Career Exploration and Job Transitioning for Students with Disabilities

This Web Quest is intended for high school students with learning disabilities. Many of these individuals are seen as not being capable of working or having a career. The point of this lesson was to encourage these students to begin preparing for the future. This lesson provided them with several tools they may need in order to lead successful, independent lives once they graduate from high school. As a special educator it is your job to push these children to obtain all of their goals and dreams. Educate your students on the importance of their life goals and the benefits of having a fulfilling career. Career Exploration, Work Based Learning, Community-Based Learning, Volunteer, and School-to-Work programs are very helpful when beginning your students transition plan for the future.

Standards

*students demonstrate creative thinking, contruct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes usigh technology-apply exsiting knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes; create original works as a means of personal or group expression//*Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others-interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media//*students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information-plan strategies to guide inquiry;process data and report results//*Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, operations, and other resources-*understand and use technology systems//*create original animation or video documenting school, communinty, or local events//*participate in a cooperative learning project in an online learning community//*integrate a variety of file types to create and illustrate a document or presentation//*collect and analyze data to indentify solutions and/or make informed decisions

Credits

*Nicole Miller, http://zunal.com/webquest.ph?w=143534.*Gloria Belluardo, http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=146511. *http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/08/explore-careers-take-career quiz.html*http://voicethread.com/*www.googleimages.com*http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GvMqLlHrvg*http://vimeo.com/26246351*http://zunal.com/www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp*http://www.resumecoverletters.org/coverletter/

Other

This is an awesome project for your students with or without disabilities. Career exploration and transition is an important part of the high school experience. Students should have fun with this project while they are learning about themeselves, their likes, and dislikes when it comes to career choices and transitioning from high school into the larger community and work force. This project is only part of their growth into young adult hood. This project is just the start of their journey through high school and thier self-exploration