Project: Spring 2016 College and Career Exploration

Step Description Expected Student Results
1 Topic Selection Student Task: The student will write an introductory letter to their mentor, including their interests and activities. They will include a description of their area of primary career interest, citing specific reasons why this career is of interest. They will submit their paragraph and will be matched with a mentor with interest and/or experience in that area. Mentor Task: The mentor will reply by asking questions about student interests and offering his/her own insight. Through the questioning, the mentor will try to help the student narrow the primary interest if necessary that he/she would like to explore further. Student Job Task 1:Introductory letter to their mentor STEP 1: Create a Google Folder for your Project and share with your teacher. All assignments will be created in this folder. You must label every document with a TITLE, YOUR NAME and DUE DATE.

STEP 2: Compose an introductory letter from you to your mentor. Include the following items: school, extracurricular interests and activities, description of your primary area of career interest, explain the specific reasons choosing the career.

After the mentor reviews and responds to the student's letter, the student will respond to mentor with a well-written, correctly punctuated letter thanking the mentor for their interest and answering any questions raised by the mentor.

(10 pts)

All Resources used for each task must be in MLA format.
2 Students will explore www.missouriconnections.org website and www.youscience.com to evaluate their values and goals as well as career interests.

Students will write a letter to their mentor to share
which careers they researched and what information was
most of interest to them during their research.

Student Task: Students will rank-order their top career
choices and will select two careers that are of the most
interest to them based on the resources used.

Then, they will conduct further online research about
those two top choice careers with the help of their
mentors. Students will compose an informal,
informational paragraph on each career of interest that
includes material from at least three online or printed
sources. The web address (html) or bibliographical
information for each source must be listed in a
bibliography after the research paragraph and each source
must be cited within the document to indicate where the
information came from.

Students will submit paragraphs for mentor and teacher
feedback.

Mentor Task: After the student has identified two careers
that are of the most interest to him/her, the mentor will
send the student suggested research keywords and helpful
websites to use during internet research on their two
selected career areas of interest. In addition, the
mentor should send the student some specific questions
related to exploring the careers to help provoke thought
and further study.

 Job Task 2:

Six Career Paths: Industrial & Engineering Technology Health Services Human SErvices Arts and Communication Natural Resources & Agriculture Business Management & Technology Sixteen "Career Clusters" are identified on www.missouriconnections.org website. They include: 1. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 2. Architecture and Construction 3. Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications 4. Business, Management & Administration 5. Education and Training 6. Finance 7. Government & Public Administration 8. Health Science 9. Hospitality & Tourism 10. Human Services 11. Information Technology 12. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 13. Manufacturing 14. Marketing, Sales, and Service 15. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics and 16. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

STEP 1: Students will watch the video "Success in the New Economy" https://vimeo.com/67277269 with Brian Y. Marsh. Students will complete theStrength Profile on www.youscience.com

Students will complete the' Career Cluster Inventory' and 'Occupation Sort' located on www.missouriconnections.org web site and record their top three clusters on the form provided by the teacher.

STEP 2: Students will rank- order their top career choices and select two careers that are of the most interest to them out of all the ones they have researched through www.missouriconnections.org and other websites.

Step 3: Students will access missouriconnections.org and watch 3-5 Career Cluster videos. http://dese.mo.gov/college- career- readiness/guidance- counseling/missouri-connections- video

Step 4: Students will access missouriconnections.org and other websites and watch a minimum of three career videos. They will take notes on important information from each video. The notes will be turned into the teacher ( 10 pts).

Step 5: Students will communicate their interests to their mentors and will choose two high- interest careers. They will create a google sheets/excel document to gather the information below and then compose one informal, informational document on EACH of the two researched careers of interest. Each career document will include material from at least THREE online or printed sources. The web address (html) or bibliographical information for each source must be listed in a work sited page in the google sheet

ALL information taken from sources other than the student's own experience must be paraphrased.

The google sheet/excel document must contain the following information.

