Nov. 30th

• Introduction to Essential Skills
• Description of the Essential Skills assignment (Assignment to take place Thursday, Friday this week) 

Back to the Future assignment is due tomorrow! 

The Apprentice skills analysis activity (AM and PM class) 

Back to the Future assignment is due! 

Computer Lab (AM and PM class)

Essential Skills assignment part 1 

Computer Lab (AM and PM class)

Essential Skills assignment part 2 

Nov.23rd

Video Part II:

• Review of Back to the Future Answers
• Personal Charcteristics: p. 48 # 1-3, p. 50 #1-3
• What is shaping who I will become? p. 55-59
• Fuel Inc. Article Share Group Activity

Computer Lab: Back to the Future Assignment (AM classs)

Links for the assignment:

Mortgage affordability calculator:

http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/buho/buho_005.cfm

 Real estate search site:

http://www.mls.ca

Car loan calculator:

            http://www.tcalc.com/tvwww.dll?CalcLoan

PM class:

• Personality and Colour Theory
• MI Test 2
• Note: Live to Work vs. Work to Live.
• Back to the Future assignment instructions
• Mike Rowe: Shark Patrol episode

e-copy of the assignment:

 Back to the future.pdf 

Computer Lab: Back to the Future Assignment (AM and PM class)

Links for the assignment:

Mortgage affordability calculator:

http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/buho/buho_005.cfm            Real estate search site:

http://www.mls.ca

Car loan calculator:

            http://www.tcalc.com/tvwww.dll?CalcLoan

e-copy of the assignment:

 Back to the future.pdf 

Computer Lab: Back to the Future Assignment (PM class)

Links for the assignment:

Mortgage affordability calculator:

http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/buho/buho_005.cfm            Real estate search site:

http://www.mls.ca

Car loan calculator:

            http://www.tcalc.com/tvwww.dll?CalcLoan

AM class:

• Personality and Colour Theory
• MI Test 2
• Note: Live to Work vs. Work to Live
• Mike Rowe: Shark Patrol episode

e-copy of the assignment:

 Back to the future.pdf 

Back to the Future assignment due Tuesday.

• T/F warm up, what do you know about the world of work?
• Review of answers to Worksmart Ontario webquest
• Introductory Unit review questions

Late Transition to Work activities accepted.

Chapter 1  Review, p. 28 

Answer the following questions:

• Knowledge & Understanding #1-4
• Thinking and Inquiry # 6-7
• Application #10  

Please complete the review for Friday.

 Unit 2 Intro: Personality and Career Choice 

• Review of answers to Mike Rowe question sheet (skills analysis)
• Nature vs. Nurture article, Maslow article (PM class) and questions.
  • Nature vs Nurture questions will be taken up in class tomorrow. (AM class)

Please complete the review for Friday.

NatureVsNurture Questions.pdf  

• Warm up: Career Studies Bumper Stumpers
• Note: Introduction to Multiple Intelligences (p. 41 - 43)
• Article: Can your Personality get you hired or fired? (PM class)
• Personality (p. 48 - 50) 

Please complete the review for Friday.

Computer Lab, Introductory Career Cruising Activities:

Part 1: 

Career Cruising Activity 1: School Subjects and Careers

Career Cruising Activity 2: Using School Subjects in the workplace

Save both the activities to your network space.

Find answers to the activities on the Career Cruising website:

 www.careercruising.com

Part 2:

Try making your own wordle at http://www.wordle.net

Copy and past text about your favourite job profile from the Career Crusing activities.

*Please note, you can access your school files from home using your Student/Novell password and ID at this portal site: https://myfiles.ocdsb.ca

Please complete the review for tomorrow.

Activity1.doc 

Activity2.doc 

Check out the: 

Career Studies Wordle!

Please print your completed activity 1 /2 and wordle for your notebook.

Video: Part I

Homework check, chapter 1 review. Students with incomplete work must show their completed review to Mr. C on Monday. 

• Conclusion of video (PM class)
• Warm up: Introductory reflective questionnaire
• P.2-3 reading (overview)
• Note:
  • Making decisions & balanced decision making: p.6-11
  • What makes a career? p. 15
  • Career Venn Diagram
• Introduction to the Career Pathways map
• Transition-to-Work Inventory 

Hardcopy Handout: Transition to Work Inventory

Homework: Please complete the Transition to Work Inventory for Thursday, November 12th. 

Personality and Careers

• Concept review: balanced decision making, what makes a career, course themes and units of study.
• Note and Group activity: Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs (AM class)
• Part II: Transition to Work Inventory (Steps 4 and 5)
• Mike Rowe: Snake Wrangler!

Homework: Transition to work activity due Thursday.

Hardcopy Handouts: Maslow article and activity (AM class).

Pre reading for Wednesday (textbook)

• p. 65 General Work Skills
• p. 76 Organizational skills
• p. 78 Stress management 

Video: Mike Rowe's Dirty Jobs:

“Coffee cultivators, marine mammal rescue, ostrich rancher” episode

• Students are to complete the question sheet provided. Students may wish to refer to their textbooks, as pages are cited to assist with key terms. 

Text references:

• Employability skills p.65
• Organization skills p.76
• Stress management p.78

Homework: Transition to work activity due Thursday. 

E-copy of Handout:

Skills analysis_QuestionsDJ.pdf  

Computer lab 1:

1. Use the Career Cruising website to find information about the pros and cons of the jobs you selected in the transition to work inventory:

http://www.careercruising.com/

2. Find answers to the worksmart ontario webquest at this website:

http://www.worksmartontario.gov.on.ca/scripts/default.asp

PD Day : No class.

Have a great long weekend! 

No homework.

Have a great long weekend! 

Welcome to Career Studies!

• Seating Plan
• Course Outline
• Career studies Guide to Classroom success
• All About Me Activity
• Arctic survival group activity
• Textbooks assigned (PM class)

• Course outline

• Career Studies Guide to Classroom Success

No homework.

•   Review of class policy and procedure
•   Review of course outline and evaluation policy
•   Unfinished Statements warm up activity
•   Note: OSSD requirments and Course Types
  • Focus on options in high school /note taking strategies
• Textbooks assigned (AM class)
• Video: Careers to Discover
• DEAR

E-mail Mr Cappello to let him know you've found this wiki!