Climbing the Ladder of Success A WebQuest for Middle School Students Designed by Kristi Norton...

Climbing the Ladderof Success

A WebQuest for Middle School StudentsDesigned by Kristi [email protected]

IntroductionIntroduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Standards | Resources | Teacher Notes

You are employed at the JobsRus career center which helps people to find the career of their dreams. Otis Campbell has come into JobsRus looking for help. He has been working a variety of jobs since graduating from high school but has not found one he particularly likes. He wants a change even if it requires going back to school. Your supervisor has already administered a career survey to find out Otis’s strengths and interests. You and three of your colleagues have been assigned to his case. Your job is to find him the job of his dreams. Otis will be returning in a couple of days to hear your suggestions. Good Luck, his future is depending on you.

The Task

Your “job” will include being assigned to work with a group of fellow employees to research prospective jobs for a client. Your group will find out in-depth information about a particular career, analyze that information from a particular perspective, and report back to the class using a multimedia platform.

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Standards | Resources | Teacher Notes

The Process

Prior to beginning the process, each member of your assigned group will have taken a career survey to find out your particular career interests. Your teacher will assign each group 4 careers based upon the results of each career survey.

Now that your group has been given its assignments, the four of you must start looking at the career from different perspectives. Each of you will choose one of the roles listed and as you research your information, you will be looking at it as though you are the role that you are playing.


The Process

1. Educator--You realize that before you can even begin to think about your career, you need to find out how to get trained for it. What degrees will be necessary? Where are the degrees offered? How do you gain acceptance to the college that offers the degrees, and how much will it cost? If college is not necessary, what type of training is required, and what options are there for paying for the training? You see things very similarly to the Personnel Manager, but your focus is on how to get the education, not on what skills the education is supposed to give you.

2. Personnel Manager--What you want to find out is what each career requires to get in the door. What skills are going to be needed, how should a resume and/or job search letter be presented, what interview skills need to be developed, etc? Whatever it takes to get started in your chosen career, you want to know about it.


Roles:

The Process

3. Money Lover--All you want to know about your future career is what's in it for you. What are the average starting salaries, what kind of benefits are to be expected, does your career have strong inflation-fighting potential, (that is, does it offer an opportunity for consistent hefty raises), and how strong are the retirement plans that are typically offered. Your point of view is that if it's good for you, it must be good for the company.

4. The Self-Actualizer--You want to know what your career will be like on a day-to-day basis. What exactly is your job description? What will be expected of you by your superior, peers, and staff? What type of events and processes typically make up your day? Is the work day flexible and dynamic, or is it made up of simple, repetitive tasks? You are concerned more with the quality of your work environment then with the monetary remuneration.


The Process

Once you've all chosen your roles, it's time to begin researching. You will use the resources provided to find out all you can about each career. Collect all the research you can, then analyze it from the perspective of your role.

When all the research is collected, your group will get together to create a 5-10 minute Power Point presentation for the class. You will discuss the various aspects of each job and determine which job has the best potential for the future. Your group will design a power point presentation which will include an introduction, to let us know what the career is and why we should be interested in it, four sections looking at the career from each individual perspective, then a conclusion with an overview about the career and your groups’ feelings about the career as a future choice.


EvaluationIntroduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Standards | Resources | Teacher Notes

You are going to be evaluated in two areas; power point group presentation and collaborative work skills . The power point group presentation will be evaluated by your teacher, according to the rubric. You will grade yourselves and each other based on the criterion included on the collaborative work skills rubric. Be honest with yourselves and each other; you know how much effort you put into it.


Teachers Name: Mrs. Beville / Mr. Groves

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY Company President (5) Supervisor (4) Entry Level (3) Job Seeking (2) TotalOral Presentation Interesting, well-

rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention.

Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost.

Workload The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members.

The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may vary from person to person.

The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work.

The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work.

Content Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.

Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.

Originality Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.

Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.

Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.

Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.

Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Mechanics No misspellings or grammatical errors.

Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.

Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.

Presentation Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.

Total Points (35)

Multimedia Project : Building a Ladder of Success


Teacher Name: Mrs. Beville/ Mr. GrovesStudent Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2) TotalWorking with Others Almost always

listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.

Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group.

Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member.

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player.

Contributions Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.

Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong group member who tries hard!

Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who does what is required.

Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May refuse to participate.

Time-management Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management.

Focus on the task Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. Other group members can count on this person.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.

Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work.

Attitude Never is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Always has a positive attitude about the task(s).

Rarely is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Often has a positive attitude about the task(s).

Occasionally is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Usually has a positive attitude about the task(s).

Often is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Often has a negative attitude about the task(s).

Collaborative Work Skills : Building a Ladder of Success

Rubric continued on the next slide


Preparedness Brings needed materials to class and is always ready to work.

Almost always brings needed materials to class and is ready to work.

Almost always brings needed materials but sometimes needs to settle down and get to work

Often forgets needed materials or is rarely ready to get to work.

Quality of Work Provides work of the highest quality.

Provides high quality work.

Provides work that occasionally needs to be checked/redone by other group members to ensure quality.

Provides work that usually needs to be checked/redone by others to ensure quality.

Total (35)

Conclusion

Successful career planning requires knowledge about the many careers that exist in today's world and insight into what your interests, abilities, and values.One of the points of the process was to open your eyes to all the possibilities out there for you. There are many opportunities available for you. You need to be aware that you have to set some goals in order to get there. Any future you want to achieve is going to be accomplished not just by dreaming about it, but by setting goals and working toward them.


Standards

Indiana Career and Technology Programs Standards:

4.2 Curriculum activities help students apply appropriate English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies standards in work-related situations.

4.3 Local curriculum emphasizes the technical, academic, and employability skills needed for success.

4.11 Guidance activities are used to help students affirm or adjust career goals.


Resources

Occupation Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Bureau of Labor and Statistics http://www.bls.gov/

Careers for kids who like certain subjects - http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm.

Career Profiles - http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/career_profiles/index.xml

Indiana Workforce Development Career Clusters - http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/clusters/index.xml

US Department of Education Career Clusters - http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/doe_clusters/index.xml

Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center - http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/

Career Info Net. Informed Career Decisions - http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp?category=1.2

Job descriptions and information - http://www.whatdotheydo.com/


http://www.bls.gov/oco/

http://www.bls.gov/

http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/career_profiles/index.xml

http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/clusters/index.xml

http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/doe_clusters/index.xml

http://www.icpac.indiana.edu/

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp?category=1.2

http://www.whatdotheydo.com/

Teacher Notes

This WebQuest was designed for middle school students to develop research and decision making skills. Students should have an open mind about this topic. Also, they will have to be familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint for their presentation. Students should take a career survey prior to beginning the project . An online career survey website is listed below.

Career Survey - http://www.careerkey.org/cgi-bin/ck.pl?action=choices


http://www.careerkey.org/cgi-bin/ck.pl?action=choices

Teacher Notes

• Time and Resources - Students will be given Four(4) weeks to work on the WebQuest assignment

• First/Second week - research using internet, and library resources

• Third week - work with group and debate • Fourth Week- work on presentations and present

• Brainstorming - students will be asked to work together in order to make a choice on what type of job shows the greatest potential for the future.


Teacher Notes

• Responsibilities of teacher • to have the students take a career survey • determine the groups• provide possible resources on the internet • provide minimal direction • be available for help

• Responsibilities of students • complete tasks on time • equal group participation • students will be grading each member of their group


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