Future Quest Island - Career Investigation - College and Career Cove

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Basics

  • Project TitleFuture Quest Island - Career Investigation - College and Career Cove
  • ThemeExploring possible careers
  • Submitted ByFuture Quest Island / UMass Institute for Community Inclusion
  • OrganizationFuture Quest Island / UMass Institute for Community Inclusion
  • Brief DescriptionUsing family history and self exploration, students can begin thinking about their careers
  • Materials / ResourcesComputer with internet, career genogram, career investigation worksheet

Key Questions

  • Key QuestionsWhat jobs have my family members held? and Does this have an impact on my potential job?


    What is a career vs. what is a job?


    Determining what interests a student for a potential career, using echoices.com

  • Family: Any opportunities to involve parent/guardians and other family members in this project?Discussing and completing career genogram

Units / Activities

  • 1. Career GenogramA sketch of what previous family members had occupations in. Have students fill out a career gene-o-gram on their family.


    Points to Discuss:


    Does what previous family members do, have an affect on my career choices?
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    View/Download File: Career Investigation [Word]

    View/Download File: Career Investigations [PDF]

  • 2. DefineCareer (one‘s progress through life - Webster‘s)

    vocation, occupation profession, livelihood


    Job (a piece of work done for pay, task duty - Webster‘s) work, trade, employment


    Discuss differences between words, and what they mean to students. Does education play a bigger part in one or another?
  • 3. E-ChoicesHave students log onto www.echoices.com. You will have to use your schools log on, and password to access it.


    Click on "Choices Planner"


    Have students go to the "Interest Profiler" and have them answer the profile questions.


    Have student review their profile and choose a career from it to investigate.
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