Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Wednesday & Thursday, May 1 & 2, 2013

Dear Class:

1) Continuing Learning Targets:

Students know appropriate reading skills. Finish the Reading Test during the first 15 minutes You will go to CIS and log in. Go to "My Career Planning Portfolio". Go to the bottom of the left hand column and click on "My Learning Express". "Continue". On the left hand column, go to "High School". AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT SHOULD SAY YOUR NAME. IF IT JUST SAYS "Login", THEN YOU NEED TO GO TO THE BROWSER BACK ARROW AND THEN GO FORWARD ARROW UNTIL IT STILL SAYS YOUR NAME. YOU MAY HAVE TO DO THIS A BUNCH OF TIMES...IT WILL EVENTUALLY WORK! DO NOT USE THIS AS AN EXCUSE TO NOT DO THE READING DIAGNOSTIC TEST! Go to "Reading Comprehension Skills Improvement". Go to "Reading Comprehension Diagnostic Tests" and do the "Reading Skills Diagnostic 1: Informational Text" on your own. You will work quietly and independently on this assignment. You are to do your own work. At the end, please do a print screen (F14) and paste into a document your score using control + V. This test says for an hour so you can finish it next class if you are not done. It counts for a grade!!!

Copyright and Netiquette: We will go over the Copyright and Netiquette PowerPoint and answer the questions at the bottom of specific slides. Please create a document entitled "Copyright Answers" and put your questions and answers there. We will finish with an Introduction to the 7 Habits book. Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Monday & Tuesday, April 29 & 30, 2013

Dear Class:

STARTERS:

CURIOUS HUMANS

Create a new FREEWRITE document. Set it up for this PR3

Freewrite:

WHY YOU WILL FAIL TO HAVE A GREAT CAREER 15:15min

Reflection Questions: How does it make you feel about your career choice? What new fact did you learn? Did it make you change your mind about your current career goal?

FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED Activities:

1) Continuing Learning Target: You will write a professional thank you note. WRITE A FORMAL THANK YOU CARD

Rewrite your thank you letter draft on the lined template provided, following the appropriate letter structure- salutation, body, closing. Include something specific from the interview in your letter's body. Proof your work for structure, spelling, grammar and sentence fluency. Have someone near you proof your draft. Make the necessary corrections and rewrite your letter on the back side of your template. When you are confident that your last draft is "perfect", request a card. The card will be hand written in blue or black ink only. The text on the draft will be centered or placed on the card so you can see where to begin.

MOCK INTERVIEWERS LIST BY CLASS PERIOD

2) Continuing Learning Targets:

Students know appropriate reading skills. You will go to CIS and log in. Go to "My Career Planning Portfolio". Go to the bottom of the left hand column and click on "My Learning Express". "Continue". On the left hand column, go to "High School". AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT SHOULD SAY YOUR NAME. IF IT JUST SAYS "Login", THEN YOU NEED TO GO TO THE BROWSER BACK ARROW AND THEN GO FORWARD ARROW UNTIL IT STILL SAYS YOUR NAME. YOU MAY HAVE TO DO THIS A BUNCH OF TIMES...IT WILL EVENTUALLY WORK! DO NOT USE THIS AS AN EXCUSE TO NOT DO THE READING DIAGNOSTIC TEST! Go to "Reading Comprehension Skills Improvement". Go to "Reading Comprehension Diagnostic Tests" and do the "Reading Skills Diagnostic 1: Informational Text" on your own. You will work quietly and independently on this assignment. You are to do your own work. At the end, please do a print screen (F14) and paste into a document your score using control + V. This test says for an hour so you can finish it next class if you are not done. It counts for a grade!!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Wednesday & Thursday, April 24 & 25, 2013

Dear Class:

Learning Target: You will know the purpose of a professional thank you letter and be able to write a professional thank you note.

Freewrite: Read the article: Writing A Thank You Note

Respond to the following: Write 3-5 key reasons why you should write a thank you note or letter and for what occasions.

Explain the differences between the types of thank you letters. What are the key parts to a business thank you letter?

Activities: WRITE A FORMAL THANK YOU CARD

Rewrite your thank you letter draft on the lined template provided, following the appropriate letter structure- salutation, body, closing. Include something specific from the interview in your letter's body.

Proof your work for structure, spelling, grammar and sentence fluency. Have someone near you proof your draft. Make the necessary corrections and rewrite your letter on the back side of your template.

When you are confident that your last draft is "perfect", request a card. The card will be hand written in blue or black ink only.

The text on the draft will be centered or placed on the card so you can see where to begin.

MOCK INTERVIEWERS LIST BY CLASS PERIOD

READING ASSESSMENT ON YOUR OWN ON CIS; I WILL SHOW YOU HOW

Next: Pursuing your goals by writing a education plan Online ethical pratices

Sincerely, Mr. Green-Hite

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Monday & Tuesday, April 22 & 23, 2013

Dear Class:

Please read two to three "postings" on reddit.com. Did any of these types happen to you? Anything that struck you as different that you would not have accounted for? Is this a good forum to learn from?

