EXPLORING CAREER
DECISIONS
Classroom Manager: Sayf H.
Warm up: Please list and explain the
difference between a job, an occupation, and
a career in the world of work.
MARVELOUS MONDAY
Daily Quote: “I have not failed. I've just found
10,000 ways that won't work.” ~Thomas A.
Edison
MARVELOUS MONDAY
QUIZ NOVEMBER 13/14
SECTION 2.01
PRACTICE QUIZ ON MY
WEBSITE
EXPLORING CAREER DECISIONS
 Unit
3.01
Through review of notes and a class activity on
the computer, students will understand the world
of work and how the world of work changes.
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The World of Work contains jobs that are assigned to four categories defined based upon the
tasks performed
3) Career – a series of jobs
held over a period of time in
the SAME or RELATED
field of area of interest
2) Occupation – set of job
related skills and
experiences
1) Job – work
done to earn
money or pay
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…
Volunteering
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 Working

in a Career can create a cluster
Groups of careers that are related and categorized according to
similarities in:
1.
2.
3.
Occupations
Common Knowledge
Required Skills
 Working
in a Career can create a cluster
EXPLORING CAREER DECISIONS
The
world of work
part 2
CLASS ACTIVITY – POWER POINT
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4.
The website looks like below
Use the right and left arrows to move through the 16 Career Clusters
Select one and double click
It will reveal a lot of information about many occupations in that Career
Cluster
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Go to the following website
https://www.wicareerpathways.org/Students/
 Double
click on a Cluster that is of interest to you
 Find out information on each cluster by scrolling
down on the page to “Learn More – My Next
Move”
EXPLORING CAREER DECISIONS

Create a power point presentation on the 4 careers that
includes the following
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10.
The Name of the Career
“On the job you would….”
2 Types of Knowledge
2 Skills needed
2 Abilities needed
2 Personality Types
Education Required
Median Pay
Job Outlook
Technology used in Career
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Due End of Class on
Wednesday/Thursday