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Career Development Tasks

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There are vital career development tasks in elementary school that aid the students in

their development, as the stage is characterized by enormous social and emotional development.

An example of a task is engaging the students in career days, where a counselor or a guest can

freely talk to them concerning their line of work. Besides, engaging them in field trips can be an

eye-opener in their development. Other tasks include engaging students in developing job posters

to flex their creativeness and perception concerning a certain job of their interests. Volunteering

activities can expose them to invaluable experiences forming a great avenue through which they

are more equipped when career topic cross their mind (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2012).

Career development tasks for middle school students aim to enhance the self-awareness

they developed in elementary school through exploration. Examples of tasks that can aid the

process are allowing the students to locate educative career information and various ways

through which they can interpret it. They can also be tasked with filling transferable skills from

group activity and conducting a formal assessment based on interests (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey,

2012). Additionally, a classroom teacher can organize a speaking session where every student is

involved in describing their interest, participate in job shadowing, and mentorship activities with

the help of a counselor or guests.

The students are more focused on their career interests at the high school level. They are

more involved in clarifying various choices concerning their career knowledge and preferences.

As such, they can be tasked to discuss their occupation preferences with parents when at home.

The teacher can engage them in field trips to local business facilities and attending job-related

fairs (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2012). Also, workers of various professions can be invited to

address them and attend to their career questions. They can be tasked with playing career-related

game shows, paper bag skits, and time management challenges in class.
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References

Niles, S. G., & Harris-Bowlsbey, J. A. (2022). Career development interventions. Pearson.