1. "Career cluster" overall field of interest (examples: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Marketing, Sales & Service; Human Services; and so on as found on career cluster inventory.)

2. The name of the specific career

3. Education and skill preparation/requirements for entry level position and after 2-5 years of job experience.(In other words- - what type of degree/training is required for an entry job in this field?).

4. Industry standards for this career. Beyond education, what would employers look for when hiring someone ins this career?

5. Possible challenges/difficulties that may be encountered in this job.

6. Expected salary range for someone in this field in Missouri and globally, Include the average, entry and experienced wage (compensation)

7. Outlook for future job growth in this field, locally, state, and globally. (www.missourieconomy.org)

8. Describe what a student in high school can do to prepare for this job (include courses to take in high school, volunteer/summer jobs/etc would be helpful to a student wishing to enter this field)

9. Possible potential employers offering jobs, internship, job shadowing, and/or apprenticeships for someone working in this field (Hospitals? Schools? Companies?)

10. What are some other career fields that are related to this field? (Be specific and do some research, thinking outside the box.)

11.What does it take to be globally competitive in this career field.

12. Compare the top two educational institutions for the career.

13. 3-5 Other items you found interesting about the career field.

Write your Career Informational Document to include information from the above research and other information you and your mentor found interesting from your research. In your conclusion section of the documents answer the following questions:

1. From what you have learned through your research, do you feel you are suited to this career? Why or why not?

2. Give details about what you need to do this week/month/and year to work towards a career in this goal?

Step 6: Students will communicate with mentors throughout the development of their research and writing the summary document, send rough drafts of their work, and upload their research to the Telementor site for mentor feedback.

20 pts per each career paragraph ( 40 pts)
3 Mentor Task: The mentor will help the student identify two
top professionals who are currently living and actively
involved in student's career field of interest, and two
professional organizations in the student's career field of
interest.

Job Task 3: A written summary of
student research into top professionals and professional
organizations.

Step 1: You will research and identify the
names/biographies of two well-known individuals working today
in the career field you are researching.
Write a paragraph about the accomplishments of each
individual, specifically describing what accomplishments
make those individuals top professionals in their fields.
The individuals must be currently living and active in
the student’s career field of interest. (10 pts each = 20 pts)

Step 2: Identify and research two national professional organizations that
are designed to help professionals in their career areas
of interest. Visit their websites and CREATE a flyer including the professional website web-
address, membership information/requirements, and at
least one benefit of joining each of the professional
organizations. Include the graphic symbol
of that professional organization. Can you join as a student?
Submit your research to your mentor for feedback.
( 10 pts each = 20 pts)
4 Information Seeking Strategies – Developing and
submitting interview questions

Mentor Task: Ask the student what questions they think
would be important in an interview. Discuss with the
student differences in an oral interview and in an e-mail
interview.

Mentor Task: Guide students as they write a brief
introductory paragraph describing their project. This
paragraph will be sent along with their interview
questions. Stress to the student the importance of
correct grammar and punctuation in an interview. Review
and help students revise their introductory paragraph and
interview questions.

Mentor Task: The mentor will look at professional
websites and search other sources to identify 4-5
professionals who might be willing to answer student
interview questions developed during Portfolio 4.

Mentors task: E-mail or call and ask at least four or
five professional contacts if they are willing to help a
student by answering e- mail interview questions, then let
them know to expect the questions.

Please assist the teacher and student by e-mailing the
student's questions to the professionals and by posting
the answers for their students on the ITP website.
Professional organizations are good resources to secure
contact with these individuals who are interested in
education and in helpi
ng young people.

If you don't hear back from a professional, please follow
up with the individuals contacted to determine whether or
not he/she will be able to answer the student's questions
in a timely manner.

Student Task: The student will work with the mentor to
develop a short introductory paragraph and questions for
the e-mail interviews. The introductory paragraph should
be a note explaining their career interest and purpose of
their research. They will respond appropriately and
immediately with a thank you note (Step 6 of the process)
when interview responses are recieved.

