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__ **Monday April 8 to June 14, 2013** __ __ **Monday April 8, 2013** __ 1) Complete Green Form if it isn't done already. Give it to Ms Rowe and we will get it ready for your placement. 2) My empolyee handbook assignment - This will be something that will also function as your final project. We will be working on this until the last week in June. Make sure you save everything in your folder. 1) Paperwork discussion - Do we have everything ready? 2) How are you getting to your placement? Discussion with Ms. Rowe, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Smith 3) What do you need for your job placement? 4) Filling out Time Sheets - 5) Other forms to be aware of -
 * We can demonstrate what would happen in the workplace when there is a conflict
 * We can bring our Workers Compensation back
 * We can begin to developing the skills of a good through our placements
 * We can begin to feel more comfortable talking to the people within our workplace
 * We can ask questions to our employer when it comes to safety and being clear on instructions
 * Lab 224 **
 * Classroom **

__ **Monday March 11 to March 28** __
 * We can explain fair workplace practices
 * We can explain what they Labour Standards Act is
 * We can practice conflict management
 * We can demonstrate what would happen in the workplace when there is a conflict
 * We can go through a mock interview
 * We can bring our Workers Compensation form back
 * We can begin to developing the skills of a good worker through our placements
 * We can begin to feel more comfortable talking to the people within our workplace

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1) Cover letter - Your job is to get your cover letter ready to hand to your future employer. The only thing that you can not fill out is your employer. When we have everything finalized (by Thursday for sure), your job will be to finish your letter and get it ready to go. 2) Your Employee Handbook assignment - make sure you have a full definition and full explanation Sentences are required for this assignment. (Darci and Megan - finish your YWRCC with Mrs. Shaw or Mrs. Smith)
 * Wednesday March 27 and Thursday March 28, 2013**
 * Period 4 - Lab 224**
 * Period 5 - Classroom** - Night at the Museum - Not every job is what you expect!


 * Tuesday March 26, 2013**
 * Period 4 - Lab 224 and period 5 classroom**

1) GREEN FORM - fill out as much as you can on your green form. Students from last year... you should already have the form saved on your network spot. Just change it and save it as **//__CWEX Green form__// __2013__** Print off. Please have Mrs. Smith check spelling and information. 2) Your job is to come up with a list of skill sets for the "perfect employee". What if you were an employer? What type of employee would you higher? - Complete the following handout **-** //All assignments are due on Thursday March 28, 2013. A digital copy should be on your wiki as well as a handed in copy to Ms. Rowe.//


 * Monday March 25 - Good Food Box**

//Cope// By Greg Ochitwa Recommended for high school Themes: Suicide, Substance Abuse, Peer Pressure, Relationships, Resiliency, Chronic Illness Curriculum Connections: Supplements aspects of the Grades 10, 11,& 12 Fine Arts, English Language Arts and Wellness programs. The content promotes the development of thinking as viewers construct ideas to make sense of the world of each character. What is the right thing to do? Why should they do it? The students will become active participants in the process between the artists and the audience while exploring an issue relevant to today’s society In this fresh and frank Saskatchewan-made hip hop musical about finding your way, Owin must resist the temptation to take the easy way out, and Kay is torn between her love for him and her fear of his darkness. //Cope// follows their battles with disease, addiction, abuse and love, and reflects on whether our humanity is revealed not in the ways we thrive, but in the ways we cope. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter please contact us if you have and questions or concerns
 * Thursday March 21 - May Wilson Theater -**

Time to finish up our YWRCC Free time to work on iMovie project
 * Wednesday March 20, 2013**

- Information that may help - http://www.aeei.gov.sk.ca/ywrcc-course/module02/m02t06p01_factsheets_e.asp
 * Tuesday March 19, 2013**
 * Period 4 Lab - Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) -** www.aeei.gov.sk.ca/ywrcc-course

We are going to be focusing the rest of the week on adding our YWRCC to our resume and portfolio.
 * Period 5 - Continuation of YWRCC**

**Period 4 - Lab - Yara Quiz -** Your job is to work on finding out the information about Yara. Interviews Tomorrow!!!!
 * Monday March 18, 2013 **

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTTczC27fko 1. Review what was learned from Lessons with Garry 2. Interview review 3. On the spot interviews - Rowe is leading
 * Period 5 - classroom- LET'S GET READY FOR INTERVIEWS! **

