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Reflection: Crystal Career Webquest I had a good time doing this webquest. It makes a play on the words "crystal clear" with the opening page showing a genie looking into his magic crystal ball. |
Many kids come in to my class figuring thinking they know what they will be doing for their lifelong occupation. Imagine at 12 years old and having decided what job you will have. This project will help them see if the decision that they have made is really a good one for them - or not. It also gives kids who have no idea of what they want to do with their lives a little bit of direction. We take a look at their skills, hobbies, dreams, personality styles, and values. We then take a look at jobs that they are interested in and see how they match up with who they are, how well the job fits their various attributes. They have to do some connecting between the jobs they have researched and who they are as a person and then pick which one would indeed be the best for them. Feedback from other students is valuable, as others sometimes see things in ourselves that we do not.
As a culminating activity, all this information is put into a brochure and taken home to parents. The parents give feedback to their child on the contents of the brochure, affirming what students wrote and/or adding some ideas perhaps the student never thought of or even realized. It helps give the kids a little more to think about and it gets a discussion going on at home between parents and kids about their future.
I believe this artifact demonstrates standards II B, II C, II D, III A, III C, III D
II B - applying the webquest strategy and research findings to teaching and learning with technology.
II C - Identify suitable and accurate resources, career research sites in this case, appropriate for this age level.
II D - Scaffolding is used to help provide directions within the webquest for gathering information, setting up a brochure, and using Internet resources.
III A - This technology enhanced project address content standards within the Career Preparation section of the Maine Learning Results and the expectation of creating a brochure. Standards met are:
Maine Learning Results Standards:
Career Preparation: Preparing for the Future, grades 5-8
Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among personal interests, skills and abilities, and career research.
Career Preparation: Education/Career Planning and Management, grades 5-8
Develop a personal portfolio that contains critical personal, educational, and career information.
Career Preparation: Education/Career Planning and Management, grades 5-8
Compare workplace environments and the education required for different occupations.
Career Preparation: Education/Career Planning and Management, grades 5-8
Integrate school- and work based experience to identify possible initial career goals.
III C - Students use higher order thinking skills when they have to look at who they are as people and then use that as an evaluative tool in choosing the best job for them. They must evaluate, compare, and contrast their skills, hobbies, dreams, values, and personality styles in regards to to how the job they choose will use their skills, allow them to maintain their hobbies and values, pursue their dreams, and fit their personality style.
III D - Learning activities are managed within the framework of the webquest.