Career multi-source research unit plan -- 6+ cycles

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 CB: prep: 1/27& 1/28, library: 1/31	Play scattergories 21st cent highlights - watch presentation Fill out interests/skills sheet Lecture on using mobile lab	Take quiz: Job discovery survey: http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/skills-assessment/ Look at best/worst jobs 2010-2011: http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/jobs-rated-2010-ranking-200-jobs-best-worst and http://money.usnews.com/video/careers/best-careers-2011 Best careers for changing landscape: http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2007/12/19/best-careers-for-a-changing-job-landscape	Quiz results Career interests handout	Print copies 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 career day three diigo.pages Details Download 133 KB 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 career day 4 library diigo-BLS instructions.pages Details Download 204 KB	BLA questions; summarize on wiki Listen to 21st cent jobs (camille has .mp3) Load .mp3s to wiki - CB	Rewrite BLS research to reflect use of diigo - AL Format wiki storage of materials - CB
4 Professional organizations	How to do a boolean search 10 items for doing a google search	Prof. organization handout	Summary of jobs; reflection on the future; post to wiki
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 Annotated bibliography	Work on gathered resources	Wiki
Work for a week in library??			Wiki

Third Quarter: 6 cycles
a. Intro to careers; select career; take quiz; focus on 21st century jobs

• intro day CB for career and overview - AL
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• quiz (AL)and 21st century highlight - CB

b. Research BLS career descriptions

• revise - AL

c. Professional organizations

• revise - CB

d. Monster.com search for jobs
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