Advisory+Project+Fall+2013-2014

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__//**9th Graders:**//__
Name ___ Advisory__ _Date **First Semester Technology Project for Advisory: //Discrimination in My Career Field//** __**Project Title:** Overcoming Obstacles: Job Discrimination__ __**Project Description:**__ __We will **research** current statistics about job discrimination in our dream jobs, and we will **interview** a professional in a job related to our career fields. To **show** our findings and interviewees’ responses, we will **design** a a prezi on [|www.prezi.com]. The prezi will **include** titles, text, images, and video to clearly demonstrate our findings. We will **present** our personalized prezi to our own Advisory class to be voted on. The top presentations will be **shared** with parents and professionals in the Los Angeles community. The driving question we are **investigating** is “//Will I be likely to face job discrimination in the career of my choice based on my gender, race, or my community?”//__

__**STEP 1a:** **Complete the following NAVIANCE tasks.**__ __//Career Cluster// and //Career Interest Profile//__ __Log in at [] Use your e-mail address as your login.__

__**STEP 1b:** **Choose your favorite career cluster/career field** and **job** that you want to research.__ __//My career field is//__ __//and my job choice is//__ __.
 * STEP 2:** **Update your TechYES account.**
 * 1) Log into [|http://simontech.techyes.org] ( If you forgot your log-in, your Advisor can check the TechYES Google Doc )
 * 2) Click NEW and open a new tab to go to [|www.simontechnology.org]; click on Staff Directory; Mr. Astor; TECHYes Advisory Project.
 * 3) Copy and paste the Title and Project Description into TechYES.
 * 4) Check all of the technologies you will use for this project. INCLUDE: Video, Animation, Presentation, Photography, Surveys, Internet Research
 * 5) Select OTHER for the Subject Areas.

a. Go [|www.prezi.com] and click on CREATE ACCOUNT. b. Enter your first name and last initial with the number 17 for your nickname. Ex: fernandam17 c. Type in your e-mail and enter your computer password for this account. d. Go to your e-mail and confirm your account. e. Click START A NEW prezi, and now you can add information, images and videos to your digital poster. *An example of a prezi project will be shown in Advisory. Ask your STL for assistance if needed.*
 * STEP 3: Create a Glogster account.**

Answer the supporting questions to help with the bigger driving question. __Driving Question:__ //Will I be likely to face job discrimination in the career of my choice based on my gender, race, or my community?// __Supporting Questions:__ __Informative Websites and Resources__ Explains //Discrimination// [] Keyword search your career field or job + discrimination [|www.google.com] The home page for Equal Employment Opportunity. Search for your career info. [] //Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination: Question & Answer//[] Facts about Discrimination [] Race and Color Discrimination [] Statistics on Women at Work []
 * STEP 4a: Research information to answer the driving question.**
 * What is job discrimination?
 * How many women work in my career of choice compared to men?
 * How many people of my race have the job that I’d like to pursue?
 * What percentages of various races within my career?
 * How many people in my community have pursued a job that is linked to mine?
 * How does your community (place/culture) affect your career choice?
 * How have people of an African or Latino background been treated in my career choice?
 * Are there any laws that protect me from discrimination based on my race, gender, or community?

a. Brainstorm and practice a few interview questions with your Advisor and classmates. Sample Questions: //My name is ___, can I please have your first and last name?__// __//How long have you been a//__ //___?__// __//What are some of your favorite things about your job?//__ __//What are some challenges you experience?//__ __//What do you feel you have in common with some of your coworkers?//__ __//What sets you apart from your coworkers?//__ __//Have you ever witnessed discrimination in your career field based on background, race or gender of any co-employee?//__
 * STEP 4b: Interview a professional**

__b. Make phone calls and appointments to interview a professional in your field over the phone or in person.__ __c. Record your interviewees’ responses by writing them down, recording the interview or video taping it.__

__**STEP 5: Cite your resources.** DO THIS FOR EVERY CITE AS YOU USE THE SITE.__ __Use [|www.easybib.com] to help you. You can create your citation on Easy Bib and then add it to a text box on the bottom of your prezi project.__

__**STEP 6: Save your project and Upload to TechYES and e-mail your Prezi project to your Advisor.**__ __a. Log into [|http://simontech.techyes.org] ( If you forgot your log-in, your Advisor can check the TechYES Google Doc )__ __b. Click EDIT PROJECT and copy and paste the Prezi web address for your project where it says URL web address.__ __c. Click Save Changes to Project at the bottom of the page.__ __d. Complete the Project Evaluation by clicking on each box to check off the quality and completion of your work.__ __e. Click Save Changes to Evaluation.__ __f. Log into your e-mail account and e-mail the same link you uploaded to your Advisor.__

__Advisor e-mail address:__ ___ E-mail subject: //i3 Project Last Name// **The STL in my class**

**DUE DATE: ___**

Example Prezis:

[|Valerie Martinez' Prezi] [|A'Janeya Brown's Prezi]