After interview questions have been developed with their
mentors, students may mark this step complete and proceed
to step 5, where a thorough discussion of the research to
be conducted on colleges and the response process for
interviews appears.

Job Task 4: The student will identify professionals
that they would like to contact for interviews and will
locate contact information to send to their mentor.

Step 1: The student will work with the mentor to
create/compose/develop a short introductory paragraph to
a professional working in their field of interest. The
introductory paragraph should be a note explaining their
career interest and purpose of their research.
Write a draft of your letter to a professional then save
it and also upload it to your mentor for suggestions and
approval.

Example of a letter to a professional:
Dear Professional,
I am an 11th grade student in Missouri and am interested
in the career field of early childhood education(you fill
in your selected career field). I am researching this
field as part of a class project with the help of a
professional mentor through the International Telementor
Program this semester and have developed some interview
questions to help me learn more about this field. If you
are willing to answer my questions, I know it would help
me to expand my understanding about what it takes to be a
professional in this career field. Please send your
answers to my mentor through his/her (you fill in which
one it is and delete the other one) e-mail and he/she
(select one and delete the other one) will send them to
me. Thank you very much for your time and for
considering this request.
Sincerely,
Your First Name

After you have created your letter, develop a list of ten
interview questions using the following guidelines.

Student Step 2: The student will work with the mentor to
create ten interview questions for the e-mail interviews.
Students should consider the sample interview questions
provided by their teacher and should brainstorm
additional questions that they are most interested in
finding out from professionals in their career field of
interest. Students should write questions in such a way
that they cannot be answered with one word or yes/no
answers and so that each question will elicit a generous
amount of information interesting to the student. DO NOT
JUST COPY/PASTE THE SAMPLE QUESTIONS! Really think about
what YOU want to know and revise them accordingly.

Send the messages to your mentor for suggestions and
editing. Incorporate their feedback into the final
version of your interview questions and send back a final
copy. TELL YOUR MENTOR WHEN YOU ARE DONE EDITING THE
QUESTIONS AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THEM
TO PROFESSIONALS.

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (modify to fit your
interests/career field and work with your mentor to make
them the best they can be!)

1. Please describe your current job title and position
and responsibilities including some of the daily tasks
you perform.
2. What classes did you take in high school and college
that you feel were the most helpful in preparing you for
this career?
3. What type and level of education did you have in
order to qualify for your current position and what
university/college do you believe has the best
educational program for my area of interest?
4. Please describe the physical work environment of your
work place.
5. What type of other professionals do you work very
closely with on a regular basis?
6. Do you consider your work to be interesting? Why or
why not?
7. Please describe what you consider to be the most
enjoyable and least enjoyable parts of your job and why
you feel this way.
8. What are some of the biggest challenges a professional
in your position deals with on a regular basis?
9. Knowing what you have experienced in your professional
life and the future outlook for this career, would you
still select this career for yourself and would you
recommend it to someone my age? Why or why not?
10. Is there any additional advice you have for someone
my age who is interested in this field?
Thank you very much for answering my interview questions!
I know your responses will help me in the future as I
work towards my education and career goals.

Sincerely,
Your first name
Wentzville, Missouri




Introduction Paragraph (10 pts) Interview Questions (10 pts)


After submitting introductory letter and questions to
mentor, student should proceed to Student Task 5.

Waiting for interview responses sometimes takes several
weeks. During this time, the student will continue to
research and work on unfinished research and writing for
other portfolio entries.

As each interview is posted for the student, students
will stop whatever other research they are doing
immediately and will write an appropriate thank you note
back to the professional following the guidelines
provided by the teacher. Thank you note guidelines have
been provided by the teacher and students have been given
a written copy of them to follow as well.

Students should respond to the interview with a thank you
note within two days after receiving the interview and
then will work on a summary of the interview as well.
THE THANK YOU NOTE ALWAYS COMES FIRST because it is
extremely important that the professionals who respond
know that their time and efforts are appreciated by the
student! As soon as the thank you note is written, it
should be uploaded to the mentor so that he/she can send
it to the professional immediately.

