Career

Welcome to Career/Technology Foundations! Michigan has an unemployment rate of 10.3% and is ranked 47 since March 2011. Teenagers are struggling to find employment due to our economic status. Businesses are simply not hiring. And much like the excitement of peeling the winning McDonald’s monopoly sticker to get that free fry, even if a job opening is found and the thrill is intense, it is not long-lived. Competition is stiff and our students are discouraged. Luckily, the lack of hope which has been lost within so many households in America will not have the same affect on Lake Shore High School students.

The main objective of this course is to prepare students for the world of work. Electronic portfolios were a natural fit. They provide evidence of attitudes, abilities, experiences, growth, and achievements. Moreover, electronic portfolios are an excellent way of showing off technology aptitudes, a necessary skill for the 21st century learner. To begin the process of creating electronic portfolios, students will be introduced to Weebly. Weebly is a free, easy-to-use website creator. With its drag-and-drop interface, user-friendly tools, and ability to personalize pages, students will become Weebly enthusiasts. Five separate, professional pages were required. While this project will not guarantee employment, it certainly will provide them with a competitive edge and a boost in self-concept.

The average American held approximately 11 jobs from age 18 to age 44, with the majority of the jobs being held before age 27. To survive and advance, our students will have to become skilled at job hunting. Their first job is just the beginning of a lifelong process. Electronic portfolios are the solution to helping a student demonstrate why he or she is the perfect candidate for the position and ultimately secure those job prospects.

——-2013-14 Spring Term——-

For week 1, you will:

For week 2, you will:

  • Monday:   Place Letter Home into the tray!  Review room walkthrough.   Weebly! Go over rubric for Weebly Electronic Portfolios. Candela Portfolio Rubric. Show model examples. Setup pages!  Setup blog, categories, and post your first journal.
  • Tuesday:  What’s your theme? Color? Symbol? Brainstorm YOU! Demonstrate banner sizing and creation.  Make any adjustments to your portfolio design and layout as you see fit!
  • Give Mrs. Candela your Weebly URL!
  • Wednesday: Letter of Introduction.  Mention your personality profile type in your letter, too!  Use hyperlinks!  Finish your professional Weebly banner (include your avatar character, title, and other pictures that represent you).
  • Thursday/Friday:  Create your own bucket list! Type and number 10 things you want to do before you die. Make them reachable. A lesson on goal-setting. Watch Britain’s Got Talent clip. Weebly Goal Slideshow: Take 10 pictures related to your 10 most important goals and create a slideshow. State your goal. Tell me the importance of each one and one trivia fact with a 2-3+ sentence mini-caption. Be aware of correct spelling/grammar.  List your source link (if applicable). EXAMPLE:
  • Goal #1: I want to become National Board Certified.
  • Goal #2: I want to hold a penguin. Penguins are the fastest swimming and deepest diving species of any birds which make them super cool! I challenge any penguin to a swimathon with Michael Phelps. Source: http://birding.about.com/od/birdprofiles/a/penguinfacts.htm
  • Student example: Lilly Bucket List Example.
  • ALL goals must include a source link for your facts.  If your trivia facts are lengthy, this link to shorten your URLs.
  • Demonstrate how-to place your portfolio items on Weebly
  • HW: Bring in 5 real pictures that relate to your bucket list or represent you.

For week 3, you will:

  • Monday:  Assignment procedure. Distribute Ch. 10 assignment packet. Lecture 10-1. Positive self talk clip here. Dance!
  • Tuesday:  Current Event for Chapter 10. Go over procedure: Summary, editorial, impact + 2 keywords. Complete your Current Event writeup, copy and paste it to your Weebly journals under the category “Current Event.” You should have 15+ sentences and 2 definitions when finished.  SAVE to your current events folder.  Do not print.  Show me your current event reflection!
  • Wednesday: Demonstrate how-to post current events on Weebly. Lecture 10-2. Complete Activity 10-2. (together).  Keep working on your bucket list (if time permits).
  • Thursday:  Chapter 10 assignments are due today!   Complete Activity 10-4. Finish your bucket list!  Place portfolio items on Weebly.
  • Show me your bucket list Word document draft!
  • Friday: Journal check. Please place your bucket list on your Weebly (slideshow/work samples/pictures/links) Finish your letter of introduction (3 paragraphs/home).  Do you have any other items that could be placed on your website at this time?

For week 4, you will:

  • Monday:  Chapter 10 Assessment: Mission Statement. Watch TED Awesome Things video clip. Complete awesome reflection. Answer: What is a mission statement? What are the three A’s? What meaning do they have for Neil? Which A resonated with you the most and why. Develop mission statement. See Mission Statement Examples. Rubric for Mission Statement. See Word of the Day for inspiration.  Try Googling letter adjectives, too.
  • Tuesday: Create your PMS Poster in Word. See example: mission_words_candela.
  • I’d use Tigger, Rigorous, and Christian as my three words;  They are also my initials.
  • Wednesday: Check in mission statement for Chapter 10 assessment grade. Place it on your Weebly!    Distribute Chapter 2 assignments. Lecture 2-1. Begin working on Activity 2-1.
  • Thursday: Lecture 2-2. Finish Activity 2-1. Draw an icon that represents you/your career.  Do not color it. Icon Examples.
  • Friday: No school!

