Skill Building Exploring Career Opportunities in Each Selected Area of Technology ■ Generalized nouns to introduce a topic and/or entity ■ Opening statements to identify the type of information

1. Career Fair and Guest Speakers: (Collaboration with WBL Facilitator)

● Organize a career fair featuring professionals from various technological felds (e.g., agriculture and biotechnology, construction, energy and power, information and