AHS.17 Developing Professional Growth Plans (PowerPoint)
This is a LifeKnowledge Advanced High School lesson (AHS.17) on developing professional growth plans. Students complete a personal/professional development worksheet to self-assess their values, goals, strengths, and constraints, then develop an action plan with steps, completion dates, and indicators for reaching short-term, long-term, personal, professional, and career goals. The lesson spans two class periods and includes activity sheets and a transparency.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Develop and/or modify a personal or professional growth plan.
- Develop an action plan for reaching a professional goal.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Student notebook—one per student
- Overhead projector
- AHS.17.TM.A
- AHS.17.AS.A—one per student
- AHS.17.AS.B—one to two per student
- Counselor or career placement specialist—optional but helpful
- FFA alumni member to speak on careers and how to attain career goals—optional but helpful
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—Me
- Problem Area
- What Skills Do I Need for a Lifetime of Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success?
- Precepts
- I1: Plan and Implement Professional Goals and Priorities
- Key Terms
- Personal goals; Career goals; Professional goals; Action plan
- Resources
- National FFA Organization's Local Program Resource Guide, 2002–2003.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills