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For today’s challenge / assignment, I decided to look at the web tool option for life skill development for my students. I am a resource teacher and life skills fall into play. I am also a History teacher and of course my choice is based on that fact first. I have decided to utilize the Cee Vee application and created an assignment, which will allow some of my students their first experience with seeing a resume.
I have designed a lesson featuring WWII leaders. The assignment will be for each student to sign up for one world leader during WWII. The choices will be Stalin, General Tojo, Roosevelt, Churchill, Mussolini, and of course Hitler. Once the students have their world leader, they will research their person’s background and what lead them to the world leader position. Once researched, the students will begin to create a resume based on the information gathered. The main objective of the resume would be to apply for the position of world leader representing their country. The resumes will include education if any, qualifications, previous jobs and experiences, what they have to offer if accepted into the position, and personal references. Example: Hitler’s personal reference would be President Hindenburg.
The teaching point would be to give the students an understanding as to how each person came into the position of power. What they said that they could offer their countries, and experiences did they have that lead them to believe that they were the right persons for the job.
Initially I thought that assignment could be a project that the students would be able to do on their own. After evaluating the assignments components however, I have changed that into being an in class assignment which will allow proper guidance and support. I also decided to add a mini lesson discussing resumes and allowing the students to fully understand what a resume is and what it is suppose to do for a person. I am even considering adding on a role-play section where the student takes on the role of the person they researched and they get “interviewed” for the position. Maybe the class can take a vote on whether or not they earned the desired position based on the resume and interview performance.
I live the Cee Vee web tool because it is a site that has the resume template in place, the students simply need to fill in the required information. This is helpful practice, which will give them practice at a life skill they can take with them when they are applying for a job. Creating the lesson with the add on activities gives another life skill, interviewing. Using the web tool as a template allows students to understand what goes on a resume and provides information that is readily available as so not to leave anything out.
The Cee Vee web tool could be used in English class. Perhaps an assignment could be created where students would need to complete a resume for specific characters in a piece of literature that is being studied. This web tool could be used in other classes as well with similar lessons in mind. The career services department to help students develop resume skills can use the Cee Vee web tool. The web tool can be used in an after school curricular activity as well. For example, the Model UN or student government club can include resume projects for current world leaders. I believe the web tool here is not limited to just allowing people to create a personal resume, but to create a skill that can be adapted into part of their education.
Reference:
CeeVee. (2009). Cee Vee Profile. Retrieved on November 1, 2009 from
http://ceevee.com/edit/cv/
Library.thinkquest.org. (n/d). Endangered Bees Gallery. Retrieved on October 30, 2009 from http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/02034/gallery.html
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