Thursday & Friday, March 1 & 2, 2018

Dear Class:

• Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class,  and how it will benefit them. 
• Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.
• Understand the value of self-assessments

We will watch a short article on the integration of personality tests and job applications here.
I want you to have a reason for you to have looked at these tests as a whole to refine a job search.

1. Watch "TED Talk:  Make Stress Your Friend".  

1. How is this video related to PACE? 
2.   How does your body react to stressful situations in a bad way?  In a good way? 
   3.  How should you deal with stress or stressful situations to benefit from it?  OR What do you attach to stress so our body benefits? 
   4.  How does one find courage or resilience from stress?  

Copy and paste these questions in a new google doc and entitle it "TED Talk:  Make Stress Your Friend" and answer the questions regarding....

2.     You will be creating a "My_Jobs" document.  The document will encompass Interest Profiler/Importance Locator/Skills/Meyers Briggs/Character. We will be choosing an "Occupation" from that group of job lists.  Label each as you copy and paste them in.  Go to  CIS and look at the descriptions of the occupations you might be interested in and any jobs you don't know what they do.  I want to see you working on it!!!!

This is exploratory on your side.  I want to see you looking at jobs.  Things happen...your life changes.  I want to see one specific occupation and three backups!  For the specific job, I want you to write at minimum of a paragraph as to why you chose that occupation.  Look at the quick view of that occupation in CIS to see the pay, outlook, numbers, etc.

Look at "Order by Cluster" if you need to back up and look at more general terms for grouping.  

Remember, the amount of pay is "median" and not top or low.  See Attorneys' fees article for Portland attorney fees.

3. You need to know the vocabulary.  Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice
There will be a test on Monday & Tuesday of next week.


4.  Today or next period, depending on time, we will explore what it will take to live on a fixed budget.
Salary Based Budget ~ Follow the slide tutorial found in:

Will My Job Support Me?  a.k.a  Salary Based Budgeting

Complete a monthly budget for a minimum wage earner. You will select one of the following jobs and look up the beginning annual wage on slide 3/Step 2 of the tutorial: waiter/waitress/dishwasher; lawn mower, babysitter/ child care worker, barista, retail clerk, gas station attendant, laborer.

We will do this together in class.

Tuesday & Wednesday, February 27 & 28, 2018

Dear Class:

• Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class,  and how it will benefit them. 
• Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.
• Understand the value of self-assessments

1.   Do FreeWrite assignment # 7 "The Right Job For Your Personality" slide. Do the questions on the PDF File located here: The Right Job For Your Personality.
Use this document if you can't edit the PDF:  Word conversion


2.  Log into CIS again.  Today we will explore what type of work you prefer based on the top selection.  To do this, we will be looking at "Work Importance Locator" which is under the "Exploration" tab.  Please screen shot the result, copy and paste into a new doc entitled "Work_Importance_Locator".  We will explore this by defining the occupation you wish to achieve and what the resulting pay will be.  The occupation will be defined by all of the surveys you took!

3.  While logged into CIS, you will be doing the "Skills" in the "Exploration" tab.  Save.

4. You need to know the vocabulary.  Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice
There will be a test on this next week....


5.  You will be creating a "My_Jobs" document.  The document will encompass Interest Profiler/Importance Locator/Skills/Meyers Briggs/Character. We will be choosing an "Occupation" from that group of job lists.  Label each as you copy and paste them in.  Go to  CIS and look at the descriptions of the occupations you might be interested in and any jobs you don't know what they do.  I want to see you working on it!!!!

This is exploratory on your side.  I want to see you looking at jobs.  Things happen...your life changes.  I want to see one specific occupation and three backups!  For the specific job, I want you to write at minimum of a paragraph as to why you chose that occupation.  Look at the quick view of that occupation in CIS to see the pay, outlook, numbers, etc.

Look at "Order by Cluster" if you need to back up and look at more general terms for grouping.  

Friday & Monday, February 23 & 26, 2018

Dear Class:

• Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class,  and how it will benefit them. 
• Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.
• Understand the value of self-assessments

1.   We will be watching:
Three Million Open Jobs in US
 Three million open jobs in U.S., but who's qualified?  Create a blank document and name it:  Last Name_Three_Million_Open_Jobs

Respond to these questions.
Justify your answer with a reference from the video.

A.   Based on the speakers in the video, who are the parties responsible for training/educating people for employment and why?

