Careers: Seek and You Shall Find! - Teacher Page

Students often enter high school wondering what they are going to do with the rest of their lives. They have participated in career days throughout elementary school, yet they are always left wondering what will I do when I grow up.

In this unit of study, students will work in cooperative groups to research and explore various career paths so as to plan wisely for course selection in high school.

Each cooperative group will design and develop a brochure about careers. In the brochure, each student will depict the career path that interests him or her.

What career choices are available to us?

Why are career goals important to have?

Why should career goals be realistic?                            

How do I prepare for my chosen career?

State Goal 3

State Goal 5

Unit Prerequisites

• Students must be able to work in cooperative groups.

• Students must have a working some knowledge of Word and Powerpoint

Access:

• Investigate your interests on the career inventory survey

• Survey adults in your area of interest to determine what was required of them to obtain their job

• Read articles about future employment opportunities in your area of interest

Interpret:

• Analyze the results of the career inventory surveys

• Compare and contrast jobs in two areas of interest in terms of education, income, and job satisfaction

• Determine which of the two careers you wish to pursue further

Produce:

• Plan your online career brochure 

• Write information that will be included in your brochure

• Design and develop your career brochure promoting your career choice

Communicate:

• Display web page for class viewing

• Inform classmates of the desirability of your career choice

• Discuss your career choice with interested students

Evaluate:

• Evaluate web site based upon student critiques

• Plan the changes you feel are necessary to improve the web site

• Self assess the final draft

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