Getting Hired: Jobs and Credentials
Intro to Python Programming Grades 9–12 3-day lesson 25 deliverables Connect students' Python learning to the job postings and credentials they may encounter in computing. Students compare practice job postings, use job facts to support a choice and explain what different credentials show employers. They match credentials to job needs and plan steps they can take while still in high school.
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Built-in assessmentExit tickets + lesson quiz
45-minute daysEvery day planned and timed
What does this lesson cover?
Students may choose a job by its title without reading the skills or training it asks for. This lesson has them compare the evidence and explain why a job or credential fits.
Read the Job Posting
Students compare four made-up job postings in a grid, answer questions from a fact sheet of real job numbers and pick a job, on paper.
Everything that's included
00 Start Here
- READ FIRST: every file in the lesson and when you use it
- Teacher Guide and Pacing: the plan for each day, what to print and how to grade
- Skills map: which standards each day teaches
01 Present
- One editable PowerPoint deck for all three days, 30 slides, with speaker notes
- Slide script: the speaker notes, printed
- Bell ringers: a short warm-up for each day
02 Student Handouts
- Guided notes: one packet for all three days, in PDF and editable Word. Students fill in the blanks during the slides, with the word bank on the page
- Vocab slip: the lesson's words and what they mean, on one page
04 Activities
- Read the Job Posting: students compare four made-up job postings in a grid, answer questions from a fact sheet of real job numbers and pick a job, on paper
- Which Credential Fits?: students say what six credentials show an employer, match four postings to the credentials that fit by letter and plan two steps for high school, on paper
- Pick a Credential: students pick the credential that would help most for a fifth job posting and back it up with a fact, on paper, and then they take the lesson quiz
05 Assessment
- Exit tickets: quick questions that show who needs more help
- Lesson quiz: 8 multiple-choice questions and 2 written answers about all three days
06 Answer Keys
- 5 answer key files: a key for each day (its bell ringer, notes and exit ticket) and the activity keys, plus the quiz key
Digital: Google Forms™ + Google Slides™
- 4 Google Forms™ of the exit tickets and the quiz, ready to copy into your Drive
- The multiple choice grades itself, and you grade the written answers
- A Google Slides™ copy of the deck, with the same slides and speaker notes, for Google Classroom™
- Give a Form that asks students to read code only on school-managed Chromebooks in locked mode, and use the paper version on other devices
Why teachers love this lesson
Students read beyond the job titleThey compare practice postings and use job facts to support their choice with clear reasons.
Credentials connect to a job's needsStudents explain what a credential shows and choose training steps that match the work they want to do.
Print and digitalEvery page is a print-ready PDF, and the Google Forms™ and Google Slides™ let you teach the same lesson in Google Classroom™.
A key for every pageEvery day has its own answer key, and every written question has a sample answer and what to look for.
Written for your studentsEvery student page is checked for reading level, with plain words and complete sentences.
Every day fits a 45-minute classEach day's plan is timed activity by activity against real reading and writing speeds.
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How do I get the files after I buy?
Instant download right after checkout: PowerPoint and Word files you can edit, print-ready PDFs, and links that copy the Google Forms™ and Google Slides™ into your Drive.
Can I buy the whole unit or course instead?
Yes. This lesson is part of the Unit 3 bundle and the complete Intro to Python Programming course. Both cost less than buying the lessons one at a time.
Is this AP Computer Science?
No. It is a full-year, non-AP intro to Python course for grades 9 to 12. For AP, see our AP Computer Science A and AP CSP courses.
What should students know before this lesson?
Students have written short Python programs, and they know some careers in computing, like web developer. This lesson needs no coding skills.
What formats are the files in?
Every page is a print-ready PDF. The slides are an editable PowerPoint and the guided notes an editable Word file. The exit tickets and the quiz also come as Google Forms™, and the deck as Google Slides™.
Which standards does it cover?
Written for Florida's Foundations of Programming course (9007210). The skills map in the lesson shows which standards each day teaches.