Career Life Education

CLE FINAL PROJECT 2019

Mini- Capstone Fair: July 24th (During your block)

Visual presentation of the research/assignments you have done over the term (Parts 1-6). You will all receive a
tri-fold to present your findings on, however, you will be required to choose an additional way to share your
findings that relates to the occupation you have chosen. How you present these are up to you to use your
creativity. See the below chart for some examples. The final project will be displayed at the Mini-Capstone fair
and will receive a mark and feedback from your teacher as well as one other staff member.

The final product will include:

Part 1- Personal Magazine

- Include your printed out magazine (you can add to it/change it, if you would like)
- Life Map (done in class re. ppt slide)
- Any other facts/picture that describe who you are

Part 2- a. Career/Post-Secondary Mind Map: Created in Class

Includes:
- Specific Career/post secondary path
- Career/future Goal
- Education or Training needed (High School/Post-
Secondary)
- Future Trends or Outlook (Can be found on
myblueprint)
- Work-Life Balance Strategy
- WHY are you interested in this? And how does it
connect to your values.
b. Updated Cover Letter/Resume/Job posting
c. Compare this job (in the areas above in two
countries /cities of your choice). Pick two places
(maybe your home vs here or other two places you’d
like to go to) and compare the above list.

Part 3- Why and how do I find my path?

K(know) W(wonder) L (learn) Chart- With Info from
Interviews or own diagram
Create a new chart that is attractive and organized
Include:
K(know)- What did you already know before starting
this course about your areas of interest?

W(Wonder)- What were the questions that you have? (Think: Here is where you include the interview
questions you had)

L(learn)- After going through this class and meeting with your interviewee, what answers did you find to those
questions. Use quotes from your interview. Who was the person you interviewed? What did you find out?
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Part 4- Inquiry question
 After choosing a career/pathway you would like to focus on, it is time to think deeper about what the
career would be like. You will research what a day in the life of the job might be and then create 3 open
ended questions that relate to the career and you are interested in finding the answers to. In the next
course, CLC, you will pick one of these questions to base your final graduation capstone project on.

For example:
o if you are interested in health care, you may want to explore the topic of nutrition.
o if you are interested in software development, you may want to explore the question of user experience.
o If you are interested in psychology, you may want to explore mental health in the workplace.

To find out more information about what a capstone project is, please visit our website:
https://bhscareerpathways.weebly.com/mini-capstone.html

Part 5- Interactive activity

Create an interactive piece to go with your project for visitors who come to your booth. The activity should
connect to your topic and give people a chance to know more about your career/post-secondary pathway. It
could be a youtube video, a game, a quiz, or something hands on. We will discuss further in class.

Editing:
Have someone other than your teacher (advisor, counsellor, mentor, etc) look at your project before Dec 4th
and give you feedback on it.
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CAPSTONE PROJECT CHECK LIST
Make sure you have ALL of the following:
Part 1:
 Personal Magazine
 Life Map/Timeline
 Other information
Part 2:
 Career/Interest Mind Map
 Job Comparison
 Cover Letter/Resume/Job posting printed out
Part 3/4:
 KWL Chart (or a version of these things) including info about interview
Part 5:
 3 Inquiry Questions

Part 6: Overall Visual:

 Added unique part of presentation that highlights you and your path(maybe a
video clip, diagram, graphs, presentation in creative form etc).
 Visually clear, neat, creative and appealing
 Effort put into creating a professional/organized presentation

By July 18, ____________________ has looked at my presentation and given me

feedback on it. Signed by editor: _________________________________
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PROPOSAL: DUE END OF CLASS

1. What is your chosen interest area: ________________________________

2. What post-secondary pathways brings you here: _______________________

3. What do you want your final project to look like? How will you make it stand out compared to other
projects? (ex. Artifacts, visuals, media etc.) Be specific:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

4. Draw a picture of the plan for your tri-fold. If you don’t want to use a trifold, explain what you will do.

5. Why did you choose this career/interest area?

6. Who did you interview and what were 3 things you learned from them?

7. What do you hope to answer at the end of the project?

8. Who will check your project for you (other than your teacher) before you present it?
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DEVELOPING AN INQUIRY QUESTION CLE 10

Inquiry is about need to know the answer to a question, or researching a question where the answer has
consequences (a possible career choice, or area of post-secondary study – or could influence the pathway of your
life)

1. Identify your area of passion/interest:

_________________________________________________

2. List the things that you are most interested in, within this field:

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

3. Name the things you are most curious about – you do not have the answers for
these “wonderings”

1)

2)

3)

4. Now let’s try to establish three excellent INQUIRY questions based the following ideas:
 This is something that you are interested in and have wondered about.
 The question is open to research – you will have to investigate the answer through research
 You really don’t know the answer – you are looking to gain new knowledge, rather than confirm
something you are already sure about.
 It is a good thing if the question can be answered through multiple answers – not a simple yes/no, -
questions should examine the “why” rather than the “what”, why tends to lead to explanations
 The question is clearly focused and reasonable
 Make sure you can define all the terms in your question: what does “latest” in this type of technology
mean, or “most recent” mean
 Your question will lead to even more questions: it will trigger new questions and more curiosities.
 Having the right answer matters to you!

MINI-CAPSTONE PROJECT YOUR INQUIRY QUESTIONS

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INQUIRY QUESTIONS:

1)

2)

3)