Thank You notes ( 10 pts)






5 Student Task 5: Conducting College Research and Analyzing
Professional Interviews

Mentor Task: During Step 4, the mentor contacted
professional individuals via phone or e-mail asking them
to
answer student interview questions and submitted the
questions to those individuals via e-mail. During step
5,
the mentor will hopefully receive the student's interview
questions via e-mail. When answers are received from the
professionals, mentors will post the interview responses
to
students through the telementor site.

Mentor Task: While waiting for interviews to be
returned,
the mentor will work with the student to help them
explore
college/university websites and learn information about
the
admissions requirements, degree/program offerings, cost,
and
other important topics as outlined in the student task
section. Mentors should challenge students be sure that
their chosen schools offer their major field of interest
and
challenge students to thoroughly research their chosen
universities.

Mentor Task: As interviews are received and students
summarize and respond with a thank you note, mentors will
help proofread and make suggestions for improvement on
student thank you notes. After they are refined, mentors
will forward student thank you notes to each
professional.

In addition, they will proofread and collaborate with
students as they evaluate information received during
interviews and will provide feedback to students as they
summarize interview responses. This process carries over
into Portfolio 6.

Student Task for College Research while waiting for
interviews: s5
Student Task 5

The students will use the Internet to research three
universities/colleges of interest that have highly
respected
programs in their chosen career field. At least one
university must be in Missouri.

BEFORE a student selects a particular university as one
of
their three to research, students should search
university
degree offerings to be certain that their degree program
of
interest is offered at that particular school.

Students will communicate with their mentor to ask their
advice about university programs and will discuss their
findings and collaborate with mentor for assistance and
to
expand their learning opportunities throughout this step.

Students will use keywords/college websites/ and other
information that the mentor suggests to locate other
universities/colleges that offer programs in their field
of
interest and read about several before selecting three
universities to research in-depth.

Written entries should be organized by university and
will
include the following information. Students will organize
the information for each of their three colleges in a
spreadsheet,

Here is the information that must be included in a
separate
written document entry for each of the three
college/universities chosen by the student:

1. The college/university name and web address
2. The city and state- location of the college/university
3. Distance from home (use Google maps or map quest to
find
distance)
4. Cost of attendance, including:
a. Tuition (list by semester or quarter depending on the
university and total for the year)
b. Required fees
c. Cost of dorm or apartment (room) for campus housing
d. Cost of the meal ticket for on campus meals that you
feel
best meets your needs
e. Total Cost for number of years attending.
5. Admissions requirements including required ACT/SAT
scores
and grade point average if listed
6. Admission application deadlines for the current year
7. Scholarship primary application deadlines for current year
8. List the degrees offered in your chosen field of study.
9. If your were to complete this degree program, what other jobs would you be qualified? Complete a job search using your career choice. List 3-5 specific job titles, 1 must be a job outside the US .
10. Specific reasons why you chose to explore this college/university
11. List 4-5 other pieces of information important to you attending the college (sports, ROTC, music,
debate, other scholarships you plan to apply for.
College Information - (15 pts each = 45 pts)
Step 2: Students will search college major requirements for their major of interest and will complete a schedule of classes for their college (2- or 4 years) undergraduate and masters degree( if applicable) program.

Student Task 6: for Analyzing Professional Interviews: As soon as each interview is received, students will read and analyze information provided by the professionals.

They will record information about each professional and summarize detailing information from each professional interview. In addition to including the information provided by the professionals, students will include any new insights they learned about their career of interest.

Students will upload a separate summary for each individual interview for mentor approval AND will immediately write a thank you note as outlined in Student Task 6. The mentor will make suggestions for improvement and forward the student's finalized thank you note to each professional who responds as soon as possible. 		Job Task 5a: Students will work on college research as
outlined below while waiting for interviews.

