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Week of August 26-29
Monday 8/26 Objective: Answer these questions: A. Why is it so important to study career education? B. What careers match up with my interests? Did you finish the first 2 Career Interest Surveys? 1. "Which Careers Match Your Skills" Education Planner. 7 boxes. Put an X in the boxes that apply to you. Circle AT LEAST 2 careers in the list that interest you. 2. Did you do the Career Cluster Interest Survey . Summarize on the bottom of pg. 6. Now, take a highlighter and HIGHLIGHT the 3 BOXES of your 3 HIGHEST clusters. View 16 Career Clusters; See sheet with jobs matching clusters. As we watch this 16 Career Clusters video, fill in both a JOB or 2 that interest you AND 2 important HS classes you should take to prepare for a job in this cluster. Also see the 16 clusters worksheet with possible jobs. Assignment for Tuesday: Now, fill out the South Dakota Career Interest Survey packet. to determine which of the Holland Vocational Personalities bests fits you. ============================================================== Tuesday 8/27 1. You should have tallied the 6 columns to determine your Holland Vocational Personalities. 2. Next, on the handout provided, again number your top 3 3. Flip to the backside and locate your top 2 or 3. Read the italicized description of each personality and circle ONE or TWO jobs in each of those top interest areas that appeal to you. 4. On the next page of the handout, Career Assessment Summary Worksheet,go to #2 where it says "Use your South Dakota Career Interest Survey." Follow this link to Exploring Occupations of Interest Page to complete the activity. 5. Assignment for Wednesday: Follow the instructions on the handout CAREFULLY to Complete the Your Free Career Test Activity HERE **Note: The order of info is REVERSED on your results page. My Work Environment info comes first. You will have Your Free Career Results show up first, so skip to #2 then go BACK to letters A & B when you scroll farther down to Work Environment info. ================================================================== Wednesday 8/28 We welcome our Career Link Coordinators Kristy Jackson and Matt Thompson Here is the link to the Job Shadow Application ================================================================== Thursday 8/29 1. Find the unfinished 2-sided worksheet labeled Career Assessment Summary Worksheet with the table on top. Go to the Education Planner site and complete the brief 4-question survey to REINFORCE your top clusters. Once you hit submit, look at the results and record your top 3 clusters from THIS activity on the summary sheet. See if they match your first hand-scored 16 Career Clusters survey. Then follow the links on the list of your top Career Clusters within this Education Planner site and look at some of the jobs. List a job from each of your top three clusters from THIS site. Now ALL of these activities should be complete! Leave your folder with me in your class crate for the weekend. Don't leave the room with it!! Please put everything IN THIS ORDER Job Shadow Introduction Follow Up: 2. View West Central High School Career Exploration Program (16:07) 3. Advice for Shadowing from Kristy's presentation (7:35) (periods 3, 6, 7) Per 5 finish Be ready for anything! Enthusiasm can shape your experience! Be on time! Ask questions! Show appreciation! 4. See the other job shadow resources on the West Central Job Shadow Page **Note: If you are someone who is considering a HEALTH occupation or had HEALTH SCIENCE show up as one of your top clusters, please take this HEALTH Career Test. Previous Weeks' Assignments: Thursday 8/23 and Friday 8/24 Objective: To answer the question: "Why am I here???" See Mrs. Renner's Objective! Introduction and Housekeeping Library Cards 1. Authors & M&M Activity ; Outline 2. Read: The Importance of the Junior Year ....no matter whether you are planning a 2 year degree, 4 year degree, military or the work force. 3. What to Expect in English 3 4. Career Folders (decorate), Supplies 5. Class Rights & Responsibilities Sign and date the back and put in folder 6. Complete Student Info Card and return to me 7. Create a Desktop Folder, Add to your Symbaloo, Create Desktop Shortcuts or Add Bookmarks for: SHOW ME all 7! 1. Mrs. Renner's page 2. Exit Room Request 3. Quia 4. QuickTopic 5. SDMyLife/Xello 6. Turnitin 7. Occupational Outlook Handbook Objective: Answer these questions: A. Why is it so important to study career education? B. What careers match up with my interests? As you view, fill out this Exit Ticket 1. View Did You Know (Shift Happens) 2019 2. View Did you know, in 2028 3. View 15 jobs that will disappear in the next 20 years 4. View Careerealism for Students--a little dated but important message! 5. Pick up all of the activities on the back counter. Start with the "Which Careers Match Your Skills" Education Planner. There are 7 boxes. Put an X in the boxes that apply to you, then circle AT LEAST 2 careers in the list that interest you. 6. Next, do the Career Cluster Interest Survey . Summarize on the bottom of pg. 6. 7. Now, fill out the South Dakota Career Interest Survey packet. Follow the instructions on the handout. When you finish, come back here and go to the Exploring Occupations of Interest Page to complete the activity. 8. Complete the 2-sided SD Career Survey follow up. Be sure to turn it over! Place EVERYTHING in your career folder and LEAVE IN THIS ROOM! **Don't worry if you don't get through all of this today!! Finish in SRB! Stay focused! Be sure all 3 completed career assessments are in your career folder. For today's activity, you will need to use THIS Career Assessment Summary Worksheet 1. Take out your completed Sixteen Career Clusters Activity. Go to the Education Planner site and complete the brief survey to REINFORCE your top clusters. Once you hit submit, look at the results and record your top 3 clusters from THIS activity on the summary sheet. See if they match your first hand-scored survey. Then follow the links on the list of your top Career Clusters within this Education Planner site and look at some of the jobs. List a job from each of your top three clusters from THIS site. 2. Using your results from your completed South Dakota career interest survey, Go to the Exploring Occupations of Interest Page to complete the next section of the summary sheet. 