Career Exploration Multimedia Project

Mr. Free – TroutmanMiddle School

You are an 8th grader looking forward to the day you can enroll in high school, and you want to choose a career pathway: an area in which to focus your high school studies. What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to be a professional athlete, actor, veterinarian, race car driver, doctor, fire fighter, or a teacher? At CareerCruising.com, you have had opportunities toexplore a variety of careers based on your personal interests and ultimately, you will choose a career path and/or a specific career that is suitable for you.

Plan (1) What Do We Need to Know?

I can use multimedia terms to explain projects.

I can create a multimedia product using data to present information

I can understand how my interests, attitudes, values, personal qualities, and skills will affect my career choices.

Do: (2) How Will We Learn It?

(1)Research/Gather Information: Use the Career Cruising and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) websites, linked below, to conduct research and to retrieve information needed for your PowerPoint project.

(2)At Career Cruising’s Iredell-StatesvilleSchool’s log-in page ( log-in, click Careers that Interest Me, and select a career. As you click the General Information buttons or links on the left, read, study, and research information about your career’s Job Description, Working Conditions, Earnings, Sample Career Path, and Related Careers. As you read and analyze, write down and/or copy/paste on a Word document information that you want to use on your project.

(3)At the OOH website at scroll down until you find “Ways to Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook Site.” Read the options for finding an occupation. Selecting a letter is recommended. Once you find your occupation, click on its title. Click, read, study, and research information about your occupation’sSignificant Points, Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Employment; Job Outlook; Projections Data; Earnings; OES Data (Occupational Employment Statistics); Related Occupations; and Sources of Additional Information. Again, as you read, collect information needed for your project.

(4)Create and complete your PowerPoint presentation about your tentative career, according to the following PowerPoint rubric.

Study: (3) How Will We Know If We’ve Learned It?

 Thirteen Slides

 Slide 1: Title Slide (be creative)

 Slide 2: Introduction (what career you have chosen and why)

 Slide 3: Job Description (What They Do/Nature of the Work): What would you actually do at this job? What is the work environment?

 Slide 4: Working Conditions: What is a typical work schedule (weekdays, weekends, number of hours per week)? What is the work environment inside or outside, quiet or noisy, alone or with other people, etc.)? What is the degree of job safety?

 Slide 5: Education and Training – What middle school and high school classes help prepare you for your career? After high school, exactly what type of higher education (college, university, or technical school) and training will be needed? How much will my college education cost and how will I finance it?

 Slide 6: Resources and Job Seeking Skills: What will it take for me to find my chosen occupation? How will I use job seeking skills (like reading the classified want ads and obtaining referrals), resume writing, completing and submitting job applications, job interviewing skills, networking, Internet resources, etc.

 Slide 7: Annual Earnings (Salary or Wages) and Job Benefits: Show me the money! Does the occupation provide benefits (retirement plan, health insurance, sick leave, vacation, etc.)?

 Slide 8: Job Outlook: What are the expected job growth and future job openings?

 Slide 9: Related Careers: What are similar types of occupations that may require similar skills?

 Slide 10: Volunteering and Recreation: What will be your activities outside of the workplace? What will you enjoy doing in your leisure time? Consider your hobbies, recreational activities, and cultural activities.

 Slide 11: Personal Plans and Lifestyle: Where will you live and work (city and state)? Why? What is your future plans regarding marriage, family, etc.? What are your life’s dreams, goals, and values? What do you envision your lifestyle? What type of home will you have and what kind of vehicle will you drive?

 Slide 12: Conclusion: What did you learn from researching and analyzing your tentative career?

Slide 13: Credits: List sources used to gather information and images, in alphabetical order.

Act:

(4)What Will We Do If We Haven’t Learned It?

(5) What Will We Do If We Already Know It?

Reflect upon what you did. What was successful? What contributed towards learning? What needed to be improved?