You are about to graduate from high school. It is time to begin planning for your future. If you have not thought about a career choice, the time is now. You will complete sample career interest surveys and self assessment tools to guide you in forming a career plan. You will also research careers that fit your interest.
You are a job recruiter and you represent three companies. You must present information about three careers and the education required to reach these careers. You are trying to convince an audience (class) to go into your field. The first career should be what your career interest survey recommended for you as a career path. The second career should be the most popular field of the time. The final career choice should be the highest paid field or the field with the most expected growth.
1. All students must complete two of the following career
interest surveys:
2. Use the web sites below to research your career
choice
and answer the student worksheet (found in Resource section).
3. After you complete your own personal career
choice worksheet, you are researching the most popular field of the time and the
highest paid career field with your group. Each person has a job.
Your job is...
Student 1: Research the education required, the estimated earnings of the profession, and the pluses and minuses of the profession. This should be done for the most popular field of the time and the highest paid career field.
Student 2: Research the kinds of jobs available in the most popular field and the history of the most popular profession. Also, the kinds of jobs in the highest paid career field and the history of the highest paid career field. Also, research the secondary schools you can attend for this career, the cost of the education, and is it one of the fastest growing occupations today.
Student 3: Research the kinds of jobs available
for the highest paid career you found and the history of the highest paid
career. Also, research the secondary schools you
can attend for this career, the cost of the education, and is it one of the fastest
growing occupations today.
4. You are
to include all of your information into a presentation. You must use all careers and come into the classroom
as a job recruiter. All three students must participate in the presentation
to the class. The presentation must include:
1. Visual aid-poster, power point, etc.
2. Hands on aid-worksheet, fact sheet, etc.
3. Creative way to influence/convince the class of your job.
You will be evaluated in six categories using time wisely, working well with your group, using the Internet efficiently, completing the entire activity, and written worksheets, and completed presentation.
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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| Used Time Wisely |
I spent much more time off task than on task |
I was on task some of the time, but found it difficult to stay on task and often wondered. |
I was on task the majority of the time. I wandered off task only a couple of times. |
I was on task the entire time. The activity was over before I knew it. |
| Worked well with group |
I had a very difficult time getting anything done because my partner and I could not agree. We did not do equal amounts of the work. |
My partner and I disagreed often, but we were still able to work on the task together. We tried to divide the task evenly. |
My partner and I did not always agree, but we would quickly find a solution. We divided the task fairly evenly. |
My partner and I contributed equal amounts. We may have disagreed, but we were able to compromise. |
| Used Internet Efficiently | I got frustrated and could not find what I needed to on the internet. | I often got lost between sites, but I was able to navigate my way back. | I got lost a couple of times on the Internet, but I was able to get back on track quickly. | I was able to use the Internet as an effective tool. I went to all the given links and found the exact information I needed. |
| Completed Entire Activity | I was not able to complete all that was required of me. | I was able to finish with everything, but some of it was just thrown together. | I completed everything, but I know that it is not the best work I could have done. | I completed everything that was asked. I did my best work and am proud of my final result. |
| Written Worksheets | -all questions are not answered
thoroughly -higher level questions are not answered and not well developed -incorrect use of spelling and grammar |
-questions are answered but
limited -higher level questions are answered but answers are not well developed -some spelling and grammatical errors |
-questions are answered
correctly -higher level questions are answered -correct spelling and grammar |
-all questions are answered
correctly
-higher level questions are answered and are well developed -correct spelling and grammar |
| Completed Presentation | I was not able to complete all that was required of me. | I was able to finish with everything, but some of it was just thrown together. | I completed everything, but I know that it is not the best work I could have done. | I completed everything that was asked. I did my best work and am proud of my final result. |
Upon completion of this project, you should be more familiar with your personal career interest and goals. You should have a better understanding of some resources to help you make career choices. You should also have narrowed down you career search.
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