Career Exploration
7th and 8th Grade students need to do a career lesson every quarter.
Create a PowerPoint Document. Save it is "1st last first Career Research"
Slide 1:
Slide 2 (select New Slide > Two Content) :
DUPLICATE SLIDE 2 FOUR MORE TIMES! (Right Click > Duplicate Slide)
Visit CareerTrekBC YouTube Channel (Teacher: be sure to show how to view by playlist cluster as well)
After creating slides for five different careers, reorder the slides with your favorite career on top.
NOTE: If the "Designer Pane" does not open up on the right hand side when students enter in their picture, select Home > Designer
Insert Animations to have your bullet points fly in one by one. Animations > Animation Group (select green animations)
Insert Transitions between slides to ensure a smooth and clear presentation. Transitions > Transition to This Slide Group
After students have selected 5 possible careers have them create a new slide and write:
In paragraph form I want you to answer the following question.
If I had to choose a career today, I would select ______________. There are three reasons why. First, ________________. Second, ________________. Finally, ________________________.
TEACHER NOTE: Students at the 8th grade level will continue this lesson from the previous year. They should "note" the slides they did their 7th grade year before continuing. Students will add 5 more careers. Then they will re-arrange them from most likely to choose to least likely.
Some questions for students to ponder:
Helpful links:
https://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters
https://www.bls.gov/k12/students/careers/career-exploration.htm
https://www.claimyourfuture.org/play/
https://www.careerbridge.wa.gov/
Create a PowerPoint Document. Save it is "1st last first Career Research"
Slide 1:
- Career Research
- Student Name
Slide 2 (select New Slide > Two Content) :
- Title of Career (in top box)
- Description of occupation:
- Salary:
- Education/Training:
- Job Outlook:
DUPLICATE SLIDE 2 FOUR MORE TIMES! (Right Click > Duplicate Slide)
Visit CareerTrekBC YouTube Channel (Teacher: be sure to show how to view by playlist cluster as well)
After creating slides for five different careers, reorder the slides with your favorite career on top.
NOTE: If the "Designer Pane" does not open up on the right hand side when students enter in their picture, select Home > Designer
Insert Animations to have your bullet points fly in one by one. Animations > Animation Group (select green animations)
Insert Transitions between slides to ensure a smooth and clear presentation. Transitions > Transition to This Slide Group
After students have selected 5 possible careers have them create a new slide and write:
In paragraph form I want you to answer the following question.
If I had to choose a career today, I would select ______________. There are three reasons why. First, ________________. Second, ________________. Finally, ________________________.
TEACHER NOTE: Students at the 8th grade level will continue this lesson from the previous year. They should "note" the slides they did their 7th grade year before continuing. Students will add 5 more careers. Then they will re-arrange them from most likely to choose to least likely.
Some questions for students to ponder:
- Did you find a new favorite career?
- If you moved last year's favorite career down, how far did it "fall". What made you make this change?
Helpful links:
https://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters
https://www.bls.gov/k12/students/careers/career-exploration.htm
https://www.claimyourfuture.org/play/
https://www.careerbridge.wa.gov/