Week of March 30-April 3

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Welcome to Week 2 of PR 2, March 30-April 3

• START EACH CLASS PERIOD ON TIME AND IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.
  Read the new Tardy and Detention Policy
• Please—Go to the class website. Wait quietly for instructions, however...Take a few minutes to read the class agenda below.
• ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SUMMER JOBS!!!

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Learning Targets:  Students will know the five key parts/sections to a resume.  Students will explain the why resumes have a certain visual look and structure Students will know the key information necessary for an effective resume and why. Coming up: Students will identify post-secondary education  options based on their survey results. Monday/ B day  & Tuesday/A day Finish online "Handout" for assignment.  Please download, work on in CS Adobe using the type tool, then upload it.  We will do the type tool together. We will work on, and finish, the Skills Worksheet today.  We may get to the CIS part of same. You should have completed the Skills Worksheet from last class.  Open the Skills tutorial at the bottom of the page.  Read and follow the instructions.  We will use the CS Acrobat tool for typing here as well. Use the following for CIS (Link):   Username:  cpcc Password:  mthood Go to "Exploration", then to "Skills", choose "Select Skills" and then put in the numbers you used on your "online Skills sheet".  Go to the bottom of the screen and "Get Results".  Take a screen shot of "Summary", "Holland Personality Types", and "Top 30 Occupations" page.   You will "Change Skills" on the top, go to the bottom of the page and select "OCC Select" (Occupation select), find the career/occupation you decided on from previous work, and then "Get My Results".  Take a snapshot of "Summary" and "Holland Personality Skills".  Paste them under your "Summary" and type in the job that the summary is from and then take a snapshot of the "Holland Personality Types" and paste it under yours with a note of which job it is from so you don't confuse the two. Create a new Freewrite document for PR2.  Include the same headings you had in FW document for PR1. In the second row begin with the FW posted below: FREEWRITE:  # 7 Thoughts for the Day This FW is intended to provide a reflective moment about who we are and how we  manage challenges in our lives. Great follow up to the conferences and Progress Report.         ACTIVITIES:  Resume Start-Up: What goes into a resume? Watch the video, Resume Writing For Teens and complete FW 8 Freewrite Link Open the link at the bottom of this page: How To Write A Resume.  Read slides 1-14 (together in class)  and then go to FW #9.  Working with your partner, complete FW 8.    Now you are ready to write an objective for your resume and begin the process of resume writing. Read section 2 of the Resume Tutorial. Complete the Job Objective Handout.

Wednesday & Thursday, March 18 & 19, 2015

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will know how to analyze survey data to identify and explore career opportunities related to their interests and personality type.
2. Students will determine which careers they are most interested in pursuing in their career exploration. 
3. Students will identify skills they have based on  personal experience.
4. Coming up: Students will identify post-secondary education  options based on their survey results.

Monday/ B day  & Tuesday/A day
Freewrite Link

Thursday:  Special Activity Schedule
ASB Vote

Finish online "Handout" for assignment.  Please download, work on in CS Adobe using the type tool, then upload it.  We will do the type tool together.

1. We will work on, and finish, the Skills Worksheet today.  We may get to the CIS part of same.
   Those who are ready to complete the Skills Worksheet started last class.
   •  Open the Skills tutorial at the bottom of the page.
   •  Read and follow the instructions. 
   •  Be ready to follow the short demonstrations on completing steps 3, 4 & 5. 
   • We will use the CS Acrobat tool for typing here as well.
   
   Use the following for CIS (Link):  
   
   Username:  cpcc
   Password:  mthood
   
   
    
2. Take the MyRoad Majors survey if you have not yet. Handout will be passed out next week.
3.   Documents that we have and will use:   MyRoad Careers Analysis, MyRoad ORA Personality Profile Analysis, Randy Pausch Handout, MyRoad Majors Analysis.

Monday & Tuesday, March 16 & 17, 2015

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will know how to analyze survey data to identify and explore career opportunities related to their interests and personality type.
2. Students will determine which careers they are most interested in pursuing in their career exploration. 
3. Students will identify skills they have based on  personal experience.
4. Coming up: Students will identify post-secondary education  options based on their survey results.

Monday/ B day  & Tuesday/A day
FREEWRITE:  # 6    The Right Job For Your Personality

• This FW is intended to provide a reflective moment about who we are and remind 
  us of the value of self-assessments as they help us determine our career choices.

Freewrite Link

Online "Handout" for assignment.  Please download, work on in CS Adobe using the type tool, then upload it.  We will do the type tool together.

1. 
   Those who are ready to complete the Skills Worksheet started last class.
   •  Open the Skills tutorial at the bottom of the page.
   •  Read and follow the instructions. 
   •  Be ready to follow the short demonstrations on completing steps 3, 4 & 5. 
   • We will use the CS Acrobat tool for typing here as well.
   