We will finish the reflections that you did last time and we will do a thank you letter to the interviewer.

Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Thursday & Friday, March 18 & 19th, 2013

Dear Class:

Good Luck on your Interview!!!!!

When you have come back to class, please complete this Interview Reflection.

Please upload, put your name on it. We will be doing a thank you letter based partly on what you put here.

Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Monday, April 15, 2013

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday; April 15, 16, & 17

Dear Class:

INTERVIEWS ARE THIS WEEK ON B DAY, APRIL 18 AND A DAY, APRIL 19. MEET ME AT THE LIBRARY DRESSED PROPERLY.

April 15 - April 19

Lets be ready for …

MOCK INTERVIEWS!!!

B day PACE ~ Thursday, April 18

A day PACE ~ Friday, April 19

Have you gone to the CELTIC HEART?

Do you have your clothes lined up?

FREEWRITE: Monday- A Day/Tuesday- B Day VIDEO ON ATTITUDE AND APTITUDE- 60 Minutes segment on job readiness 12 TOP TIPS FOR INTERVIEW SUCCESS Respond to the questions on a google doc entitled "video link" page

Powerpoint for interview

Helpful videos

Periods 1, 3, and 4 will do the Interview Questions: Select all of the text, open a word document, and paste it in. Answer all the questions.

Period 5 and 6 have already done most of this and on Tuesday will interview each other using the interview practice handout sheet I will provide. Period 1, 2 and 3 will do this exercise on Wednesday.

1) RESUME PROOFING & EDITING

Learning Target: Students evaluate the effectiveness, accuracy and "real' world" readiness of their resume.

Task 2: Make any changes to your resume reflected on your document and/or scoring guide. BEFORE YOU PRINT-- use a critical eye to make sure you have made all the necessary corrections as noted on your previous revisons and scoring guide.

Task 3:IComplete reflection after reading the article- How To Write The Perfect Resume. Reflection questions to answer: How does your resume compare to the stated points about a perfect resume in the article? What did you do well and what improvement can you make?

Final Resume Template ___ Must use!!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Thursday & Friday, April 11 & 12, 2013

Dear Class:

INTERVIEWS ARE NEXT WEEK ON B DAY, APRIL 18 AND A DAY, APRIL 19. MEET ME AT THE LIBRARY DRESSED PROPERLY. Article today: Read the article about Women getting paid less. Why would this be true? Is this study faulty? How can you account for these facts? What should be done about this and what is suggested to do in the article? Powerpoint for interview Helpful videos Interview Questions: Open in Adobe Professional and answer the questions using the "Typewriter" tool.

Final Resume Template ___ Must use!!!

Looking at the interviews on next Thursday and Friday. Interview information. Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Tuesday & Wednesday, April 9 & 10, 2013

Dear Class:

Article today: Read the article about 10-of-the-best-jobs-for-the-future. What is the percentage of these jobs that require no more than a high school diploma? What is the average difference in money made between them? (math questions). Did this strike you as odd or is it worth it to get a degree? Powerpoint for interview Helpful videos

Final Resume Template ___ Must use!!!

Looking at the interviews on next Thursday and Friday. Interview information. Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Friday & Monday, April 5 & 8, 2013

Dear Class:

Article today: Read the article about what a mom did to her kids to help them improve their grades. Why do you think this worked for her kids. Would it work for you? Why or why not? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-of-the-best-jobs-for-the-future-191256480.html

Final Resume Template ___ Must use!!!

ACTIVITIES- Review your one liners. See Resume Workbook slide presentation for guidance. Finish your resume and do final proofing your draft.

You will be grading the person next to you resume. There is a sheet that is on the desk. This will be handed in. I want to see your resume on screen today so Mrs. Ekroth can check off your progress; check for okay progress, check minus for insufficient progress but progress nevertheless, and minus if the resume is not there.



Final resume will be due on Friday...It will have to be printed and reviewed for final approval. Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Wednesday & Thursday, April 3 & 4, 2013

Dear Class:

Article today: Google Dictionary and Action Statements: Assignment. Write action statements in your reflections/review document using the words at the link.

Final Resume Template ___ Must use!!!

ACTIVITIES- Review your one liners. See Resume Workbook slide presentation for guidance. Finish your resume and begin proofing your draft.

I want to see your resume on screen today so I can check off your progress; check for okay progress, check minus for insufficient progress but progress nevertheless, and minus if not there.

I will also show you a resume builder on CIS that you can use to help you, but I do not want it as a final authority!

. In CIS, go to your portfolio and look for "Resume". Fill in all of the steps on the left side that you can and then create a resume that is "Functional".

Final resume will be due on Friday...It will have to be printed and reviewed for final approval. Sincerely,

Mr. Green-Hite