Step 1:

The students will use the Internet to research three
universities/colleges of interest that have highly
respected
programs in their chosen career field. At least one
university must be in Missouri.

BEFORE a student selects a particular university as one
of
their three to research, students should search
university
degree offerings to be certain that their degree program
of
interest is offered at that particular school.

Students will communicate with their mentor to ask their
advice about university programs and will discuss their
findings and collaborate with mentor for assistance and
to
expand their learning opportunities throughout this step.

Students will use keywords/college websites/ and other
information that the mentor suggests to locate other
universities/colleges that offer programs in their field
of
interest and read about several before selecting three
universities to research in-depth.

Written entries should be organized by university and
will
include the following information. Students will organize
the information for each of their three colleges in a
separate spreadsheet,

Here is the information that must be included in a
separate
written portfolio entry for each of the three
college/universities chosen by the student:

1. The college/university name and web address
2. The city and state- location of the college/university
3. Distance from home (use Google maps or map quest to
find
distance)
4. Cost of attendance, including:
a. Tuition (list by semester or quarter depending on the
university and total for the year)
b. Required fees
c. Cost of dorm or apartment (room) for campus housing
d. Cost of the meal ticket for on campus meals that you
feel
best meets your needs
e. Total Cost for number of years attending.
5. Admissions requirements including required ACT/SAT
scores
and grade point average if listed
6. Admission application deadlines for the current year
7. Scholarship primary application deadlines for current year
8. List the degrees offered in your chosen field of study.
9. If your were to complete this degree program, what other jobs would you be qualified? Complete a job search using your career choice. List 3-5 specific job titles, 1 must be a job outside the US .
10. Specific reasons why you chose to explore this college/university
11. List 4-5 other pieces of information important to you attending the college (sports, ROTC, music,
debate, other scholarships you plan to apply for.
College Information - (15 pts each = 45 pts)


Step 2: Students will search college major requirements for their major of interest and will complete a schedule of classes for their college (2- or 4 years) undergraduate and masters degree( if applicable) program.

(5 pts each = 15 pts)


Job Task 5b: Analyzing Professional Interviews

As soon as each interview is received, you will read and analyze information provided by the professionals.

Record information about each professional and summarize detailing information from each professional interview. In addition to including the information provided by the professionals, you will include any new insights you learned about your career of interest.

Upload a separate summary for each individual interview for mentor approval AND immediately write a thank you note as outlined in Job Task 6.

The mentor will make suggestions for improvement and forward the student's finalized thank you note to each professional who responds as soon as possible. Interview Summary (30 pts)
6 Preparing Letter of Thanks:

Mentor Task: After each interview has been received,
mentors should guide students through writing a thank you
note. Then, mentors should let students know how to
properly address their thank you notes to the
professionals.(Dr., Captain, Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc). At no
time should e-mail contacts be exchanged between student
and professionals. After a thank you note has been
written by the student and approved by the mentor, the
mentor should forward the thank you note to the
individual.

Student task: The student will create a letter of thanks
specifically tailored for each of their interview
subjects. Each of the professionals who were contacted
for interviews about the area of interest should receive
a personalized letter of thanks via e-mail. The
information in the letter should refer to the student's
skill and interest as evidenced by the interview. The
individuals' contact information will be a part of the
action plan and letters of reference will be maintained
in the student's portfolio.


Guidelines for student thank you notes:

The student will create a letter of thanks specifically
tailored for each of the professionals who answered their
questions.

Thank you letters may not be generic "thank you for
helping me..." types of letters. Students should
remember that these professionals have taken valuable
time to write to them and share their advice so they
should take the time to thoughtfully write a response.

Each personalized letter of thanks should include
references to specific pieces of information contained in
the interview response that helped students or attracted
their particular attention.

Suggestions for students: Here are just a few possible
examples of how to work specific pieces of valuable
information from the interview back into your thank you
note to show the professionals that you both READ
carefully and TRULY do appreciate their help!