3. Move on to the sheet labeled Career Interest Worksheet. Go to Your Free Career Test. Click through the 40 questions. You don't have to click right on radio button--just on the response. Please give the questions a little thought in terms of your future. Try NOT to answer "NOT interested" as many times as I did! Once you finish, complete the Career Interest Worksheet. **Note: If you are someone who is considering a HEALTH occupation or had HEALTH SCIENCE show up as one of your top clusters, please take this HEALTH Career Test. 4. Go through SDMyLife Adventure Book 5. Put everything in your folder in THIS ORDER (click to open) Best Careers for the Future MLA format if time SDMYLife Activity. Log in to SDMyLife Here. of August 27-30 Thursday 8/30 Job Shadow Introduction Follow Up: 1. Test your assumptions. A job might be quite different from what you think it is! View A Day in the Life (through 2:34) 2. View West Central High School Career Exploration Program (16:07) 3. Advice for Shadowing from Kristy's presentation (7:35) Be ready for anything! Enthusiasm can shape your experience! Be on time! Ask questions! Show appreciation! Here is the link to the 2018 job shadow application. Remind parents to complete their online consent form. If they need a paper copy, let me know. Both your application & parental consent should be completed by next Friday, September 7. See the note I sent to parents about shadowing. **Remember that all of this info is on the Job Shadow Assignments link under More... above Before you leave for the long weekend, be sure all 3 completed career assessments are in your career folder. --PLEASE Put everything in your folder in THIS ORDER (click to open) Get set up in Turnitin and Submit Passion Essay through Turnitin. Class ID: 18777299 Enrollment Key: Honors2018 Previous Days' Lessons: Wednesday 8/29 Kristy Jackson, Career Link Coordinator, visits to share job shadow info If you are absent today, I will be recording one period of the presentation and will make that available through Google Drive. Here is the link to the 2018 job shadow application. Please do not fill out until AFTER you visit with Kristy Jackson. I will email the link to the parent permission form to your parents TONIGHT! ===================================================================== Tuesday 8/28 4. from yesterday, View Careerealism for Students--a little dated but important message! (3:43) Be sure all 3 completed career assessments are in your career folder. For today's activity, you will need to use Career Assessment Summary Activity (I'll give you a hard copy) 1. Take out your completed Sixteen Career Clusters Activity. Go to the Education Planner site and complete the brief survey to REINFORCE your top clusters. Once you hit submit, look at the results and record your top 3 clusters from THIS activity on the summary sheet. See if they match your 16 Career Clusters survey. Then follow the links on the list of your top career clusters within this Education Planner site and look at some of the jobs. List a job from each of your top three clusters from THIS Education Planner site. 2. For # 2 on the Career Assessment Summary Activity worksheet, using your results from yesterday's completed South Dakota career interest survey, Go to the Exploring Occupations of Interest Page to complete the next section of the summary sheet. *Note: the Summary of Job Duties is now located ABOVE not below this row of icons. 3. Move on to the sheet labeled Career Interest Worksheet. Go to Your Free Career Test. Click through the 60+ questions. You don't have to click right on radio button--just on the response. Please give the questions a little thought in terms of your future. Try NOT to answer "NOT interested" as many times as I did! Once you finish, complete the back side of the Career Assessment Summary Worksheet. **Note: If you are someone who is considering a HEALTH occupation or had HEALTH SCIENCE show up as one of your top clusters, please take this HEALTH Career Test, which is also accessible at the YourFreeCareerTest site under the Career Tests tab at the top left. It could help narrow down the infinite number of potential paths in the medical field. When you finish, Place EVERYTHING in your career folder and LEAVE IN THIS ROOM! ================================================================================================== Monday 8/27 Complete Student Info Card and return to me Career Folder--if you were absent Objective: Answer these questions: A. Why is it so important to study career education? 1. View Did you know (Shift Happens)-2018 remix (4:46) 2. View Did you know, in 2028 (3:15) 3. View 15 jobs that will disappear in the next 15 years (17:00) 4. View Careerealism for Students--a little dated but important message! (3:43) As you view, fill out this Exit Ticket B. What careers match up with my interests? Pick up all of the activities on the back counter. Review THIS DOCUMENT before starting this process! 1. Start with the "Which Careers Match Your Skills" Education Planner. There are 7 boxes. Put an X in the boxes that apply to you, then circle AT LEAST 2 careers in the list that interest you. 2. Next, complete the Career Cluster Interest Survey . Summarize on the bottom of pg. 6 by writing top 3! 3. Now, fill out the South Dakota Career Interest Survey packet. Follow the instructions on the handout. See the list of occupations that correspond to your interest area. Circle a few occupations that appeal to you. ====================================================================================== |
