Monday, January 30, 2012

The Impact of Education on Income


EQ - How does the correlation between education and earnings impact your career choice?

  1. Activator - Team Learning Activity - Build a Tree
  2. *Education & Income*
  3. Making Connections
    1. Roots
    2. Trunk
    3. Leaves
  4. *Presentation Intro*
  5. Career Presentations
  6. TOD - 
    1. Out of all the careers presented, which two grabbed your attention the most?  
    2. What sparked your interest in these 2 careers?
    3. What did you notice regarding income and education?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Career Research Project

EQ – How can understanding a career pathway help me achieve my financial and career goals?
  1. Team Knowledge Check
  2. *Handout* - Project Directions
  3. Login to www.careercruising.com (same as yesterday)
  4. Click the "Assessments" Tab at the top of the page
  5. Complete Matchmaker (3 sets of questions)
  6. Complete Skills Assessment
  7. Select a career from the list and begin your research
Please ask Brent for help if you need it.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Factors of Job Selection

EQ - What can be done to help you determine if a job is right for you?

*We will begin by sharing Life Map presentations*
  1. Activator: Brainstorm Important features of a job (List on board)
  2. Key Terminology
  3. Decision Matrix
  4. Create a Decision Matrix for Career Factors
  5. TOD - 1/2 sheet: What factors of job selection are the most important to you? Explain.