Unit 4: Create Useful Materials and Find Resources to Help Accomplish Future Goals
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Introduction
Now that students have a list of options, they need to begin the process of applying to their top options and create materials that they can potentially use for other options. This is meant to give students a template that they can add to over time, not a finished product. Students have to take everything into account based on their pros and cons list. For example, if a student's top choice has a con that that option is expensive, they must find adequate scholarships to fund their first choice. Unfortunately, money can be an issue which shows the importance of having other options that the student will still be happy with.
One of the common materials that all students will need is a resume. Whether it is a professional resume going to a workplace or an academic resume going to a college, every student needs some form of one; and if not now, they will definitely need one in the future. Providing a template that they can use for however long they would like can make applying to jobs a lot less stressful because it is one less thing they have to worry about. It also allows for quick changes and add-ons as the student accomplishes more and can add to it.
Whether a student is going to college or getting an apartment, there is a chance they will have to have a roommate. Knowing what questions to ask when looking for one can give you a good idea on if you will be compatible; as long as both parties are truthful.
Lesson
Read:
The following articles that provides tips to build a successful and compact resume for high school students. Also review the resume templates that you can either use, or get inspiration from to create your own.
Indeed: Professional Resume and Cover Letter Tips for High School Students
Princeton Review: Resume Advice for High School Students
Discuss: With a partner or group, discuss:
- What are 3 important facets that all resumes should have?
- What should you do if you do not have a lot to write on your resume?
- Discuss a list of questions you might what to ask a roommate. Think about everything including: bed time, social life, cleaning habits, athletic commitments, drug or alcohol use, and educational or professional goals.
Do:
- Using your work from Lesson 3, create a list of items that would be needed in order to apply to schools or jobs with people that are on the same path as you (college bound, trade school bound and workforce bound)
- Find financial resources such as scholarships or internships and save them in the Excel or Sheets spreadsheet that has all of the college or job information
- Create a document with essential questions you would ask to someone that you might live with. This can be a roommate in college or for an apartment
- Generate the beginnings of an academic or professional resume bad adding preliminary information to a template provided
Reflect:
- What are some materials you need to get from other people? When do you plan on retrieving those materials?
- What are some ways you can add items to your resume?
- Why is having a good and easy to read resume so important?
Reference
[1] Shambaugh R.N. & Magliaro, S.G. (1997).Mastering the possibilities: A process approach to instructional design
Unit 1: Unit 1: What are Students Interested In?
Unit 2: Unit 2: Finding Colleges, Universities or Careers that Match Personal and Professional Goals
Unit 3: Unit 3: Establishing Options to Accomplish Their Educational and Career Goals
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