Work and Community Careers 9

Why is Careers 9 important?

Careers 9 at OKM Careers 9 will be delivered in 5 components this year: Lessons in Socials 9 (Work and Community) Lessons in Math 9 (Financial Literacy) Lessons in English 9 (Goal Setting and Reflection) Take Our Kids to Work (pre-activity, participation, and post-reflection) Grade 9 POL to be presented in June will have a career component All of these components will be used to grade you in Careers 9.

4 3 2 1 Demonstrated a very clear understanding of the assignment Put great effort into their booklet and reflections Demonstrated excellent participation and clear communication in class activities Demonstrated excellent clarity in communication and organizational skills in their reflections Demonstrated excellent self awareness and connection between self, community and careers From reading your work, I can clearly see the direction you are going! Congratulations! Demonstrated a good understanding of the assignment Put effort into their booklet and reflections Demonstrated participation and clear communication in class activities Demonstrated good clarity in communication and organizational skills in their reflections Demonstrated good self awareness and connection between self, community and careers Congratulations on completing your work. Try to spend a bit more time on editing your content or providing more reflective and detailed responses to your reflections. Demonstrated a satisfactory understanding of the assignment Put satisfactory effort into their booklet and reflections Demonstrated limited participation in class activities Demonstrated satisfactory clarity in communication and organizational skills in their reflections Demonstrated satisfactory self awareness and connection between self, community and careers Please consider putting more time and effort into these assignments. Demonstrated a poor understanding of the assignment Put poor effort into their booklet and reflections Demonstrated no participation in class activities Demonstrated poor clarity in communication and organizational skills in their reflections Demonstrated poor self awareness and connection between self, community and careers Assignments needed much more effort and/or are incomplete.

Part 1: Who am I?

When choosing an occupation or career, what are some of the factors one should consider?

What are they? Where are your strengths and potentials? Transferable Skills What are they? Where are your strengths and potentials?

What are Transferable Skills? Skills you have acquired during any activity in your life - jobs, classes, projects, parenting, hobbies, sports, virtually anything - that are transferable and applicable in many different jobs What are Transferable Skills?

Examples of Transferable Skills Communicating Troubleshooting Testing Designing Researching Writing Planning Analyzing Self-understanding Speaking Persuading Understanding Innovating Organizing Motivating Selling Prioritizing Logical Thinking Problem-solving Encouraging Teaching Learning Developing Improving Updating Synthesizing Creating Imagining Visualizing Talking Leading Supervising Estimating Achieving Reporting Negotiating Interpreting Searching Team-building Reasoning Debating Decision-making Advising Influencing Performing Proofreading Filing Comparing Sharing Examining Reading

Who am I? Complete the rest of the Who am I in your Work and Community booklet, including a detailed reflection on myBlueprint.

Part 2: Career Clusters

Find me a Job! Pretend you are an Employment Recruiter and complete this activity using your Work and Community Booklet and myBlueprint. Be prepared to share your recommendations for each person with the class!

What job would you recommend? (choose 1-3) Why? Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 I like to work with children. I did not go to university but I did complete a college diploma. The Career Cluster that interests me is Education and Training I would like to make at least $30,000 per year I love working with people! I am outgoing and talkative. I completed High School but I did not attend college or university. The Career Cluster that interests me is Marketing, Sales and Service I would like to make around $40,000 per year I prefer to work on my own. I like to investigate and gather information. I completed a university degree. The Career Cluster that interests me is Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security I would like to make at least $70,000 per year

Person #1 I like to work with children. I did not go to university but I did complete a college diploma. The Career Cluster that interests me is Education and Training I would like to make at least $30,000 per year

Person #2 I love working with people! I am outgoing and talkative. I completed High School but I did not attend college or university. The Career Cluster that interests me is Marketing, Sales and Service I would like to make around $40,000 per year

Person #3 I prefer to work on my own. I like to investigate and gather information. I completed a university degree. The Career Cluster that interests me is Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security I would like to make at least $70,000 per year

My Matches Use your work booklet and myBlueprint to complete all the remaining sections in the Career Cluster section, including the reflection on myBlueprint.

Part 3: Community Connections

Community Connections Can work reflect needs? Can work contribute to community/society?

What Makes You Come Alive? Sean Aiken - TedX Vancouver One Week Job Project Click for video Can individual passions become a job/career? Besides a job/career, in what other ways can you pursue your passions?

Final Reflection Complete your third and final Work and Community reflection in myBlueprint