Thank you for sharing the information about...with me.

I thought it was particularly interesting when you
said....

Your advice about ....will be of help in the future
because...

I appreciated when you mentioned ....because...

I didn't know that ...

Your emphasis on ...was very interesting to me because...

Students will send a draft of each thank you note to
their mentor for feedback. They will make suggested
corrections and upload the note for final approval from
the mentor.

After thank you note has been approved, student will
print a copy of their letter of thanks for their
portfolio.

Students will type a list of names of each professional
who was contacted and the date thank you notes were sent.
Students will turn this information into teacher by a
specified deadline.

Job Task 6

Letter of Thanks Step 1: The student will create a letter of thanks specifically tailored for each of the professionals who answered their questions.

Thank you letters may not be generic "thank you for
helping me..." types of letters. Remember that these
professionals have taken valuable time to write to you
and share their advice with you, so you should take the
time to thoughtfully write a response.

Each personalized letter of thanks should include
references to specific pieces of information contained in
the interview response that helped students or attracted
their particular attention.

Here are just a few possible examples of how to work
specific pieces of valuable information from the
interview back into your thank you note to show the
professionals that you both READ carefully and TRULY do
appreciate their help!

Thank you for sharing the information about...with me.

I thought it was particularly interesting when you
said....

Your advice about ....will be of help in the future
because...

I appreciated when you mentioned ....because...

I didn't know that ...

Your emphasis on ...was very interesting to me because...

Step 2: Students will send a draft of each thank you note to
their mentor for feedback. They will make suggested
corrections and upload the note for final approval from
the mentor.

Step 3: After thank you note has been approved, student will
print a copy of their letter of thanks to submit to the teacher.

Step 4: Each student and his/her mentor will decide whether to e-
mail or to "snail mail" their thank you notes to the
professionals who answered their interview questions.
Mentors will provide mailing addresses for students if
they want their students to mail the letters from school.
Students who are to mail their letters will print,
address an envelope, and mail their letters from school.

Step 5:Students will type a list of names of each professional
who was contacted and the date thank you notes were sent.
Students will turn this information into teacher by a
specified deadline. (10pts)
7 Mentor Tasks: The mentor will help the student identify
current event articles in their career fields of interest.

The mentor will suggest current event articles that contain
relevant information about their student's field or fields
of interest and "discuss" current issues relating to those
career fields with the student.
 JobTask 7: Students will type a summary of
three current event articles relating to the student’s
career(s) of interest.


Step 1: The student will read and summarize three (3) current event articles ( minimum of two pages in length) online relating to their field of interest. Students may read multiple articles before selecting the three current events.


To select articles, students should use key word searches such as “psychology current event articles” or “cosmetology current events.” or something similar using their career(s) of interest.


Current event articles may be on any topic related to their field as long as they are interesting to the student and relevant to their chosen career field.


Step 2: Student should share their articles with their mentor and “discuss” the significance of the current events and the information they have learned in their day-to- day correspondence.


Step 3: Summaries for each article should include the title and author of the article and should give a brief overview of content and be a minimum of 10-12 sentences in length. Use proper MLA format to document your resources for each article
(10 pts each= 30pts)
8 Creating a Personal Mission Statement and a Plan of
Action

From all the information that has been gathered, the
student will create a Plan of Action. The plan will
outline in detail the steps that are needed for the
student to be successful in his/her area of interest. It
will include courses to take, jobs to have, contacts to
make and any other information that the mentor and
student decide is important for the particular area.

Since it often takes several weeks for students to get
interview responses back from professionals, students may
jump ahead to this portfolio task and begin working on it
with their mentors while they wait for interviews to be
returned. It is helpful to students if mentors can share
examples of mission statements and give suggestions for
creating their plan of action while they are waiting for
interviews to be returned to keep collaboration going and
encourage them as they wait for their interview
responses. As soon as interview responses are returned,
students should promptly respond with a thank you note
and summary reflecting on the professional interview
response. Mentors can give valuable insight into how to
respond and what they think is the most important advice
contained in the interview and should correspond with the
student about various aspects of the interview response
and challenge students to really consider the information
and not just read and forget it!