   Use the following for CIS (Link):  
   
   Username:  cpcc
   Password:  mthood
2. Take the MyRoad Majors survey if you have not yet. Handout will be passed out next week.

Friday, March 12, 2015

• START EACH CLASS PERIOD ON TIME AND IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.
• TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ THE DAILY AGENDA POSTED BELOW.
• No school Friday, March 13-- Progress Report/ Grading Day
  See what is due and will be on the progress report card at the bottom of this page.

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will know how to analyze survey data to identify and explore career opportunities related to their interests and personality type.
2. Students will determine which careers they are most interested in pursuing in their career exploration. 
3. Students will identify skills they have based on  personal experience.
4. Coming up: Students will identify post-secondary education  options based on their survey results.

FREEWRITE:

        
      
ACTIVITIES: 

1. Begin Discovering Me next week~ Careers handout
2. Take the MyRoad Majors survey if you have not yet. Handout will be passed out next class.
3. FW 4— Who Are You Meant To Be survey. Required if you are pursuing an A grade.
4. Identify skills you have from your personal experience by completing the CIS Skills Worksheet. See the activity instructions in the Lesson Tutorial section at the bottom of this page. Learning Target 3
5. Finish 3-Way Interview Reflection with group

SEE BELOW TO KNOW ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
________________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday 

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SUMMER JOBS!!!


FREEWRITE: Not assigned.

• Work on Careers handout 

________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday:  Catch-up Day
FREEWRITE: Not assigned.


ACTIVITIES: 

1. Learning Target 3:
   Identify skills you have from your personal experience by completing the CIS Skills Worksheet.
   
   1. See the CIS Skills Activity Instructions below in the Lesson Tutorial section at the bottom of this page.
   1. 
      During this 30 minute  SKILLS lesson- You will match 5-7 accomplishments to a set of skills from CIS
      
2. Group lesson on the Careers handout and review for a final grade.  You will  turn this in at the end of class.
   Start with slide 28 of the  MyRoad Tutorial  

• Finish the group reflection from the 3-Way Interview
• Extra credit: FW 4— Who Are You Meant To Be survey.

Activity  Schedule TODAY- THURSDAY/ A day

Pd. 2  Presentation of the new Tardy & Detention Policy
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Friday
NO SCHOOL

Due for grading-- 
From Week 5: 
Discovering Me: Careers handout
FW1b, 2b, FW 4

From Week 4:
MOPPA- MyRoad ORA Personality Profile Analysis/ completed Feb. 27  Change will not be on PR1
Randy Pausch video notes/ completed Feb. 27 & Mar. 2
FW 3B 3 Million Open Jobs Response / completed Feb. 25 & 26

From Week 3:
Work Place Basics/ What Employers Want
Account Set-Up: MyRoad, Gmail PACE folder, FREEWRITE document
Surveys ORA Personality Profiler
FREEWRITES 1A, 2a, 3A

From Week 1 & 2
Syllabus
Connections
Paceography

(Revised) Week of March 9-12, 2015

Welcome to week 6 of PACE,  March 9-12, 2015

• START EACH CLASS PERIOD ON TIME AND IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.
• TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ THE DAILY AGENDA POSTED BELOW.
• No school Friday, March 13-- Progress Report/ Grading Day
  See what is due and will be on the progress report card at the bottom of this page.

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will know how to analyze survey data to identify and explore career opportunities related to their interests and personality type.
2. Students will determine which careers they are most interested in pursuing in their career exploration. 
3. Students will identify skills they have based on  personal experience.
4. Coming up: Students will identify post-secondary education  options based on their survey results.

Monday & Tuesday
FREEWRITE:

           # 5   60 Minutes: Amazing Kids. We did this video last class.  Period 4 we did not finish it due to my projector bulb.  This is homework for you to watch the last video on your own and respond to the questions. 
 
ACTIVITIES: 

1.  Freewrite #1B  Put as a separate document titled "Paceography" and then follow the instructions from Freewrite #1 B.
2. Identify skills you have from your personal experience by completing the CIS Skills Worksheet. See the activity instructions in the Lesson Tutorial section at the bottom of this page. Learning Target 3
   CIS 
   
   Use the following:  
   
   Username:  cpcc
   Password:  mthood
3. Take the MyRoad Majors survey if you have not yet. Handout will be passed out next week.
4. Should have finished 3-Way Interview Reflection with group but if you still have not finished, it has to be handed in!

• Catchup for Pd. 2- Wkplace Basics video.

SEE BELOW TO KNOW ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
________________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday & ThursdayFREEWRITE: Not assigned.

• Do the activity below on a sheet of paper

#5a Partner assignment: Look up definitions of  the terms- skills, abilities; traits, characteristics and interests. 

• How do these differ from your own definition? Write an example of how either of you may have these personal aspects.
  Which of these do you think should be included in a resume and why?

