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Job Shadowing 2013. Thursday, March 28, 2013 (Day Before Good Friday, Easter Break). What is job shadowing?. Students locate an adult to job shadow for a minimum of 6 hours on the date scheduled. Students can job shadow anyone, anywhere their parents/guardian approve.
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Job Shadowing 2013 Thursday, March 28, 2013 (Day Before Good Friday, Easter Break)
What is job shadowing? • Students locate an adult to job shadow for a minimum of 6 hours on the date scheduled. • Students can job shadow anyone, anywhere their parents/guardian approve. • Permission must be obtained from the mentor’s superiors. • Students should try to find a job that they are interested in learning more about.
Purpose of Job Shadowing • The student will research a career that he/she is interested in pursuing or learning more about. • The student will create a project that illustrates the career he/she chose and shadowed. • The student will recognize the importance of educational preparation for a career.
How is the project graded? • Four grades will be given for the project. • Attending the job site on the scheduled date for six hours or more = 100/counts as test grade • A career report using info obtained from your “on the job” experience and other resources such as MS Bridges, counts as test grade • Interview questions and time log completed/counts as test grade • Oral presentation to the class with a visual aid/counts as test grade
Guidelines Will Be Provided • For : • Career Report • Interview Questions • Time Log • Oral Presentation • And Posted on the • Teacher Website.
You may earn extra points for “dressing the part” when presenting your oral presentation
Interview Questions and Time Log More information about the interview questions and time log will be forth-coming.
What is a visual aid? • Examples of visual aids are items that would be used on the job such as: • X-Ray • Hard hat • Assembly pieces • Report forms • Resource materials/books • Stethoscope • Tools • Gloves
Other Information • Approximately 325 - 7th Grade students job shadowed in 2012 • All students job shadow or NO ONE shadows • Permission forms MUST be in by the deadline date for plans to be finalized. Date TBD • Teachers will visit or call you at your job site • The mentor must be 21 yrs. old or older
Job Locations From the Past Just to Name a Few And Many More Metal Fabricators Utility Companies Schools Governmental Offices Hair Salons/Barber Shops Building Sites Taxidermy Studios Recycling Companies • USM and UWC • Camp Shelby • Hospitals and Clinics • Trucking Companies • Retail Businesses • Law Offices • TV Stations • Veterinary Clinics
Due to confidentiality, privacy laws and safety regulations, some businesses will not allow students to job shadow with them. Be sure to ask about this.
A Few Of Our Students As They Job Shadow At a Dry Cleaners At Pizza Hut
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When You Receive Your Permission Form, Get It In As Soon As Possible