B.  What is your opinion about this matter? Do you agree with them or not? Explain.

C.  Do you think many of your peers are ready for entering the working environment? Why?

D.  What would you suggest they do to better prepare themselves for work?  

(Freewrite 6 (Link))


2.  Log into CIS again.  Today we will explore what type of work environment you prefer
.  To do this, we will be looking at "Work Importance Locator" which is under the "Occupations" tab.  Please screen shot the result, copy and paste into a new doc entitled "Work_Importance_Locator".  We will explore this later as we define the occupation you wish to achieve and what the resulting pay will be.  The occupation will be defined by all of the surveys you took!


3. You need to know the vocabulary.  Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice
There will be a test on this next week....

Friday & Tuesday, February 16 & 20, 2018

Dear Class:

• Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class,  and how it will benefit them. 
• Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.
• Understand the value of self-assessments

1.   We will be watching:
Three Million Open Jobs in US
 Three million open jobs in U.S., but who's qualified?  Create a blank document and name it:  Last Name_Three_Million_Open_Jobs

Respond to these questions.
Justify your answer with a reference from the video.

A.   Based on the speakers in the video, who are the parties responsible for training/educating people for employment and why?

B.  What is your opinion about this matter? Do you agree with them or not? Explain.

C.  Do you think many of your peers are ready for entering the working environment? Why?

D.  What would you suggest they do to better prepare themselves for work?  

(Freewrite 6 (Link))


2.  Log into CIS again.  Today we will explore what type of work environment you prefer
.  To do this, we will be looking at "Work Importance Locator" which is under the "Occupations" tab.  Please screen shot the result, copy and paste into a new doc entitled "Work_Importance_Locator".  We will explore this later as we define the occupation you wish to achieve and what the resulting pay will be.  The occupation will be defined by all of the surveys you took!


3. You need to know the vocabulary.  Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice
There will be a test on this next week....

Wednesday & Thursday, February 14 & 15, 2018

Dear Class:

• Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class,  and how it will benefit them. 
• Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.
• Understand the value of self-assessments

Wednesday is late arrival and Thursday is Special Schedule for 6th period.

1.  We are continuing with personality assessments with Meyer's Briggs survey. Copy and paste your results into a Google document: Create a doc and label it: FullName_MeyersBriggs.  We will be further exploring this in more detail later.  However, I want you to copy and paste in the "Careers" that are available to you off on the right side of the screen.  You will, however, paste in the jobs/careers that they suggest for you at this time under the screen shot.

2.  Log into CIS again.  Today we will explore what it will take to live on a fixed budget.  To do this, we will be looking at "Reality Check" which is under the "Occupations" tab.  Please screen shot the result, copy and paste into a new doc entitled "Your name_Reality_Check".  We will explore this later  as we define the occupation you wish to achieve and what the resulting pay will be.  The occupation will be defined by all of the surveys you took!

3. You need to know the vocabulary.  Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice
There will be a test on this next week....

Monday & Tuesday, February 12 & 13, 2018

Dear Class:

• Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class,  and how it will benefit them. 
• Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.
• Understand the value of self-assessments

1. Do FreeWrite assignment # 5 "How strong is your character" slide. Do only 3-5 traits you have or would like to push for. Take a look at the results and I will work with you on it in class.

2.   Sign into CIS and go to the saved assessments.  Open up the "Interest Profiler" and restore it.   Go to the top ranked one and click on it.  It will show you the jobs that are within that profile.

Choose three jobs that you feel would fit you and copy them below the Interest Profile snapshot.  Explain in two paragraphs why this "Interest" fits you and why you feel these jobs are within your realm.

3.  We are continuing with personality assessments with Meyer's Briggs survey. Copy and paste your results into a Google document: Create a doc and label it: FullName_MeyersBriggs.  We will be further exploring this in more detail later.  You will, however, paste in the jobs/careers that they suggest for you at this time under the screen shot.

4.  Log into CIS again.  Today we will explore what it will take to live on a fixed budget.  To do this, we will be looking at "Reality Check" which is under the "Occupations" tab.  Please screen shot the result, copy and paste into a new doc entitled "Your name_Reality_Check".  We will explore this later  as we define the occupation you wish to achieve and what the resulting pay will be.  The occupation will be defined by all of the surveys you took!

