Level+1.4+Define+Future+Occupations

**Self Assessments and identifying learning styles** //Purpose: To help students learn more about career opportunities in their trade. When they have completed this section they will have investigated some additional ways to further their career by either college or trade apprenticeships. **How will it impact your class?** It will give them an idea of the skills and education they need to have for certain jobs in their trade. They will visit websites and career outlook websites.//

**BAKERY-- Time line for this section, activities 1 & 2 - 1 class period.** //I do try and do these on Wednesdays so if we run over we can use a portion of the next class period.//

What made you choose this field. What do you hope to get out of your time here at Shawsheen? By the time you are done with school you will have spent 1500 hours in shop and 500 hours in related. 2000 hours total in your field of choice... what will you do with all that when you graduate.
 * Defining your future occupation **

Using the chart on page 30 in you workbook please answer the following questions. You can use the information you have complied from the past activities you have done. You have learned about your own personal learning styles such as... I learn better by reading instructions or I learn better by doing hands on tasks. This will help you to decide if the job you want will be an office job or a job where you are right in the middle of all the action.
 * Activity 1 **

Other factors you must consider is the money you want to make. Do you want to be rich or will you be happy making a good living and being comfortable? Is there a demand for workers in the field you are thinking about? Will you need to continue your education or can you go right to work after you graduate from Shawsheen? If you wan to continue your education are their local colleges or will you need to travel?

http://www.bls.gov/OCO/

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[|Colleges in MA]

[|Employment outlook Printing]

[|Make your Mark in Graphics]

This section is set up to help you to compare/comcast your job choice. This worksheet will be very handy for future. Activity 3 ** In this section I have the kids work in groups to discuss their findings. We talk about all of the different branches of the printing industry that there are. Where do they fit in?
 * Activity 2 **
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Students will write short presentation about what they have discovered. //I have my students discuss career choices they have found and are now interested in they were not aware of before the research.// none //Optional:// comment for page history
 * Activity 4 **

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