Life After Childhood…
You are one
year away from starting high school and what better time to start looking at
yourself and thinking about what you want to do when you “grow up.” High school is when you start the
process of preparing for that job, specialization, career, or passion that you
want to pursue. This Webquest will
get you thinking of some possible areas you might want to consider.
Task
You will
end up with a plan for high school and beyond. This will include looking at yourself—your likes and
dislikes, strengths and weaknesses—the work you are interested in—what is
required, what is it like, how do I get to do that—and what steps will it take
to get to do that particular work—schooling, training, apprenticeships. You will have these items when
finished:
·
Personal
Inventory
·
One-page
description for each of three occupations you are interested in.
·
An
Action Plan for one occupation you wish to pursue
Process
1. This is an individual project,
however, you may choose to work in groups of 2 or 3 for the purpose of
comparing your findings in your surveys, the job descriptions, and the action
plan.
2. Take the two Personal
Inventories. Print out the results
page. Compare the findings between
the two in a small report. What
were the job suggestions? Were
they the same between the two surveys?
Were the job suggestions consistent with what you wanted to do? What jobs were you interested in? Why do you think they are
different? If the survey is not
accurate in its description of your qualities, what are your qualities? What do you think you need to work on
in order to get to the jobs you are interested in? Check out the Evaluation
Rubric for Personal Inventories to make sure your paper meets the
expectations.
Career Interest
Survey Occupational Survey
3. Choose 3 occupations to
research. They can be from the
Personal Inventories or your choice.
Some ideas for research:
Books, magazines, newspapers Interview
people in that job
Internet
Sources
Michigan Occupational Information
System
You will have an opportunity to interview several people in
various jobs during the District Career Fair on February
22. Make up an interview sheet based on your research
questions to ask the individuals. You will attach your interviews to your job descriptions.
Create a one-page job description for each job. Include the following: Job title,
education/training needed, suggested
places to receive education/training, apprenticeships or internships required,
description of duties, examples of companies who employ people in this job,
estimated salary range, and any other important information. The page layout of your job descriptions
should be neat and professional with a title and subtitles, consistent, easy
to read fonts and alignment, and single-spaced. Check out the Evaluation Rubric
for Job Descriptions to make sure your paper meets the expectations.
4. After completing your job
descriptions, create an Action Plan for your career goals. You should have an introduction and
conclusion. The Plan should
consist of the following: A summary
of your strengths/weaknesses and likes/dislikes from your Personal
Inventory. Choose one of the three
careers you researched and summarize it from your job descriptions. Describe how your traits and career
choice are compatible. If they are
not, explain your rationale for choosing the job you did. Describe your plan for high
school/vocational school, college/training program/military, and any other
requirements you are going to need to reach your career goal. Finally, describe the ideal working
environment you would like to be in.
Check out the Evaluation
Rubric for Action Plan to make sure your paper meets the expectations. Be prepared to participate in group or
class discussions about your career plans.
Evaluation
The scores
you receive on the three Evaluation Rubrics will determine your grade. It is an individual grade since each
person has unique traits even though they may want to do the same job.
Conclusion
The purpose
of this activity is to get you to start thinking about your future plans a
little bit more than just answering the general question, “What do you want to
be when you grow up?” You should
now have some information to help make decisions as you get ready to start on
your high school experience.
If you
would like to further pursue planning your future, check out these links on
developing a mission statement, exploring your values, and character—several
items that you should be practicing now that will help you in the future.
Character
and Ethics
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/character.htm
Mission
Statement Builder
http://www.franklincovey.com/cgi-bin/teens/teens-msb/part01/
©Created by Anna-Lisa Kersch, Pendergast School District
Last updated: February 8, 2002