Career Clusters

There are 16 career clusters leading to various career pathways. Instructors can incorporate these clusters into curriculum design and instruction. Adult education services will include workforce preparation activities and training for specific occupations; this will allow students to achieve their educational and career goals. For a listing and description of these career clusters, please click on the link below.

Career Cluster Pathways

Lessons
Career Clusters
Education & Training
Budgeting: Learning to Manage Money to Achieve Your Goals

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Lesson Title	Budgeting: Learning to Manage Money to Achieve Your Goals
Unit Title	Goal Achievement
NRS Level	Level 4; Level 3;
Length of Lesson	90 minutes

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to learn the importance of budgeting from a monthly income and analyzing common monthly expenses in order to select a career that will allow them a reasonable standard of living. This lesson aims to motivate students to further their education and set career and financial goals.

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to calculate the disposable income of a person from a career/budget scenario.

Student Target

“I can calculate the disposable income of a person from a career/budget scenario.”

CCR Focus Standards

Number and Ratios - Level D

7.NS.3
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers.

Supporting Standards

3.NBT.2
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Standards for Mathematical Practice

MP.1
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. (MP.1)
MP.4
Model with mathematics. (MP.4)
MP.7
Look for and make use of structure. (MP.7)

KYAE Employability Standards

E.7
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.
E.8
E.8 Interact with others in a professional manner.