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
Soft Skills
Units
Systems Thinking
Social Studies and Systems

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Lesson Title	Social Studies and Systems
Unit Title	Systems Thinking
NRS Level	Level 3
Length of Lesson	120 minutes

Lesson Purpose

To learn how to utilize various sources of information (text, charts, maps, etc.) to gather information and apply systems thinking to solve a problem

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

· Describe the multiple parts that comprise a system

· Describe how to solve a problem systematically

· Work with a partner to propose solutions to a problem

Student Target

“I can analyze various information and draw a systems diagram for the Westward Expansion of 1850-1890.”

CCR Standards

Reading

Reading Anchor 3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
Reading Anchor 7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outline by Standard 10.)

Lead CCR Level Specific Standards

Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards

RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

KYAE Employability Standards

E.2
E.2 Utilize workplace tools and technologies to communicate effectively (e.g., memos/e-mails, basic computer programs, phone systems).
E.4
E.4 Utilize and support workplace organizational structures (e.g., company departments, corporate goals, chain of command).
E.7
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.