SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards Lessons Projects Classifieds Mailrings Jobs Harry Wong Live! Gazette Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS Share | Print Teachers.Net Lesson Bank Hot Now... • May 2008 Gazette • Harry Wong • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   #4135. Career Choice Comparison other, level: Senior Posted Sun Mar 23 16:40:39 PST 2008 by Keisha Crenshaw (Keisha Crenshaw). Materials Required: Computers with Inspiration 8.0, overhead projector and screen, internet access Activity Time: 5 to 7 class sessions Concepts Taught: Career planning and research, internet searching and oral presentation CAREER CHOICE COMPARISON LESSON PLAN Content • Students will research and explore career choices • Students will evaluate their interests and abilities and link them to possible career choices • Students will organize a diagram, using Inspiration Software, comparing two possible career choices • Students will present their findings to the class Benchmarks • This assignment is intended to enhance Career and Employability Skills, specifically Michigan Content Standard 2: Career Planning 2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of working for self and working for others, and being an employee of a large or small organization. Resources and Materials • Computers with Inspiration Software • Overhead projector and screen • Internet access • One copy of Inspiration Directions for each student • List of career evaluation criteria Introduction • An open classroom discussion will take place about career choices • Each student will be asked to write down what they think their ideal job would be • Students will be asked about current/past jobs, if any • Teacher will present a sample diagram comparing two of her past jobs, using an Inspiration template Methods/Procedures • This will be an individual assignment • Students can research their career choices online or using any other suitable source (i.e. classified ads, industry magazines, library resources) • Computer lab time can be used to create their diagram using Inspiration • Career evaluation criteria include: -training or education required -personal interest -benefits/compensation -travel/location -company size -flexibility of scheduling -advancement opportunity Accommodations/Adaptations • Students will have various choices such as using their current or past job and comparing it to a future possibility • The future career objective can include some form of entrepreneurship • Students will give a presentation in which they should clearly discuss the two options they have chosen to research Assessment/Evaluation • Students will be given criteria on which to compare the career choices • Students will be graded on: -the visual clarity of their diagram -the description of each career option -their presentation and understanding of the differences in career choices Closure • The assignment will conclude with another open class discussion on: -if and why their thoughts have changed on their ideal career choice -if they have been inspired by their classmates’ research -students will again write down what they think their ideal job would be • Students will write a brief summary of what was different than they expected

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