Student Task: The student will create a plan of action
through correspondence with their mentor and reflection
on personal goals.

Job Task 8:Plan of Action and Personal Mission Statement.

Step 1: Students will create a Personal Mission
Statement and a Plan of Action and using the following
guidelines. They will consult with their teacher and
mentor while developing their Mission Statement and Plan
of Action.

The mission statement should express their values, goals, and what they perceive as their life mission. Students should look online and discuss mission statement examples with their mentor. Students will proofread their statement and upload it for mentor approval.

Developing a Personal Mission Statement—A Mission
Statement describes your goals and values

The mission statement should express your values, goals, and what you perceive as your life mission.
Students should look online and discuss mission statement
examples with their mentors.
Personal Mission Statement Example: I value my family,
my country, and my freedom. I believe in God and in the
value of hard work. I truly care about helping others
learn and reach their potential. I strive to have a
positive attitude, to be kind to others and to help where
I am needed. I know I can succeed in my personal goals
because I know what I believe in and have set positive
goals for myself. I will ask for help from those around
me who have my best interests in mind and will work hard
and take advantage of learning opportunities. I know I
can and will succeed because I have faith in God’s
support and am willing to work hard to make my dreams a
reality.

Template for creating a personal Mission Statement:
Mission Statement
I value________________________________ and
______________________________________
I believe in__________________________ and in
_____________________________________
I truly care about_____________________________and
__________________________________
I will
keep_____________________________________ ________________
__________________
I will try to
_________________________________________ ________________
_____________
I will strive
for_______________________________________ _______________
_______________
I will work
towards___________________________________ _______________
__________________
I plan
to________________________________________ _______________
_________________
I will dedicate myself
to________________________________________ _______________
________
I know I can and will succeed
because__________________________________ ________________
_


Creating an updated Plan of Action
From all the information that has been gathered, the
student will create a Plan of Action. The plan will
outline in detail the steps that are needed for the
student to be successful in his/her area of interest. It
will include the name of their area of interest, courses
to take, jobs to have, contacts to make and any other
information that the mentor and student decide is
important for the particular area. They will send this
entry to their mentor for feedback.

Plan of Action Template (should be modified to meet
individual student needs/actions/intent):

My primary area of interest is the field
of__________________. I plan to read ___________ to
continue learning as much about my interest as possible
and to develop positive habits. I plan on volunteering at
________ to learn more about my area of interest during
the next _____________months/years.

My current career goal is to (study, earn a degree in,
become…) ___________. In order to reach this goal, I
plan to apply to and attend_______________
university/college (you may list alternate universities
too) and major in _________________. I will contact the
_____________at my university of interest to request
information and prepare for college entrance and success.

The high school and/or college courses (primary
curriculum areas) I am currently enrolled in that are
most directly related to my interests include
___________________. In order to prepare for a
successful start to my postsecondary education, this
semester, I am currently addressing the following three
educational, social, and/or personal goals (list three
areas)___________________ ___________________ and
__________________to try to improve my chances of future
success.

To meet my goal, I plan to develop a better understanding
of the following area(s) of college/university interest
(examples: schools with excellent programs in my field of
interest, scholarships that I would qualify to receive,
activities at school, admissions standards, and so
on.)____________, _______________, ______________during
the next month. In addition, I plan to
______________during the next two months to learn more
about ____________. During my first year of college, I
plan to ________. During the second year of college, I
anticipate _______________. My third year of college, I
will be ________________. My fourth year of college will
be spent_____________________.

Five years from now I plan to_____________________. I
hope to live___________________ After that, I will
go____________________ and do________________and
be__________________. I anticipate success in my future
college and career because I have prepared
___________________. I believe I can and will meet my
goals because I am determined to _______________.

