√ Phases of the POP
Learning Process targeted: √ √
Activity Top 20 Careers
title
Overview Students will complete the Career Cruising Matchmaker Quiz, reflect on the results and begin to
create a ‘Jobs List’ of the top 20 careers they would like to explore this year. This will enable students
to begin to create their personal career profile.
30 min Materials Computer and LCD Projector, www.careercruising.com
Duration
ICT
Grouping
individual pairs small groups whole class
Teaching whole class small groups pairs individual
Artifacts A reference list of 20 careers that they can use as they begin to choose their career explorations.
Links with the POP program
Competency 1 Competency 2
Competencies Carries out a process of career Contemplates his/her learning and
exploration work possibilities
Plans his/her exploration process Consolidates his/her personal profile
Key features
POP Program Content (QEP: pp. 25-26)
Using tools Adopting attitudes
-documentary research (print critical judgment
documents, books, prospectuses,
Web sites, etc.)
Learning strategies Considering socioeconomic and
cultural factors
Researching increasingly specific information. importance placed on studies and work
Taking time for personal reflection.
Revising his/her career interests.
Evaluation Criteria (Updated framework for the evaluation of learning)
* For feedback purposes, not to be considered in the Information clarifying the criteria
student’s report card mark.
Relevant planning Development of elements related to the planning
- Fields of interest
Effective implementation of a career exploration
process
Relevant reflection Reflection on personal profile and possible career paths
Evaluation Tools checklist observation reflection
peer evaluation self-evaluation
MELS working document
POP_activity_form.doc 1
Process
Role of teacher(s) Role of student(s)
Teacher completes the Matchmaker quiz
Before
and models the process of critically judging
their suitability for an unexpected career. Ex:
Midwife and Clergy.
1 Explain to the students that Career Cruising Student will log on to Career Cruising and create a
is an online career planning and guidance digital portfolio using the instruction provided by the
system that has been approved by the teacher.
Government of Quebec as a trusted web site
for use in the POP classroom. Tell them that
although this is a trusted web site, they are
still expected to be able to verify any and all
information with other sources.
2 Introduce the students to the Career Cruising Student will complete the Career Cruising
web site. After an initial explanation of the Matchmaker quiz and save the results to their
site, walk the students through the following portfolio. If desired, students can go to: ‘answer
steps. more questions’, in order to further refine their
1. Have students click on ‘create a new Matchmaker career-list.
portfolio’ (left hand tool bar).
2. Have students fill in the necessary
information to create their portfolio.
3. Remind them to create a username
and password they will remember
and to write it down (agenda, class
list, etc).
4. Click on ‘assessments’ (top tool bar)
and begin Matchmaker.
5. Once Matchmaker quiz is complete,
save it to your portfolio.
3 Have students explore the careers selected Students will examine and explore the careers on
by the Matchmaker quiz. Students can their Matchmaker list and reflect on which careers
‘answer more questions’ to further refine they would be interested in exploring further in a
their results. personal career exploration.
4 Have students select the careers form their Any careers the student would be interested in
Matchmaker list that they may like to explore exploring further will be added to the attached ’20
further and add them to their ‘Top 20’ Careers’ list and will be used as a reference tool as
careers list. students begin to create their personal career
profile.
5 Ask students to reflect on why they included Students will examine the careers on their ’20
some jobs on their list and why they left Careers’ list and attempt to group them in to career
others off. fields.
6 Introduce, explain and model the Student will complete the Matchmaker Reflection
‘Matchmaker Reflection Activity’ and explain activity as a means of summarizing the activity for
that it is a means of summarizing the activity themselves and for their teacher.
for themselves and for the teacher.
MELS working document 2
POP_activity_form.doc
Students can return to this list each term or Students can revisit this list and make changes to it
Follow-up
after each exploration to see if they want to as new information is uncovered in order to
add careers, delete careers, high light consolidate their personal career profile.
careers that still interest them, etc.
MELS working document 3
POP_activity_form.doc