Thursday and Friday Dec 20

Worked on the presentations and the CA.

Also showed off updated marks for a few students.

All good.

Merry Christmas!

Tuesday and Wednesday Dec 18

I was off yesterday, hacking up a lung. I've got the dry lung searing cough that is going around.

Tuesday and Wednesday I gave students a chance to get their CA's complete and to see the mark they have right now during one on one conferences on Wednesday.

Ok. I will get through today.

What not to do ... 

Mon Dec 16

We are trying, Ringo. We are trying real hard to be the Shepard.

We are working on our presentations and All About Me Unit things to hand in. At least that is what I'm hoping we can do by the end of the period.

We are so close to Christmas .... they even played a semi happy song on the announcements this monring! ;)

Anyway, we are hard at work together.

Fri Dec 13

Hey there, here is the link to the Bus Survey.

All the cool kids have filled it out. Go ahead. Be a cool kid.

We are also working on:

Final part of the CA
AAM Unit - Task 1 or Task 2, Task 3 or Task 4

Just do the Tasks. Thankyouverymuch.

Thursday Dec 12

Last day for CA - also a Mass Day. Schedule above.

If you are done, work on the All About Me Unit material ... it's all good. Or your CA Presentation due next week.

You got this.

The reward for getting the CA Writing part done

Tuesday and Wed Dec 11

Tuesday we put some "Writing folders" together for Wednesday.

Some were not though .... ;(

Wednesday is day one of the in-class writing part of the Culminating is today.

We are working hard together.

Monday Dec 9

We tried this today. Nope.

We should have been able to co-created this list of topics on the Theory of Internet Usage together. Instead, I had to forgo that and use the notes from the discussion to tell students what to write about for Task 4 for the AAM Unit.

The note: Here it is.

Fri Dec 6

A good final day in the library on our Culminating Activities as a group. I conferenced with everyone in the class who was present either today or yesterday. Thanks for that.

I am worried about a few of you ... y'all need to keep editing your document so that it is your best work. If you need help, ASK!

Seriously, ask. Email me at the email address that we've been using all semester. Seriously.

Have a great weekend!

Almost. Alllllllmost.

Thursday Dec 5

We were in the library today, working on draft versions of our CA Pieces of Writing.

It was .... epic.

I'm glad we are getting this done in a realively decent pace. Good on ya.

Period 4 I did shatter the silence of the library with a great Chewbacca imitation. I did tell the librarian I would publicly shame myself and here it is.

Wed Dec 4

Today we worked on our draft versions of our CA essays and the final part of the All About Me Unit

I was able to conference with a few students who knew they were going to be away Thursday and Friday this week. I see this as a step in the right direction - good work!

Here is an example I've what I'm hoping to see tomorrow from students for the CA Conferences in the library:

Ok, have a great one!

Tues Dec 3

TDo this and be a

I've said it often and I'll say it again today. Being done is being an adult.

This is a rather poor draft version, but it's done.

Being done is being an adult.

I'm done for the interview/conference on Thursday or Friday.

Be an adult.

And now ... on to the All About Me Unit, too.

Monday Dec 2

Yesterday and today we worked basically on whatever we needed to get done.

The All About me Unit is coming along nicely. We now have a bunch of College Calendars in the portable for stuents to have in their hands and learn to use.

We also have almost everyone in this period having an edited "About" paragraph done and ready to post online for employers to see and search out. The next step is to begin an online portfolio for both this assignment and for future employment.

Finally, we also took a long minutes to work on the thesis and first paragraph of the piece of writing for the Culminating Activity for this course. We wll continue this work tomorrow and onwards.

I call this picture "Being done is being adult."

Friday Nov 29

You need to do this for the CA:

It's a List of Works Cited

Link on the right-hand side of the blog.

Thursday Nov 28

Today was a "Let's work together to make sure we are moving together" day.

I had students working on their "About" piece of writing and their CA in the same room.

We also had students working on things they owed from other units and making sure their assignments were in for this unit too.

I posted the due dates for the AAM unit on the right-hand side of this blog, too.

Wednesday Nov 27

Today we did a fair number of things in class.

First, we took up the homework from yesterday that I got a few copies completed on paper, even though the instructions said by email.

So I asked people to email their responses to me by the end of the day.

At that point, we discussed what was needed to be done for Task 3 and Task 4 for the All About Me Unit. I allowed students at this point in time to use class time to work on things they needed to get done.

I also conducted a few Culminating Activity conferences that were not done last week. Only one interviewee confirmed with me that they did not have a conference with me and had to get one done today. We need to work on that as a group.

In those discussions, I mentioned the above video as an example that they could use to get a level one on the Presentation part of their CA Presentation.

Tuesday Nov 26

Thanks Stephanie!

Here is the link

Here are the questions

Paying for Post-Secondary

1.     This is quite a lengthy Power Point on how to pay for school after secondary school. One of the points of the Careers course you took in Grade Ten was to have a five year plan. How would you describe what you are doing (or what you think you may be doing) in 2024 in fifty words or less.

