Summarize a career guest speaker's talk
When to use this goal
For middle school students who listen to career speakers but cannot recall the job details afterward. Present levels in listening comprehension and note-taking decide whether a guided notes sheet is used.
- Baseline
- Score the summary from the first speaker with no guided notes. Note whether details are missing or wrong; missing details point to note-taking, wrong ones to listening.
- Tips
- Share the summary sheet with speakers in advance so they cover the topics. Recorded talks from career websites can fill months with no live speaker.
- Limits
- Speakers vary widely in clarity. Recall of a talk is awareness, not interest.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ce-029.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after a career guest speaker in class, given a speaker summary sheet, the student will complete a summary of the speaker's job, tasks, training and one thing the student found interesting independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row speaker summary rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive speaker summaries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected after each speaker, about monthly.
Baseline: 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Career Exploration.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
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Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
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- Area of need
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Career Exploration
- Baseline
- 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- Annual goal445 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after a career guest speaker in class, given a speaker summary sheet, the student will complete a summary of the speaker's job, tasks, training and one thing the student found interesting independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row speaker summary rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive speaker summaries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected after each speaker, about monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After a career guest speaker in class, given a speaker summary sheet
- Behavior
- The student will complete a summary of the speaker's job, tasks, training and one thing the student found interesting independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row speaker summary rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive speaker summaries
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- After each speaker, about monthly
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row speaker summary rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive speaker summaries
- Collection schedule:
- after each speaker, about monthly
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after a career guest speaker in class, given a speaker summary sheet, the student will complete a summary of the speaker's job, tasks, training and one thing the student found interesting independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row speaker summary rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive speaker summaries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected after each speaker, about monthly.
| Date | Task / sample | Names the speaker's job and workplace | Describes two tasks the speaker does | States the training the speaker described | States one thing the student found interesting or a question for the speaker | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 4-row speaker summary rubric (0 to 2 per row). Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.