The student will upload the plan of action to the mentor
for approval and input. After interaction with mentor,
student will submit their plan of action and personal
mission statement to their teacher . (Plan of Action & Personal Mission Statement 20pts)
9 Preparing to share the project
Mentor will share with student suggestions on ways to
share their project with an appropriate audience.

Student Task: Student will develop tools to help share
their final project product plan with mentors online and
will finalize and print their portfolio for others to
view. They will prepare to present the information
gathered during this project to an appropriate audience.

Student Task: Student will prepare a presentation using
Google Slides which will include information gathered
during this project and will prepare to share the
presentation with an appropriate audience.

Students will present their presentation along with their
project portfolios when they present their work to an
appropriate audience.

The presentation will include the following information
IN ADDITION to any other information requested by the
mentor:


The presentation will include the following major
sections of the project relating to their chosen career
that was gathered during the mentor/student research
through this program.

1. Student's name, student's school, mentor's name and
mentor's company, name of career researched.

2. Names of two top professionals and some of the
reasons they are considered outstanding in their field

3. Names, graphic organization symbols, and information
about each professional organization researched

4. Summary/Results of interviews with at least three
professionals working in their field of interest
Professional #1 Name, job description, and top advice
Professional #2 Name, job description, and top advice
Professional #3 Name, job description, and top advice

5. Personal Mission Statement: Summarized

6. Personal Action Plan: Summarized

7. Interesting information (fast-facts, etc) learned
about the career

8. College choices and college graphic symbols

9. Closing Statement about the student's short and long-
term educational and career goals and comments about what
student learned from this project.
Job Task 9: Informational Presentation.

Students will create a presentation using a digital presentation format. Check out lucidpress.com, google drawing, google slides, wevideo pixlr.com/editor

The presentation should include pictures and a limited number of words. The presentation must include the following major
sections of the project relating to their chosen career
that was gathered during the mentor/student research
through this program.

1. Student's name, student's school, mentor's name and
mentor's company, name of career researched.


2. Names and summary of information about two top
professionals and some of the reasons they are considered
outstanding in their field

3. Names, graphic organization symbols, and information
about each professional organization researched

4. Summary of interviews with at least three
professionals working in their field of interest
Professional #1 Name, job description, and top
advice/interesting information that was shared
Professional #2 Name, job description, and top
advice/interesting information that was shared
Professional #3 Name, job description, and top
advice/interesting information that was shared


5. Personal Mission Statement: Summarized

6. Personal Action Plan: Summarized

7. Interesting information (five interesting facts)you
learned about the career

8. College choices and college graphic symbols (no other
college-related information is required)

9. Closing Statement including how this project has
helped direct the student's short and long-term
educational and career goals

Student will present the project to an appropriate audience
and discuss career goals, information learned through the
research, and share his/her mission statement and action
plan with audience.

Students will design and create a portfolio cover sheet
including the following:

Student's name
Holt High School
Mentor's name and company
Career Name
International Telementor Program
Spring, 2016
The cover sheet will also include a picture/graphic
relating to the student's chosen career of interest

The student will upload their Google Slide presentation
to their mentor for approval.

Final Step:
Student will write thank you letter to mentor detailing
specific areas that have been especially beneficial
during the project.
10 Sharing the Plan

Mentor will encourage student as they prepare and present
their project to an appropriate audience. They will
discuss oral presentation skills and give advice and
professional tips to help students present their work in
an orderly, professional manner.

Student Task: Student will share their final project
product plan with an appropriate audience.



Job Task 10: Presentation

Students will present their work to an appropriate
audience using visual aids, note cards, and applying
presentation tips/oral speaking skills.

Students should dress appropriately and ensure that all
materials are prepared.

Student will write thank you letter to mentor detailing
specific areas that have been especially beneficial
during the project.
Students will use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling,
and businesslike format and will provide specific details
about the many ways their mentor has helped them
throughout this project. (Presentation & Presenting 50 pts)