Period 4 - Mr. Bloudoff - Career Exploration Period 5 - Classroom - Mr. Rowe is teaching us today from Arizona :) 1) We are going to learn about what it takes to be an effective employee -
 * Friday March 15, 2013 [[file:Yara Interview Schedule 2013.doc]] **


 * Thursday March 14, 2013 - Challenges Day at RVCI **

1) Create your own Labour Standards Act -  1) Work Place Ethics - http://www.kantola.com/Workplace-Ethics-PDPD-426-K.aspx 2) Ethics Discussion and the 10 ten list of what we need to know as employees or employers
 * Wednesday March 13, 2013 **
 * Period 4 - Lab 224 **
 * Period 5 - Classroom **


 * Tuesday March 12, 2013 **

1) Complete the job interview time. 2) What is the Labour Standards Act (LSA) in Canada - Google Search - As teenagers what do you need to know about the LSA? - We are going to start to create an information document that will help explain what teenagers need to know about the LSA
 * Period 4 -Lab 224 - Job Interviews - [[file:Yara Interview Schedule 2013.doc]]**

1) Work Place Ethics - http://www.kantola.com/Workplace-Ethics-PDPD-426-K.aspx 2) Ethics Discussion and the 10 ten list of what we need to know as employees or employers
 * Period 5 classroom -**

1) Korbo, Darci, Scott, Jordon, Arden, and ??? Complete WHMIS (Did I get that right Robert?)
 * Monday March 11, 2013 **
 * Period 4 - GOOD FOOD BOX - Kazie, Boyd, Robert, Shyla, Nick**


 * Period 5 - Job Interviews - [[file:Yara Interview Schedule 2013.doc]]**

1) Korbo, Darci, Scott, Jordon, Arden, and ??? Complete WHMIS (Did I get that right Robert?) 2) What is the Labour Standards Act (LSA) in Canada - Google Search - As teenagers what do you need to know about the LSA? - We are going to start to create an information document that will help explain what teenagers need to know about the LSA 1) Work Place Ethics - http://www.kantola.com/Workplace-Ethics-PDPD-426-K.aspx 2) Ethics Discussion and the 10 ten list of what we need to know as employees or employers
 * After this is all done.....**

__ **Monday, February 25th to Friday, March 8th, 2013** __

__ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can examine the keys to a successful interview
 * We can practice practice and practice some more the keys to a successful interview
 * We can go through a mock interview
 * We can take on the role of being the interview instead of the future employee
 * We can identify, analyze, and report on safety in the workplace

1) Wiki Connections - 2) Complete WHIMS 1) Following Instruction 2) Highlight of upcoming events
 * Thursday March 7, 2013**
 * Period 4 Lab -**
 * Period 5 Classroom**

1) WHIMS certification explanation - 2) Wiki Checks while you are starting your WHIMS certification. 3) Work through your WHIMS certification - www. safeandcertified.com 1) Who is up for the Facebook Challenge? 2) What is the difference of what you see and what you think you see? Let's look at the safety pics you found around the school last Friday. 3) Optical illusions 4) Following Directions - Working in groups we need to figure out how to effectively follow directions from our employers. Ms. Rowe is going to take you through an example. 5) Following Instructions group work
 * Wednesday March 6, 2013**
 * Period 4 Lab -**
 * Period 5 Classroom - Top 10 Unfortunate Jobs**

1) WHIMS Training - Tomorrow we are going to start our WHMIS Certification. 2) We are going to complete our wikis and make sure Ms. Rowe can get into everybody's wiki. Ms. Rowe needs to mark mark mark!
 * Tuesday March 5, 2013**
 * Period 4 Lab - Megan, Jordon, Arden, and Darci I need your blue form ASAP!**

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 * Period 5 Classroom - Social Media**


 * Monday - Snow day! Catch up day**


 * Thursday February 28, 2013**
 * Period 4 Lab -** Job searching skills continued. We are going to present the information we found. Now that you have found the information how do you go about applying for the job? How do you go about making that first impression?

