Sunday, March 27, 2016

Monday & Tuesday, March 28 & 29, 2016




March 28 - April 1, 2016 WELCOME BACK FOLKS!!      Hope your break was relaxing and fun. Be ready ....        We are hitting the ground running this week!


IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Mock Interviews will occur on the following dates:
Semester 2 —Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6
You must attend one of the sessions to receive full credit for the interview.

Reminder >>>>>>  

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.

Learning Targets:
Students will --

  1. Identify work and education experience that is related to work world.
  2. ​Identify one strong career potential as your resume objective based upon your research.
  3. Know the five parts to a resume- personal information, job objective, education, work history and skills. 
Good to Know...
Vocabulary:  Skill — the ability to do something well
Personal Skill — ability to perform a task that is applicable in daily living. 

  • ​Ex: Applied general math to modify a recipe
Work Related Skill — ability to perform a specific job or task for a specific job.  
  • Ex: Creating brochures using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Transferable Skill — ability that is applicable in many job situations; it can be a personal skill.
  • Ex: Applied general math to create an Excel spreadsheet. 
     Monday, B day  March 28     WELCOME BACK!! 

       B day:

  • Careers Reflection>>  Google doc entitled "Name_Careers Reflection"
    What stands out in your mind when you compare career in your list in one category to another category? Look for patterns to compare.  Write a 2 sentence statement about your observation.

All Classes


    ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
​​Create a document entitled "Name_Resume Writing for Teens"
  1.) Watch the video: Resume Writing For Teens    10 minutes 

  • Responses: 
    • Why is a resume important? (Hint:  2 basic points)
    • What is the purpose of a resume?
    • What should a resume include to explain who you are?
    • Why is it important to structure a resume?  How should one look?
    • What are some key elements to a resume? a)  b)  c)  d)  e) (they mention this one in the beginning and is related to your experience)
    • What are three things a resume should have/show? a) b) c)
    
  2.) Intro to  Resume--What Do I Need To Know About Resumes?
  • Read slides 1-14 of the  How To Write A Resume  tutorial.
  • Work with your partner as a team to respond to these statements on paper. You will turn in one paper with both of your names on it. 
  1. What skills will you be building in this resume lesson?
  2. What is your responsibility in regards to completing a resume, and how are you graded?
  3. List the 5 key parts to the resume that we will follow and write a short description in your own words about each part.
  4. Explain the visual look of a resume: How it is structured and why?  What fonts are more appropriate and why? Look at the fonts available to you in PowerPoint and give a few examples of appropriate fonts and non-appropriate fonts.

  3.)  Is Your Career and Occupation Choice A Good Fit? 
       Answer the following in a Google doc with file name: FullName_CareerOccupation

  1. My chosen occupational cluster is:
  2. My chosen career is:
  3. My chosen occupation is: 
    Note: You will also record this information later on the Job Objective handout.)
  4. Why do you think this is a realistic occupation and career choice for you?
  5. How have you prepared for this occupation? e.g. classes have you taken, grades you have earned, activities, etc.
  6. Do you have the required personality type and job skills? 
    Give specific reasons or examples to justify your response. e.g.  your personality categories and letters, personal experiences, etc. These are from your handouts. 
          This information will be included in your final project in the Career section. 15 minutes

        4.) Complete the double-sided handout titled: "My Education" & "My Work History". 

  • Read instructions on handout first and then go to the the tutorial--How to Write a Resume Tutorial/Instructions and slide 20 Read through to slide 23. 
  • Follow the examples on the handout and in the tutorial.  
  • Relates to Learning Target:  1. Identify work and education experience that is related to work world.

     Finish What Careers Suit Me if this is not completed.
   
DO THIS WHEN YOU FINISH EARLY:  work on any incomplete work first, then your
           final project. When working on the final project, refer to the slide tutorial we
​           have been following. NEW LINK: FINAL PROJECT 2016

  Tuesday, A day 

           FreeWrites/Warm-Up

  • See Monday's Warm-Up

         ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
          See Monday's activities begin with item #1 Intro to Resume's
          We will continue on through 4 this week.

    Wednesday B day & Thursday, A day
    Continuation of Monday and Tuesday.
Friday B day

TBD Amazing Kids:  Jack Andraka    Craig Kielburger     Group response activity.

  Misc:  Work on final project- fix headings, font layout, graphics

Update Education Plan from last year in Digital Literacy

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday & Thursday, March 16 & 17, 2016



Dear Class:

Learning Targets:
Students will --

  • Know basic budget vocabulary
  • Understand the value of self-assessments --
    Know their personality type and how personality types relate to career options.
  • Know career terms: job, occupation, cluster career
  • Career Vocabulary:
    JOB — A unique work situation or position, paid or unpaid. Activities performed on a regular basis in exchange for payment.

    OCCUPATION — A group of related jobs that have similar duties, levels of responsibility, skills, knowledge, and physical demands. CIS uses about 600 occupational titles to describe the labor market.