2.     That’s great … having a plan is awesome. How might you be paying for this?

3.     Do you know your way around a College or University Calendar? Why might that be a skill that you should pick up?

4.     How might you also work to help out the other parts of a “Wellness Triangle” – a combination of your physical, mental/emotional and social wellbeing?

Monday Nov 25

We are moving forward with the All About Me Unit today.

We are reading an article "Three tips to ensure your online presence is helping your job search"

Here are the questions

1.     “Personal Brand”? What’s a definition of that?

2.     Is that important in 2019? Seriously? Can’t I just get hired by my network of people?

3.     How complete is your Final Product for this Unit, anyway?

4.     How well might your other social media support your job finding attempts?

5.     If a person looking to hire you actually googled you, what would they find?

I'm also working on the About write up for students too.

Wed and Thursday Nov 21

Both days we were in the library ... and both days we were doing the first set of conferences specifically for the culminating activity for the couse.

Yes, there were two big events going on at the school - Dodgeball and the football game in Hamilton respectively.

However, not everyone bought out and or signed out for the period. Disappointing.

We will have to work together to keep moving forward towards the finishing line in this course.

ok, see you Monday!

Tuesday Nov 19

We focussed on getting the About section of the Online Portfolio Task done today.

Focus.

I also conferenced with students about Task 1 - Articles ... we now have had four articles assigned.

Monday Nov 18

So ... today we are working on a few things:

First, we need to either share witht he teacher or show the teacher notes on the "About" section for your online portfolio.

Secondly, read this article and submit your answers to the questions tomorrow

Reasons to have LinkedIn

1. Before reading the article, did you know what LinkedIn was?
2. What are some reasons that you think you should have LinkedIn?
3 In a paragraph length piece of writing, answer the question “Are you ready to network like this, do you think?”
4 What exactly does “Networking” mean to you?
5 Why might the school system want you to volunteer, do you think?

Thirdly, get ready for the Culminating Activity interview we are having on Wednesday or Thursday in this class.

Friday Nov 14

So today was a catch up day.

We took a peek to see if everyone had the three articles from Nov 6, Nov 8 and Nov 13 handed in.

The we all took a peek at the "About" section of the teacher's LinkedIn account. It was during period one that I edited my own "blurb" for this. I was able to do it while my account was "live", which I do not recommend for my students. I asked them to email me draft versions of their "About" such that I could edit them.

One student did and we co-edited it together in front of the class. I also mentioned to students that they should be "humble-bragging" about themselves in this section, letting potential employers know who they are and what they can do.

I also asked that students mention if they had First Aid or a Food Handling certification in this section, too. If you don't have them, I posted spots to get them on the right-hand side of this blog.

After that, we chatted about the Task Three for the AAM unit - a Written Portfolio.

Have a great weekend.

A sample

Thursday Nov 14

So ... we took up the article questions from yesterday and ... I was interested in seeing how my students were handing things in. Pencil on paper ... how quaint ... next unit we'll be using chalk and blackboards, I guess .... ;)

As long as the assignments are rolling in, I'm good.

We also chatted a bit about the various platforms for the Task Two Online Portfolio for the All About Me (AAM) Unit.

Here is that discussion. I mean ... we had a powerpoint that launched some discussion and I also had a recommendation for this assignment: LinkedIn.

After that, I had to nag people for assignments and I had a chance to handback some material too.

Wed Nov 13

Today we are going to work on formal and informal Networking and start about why this works for businesses.

Also ... what is the difference between a reference and someone in your network.

Here is the article

and here are the questions due tomorrow.

1.     Draw a visual representation of your network – basically … who do you know

                                               i.     See the example that the teacher has up on the board

2.     How does one “reach out to one’s network” exactly?

3.     What are personal references? Do you have three you can use for a job application?

4.     Why do you have to “Maintain your network”? What exactly does that mean?

5.     Any of the Job Search Networking Tips at the end of the article appeal to you?

Tuesday Nov 12

So today we are looking at our networks. I did show my network to the students, but really, I shouldn't put it up here.

We also need to get the other two articles complete and into the teacher. The one from Friday and Wednesday.

Monday Nov 11

Ok ... so the busses are cancelled.

So that means you need to work on LinkedIn account for the "All About Me" unit.

So ... do that.

Friday Nov 8

So read this article and answer these questions.

Email your answers to me at Chesserhandin1 at gmail.com

1.     What percentage of employers that CareerBuilder surveyed used social media to screen candidates for hiring?

2.     In an informal piece of writing of about a paragraph, tell me what you think about this line:

“I think it should be very clear to anyone old enough to be looking for a full-time job to understand that, given all the social media scandals, you should assume employers—or anyone else that might have a say in your livelihood—will see what you post.”

3.     There are five really annoying online habits listed in the “Using Facebook to hire and fire” – of the five, which ones do you see as the one that would prevent someone from getting a full-time job after high school?

4.     What if you were working at a restaurant as a server and you disagreed with someone much higher up in the same company? Do you have the right to voice your disagreement with them without consequence?

5.     If you do disagree with your employer or customer in public, is there anything to protect you from getting fired?