Nanuet Union Free School District
101 Church Street
Nanuet, New York  10954

PERFORMANCE TASK

Area(s) of Study:  Business

Grade Level/Course:  9 - 12 Introduction to Occupations
Working Citizens/Career Research

developed by:  M. Craven, B. Brunelle, J. Laurenzano

Nanuet Learner Standard(s): 

Cooperative Worker
Effective Communicator
Lifelong Learner
Resourceful Reasoner

 

New York State Learning Standard(s): 

Career Development and Occupational Studies Standard 1:  Career Development  (Commencement)

Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions.

Career Development and Occupational Studies Standard 2:  Integrated Learning Environment  (Commencement)

Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the work place and other settings.

MST Standard 2:  Information Systems   (Commencement)

Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies.

 

Nanuet Content Standard(s): 

Business Standard 1:  Career Development and Occupational Studies:  Career Development    (High School Level)

Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions.

Business Standard 2:  Career Development and Occupational Studies:  Integrated Learning Environment  (High School Level)

Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the work place and other settings.

Instructional Technology Standard 3:  Productivity  (High School Level)

Students will use technology and its applications to maximize personal and professional productivity.

 

Benchmarks (New York State/Nanuet):   

Career Development and Occupational Studies Standard 1:  Career Development 

  • Students complete the development of a career plan that would permit eventual entry into a career option of their choosing.

  • Students apply decision-making skills in the selection of a career option of strong personal interest.

  • Students analyze skills and abilities required in a career option and relate them to their own skills and abilities.

Career Development and Occupational Studies Standard 2:  Integrated Learning Environment

  • Students demonstrate the integration and application of academic and occupational skills in their school learning, work, and personal lives.

  • Students use academic knowledge and skills in an occupational context, and demonstrate the application of these skills by using a variety of communication techniques (e.g., sign language, pictures, videos, reports, and technology).

  • Students research, interpret, analyze, and evaluate information and experiences as related to academic knowledge and technical skills when completing a career plan.

Instructional Technology:

  • Uses technological tools to predict outcomes, solve problems, formulate and represent solutions and make decisions.
  • Selects and uses several task-appropriate technology tools to more effectively accomplish tasks across the curriculum.

Concepts: 

Students should be familiar with business vocabulary and terminology.
Students should know how to formulate a long-term, career goal by producing a research paper on a selected career.

Skills:

Business:

Students should be able to use good written communication and organizational skills.
Students should be able to follow outlines, stay on task, meet deadlines, and set interim goals.

Instructional Technology Skills and Competencies:

General:

  • Uses proper vocabulary and terminology

Telecommunications:

  • Accesses and uses resources available on commercial online services.

  • Uses gophers and World wide web browsers to search the Internet.

Context for the Task:

Students in the Introduction to Occupations course research a potential career.

Task: 

The Introduction to Occupations class is about how your personal traits, attitudes, aptitudes, and abilities relate to the career chosen for this project.  The interdisciplinary connections to this task are English/Language Arts, Keyboarding, Business Computer Applications and Special Services.  You will prepare a multi-page career research report that must include the following:

  • Title Page

  • Table of Contents

  • Job Description/Requirements/Education/Training/Examination

  • Economics of the Job

  • Qualifications of the Employee

  • Working Conditions

  • Future Career Growth

  • Source Materials

  • Newspaper Employment Ads/Personal Interviews

Time and Materials Required to Complete the Task: 

Time needed:     

Students:  2 -3 weeks
                1 - 2 class periods in the library and computer room  

Teachers:  2 weeks to grade task and check resources

Teaching Tips: 

Teacher must approve career choice prior to commencement of research.
Topics should match student's interests and skills.
Collaborate with Special Services teachers as needed.

Possible Solutions:

Samples of student work are on file with the Business Department.

Rubrics:

5 Exceptionally Well Done:  Information is presented in a very effective way.  Nothing more could be expected of the project
4 Well Done:  Information is presented well.  A few minor problems or omissions, not of significance.
3 Adequately Done:  Information is presented adequately:  Meets minimum standards of acceptability of the report.
2 Little Value:  A major omission, serious misstatement or other major flaw damages the effectiveness of the presentation.
1 No Value:  Information presented is of no value, or it is presented in a way that does not help the report at all.

Instructional Technology Rubric:

4 Fully Competent:  Students exhibited a thorough knowledge of the technological tools required to complete the task.  No assistance required.
3 Competent:   Student exhibited competence in the use of the technological tools required to complete the task.  Minimal assistance required.
2 Minimal Competency: Student exhibited minimal competence in the use of the technological tools required to complete the task.  Occasional assistance required.
1 No Competency:  Students did not exhibit competence in the use of the technological tools required to complete the task.  Constant assistance required.

Reflections:

 

Updated 01/15/02