    CLUSTER — A way to group occupations by some common feature. Oregon uses 23 clusters to group occupations into five broad categories called Career Learning Areas.
    ​Career Learning Areas can help you focus on skills and knowledge related to your career goals and education plans.

    CAREER — The combination of learning and work that a person pursues during his or her life. 
 ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:

  FreeWrites/Warm-Up: ​

    1.  Revisit the PACE Job Readiness Skills Reflection.  ~ 10 min.
  • Read instructions on handout first.
  • Consider how your current experiences in school affect your job readiness. 
  • Need to state your "Plan to improve if relevant" if you have a "S" for sometimes and "R" for rarely.

     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
​​

      2.  Revisit the double-sided handout on My Education & My Work History. 
  • Read instructions on handout first.
  • Follow the examples on the handout and in the tutorial --How to Write a Resume Tutorial/Instructions.  Go to the slide 20 and read through slide 23. 
  • I want three skills developed from the job title you put down.

       3.  Complete the "What Careers Suit Me?"  based on your "Interest Profiler" and our "Work Importance Locator" in your CIS account.  See the instructions on the sheet after going to the tab "My Portfolio", then "Reports", then "Combined Report of Assessments", and then "View Report".  This will give you check marks for both of the assessments with a corresponding list of occupations.  Explore the occupations and fill in the corresponding information in the boxes to the right of the occupation.
 
            Website for CIS. 
    

      3.  If you finish the handout early, work on any incomplete work first, then your
           final project. When working on the final project, refer to the slide tutorial we
​           have been following. NEW LINK: FINAL PROJECT 2016


Resume Packet: My Work History Worksheet &
                              My Education Worksheet
                              Resume Template   
                              CIS Skills Worksheet Revised
                              My Skills and One-liners/Resume Workbook
                              Resume Scoring Guide
                              Handwritten Resume Draft

Monday, March 14, 2016

Monday & Tuesday, March 24 & 15, 2016



Dear Class:

Learning Targets:
Students will --

  • Know basic budget vocabulary
  • Understand the value of self-assessments --
    Know their personality type and how personality types relate to career options.
  • Know career terms: job, occupation, cluster career
  • Career Vocabulary:
    JOB — A unique work situation or position, paid or unpaid. Activities performed on a regular basis in exchange for payment.

    OCCUPATION — A group of related jobs that have similar duties, levels of responsibility, skills, knowledge, and physical demands. CIS uses about 600 occupational titles to describe the labor market.

    CLUSTER — A way to group occupations by some common feature. Oregon uses 23 clusters to group occupations into five broad categories called Career Learning Areas.
    ​Career Learning Areas can help you focus on skills and knowledge related to your career goals and education plans.

    CAREER — The combination of learning and work that a person pursues during his or her life. 
 ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:

  FreeWrites/Warm-Up: ​

    1.  Thoughtfully complete the PACE Job Readiness Skills Reflection.  ~ 10 min.
  • Read instructions on handout first.
  • Consider how your current experiences in school affect your job readiness. 

     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
​​

      2.  Complete the double-sided handout on My Education & My Work History. 
  • Read instructions on handout first.
  • Follow the examples on the handout and in the tutorial --How to Write a Resume Tutorial/Instructions.  Go to the slide 20 and read through slide 23. 
  • When you have completed this, swap with your partner/neighbor and grade each other's work. Person grading should write their name at the top right corner:
                 C/B James Oliver
     
      3.  If you finish the handout early, work on any incomplete work first, then your
           final project. When working on the final project, refer to the slide tutorial we
​           have been following. NEW LINK: FINAL PROJECT 2016


Resume Packet: My Work History Worksheet &
                              My Education Worksheet
                              Resume Template   
                              CIS Skills Worksheet Revised
                              My Skills and One-liners/Resume Workbook
                              Resume Scoring Guide
                              Handwritten Resume Draft 

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Wednesday & Thursday, March 9 & 10, 2016



Dear Class:

Learning Targets:
Students will --

  • Know basic budget vocabulary
  • Understand the value of self-assessments --
    Know their personality type and how personality types relate to career options.
  • Know career terms: job, occupation, cluster career
  • Career Vocabulary:
    JOB — A unique work situation or position, paid or unpaid. Activities performed on a regular basis in exchange for payment.

    OCCUPATION — A group of related jobs that have similar duties, levels of responsibility, skills, knowledge, and physical demands. CIS uses about 600 occupational titles to describe the labor market.

    CLUSTER — A way to group occupations by some common feature. Oregon uses 23 clusters to group occupations into five broad categories called Career Learning Areas.
    ​Career Learning Areas can help you focus on skills and knowledge related to your career goals and education plans.

