Goals:

1. Students will work together to meet an end goal. 2. Students will choose two careers based on interests and style. 3. Students will research two careers to find facts based on job description, salary, training, and other factors. 4. Students will compare and contrast the careers they have researched. 5. Students will prepare a poster and present information learned to the rest of the class. 6. Students will self-evaluate their project using a checklist. 7. Students will evaluate each other’s presentation by using a checklist.

Cooperative Learning:

Face it.  Working with other people to meet an end goal is an important part of almost all jobs.  We may not like whom we work with, but we often don’t get a choice. On this project, you will be assigned a partner.  In the case of an odd number in class, you may be working in a group of three.  It is important that you decide how you are going to work on this assignment, and that all members participate.  You may each choose a career, or you may choose careers that interest you both.  You must work together to complete Tasks 4, 5, and 6.

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Task 6

 

Evaluation:     Self-Evaluation Form Grading Rubric

Part 1- Self-evaluation Use the Self-evaluation form to rate yourselves on the project.  You will turn in one form per group.  Decide together how you will mark each item. Part 2- Presentation Evaluation Each student will fill out Worksheet #7 to record facts about other careers as well as rate the presentations of the other groups.  These scores will be averaged and combined with the teacher rating for a presentation grade. Part 3- Teacher Grading Rubric The teacher will grade each group based on the goals presented at the beginning of the projects, as well as the tasks performed.  Students will be aware of the grading rubric as well as their Self-evaluation form at the beginning of the project.