Intro to Career Research

EQ - How will managing personal finances impact your major life decisions?

1. Activator - Factors Races
2. AP - Factors of Career Selection Quiz
3. Activator – Quote Analysis

“Alice came to a fork in the road. 'Which road do I take?' she asked.

'Where do you want to go?' responded the Cheshire Cat.

'I don't know,' Alice answered.

'Then,' said the Cat, 'it doesn't matter.”

1. TPS – What makes decision making so difficult?
2. Laptops - www.careercruising.com
3. Discussion Question - What are you hoping to learn during your career exploration?
4. Intro to Career Presentation Project
1. Overview
2. Graphic Organizer
3. Rubric
4. Expectations
5. Career Cruising Continuation
1. Click the "Assessments" Tab at the top of the page
2. Complete Matchmaker (3 sets of questions)
3. Complete Skills Assessment
6. Browse two of your top choices
7. Create a Decision Matrix to choose which career is best for you to research
8. AO - Begin your research
9. Presentation Preparation

The Decision Matrix

EQ - How can I use Decision Matrix make a career decision?

1. Activator - Tournament of Champions (Factors of Career Selection)
2. Activator - Planning a class trip
3. Introduction to the Decision Matrix (Teacher demo)
4. Small Group Practice
5. Splashdown – The characteristics of career selection
6. AP - Individual Practice - Create a decision matrix using the factors of careers selection
7. TOD – How can using the decision making matrix help you make a career selection?
8. If Time Permits - CareerCruising

Quiz - Next Class

Factors of Career Selection

EQ - How can understanding the factors of career selection help you plan for your future?

1. Preview Questionnaire - Schoology
2. Activator -  Splashdown – Make a list of important factors when considering a career path
3. Collaborative Pairs
1. What factors impact your career decisions?
2. How do these factors change throughout a lifetime?
3. What is the difference between a job and a career?
4. Class discussion – Factors of consideration when choosing a career
1. *Handout – Factors to Consider in Career Selection
2. Rank ‘Em 
5. Collaborative Pairs
1. Create a mnemonic device
2. Practice
6. AP - Summarizer - Muddy Points Grab Bag
7. Intro to Decision Making Matrix *Handout to homework*