    CAREER — The combination of learning and work that a person pursues during his or her life. 
 ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:

  1. The Right Job For Your Personality Video  ~ 10 min.
    Complete the online handout and make sure it is in your Google Doc folder!
    1. Personality Type - Take the Work Importance Locator survey in CIS, save results and spend several minutes examining results. Check out at least 2-3 careers/occupations in each category.  Make sure you hit "Save" for those careers/occupations that you are interested in.  You may be using one for your resume objective.
  2. Review Combined Results.
    Make Final Project slides for Interest Profiler and this slide.   20 minutes
  3. TBD: Amazing Kids:  Jack Andraka    Craig Kielburger     Teamwork​


Monday, March 7, 2016

Monday & Tuesday, March 7 & 8, 2016


Dear Class:

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Mock Interviews will occur on the following dates:

Semester 2 —Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6
You must attend one of the sessions to receive full credit for the interview.

New News~~~  Progress Reports March 11, NO SCHOOL;  AM Assembly on Tuesday


Reminder >>>>>>  

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.


Learning Targets:
Students will --

  • Know basic budget vocabulary
  • Understand the value of self-assessments --
    Know their personality type and how personality types relate to career options.
  • Know career terms: job, occupation, cluster career

 Monday

     FreeWrites/Warm-Up: ​

     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
​​
  1. Video: 60 minutes: 3 Million Open Jobs,  Give One/Get One  activity  Do Freewrite #6 in Freewrites 15 min
  2. Final Project slides: 3, 4, 5 (MB).  See Final Project Tutorial
  3. Personality Type - Work Importance Locator, review combined results.
    Make Final Project slides for each of these.  See Final Project Tutorial above







Thursday, March 3, 2016

Thursday & Friday, March 3 & 4, 2016


Dear Class:

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Mock Interviews will occur on the following dates:

Semester 2 —Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6
You must attend one of the sessions to receive full credit for the interview.


Learning Targets:
Students will --

  • Know basic budget vocabulary
  • Understand the value of self-assessments --
    Know their personality type and how personality types relate to career options.
  • Know career terms: job, occupation, cluster career

  Thursday & Friday:

     FreeWrites/Warm-Up:
  • Budget Vocabulary Test:  Take the test after you hit the "Create new test" and then copy and paste into a blank document titled "Budget Vocabulary Test" with your score.  10 min
                              
     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:

  1. Take the  CIS Interest Profiler Assessment- Save your results in your shared folder.

    ✓ 
    Login to CIS for Oregon-  If you forgot your login, go to your "Interest Profiler CIS" document in your folder to locate information in your Interest Profiler Assessment.


    ✓ Open the CIS for Oregon tutorial. Go to slide 17 and follow the instructions to restore your survey. ~ 5 min
  2. Meyer's Briggs handout is due today.
  3.  Explore career options~ Identify 3 careers best suited to your personality type.
    Research these careers to determine if they suit your interests.
    To do this you will complete the Cluster Exploration handout.  20 min
  4. If you have finished all other classwork, take the Work Importance Locator survey. This survey assesses the kind of work environment your interests indicate.​


    Friday

    FreeWrites/Warm-Up

     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
​​
  1. Final Project slides: 3, 4, 5 Personality Type, 6 Interest Profiler, 7 Work Importance Locator
  2.  Budget vocabulary quiz

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Tuesday & Wednesday, March 1 & 2, 2016



Learning Targets:
Students will --

  • Know basic budget vocabulary
  • Understand the value of self-assessments --
    Know their personality type and how personality types relate to career options.
  • Know career terms: job, occupation, cluster career

  Tuesday & Wednesday:

     FreeWrites/Warm-Up:
  • Spend 5-10 minutes matching budget vocabulary terms to definitions in the scatter game. Go to Budget Vocabulary Flashcard Practice and click the "Scatter" link at the top. See how many words you can match to their definitions.  Test later this week.
                              
     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
  1. Are you an Eyore or a Tigger?  Be inspired to follow your dreams.
    ✓ Watch video: An Interview with Randy Pausch ~ 45 min.
    ✓ Complete the reflection handout as you watch. Randy Pausch Interview Questions
    ✓ Upload the handout at the end of the class period into your shared folder.
  2. Take the  CIS Interest Profiler Assessment- Save your results in your Portfolio.

    ✓ 
    Login to CIS for Oregon-  If you forgot your login, go to your folder of your email to locate information in your Interest Profiler Assessment.


    ✓ Open the CIS for Oregon tutorial. Go to slide 12 and follow the instructions to take the survey. ~ 20 min
  3. Catch up on past assignments- FW # 3 & 4, Minimum Wage Budget, What Employers Want/Workplace Basics handout, Meyer's Briggs handout.
  4. If you have finished all other classwork, take the Work Importance Locator survey. This survey assesses the kind of work environment your interests indicate.​

  Wednesday & Thursday

       FreeWrites/Warm-Up:  Practice Budget vocabulary to prepare for quiz later in class.
       
     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
  1. Explore career options~ Identify 3 careers best suited to your personality type.
    Research these careers to determine if they suit your interests.
    To do this you will complete the Cluster Exploration handout.


    Friday

    FreeWrites/Warm-Up

     ActivitiesStudents, you will work on the following today:
​​
  1. Final Project slides: 3, 4, 5 Personality Type, 6 Interest Profiler, 7 Work Importance Locator
  2.  Budget vocabulary quiz