A Career Unit For High School Students

 Students will take an active role in completing surveys and self-evaluations to identify a career that most likely matches their strengths, values and interests. They will then conduct research to gain specific information about that career. That information will be published in a digital photo story.

Students are the decision makers. After all, it is their future.  Students will follow the steps in this guide to identify & describe a career choice they can “live with.” This is what I want the students to accomplish.

 On a written assessment, students will be asked to identify their career interest.  Students will be asked to tell what they know about this career.  Salary, duties, educational requirements, outlook, and attributes.

 Students will respond to an on-line career survey at  Their preferences will be matched to one or more career clusters.  Students will respond to a “Looking Inward” questionnaire that surveys work values.  Students will analyze results and choose the career that most appeals to them.

 Students will be evaluated daily on their effort and performance.  Students will earn points for demonstrating “daily requirements.” Daily Requirements Be on time Be prepared Be on task Be appropriate

 Essential Question  How do you consider careers which are in concert with your interests and work values?  Unit Questions  Of all the careers, what makes this career worthwhile in tomorrow’s workplace?

 How do you identify and analyze career interests?  How do you identify and analyze work values?  How do you find information about a career?  How do you describe the educational requirements and attributes of a career?

 A rubric will be used to evaluate the thoroughness of the final project.