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
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The
world of work
part 2
CLASS ACTIVITY – POWER POINT
1.
2.
3.
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”
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Create a power point presentation on the 4 careers that
includes the following
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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
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