• Move to the activities section when done. 

ACTIVITIES: 

1. We will finish matching skills to our personal accomplishments
2. Complete the MyRoad Careers Analysis- this is a handout.  See Learning Targets 1 & 2.
3. Finish 3-Way Interview Reflection with your group. We will share our discoveries in class. 
4. Take the MyRoad Majors Survey. Go to slide 35 and read through the section. Complete the MyRoad Majors Analysis handout. 
5. If you are caught up with your Who Am I assignments: FW 1-4, MOPPA, MyRoad Careers.... you may... 

• Extra credit: FW 4— Who Are You Meant To Be survey.
• Begin section 1 of your Final Project. See the slide tutorial below.

ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE TODAY- THURSDAY

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Friday
NO SCHOOL



Due for grading-- 
From Week 5: 
Discovering Me: Careers handout
FW1b, 2b, FW 4
From Week 4:
MOPPA- MyRoad ORA Personality Profile Analysis/ completed Feb. 27
Randy Pausch video notes/ completed Feb. 27 & Mar. 2
FW 3B 3 Million Open Jobs Response / completed Feb. 25 & 26

From Week 3:
Work Place Basics/ What Employers Want
Account Set-Up: MyRoad, Gmail PACE folder, FREEWRITE document
Surveys ORA Personality Profiler
FREEWRITES 1A, 2a, 3A

From Week 1 & 2
Syllabus
Connections
Paceography

Week of March 9-12, 2015

Welcome to week 6 of PACE,  March 9-12, 2015

• START EACH CLASS PERIOD ON TIME AND IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.
• TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ THE DAILY AGENDA POSTED BELOW.
• No school Friday, March 13-- Progress Report/ Grading Day
  See what is due and will be on the progress report card at the bottom of this page.

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will know how to analyze survey data to identify and explore career opportunities related to their interests and personality type.
2. Students will determine which careers they are most interested in pursuing in their career exploration. 
3. Students will identify skills they have based on  personal experience.
4. Coming up: Students will identify post-secondary education  options based on their survey results.

Monday & Tuesday
FREEWRITE:

           # 5   60 Minutes: Amazing Kids. Suggest you take notes since you will have your monitors off!  Please be silent during this video.  I will put students in the hall if they wish to chat during the video.  I will mark my book that I did so; you can then do it on your own with a grade no higher than a "C".
      
ACTIVITIES: 

1.  Freewrite #1B  Put as a separate document titled "Paceography" and then follow the instructions from Freewrite #1 B.
2. Identify skills you have from your personal experience by completing the CIS Skills Worksheet. See the activity instructions in the Lesson Tutorial section at the bottom of this page. Learning Target 3
   CIS 
   
   Use the following:  
   
   Username:  cpcc
   Password:  mthood
    
3. Take the MyRoad Majors survey if you have not yet. Handout will be passed out next class.
4. Finish 3-Way Interview Reflection with group

• Catchup for Pd. 2- Wkplace Basics video.

SEE BELOW TO KNOW ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
________________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday & ThursdayFREEWRITE: Not assigned.

• Do the activity below on a sheet of paper

#5a Partner assignment: Look up definitions of  the terms- skills, abilities; traits, characteristics and interests. 

• How do these differ from your definition written last week? Write an example of how either of you may have these personal aspects.
  Which of these do you think should be included in a resume and why?
  Be ready to share with the class.

  

• Move to the activities section when done. 

ACTIVITIES: 

1. We will finish matching skills to our personal accomplishments
2. Complete the MyRoad Careers Analysis- this is a handout.  See Learning Targets 1 & 2.
3. Finish 3-Way Interview Reflection with your group. We will share our discoveries in class. 
4. Take the MyRoad Majors Survey. Go to slide 35 and read through the section. Complete the MyRoad Majors Analysis handout. 
5. If you are caught up with your Who Am I assignments: FW 1-4, MOPPA, MyRoad Careers.... you may... 

• Extra credit: FW 4— Who Are You Meant To Be survey.
• Begin section 1 of your Final Project. See the slide tutorial below.

ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE TODAY- THURSDAY

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Friday
NO SCHOOL



Due for grading-- 
From Week 5: 
Discovering Me: Careers handout
FW1b, 2b, FW 4
From Week 4:
MOPPA- MyRoad ORA Personality Profile Analysis/ completed Feb. 27
Randy Pausch video notes/ completed Feb. 27 & Mar. 2
FW 3B 3 Million Open Jobs Response / completed Feb. 25 & 26

From Week 3:
Work Place Basics/ What Employers Want
Account Set-Up: MyRoad, Gmail PACE folder, FREEWRITE document
Surveys ORA Personality Profiler
FREEWRITES 1A, 2a, 3A

From Week 1 & 2
Syllabus
Connections
Paceography