Career+Unit

=Career multi-source research unit plan -- 6+ cycles= __**CB:** prep: 1/27& 1/28, library: 1/31__ || * Play scattergories Look at best/worst jobs 2010-2011: [] and [] Best careers for changing landscape: [] || Quiz results Career interests handout || * Print copies || BLA questions; summarize on wiki
 * Cycle & Focus || Tech/Class Day || Career/Library Day || End product || To prep we need to ||
 * **1 Intro/Overview**
 * AL:** prep: 1/31__; library 2/1, 2/3__
 * 21st cent highlights - watch presentation
 * Fill out interests/skills sheet
 * Lecture on using mobile lab || Take quiz: Job discovery survey: []
 * Make 21st cent presentation - CB ||
 * **2 Wiki and tech tools**
 * AL:** prep day: 2/7, 2/8; library 2/9
 * CB:** prep day: 2/8 & 2/9; library 2/10 || Wikis - sign up and sign in || Create wiki - post photo of worker and one link about the job || wiki created - page is FirstL || * Create wiki example and instructions - CB
 * Sign up kids as members - AL/CB ||
 * **3 Research career** || diigo intro and sign up
 * Review and Introduce**
 * Go back -- why researching?
 * Brief intro of next step
 * Choose career over break
 * Diigo first; play video
 * How might it be helpful?
 * OOH online
 * Use Diigo to capture information
 * Go back to library save stuff
 * How might this be useful? || BLS research - using diigo

Listen to 21st cent jobs (camille has .mp3)

Load .mp3s to wiki - CB || * Rewrite BLS research to reflect use of diigo - AL 10 items for doing a google search || Prof. organization handout || Summary of jobs; reflection on the future; post to wiki ||   || Annotated bibliography || Work on gathered resources || Wiki ||  || Third Quarter: 6 cycles //a. Intro to careers; select career; **take quiz**; focus on 21st century jobs//
 * Format wiki storage of materials - CB ||
 * **4 Professional organizations** || How to do a boolean search
 * **5 Look for real jobs** || Monster and career search sites || Find listings - boston.com, careerpath.com, monster.com; print and do reflection || Create chart on wiki of three jobs comparison? ||  ||
 * **6 Real person in job** || Review boolean search || Do research; write interview questions || Profile - three paragraphs with sources ||  ||
 * **6.5 Work on final project** || MLA citation of sources
 * Work for a week in library?? ||  ||   || Wiki ||   ||
 * intro day CB for career and overview - AL
 * quiz (AL) and 21st century highlight - CB
 * quiz (AL) and 21st century highlight - CB

b. Research BLS career descriptions c. Professional organizations d. Monster.com search for jobs
 * revise - AL
 * revise - CB
 * Go to http://bostonworks.boston.com/ and search for your job. Type in the appropriate keyword, and sort listings by the cities in which you are interested.**


 * How many listings did you find? _**
 * What kinds of qualifications do they seek? _**
 * What salary ranges are offered? _**


 * Print out TWO job listings and attach them to this sheet.**

//e. Research a person who does that job (interview person, find online, focus in magazine, historical, etc) - AL//

//f. Compile information in presentation wiki - CB//