Daily Learning Contract
- Topic: Career Preparation
- Objective: Students will compare three careers using consistent preparation and salary evidence.
- TEKS: d(2)(A), d(5)(E)
- Demonstration of Learning: Minor 1 three-career comparison with complete source labels, preparation boundaries, recommendation, and limitation.
Lesson Overview
| Time | 50 minutes |
| Target | Compare three careers using consistent preparation and salary evidence. |
| TEKS | d(2)(A), d(5)(E) |
| Evidence | Minor 1 three-career comparison with complete source labels, preparation boundaries, recommendation, and limitation |
Before Class
Open the fixed, dated evidence guide for Architect, Drafter, and Interior Designer. It uses May 2024 BLS U.S. median pay and clearly labels preparation. Do not add guessed tuition, an invented salary-to-education ratio, or “entry/mid-career” labels that the source does not provide.
Default: one device per student, one projector, and zero prints. Paper: one four-page comparison and one two-page rubric per student, plus one collection tray per class. The practice Quiz is optional repair/retry after Minor submission; it is not another required DOL.
An optional Xello-local cross-check belongs in a separate field and is usable only when students record exact occupation, geography, measure, and date. H&L is supplemental. No new Xello completion task is assigned today.
50-Minute Flow
1. Read the label — 5 minutes
Display one number without labels, then add occupation, source, year, geography, and measure. Ask what changed about what the class can honestly claim.
2. Model one complete response — 8 minutes
Model Architect without reducing licensure to one universal timeline. In Texas, the common structure includes an approved education route, documented AXP experience, and the ARE; routes and timing vary.
3. Complete the fixed comparison — 22 minutes
Students record for all three careers:
- a daily work product;
- typical entry education or common preparation;
- any documented experience, examination, registration, or credential boundary;
- May 2024 U.S. median pay;
- source/date/geography/measure;
- one limitation of the comparison.
4. Recommend with evidence — 10 minutes
For a fictional student who values design but wants to compare time in preparation, students recommend one career to investigate first. They must cite one salary figure and one preparation difference. Preference is not scored; evidence and reasoning are.
5. Submit — 5 minutes
Students complete the rank and limitation, use the rubric self-check, and submit Minor 1. Assign the practice Quiz only when a student needs a label repair or retry.
Teacher Key
- Accept only comparisons that preserve the common source basis.
- A stronger answer cites a specific figure and a specific preparation difference.
- “Median” is not “starting pay,” “DFW pay,” or guaranteed earnings.
- Different recommendations can earn full credit.
At minute 8, sample full labels on $96,690. During minutes 15-22, check preparation boundaries; during minutes 28-35, check rank, difference, and Jordan evidence. If students need a scaffold, color-code salary, preparation, and limitation in the supplied model. Trim partner share and the optional Quiz, not the self-check or submission.
Supports and Absence Route
The evidence cards in Canvas replace live searching. Use one card at a time, bilingual labels, read-aloud, or speech-to-text. The four-page PDF is the annotation, enlarged, paper, or no-device route; students do not complete both surfaces.