For week 5, you will:

  • Monday:  Turn in icon. Lecture 2-3.  Complete Activities 2-2 and 2-5.
  • Finish your Letter of Introduction.  Mention your personality profile type in your letter, too!  Use hyperlinks!
  • Tuesday:  Digital Footprint. Discuss and complete Chapter 2 current event. Use Taxedo to create a compilation of sites you may have left a footprint on. These might include social networking sites (Twitter and Facebook), gaming sites, shopping sites, learning sites, news sites. Use the footprint shape!
  • Wednesday: Finish current event! Chapter 2 assignments are due!   Work on portfolio!
  • Thursday: Design letterhead. Demonstrate simple brushes and render your picture(s) in Photoshop! See tutorial video! Place your icon on it!
  • Friday:  Watch Creating More Lollipop Moments. Chapter 2 Assessment: Letter of appreciation. Directions for letter of appreciation.  Model ladder. Download: LOA Rubric, LOA Directions Candela, LOA Ladder, LOA Template Candela. LOA Example.
  • If possible, select someone who can relate to your career path.
  • Turn in by the end of the hour on Monday!

For week 6, you will:

  • Monday:  Journal check! Finish letter and turn in.
  • Tuesday:  Complete chapter 3 current event. If you do turn your letter in late, I will make corrections to it tomorrow morning!  Please do not send your letters today!
  • Wednesday: Make corrections to LOA.  Email to your person! Complete reference list (together). Download ReferenceFormat. Get that format correct!  One reference cannot be a teacher!  Alpha order by last name!
  • HW: Find the contact information for your chosen references!
  • Thursday:  Distribute chapter 3 assignments.  Lecture 3-1 and 3-2.  Finish references/current event!
  • Add “Name’s References Available Upon Request” to icon picture using iPiccy or Picmonkey.
  • Friday: TED video: Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed. 1) Don’t postpone.. 2) Eliminate the negative.. 3)  Be a better family member. Using 3-5 sentences, reflect on a self improvement. Portfolio review/work day!  You’ve earned it!

For week 7, you will:

  • Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday: Turn in chapter 3 packet! Career Presentation Goals: OOH Career Choice, Download Template, Find Background, Complete Title/Introduction. Download: Career Presentation_TC, Career Template, Career Research Rubric. Quality quotes (for hook) here. Caitlin’s killer example: cake.
  • Portfolio assignment: Bills and expenses sheet (together). Download:  Income Bills and Taxes.
  • Thursday: Career Presentation due halfway through the hour! Post a screenshot of your first slide + the PowerPoint file to your Weebly. (-10 for late presentations). Check presentations (together).
  • Portfolio assignment: Change the first slide picture to a selfie of you accomplishing your goal holding career-like, professional, appropriate materials!
  • Friday: Portfolio work day!

For week 8, you will:

For week 9, you will:

  • Monday: Internet down – Work on portfolio!
  • Tuesday: Turn in chapter 6 assignments! Economy Lecture. Discuss Help Wanted Ads activity. Download: Help Wanted Ads Directions, HWA Example. Begin searching for your job using Indeed, Michigan Talent, and Monster. HWA: Job/Career. Grab the template here: Help-Wanted-Ads-Template. Print your results (1 page), staple to the rubric, fill out the self evaluation, and turn into the tray. Do not forget to make educated guesses when needed! 🙂
  • Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: Watch Pursuit of Happyness and work on your portfolio!

For week 10, you will:

  • Tuesday:  Turn portfolio rubrics and download every item and place within a folder on your drive.  Revise link names so they are descriptive.  Revise portfolio as needed and write down your URL for future reference!  Complete chapter 6 current event.
  • Wednesday:  Discuss The Interview Process Overview (B/D/A).
  • Thursday: Download Interview Q Template_TC,  Interview Qs and As Article. Interview Answer Examples.
  • Friday: Finish and post questions/answers to your work samples page! Google common interview questions and add 3 q’s/a’s.  Post your template to your blog and print!  

For week 11, you will:

  • Monday:  Complete Activity 7-1 (together). Complete chapter 7 current event.  Homework:  Five pictures that represent you!
  • Tuesday:  Turn in chapter 7 assignments! Chapter 7 Assessment: Linkedin tutorial. LinkedIn Directions_TC.
  • Wednesday:  Finalize LinkedIn. Find a Linkedin icon, save it, place it on your portfolio, and share your link with the world! Create a customized banner representing each portfolio page!
  • Thursday/Friday:   Journal check! Create an Animoto. See directions: Animoto Directions.  Embed to your home page of your portfolio! Finish your customized banners!
  • Complete journal #26.
  • Misc Items Rubric.

For week 12, you will:

  • Monday:  Hand back portfolios and discuss!  FIX!   Portfolio presentations.  Discuss requirements: eportfolio presentation_TC. recording sheet_TC. Mrs. Candela will model a presentation.  Volunteers.
  • Tuesday/Wednesday:  Portfolio presentations.