CAREER EXPLORATION

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CAREER EXPLORATION

• Moanalua High School
• Lynn Hashizume
• February 28, 2002

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Introduction

• As students work toward the end of their high
  school careers, many are unsure of what they want
  to do with the rest of their life.
• In this unit, students will begin to explore
  careers that they may want to pursue, and maybe
  find out if it really is something they want to
  do.
• Using technology, students will research and
  prepare a presentation to share what they have
  found about a career.

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Context

• Family and Consumer Science
• GRADS
• Health Occupations
• Target Population grades 9-12
• Range of Students strengths and needs varied

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Professional Development Goals

• To create a unit following the Standards
  Alliance Process
• To implement a Standards-based unit
• To increase the use of technology in the
  classroom

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Content Standards and Benchmarks

• Content Standards and Benchmarks
• Career and Life Skills
• Educational Technology
• Language Arts

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Broad Understandings

• Being well informed can lead to a better
  understanding of self, and thus help in making
  better life and career choices.

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Purpose / Essential Question

• What makes this the right career choice for me?

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Building the Background

• Starter Activity TRUE COLORS
• Driving Question
• How does knowing my strengths and weaknesses help
  in making choices?

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Building the Background

• Career Search Taking the First Step
• Video and worksheets
• Job-O A Self Assessment of Skills and
  Interests for Career Decision-Making

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Driving Question

• How will self-assessment help in my career
  decision-making?

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Deepening the Understanding

• Internet How to use the internet to gather
  information
• Traditional research methods How to do
  research using the resources in the library

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Deepening the Understanding

• Create a PowerPoint
• presentation.
• Driving Question How can technology help in
  research and communication projects?

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Applying the Learning

• Students will prepare a Power Point presentation
  to share information gathered for their career
  investigation.

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Culminating Activity

• Scenario / Context
• The Career Fair is around the corner. You will
  be one of the presenters at the Career Fair.
  Your task is to share some facts on a career to
  increase awareness and spark interest in the
  chosen occupation.

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Culminating Activity Purpose

• Your goal is to research an occupation, using
  different methods of research and then do a
  Power Point presentation on that career.

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Culminating Activity ProductPresent an
informative speech including

• Name of the occupation
• Type of work done
• Personal qualities and abilities
• Educational requirements
• Working conditions
• Advancement opportunities
• Wages and benefits
• Job outlook

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Student Products

• Anesthesiologist
• Stella Chic - Health Occupations
• Top Executive
• Ternice Mickens - GRADS
• Fashion Designer
• Patrice Herbert - GRADS
• Airplane Service Technician
• Conrad Cintron - GRADS
• Ternice Mickens - GRADS

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Rubrics

• Rubrics for Career Exploration Culminating
  Activity

Quality of Content Organization Mechanics /
Conventions Style / Impact
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Analysis/Conclusion/Projection

• What worked, didnt work, adjustments made
• Match between my goals, practice and outcomes
• Future directions

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Professional Development Resources

• Career Search Taking the First Step
• video and worksheets
• JOB-0 A Self assessment workbook
• True Colors
• Librarians research

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Other Resources

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Career Briefs Cards
• Library Resource Books
• Various Web sites

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More Resources

• Introduction to Health Occupations Workbook
• Rubrics information adapted from
• LA Unified School District
• Rubrics for Assessing Kid Pics Slide Show