This project overview summarizes a 5-day project on employability skills for high school students in grades 9-12. The project will address computer operations and data management standards. Students will research career choices, create a resume and cover letter, and produce a video practicing a job interview. They will present their portfolio and interview video to the class. The driving question is "Why do we need to know about employability skills?". Students will be assessed through quizzes, practice presentations, rough drafts, and a final self-evaluation. Resources needed include computers, internet access, and involvement from parents to assist with mock interviews.

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
Name of Project: What is an employability skills? Duration: 5 days
Subject/Course: Computer Operations/1:Foundations Teacher(s): T. Galvizo Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Other subject areas to Computer Operations/3: Data Management
be included, if any:
Project Idea
Summary of the issue, Student will create a cover letter, and a resume. Student will research on career choices job on a career pathway. Make
challenge, investigation, a plan by researching a company where student like to work. How can we produce a video on practicing a job
scenario, or problem: interview, a portfolio, and behavior?
Driving Question Why do we need to know about employability skills?
Content and Skills A7.1 Know common industry-standard software and its applications
Standards to be A7.5 Know current and emerging industry-standard technology and trends
addressed:
T+A E T+A E
21st Century Skills Collaboration x Other:
to be explicitly taught and
assessed (T+A) or that
will be encouraged (E) by
Presentation x
project work, but not
taught or assessed: Critical Thinking: x
Presentation Audience:
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2. Group: Student will be able to present their job interview video to the class with the electronic x
Culminating portfolio. Class:
Products and
Performances
School:
Community:
Experts:
Individual:
Web:
Other:
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Entry event to
launch inquiry, Student will be able to role-play the scenario of Job Interview. For example, student can play the role of the interview panel and
engage students: make decision if a job candidate will get the job or not.
Assessments Quizzes/Tests x Practice Presentations
Formative
Assessments Journal/Learning Log Notes
(During
Project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes Checklists
Rough Drafts x Concept Maps
Online Tests/Exams Other:
Written Product(s), with rubric: x Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric:
Summative __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Assessments
(End of Project) Oral Presentation, with rubric x Peer Evaluation
Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test x Self-Evaluation
Essay Test Other:
.
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3. Resources On-site people, facilities: Conference Room
Needed
Equipment: Computer, internet, projector, USB flash drive
Materials: Pen, pencil, and paper
Community resources: Ask parent to get involve in the process of job interview to student practice.
Reflection Journal/Learning Log Focus Group
Methods (Individual,
Group, and/or Whole-Class Discussion Fishbowl Discussion
Whole Class)
Survey x Other:
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4. PROJECT TEACHING AND LEARNING GUIDE
Project: Course/Semester:
Knowledge and Skills Needed By Students Scaffolding / Materials/ Lessons To Be Provided
to successfully complete culminating products and by the project teacher, other teachers, experts,
performances, and do well on summative assessments mentors, or community members
Creating business cover letter. Students will have knowledge Student will work on a project on the employability skills and
in business English grammar, keyboarding, word document. look for a company where they can qualify for a job and write
 a cover letter to attach with resume. I will give a guide tutorial
in order to complete the cover letter.
Student will have knowledge and skills on using the internet in Student will be able to write an essay about the career
order to research different career pathway. pathway that they research on. I will provide the URL web
address, which is 15 industry sectors, and show them exactly
where to go.
Practice role-play job interview questions by videotaping. Group student and have them video themselves on job
Student skills in communication and collaboration. interview and have them do a reflection on the end of the
 session.
Student will be able to work in employability skills using Student will work individually to put it in their own words the
vocabulary. The knowledge student needed to know the meaning for the vocabulary and turn it in.
vocabulary words they use in employability skills. 
Part of the employability skills role-play for job interview to the Community member will participate in a role-play with the
student is to ask some volunteer parent from the community. student in job interview. Student will get to dress up and do an
 actual job interview and have their Portfolio presented.
Student will be given a script of the 25 most as question
during an interview. Student will dress up appropriately in a
job interview.
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5. PROJECT CALENDAR
Project: Employability Skills Start Date:
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Project Week One
Introduce about the Student will research on Research on the internet Student have to research Give a handout on 25
Employability Skills and the internet on the 15 for a company where on the qualification of the most ask questions on a
explain what’s the industry sectors for they would like to apply job they interested in. job interview. Have each
expectation. Show them career pathways. They for a job. Give a story scenario of student answer the
the sample work of cover have to select a career Student will create a job skill to read and test question. When they are
letter and resume style. pathway in order to start personal resume and a them for their done, I would go over
on researching a cover letter. Print understanding. This will each question and give
company where they personal resume and include some vocabulary them the legitimate
could apply for a job. As cover letter and put it in a words. answer. Then, student
soon as they select a Portfolio binder. has to practice the
career pathway, they will questions and answer by
find a company where partnering student.
they would work and
start creating a resume
and cover letter.
Project Week Two
Give an example to Student can partner and Job Interview Day! Student then will write a
student what to wear create a role-play video Student will get to thank you letter from the
during an interview by taping on job interview experience the job interview panel and
showing a PowerPoint practice. Student will interview process. discuss what they had
and link to you tube prepare their Portfolio experience during the
picture. I would also and given an interview.
make an arrangement to appointment for a job
get volunteer from interview practice to a
community member conference room. They
(example, parent, & staff, must dress up and know
admin.) to be an the 25 most ask
interview panel. questions during an
interview.
Project Week Three
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