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Career Research Project |
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During Freshman year, RHS students use their Career Pathway testing results as the basis for further exploring career options through a research project. Below are tools to help you conduct primary and secondary research for your project. Additional tools to write a High School and Beyond Plan are available here. |
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1. WOIS has great 9th grade options in the Assessment link. The Career Interest Areas, Interest Profile and Skills assessments are the recommended options. 2. Another option is to take a Learning Style Assessment at http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learning-style/ Copy and paste your results into the essay folder in your WOIS portfolio for future reference. |
P Take a career assessment in WOIS P Save it in your WOIS portfolio P Print a copy and place it in your Culminating Project for spring monitoring |
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1. The WOIS Occupations link has all of the information below for over 400 job titles.
Access to school information is found through the Educational Program link. www.wois.org 2. Interested in how much money you will earn? A great tool is found at http://monster.com 3. A great collection of occupation interviews are available at http://www.vocbiosonline.com/login.php Login using the passwords posted in the Career Center and Library.
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P Save a copy of your occupation research in your WOIS portfolio |
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1. Investigate the high school classes recommended for students considering your career. Detailed lists are available in the “High School Courses” link of the Occupations pages in WOIS. 2. Compare recommended courses to the course offerings at RHS 3. Choose classes for next year which include both required and preparatory courses for your after-high-school plan. 4. Investigate the action plans for each after-high school path and include the steps you need in your own action plan.
Apprenticeships - coming soon!
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P Plan your schedule for next year and include preparation for the career of your dreams P Consult the guides to the left and write a personal action plan for next year. P Use the Bomber Planning Guide to document your planning P Save your plan in the File Management folder of your portfolio or save your plan in the High School and Beyond Plan folder in your WOIS portfolio. |
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Your English teacher will have a project designed specifically for your group. If you need help with citing your sources. A guide is available here and an online citation site is available at http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/ . |
P Save a copy of your project in your WOIS portfolio
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