Career Unit

Week 1- Intro and Business Letters
Tuesday, January 3 Intro/syllabus/etc.
Wednesday, January 4 Make Folders etc.
Computer/Internet Survey and Quote
Thursday, January 5 Business Letter- Word

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison

Friday, January 6
CAREER PLANS SURVEY
Cover Letter
When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.

http://thinkexist.com/i/sq/as0.gif John M. Richardson, Jr. quotes

   
Week 2- Passion and Careers
Monday, January 9
New Quote Sheet

Inspiration Activity
Tuesday, January 10
Commencement Video
Passion
Oprah Quote/Commencement Response
Wednesday, January 11
PLAN TEST results
Thursday, January 12 Introduce and start Posters
Tuesday, January 17- Friday, January 20th Work on Posters
Monday, January 23rd Share posters
Passion Scoring Guide
Tuesday, January 24th Enrollment Meeting
Wednesday, January 25th
Paula White Video
Chart of Activities and Skills- Finding Careers
HOMEWORK- Career Family Tree- DUE Friday!
 
Thursday, Jan. 26th- Friday, Jan. 27th MO Career Guide Book Scavenger Hunt
Monday, Jan. 30th- Tuesday, January 31st Missouri Connections Site Overview
Missouri Connections Log in Sign up
CIS Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, February 1st- MO Connections Inventories
  MO Connections Inventories
Week 4- Career Research
Thursday, February 2nd Job Planning Conditions Worksheet and Activity
Friday, February 3rd Career Cluster Videos Overview
Monday, February 6th Progress Reports and Catch -Up Day
Tuesday, February 7th
Thursday, February 9th
Career Research/Report and Personal Plan with Counselors
Career Research Instructions
Career Research Information Sheet- COMPLETE 2
Career Research Scoring Guide
Wednesday, February 8th National Guard Guest Speaker
Friday, February 9th Careeer Day- (KV students in the afternoon) AM Study Hall-
  Career Research/Report and Personal Plan with Counselors
  Diana Reynolds- Breaking Traditions
Week 5- Career Research Continued
Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, Feb. 16 Personal Plan with Counselors
   
   
Week 6- Career Research and Personal Plans
Feb. 21st - Feb. 24th Career Research Report and Personal Plan with Counselors
Career Research Instructions
Career Research Information Sheet- COMPLETE 2
Career Research Scoring Guide
Monday, Feb. 27th Career Research Report and Personal Plan with Counselors
Finish Paper and turn it in with both Research Information Sheets
  Career Research Report and Personal Plan with Counselors
Finish Paper and turn it in with both Research Information Sheets
Tuesday, Feb. 28- Wednesday, Feb. 29th Personal Plan on Missouri Connections/
Personalize MO Connections
   
Week 7 - Resumes and Letters (Word)
Monday, March 12th Reality Check
 Resume Building on MO Connections
Tuesday, March 13th Breaking Traditions- Diana Reynolds
Wednesday, March 14th Resume Building (Word)/Catch Up
Thursday, March 15th Dr. Randy Pausch
Thursday, March 15th “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
Friday, March 16th Progress Report/Catch-up day
Week 8- Code of Ethics/Articulation/Plan Test/Career Mentors
Monday, March 19th Job Applications (In class activity)
Tuesday, March 20th Credit Articulation-Sue- Mark Chambers
Wednesday, March 21st Explore Career Mentors Videos
   
  Code of Ethics- Counselors
  Code of Ethics- Counselors
Week 9- Job Search, Applications and Interviews
  Job Applications (In class activity)
  Job Interviews- Lois Powell
 
Survey Data - Post Career Unit
 Study Skills- Counselors
  Learning Styles
  Organization
  Outlining and Reading for Content

CAREER PLANS SURVEY
Taking Notes During Lecture and Writing Skills
  Test Taking Skills