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Lesson Overview
In this activity, students will learn about Holland’s work personality types and examples of jobs favored by people with each type. This lesson requires the students to use the Internet to answer a survey and explore a website.
Total Lesson Time: 45 min
Learning Objectives: Students will be able to . . .
- Describe the meaning of Holland’s 6 work personality types.
- Predict and confirm their own work personalities.
- Find a list of jobs that people of their work personalities usually enjoy doing.
Vocabulary: We recommend introducing students to the following term in advance of this lesson: personality
Pacing:
- Opening and connecting to the previous career session (5 min)
- Introducing students to what Holland work personalities are (15 min)
- Guiding students to find out their Holland work personalities (15 min)
- Result sharing & Wrap-up (10 min)
Planning Guide
Preparation Needed: 15-20 min
Materials:
- Holland Work Personality Types handout
- Inventory of Me worksheet
Prep Needed for Teaching In-Person:
- Print the handout and worksheet
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Attribution:
The original activity of “Inventory of Me” was created by Prof. Blustein’s team at BC as part of the "Change Makers: Urban Youth Food Justice Ambassadors” project with support from NSF.
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