5. You need to know the vocabulary.  Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice
There will be a test on this next week....

Thursday & Friday, February 8 & 9, 2018

Dear Class:

 Learning Targets:

Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class, and how it will benefit them. 

Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.

Understand the value of self-assessments.

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Activities: Students you will work on the following today: 

For Friday's students, we will go over the shared documents you produced.
 
Side Note:  If an assignment asks for minimum of 3-5 sentences, that is a D/C-.  I look at "A" work as 3-4 in depth paragraphs.  A "B" would be 2-3 paragraphs and a "C" would be a strong paragraph of "Thorough reflection of the assignment.  You can elect to get college credit for this class.  I make notations in my book regarding your effort for each assignment.  This class will be one of the most important classes you will take.  I am giving you time to "explore".  There is generally no "Right or Wrong" here...rather an opportunity to explore.  This is "Participation".  If you cease to work on an assignment in class and I see that, I will grade the work at that particular time and take into consideration the time and effort put into the work!

     1.   Class will start and Friday class finish the accessing the FreeWrite assignment slides and complete tasks:

 FW #4    What Kind of Learner Am I?  (Next Class)  Copy the results into your FW (1st column under date) and answer the questions on the slide..

2.  We will be doing the CIS "Interest Profiler" that is at the website for CIS The user name is "ddouglas" and the password is "ddhs".  Create an account by going to "My Portfolio".   For your user name, use your student id.  For the password, use your first initial of your first name in capital letter, first letter of your last name in lower case, and then your student id. 

Go to the tab "Exploration", then "Interest Profiler".  Answer all 172 questions to the best of your ability and then copy and paste the screen(s) (whole thing will not fit on one page) into a document you created named "LastName_Interest_Profiler".

Maybe today and Friday, depending:

Warm-Up:  

• Warm-Up: Take the Meyer's Briggs survey. Copy and paste your results into a Google document: Create a doc and label it: FullName_MeyersBriggs.  We will be further exploring this in more detail later.

Take the Briggs/Meyers/Jung test at this link.

Tuesday & Wendesday, 6 & 7, 2018

Dear Class:



 Learning Targets:

Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class, and how it will benefit them. 

Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.

Understand the value of self-assessments.

​
Activities: Students you will work on the following today: 

For Friday's students, we will go over the shared documents you produced.

      1.   Access the FreeWrite assignment slides and complete tasks:

FreeWrite document and FreeWrite #3.

    2.  We will watch Looking At Careers: It's Never Too Soon and be answering the questions on the online doc Looking at Careers: It's Never Too Soon.  Please open it up, go to "File" and then "Make a copy".   Please keep the title the same, get rid of "copy" and put your last name with an underscore.  For period 5 & 6, we will finish the video. 

3.  We may be doing the CIS "Interest Profiler" that is at the website for CIS. Regardless, we will explore the CIS website in any case.

The user name is "ddouglas" and the password is "ddhs".  Create an account by going to "My Portfolio".   For your user name, use your student id.  For the password, use your first initial of your first name in capital letter, first letter of your last name in lower case, and then your student id.  

 NOTE~
If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to go to the class website, read through the weekly agenda, find the work you missed, and complete it.

Friday & Monday, February 2 & 5, 2018

Dear Class:



 Learning Targets:

Know the acronym PACE, the purpose of this class, and how it will benefit them. 

Know how to navigate the class website to complete class work.

Understand the value of self-assessments.

​
Activities: Students you will work on the following today: 

For Friday's students, we will go over the shared documents you produced.
 
      1. Start and Finish Work Place Basics: Essential Skills for Success  20 min left (Link to "Handout") for 5 & 6th periods. Fill in using the typing tool in Google Docs. You will have to make a "copy" and put your name on it and leave the rest of the title intact. Such as "Name_work_place_basics_video_handout"

      2.   Access the FreeWrite assignment slides and complete tasks:

FreeWrite document and FreeWrite #1: You need to research to find out the present version of FreeWrite #1!

    3.  We will watch Looking At Careers: It's Never Too Soon and be answering the questions on the online doc Looking at Careers: It's Never Too Soon.  Please open it up, go to "File" and then "Make a copy".   Please keep the title the same, get rid of "copy" and put your last name with an underscore.

Maybe FW #2    

NOTE~
If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to go to the class website, read through the weekly agenda, find the work you missed, and complete it.