JAG

JAG students will be working on a project about a career field that interests them. Students will complete papers, websites, iMovies, posters, or infographics on topics of their choice. However, it must have something to do with a career. You will conduct research (including an interview with a professional in that field), craft a project based on evidence, and share it through your final project.

Students will create a portfolio that can allow them to show off all of their skills and accomplishments that make them employable. They will compile a binder with all of their documents to present when they are going through an interview process. Students will also have an opportunity to participate in a mock interview. They will then be able to get in groups and create a multimedia presentation of a top 10 list of do�s and don�ts of resume writing, cover letters, filling out an application, professional dress attire, etc.

Returning JAG students will be working to create a lesson on what it means to be �An Ideal JAG student.� They will then teach the new incoming class of JAG students what it means to be a part of the JAG Advantage and part of the JAG class.

The purpose of this project is to expose students to important life skills that are typically not taught in school. Most of these lessons are ones that we as Specialists have had to learn the hard way and all are valuable lessons for everyone to hear and learn. We have invited many celebrity guests to help us teach �Things You Ain�t Learned In School.� This project has helped open the door for our guests to see the amazing students we have in JAG. Things You Ain�t Learned In School also came at the end of the school year, which helped keep students engaged in May. The students also had to make a contribution by teaching their classmates a lesson that they learned through experience outside of school. Finally students kept a journal recording the important lessons learned from their classmates and our guests and how it applies to their life.