Thursday & Friday, October 30 & 31, 2014

WEEK 9, OCT 27 - 31, 2014 ~~ PR2

due November 1

WELCOME TO WEEK 9, A HALFWAY MARK FOR THE SEMESTER.

We are finishing up our first chapter in our exploration—Who Am I and will be expressing our results in Part 1 of our Final Project.
Additionally, we are feet forward into developing Who We Want To Be(come).

Our targets this week are: 

1. Finish up your task to identify your skills set based on your accomplishments/actions (See the Skills Worksheet)
2. Compare your skills to skills needed in your career and identify skills needing to be acquired.  (See the PIAR Toolbox handout)
3. Begin to explain "Who We Are" in terms of our characteristics, traits, interests, skills, and abilities using our survey results as references. (New~ Start Part 1 of your final project.)
4. Organize the 5 key parts to a resume in your resume outline.

 FREEWRITES~ you will have the first 15 minutes of class to work on this.

• Monday & Tuesday — Per 5 &8 FW catch up day. Starting with the slide for FW 10 verify that you have a thoughtful written response to statements in FW 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3b, 3a, 2, and 1.      Per. 7 FW 9
• Thursday & Friday — Resume Writing for Teens. Complete the questions on the handout (have your monitors off during the video.  If you are absent, use the  Freewrite #11 after you view the video. Turn it in at the end of the period by creating a new document entitled "Resume Writing for Teens". Thanks.

ACTIVITIES

1. Finish the "My Skills".   Please follow along with the instructions given in class and the examples provided. 
 
2. Matching Skills To The Job.  This was the "My Skills" assignment where you were to take skills that were desired from the job you chose and skills you stated you were good at and selected 8 of them.  The eight skills you were to state how you demonstrated those skills through various activities or situations that called for those skills.    Other skills you can use were in the  How Strong Is Your Character?
3. Start Part 1 of your final project. Click on the link~Final Project and begin Part 1.
    Read and follow the directions.


IF time we will continue watching: FRONTLINE: DROP OUT NATION
 

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 28 & 29, 2014

WEEK 9, OCT 27 - 31, 2014 ~~ PR2

due November 2

WELCOME TO WEEK 9, A HALFWAY MARK FOR THE SEMESTER.

We are finishing up our first chapter in our exploration— Who Am I and will be expressing our results in Part 1 of our Final Project.
Additionally, we are feet forward into developing Who We Want To Be(come).

Our targets this week are: 

1. Finish up your task to identify your skills set based on your accomplishments/actions (See the Skills Worksheet)
2. Compare your skills to skills needed in your career and identify skills needing to be acquired.  (See the PIAR Toolbox handout)
3. Begin to explain "Who We Are" in terms of our characteristics, traits, interests, skills, and abilities using our survey results as references. (New~ Start Part 1 of your final project.)
4. Organize the 5 key parts to a resume in your resume outline.

 FREEWRITES~ you will have the first 15 minutes of class to work on this.

• Tuesday & Wednesday — FW catch up day. Starting with the slide for FW 10 verify that you have a thoughtful written response to statements in FW 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3b, 3a, 2, and 1.
  Per. 7 FW 9
• Thursday & Friday — Resume Writing for Teens. Complete the handout.

ACTIVITIES

1. We finished the Skills Worksheet as directed on the slide instructions (We took screen shots and called it "CIS"). There are some changes to steps 3 & 4 to help you prioritize the skills you have and to make it easier for you to complete this task online Wednesday in class. Please follow along with the instructions given in class and the examples provided. 
 
2. Matching skills to the job. Click link: Skills For The Job or “Download” the instructions from the link at the bottom of this page under “Lesson Templates”.  We worked on this with "My Skill
   Read and follow the instructions to complete the PIAR Toolbox handout.  This activity helps you see you key skills based on your accomplishments while allowing you to add other skills you think you have for the work world.  
3. Start Part 1 of your final project. Click on the link~ Final Project and begin Part 1.
    Read and follow the directions.

4. Today, we are looking at the Resume Workbook:  Link The Resume Work
   Particularly, pp 3-6 

Friday & Monday, October 24 & 27, 2014

Welcome to Week 8 of the semester/week 2 of PR 2! 
PACE is moving right along with our self discovery.

We have taken our 3 MyRoads Surveys: Careers, Majors, and the ORA Personality.
We are narrowing our choices of career, soon we will explore the skills we have with the skills needed for this career choice. This is very important to our resume writing!
We also will be comparing our career choice with our education major to see the connection and develop an education plan, down the road.

This week we will
1) Identify very satisfying skills and moderately satisfying skills based on our accomplishments/actions
2) Compare these skills to skills needed in our career
3) Explain "Who We Are" in terms of our characteristics, traits, interests, skills, abilities
using our survey results as references.


FREEWRITES
Friday & Monday — FW 9, Slide 13 only. Who Am I Meant To Be? Oprah survey
Read the slide and respond to these statements:

1. Do you agree with the results? Why?
2. Which points do you think really match the style of learner you believe you are?  Refer to your FW 4 response to answer this question.
   Justify your response with an example.  

ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the Personal Education Plan as directed.  List the freshman and sophomore classes that you know you took and are currently taking. Project your classes for semester 2, Junior and Senior years after you have reviewed page 7 of your DDHS planner and have adjusted the classes required based on what you have successfullly passed. Do the best you can and we will review this sheet later this week or next to include classes from your Majors handout.  Go to the DDHS website at hs.ddouglas.k12.or.us , go to Quick Links, Important Information, and click on "Curriculum Guide" and look at the classes available.  This is due today!!!!
2.  
   1. Matching skills to the job.
      Skills For The Job link  Follow the class guided instructions to complete the  PIAR handout and document your Skills results.

Wednesday & Thursday, October 22 & 23, 2014

Welcome to Week 8 of the semester/week 2 of PR 2! 
PACE is moving right along with our self discovery.

We have taken our 3 MyRoads Surveys: Careers, Majors, and the ORA Personality.
We are narrowing our choices of career, soon we will explore the skills we have with the skills needed for this career choice. This is very important to our resume writing!
We also will be comparing our career choice with our education major to see the connection and develop an education plan, down the road.

This week we will
1) Identify very satisfying skills and moderately satisfying skills based on our accomplishments/actions
2) Compare these skills to skills needed in our career
3) Explain "Who We Are" in terms of our characteristics, traits, interests, skills, abilities
using our survey results as references.


FREEWRITES
Wednesday & Thursday — FW 10 , slides 15 & 16.  Malala Yousafzai’s Story - The Right to Education
Yes, you will need to use your computers for this assignment only.
Respond to these questions:

a) How does school and education change lives?

b) What role has technology played in Malala’s campaign?

c) What questions would you like to ask Malala?

Friday & Monday — FW 9  

ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the Personal Education Plan as directed.  List the freshman and sophomore classes that you know you took and are currently taking. Project your classes for semester 2, Junior and Senior years after you have reviewed page 7 of your DDHS planner and have adjusted the classes required based on what you have successfullly passed. Do the best you can and we will review this sheet later this week or next to include classes from your Majors handout.  Go to the DDHS website at hs.ddouglas.k12.or.us , go to Quick Links, Important Information, and click on "Curriculum Guide" and look at the classes available.

Monday & Tuesday, October 20 & 21, 2014

Dear Class:

Freewrites: 
Freewrites Link
Monday and Tuesday:  Freewrite 5
Amazing Kids Link Here

 Freewrites...

We will be creating an account on Moodle.  This will give you experience with Web Site clearinghouses that colleges use.  Go to the DDHSPages and click on "Moodle".  You will put in your school gmail account information for the user name and password.  Class will be "PACE 2014-15".  For entry, you will use green1, green2, green3 (for 4th period), and green8.

Welcome to Week 8 of the semester/week 2 of PR 2! 
PACE is moving right along with our self discovery.

We have taken our 3 MyRoads Surveys: Careers, Majors, and the ORA Personality.
We are narrowing our choices of career, soon we will explore the skills we have with the skills needed for this career choice. This is very important to our resume writing!
We also will be comparing our career choice with our education major to see the connection and develop an education plan, down the road.

This week we will
1) Identify very satisfying skills and moderately satisfying skills based on our accomplishments/actions
2) Compare these skills to skills needed in our career
3) Explain "Who We Are" in terms of our characteristics, traits, interests, skills, abilities
using our survey results as references.


FREEWRITES
Monday & Tuesday — FW 10 , slides 15 & 16.  Malala Yousafzai’s Story - The Right to Education
Yes, you will need to use your computers for this assignment only.
Respond to these questions:

a) How does school and education change lives?

b) What role has technology played in Malala’s campaign?

c) What questions would you like to ask Malala?

 

ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the Personal Education Plan as directed.  List the freshman and sophomore classes that you know you took and are currently taking. Project your classes for semester 2, Junior and Senior years after you have reviewed page 7 of your DDHS planner and have adjusted the classes required based on what you have successfullly passed. Do the best you can and we will review this sheet later this week or next to include classes from your Majors handout. 
2. Complete the Skills Worksheet as directed. There are some changes to steps 3 & 4 to help you prioritize the skills you have and to make it easier for you to complete this task online Wednesday in class. Please follow along with the instructions given in class and the examples provided.

1. Biography slide presentation introduction/FW9

Today, we are looking at the Resume Workbook:  Link The Resume Work

Particularly, pp 3-6

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Thursday & Friday, October 16 & 17

Dear Class:

Freewrites: 
Freewrites Link
Thursday & Friday:  3b  (Slide 7)
Three Million Jobs...Link here

 Freewrites...

It's a Hot Topic!!!!  We are going to explore an application...You will copy and paste the Skills part, open up a blank document, name it "Hot Topic" and fill in the information requested!

1. Biography slide presentation introduction/FW9

Today, we are looking at the Resume Workbook:  Link The Resume Work

Particularly, pp 3-6

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Monday & Tuesday, October 13 & 14

PSAT INSTRUCTIONS/INFORMATION

Arrive on time on test day. Go to room 171 in the Pool Building.

Seniors go to the South Gym by 8:00 am.

Going into your grades:

1)  Quickstart "Careers" Tree
2)  Quickstart "Majors" Tree
3)  "Skills" Video sheet
4)  "Dropout Nation" sheet

Freewrites: 
Freewrites Link
Monday~ FW 7: Affirmation

Dropout Nation viewing 15 Minutes
 Freewrites...

1. Biography slide presentation introduction/FW9

Today, we are looking at the Resume Workbook:  Link The Resume Work

Particularly, pp 3-6