1) Complete our interview skills page. 2) Interviewing questions. Completing the questions and practicing in partners. What are we looking at? - eye contact, voice level, body language, hand shake, when you don't understand a question, etc...
 * Period 5 classroom -**


 * Wednesday February 27, 2013**
 * Period 4 Lab -** Job Searching Skills - Your job today is to create a list of the most user friendly job searching sites for the Moose Jaw area.

1) Interviewing Skills - Complete "The Interview" handout that Mrs. S is going to give you. This is the exact handout that I went over in class. Remember I said it is going to be difficult to complete each question, but it is necessary to complete each question! This is NOT a GROUP activity but an individual activity.
 * Period 5 classroom - **

2) Sharing with a partner. Pretend you are interviewing. Ask the question to your partner. Now when answering make sure you are practicing saying the words out loud. It is going to feel awkward! How else are you going to improve.


 * Tuesday February 26, 2013**
 * Period 4 -** Lab - Finish off your resume. [[file:Resume Sample 12 pt..doc]][[file:resume_evaluation.pdf]]

Make sure your resume page on your portfolio is completed.

The pages you should have done so far are 1) Home Page 2) All About Me Page 3) Resume Page

This is where we are going to look at the Interviewing Skills page - - Our first discussion is body language - How does body language set a tone for an interview? - What is the 5 biggest mistakes you can make during a job interview?
 * Period 5** - What does it take to have a successful interview?


 * Monday February 25, 2013 -** GOOD FOOD BOX DAY

__ **Tuesday, February 19th to Friday, February 22nd, 2013 ** __

__ **What are we learning** __


 * We can examine the elements of an effective resume
 * We can have a class discussion on the importance of an effective resume
 * We can create a resume that will be used with our employers

1) Coffee and Current Events 2) iMovie Discussion - why is Ms. Rowe just letting you play? What can you learn from playing? 3) iMovie play time (you will have another play time at the end of next week)
 * Friday February 22, 2013**

1) Type Focus job search. Using the results from your personality, values and interests let's see what jobs are best meant for you.
 * Thursday February 21, 2013**
 * Period 4 - Lab 224**

1) Circle discussion - How do you get paid for your job? Various ways people can get paid. 2) Job discussion - from the jobs you discovered for yourself explain what is your number 1 choice and why.
 * Period 5 -**

1) Print off your resume. 2) Give your resume to Mrs. Smith to hold until period 5 3) Go to www.typefocus.com and fill out the following chart with the information you discover using your personality.
 * Wednesday February 20, 2013**
 * Period 4 -** Lab 224

1) Your job now is to listen. Becoming an adult can be a hard thing. Learning and listening of what others have done in their life is an important thing. Life stories is how we learn, how we grow, how we become who we can be, and how we share with our future children. Mrs. S is going to share her employment journey. Why did she become a teacher? What journey did she take to become a teacher? I am going to have her finish off. 2) Once Mrs. S is done (please take as LONG as you want) we are going to be looking at your resumes. If you are not done a resume get on the computer and Mrs. Hart is going to help you out. If you are done a resume, sit down and get a highlighter. 3) You have spent an hour checking out what is needed in a resume. You can go to your wiki and get the answers or you did print them out. Use that information for number 4. 4) Highlight what is missing, changed, different, etc... with your resume. Make sure you have all the proper information. 5) If time... Log on to a computer and start updating your resume. If there is a lot of time, MAC lab!
 * Period 5 - Room 228 (PUT YOUR CHAIRS IN THE TALKING CIRCLE. NO TABLES.)**

Answer the questions on the Resume Page. Use the link provided. All answers need to be on your portfolio wiki page. media type="youtube" key="7bQqMTAH4TI?version=3" height="315" width="420" Make sure Ms. Rowe has all your wiki information.
 * Tuesday February 19, 2013**
 * Period 4** - Resume Page Day


 * Period 5 -** Effective Worker - We are going to be exploring what it takes to be an effective employee

__ **Monday, February, 11th to February 15th, 2013** __

__ **What are we learning** __ > (digitial portfolio)
 * We can examine many different forms of work as we examine our potential work placements
 * We can fill out our Student Application Forms with 100% efficiency for our potential work placements
 * We can can examine personal skills, interests, hobbies, and personalities as we create our own wikispaces for the class


 * Vision Boards Due Thursday Feb 14 (Happy Valentines Day present to you!) **

Period 4 - 1) Blue sheet 2) Type Focus - complete 3) Add your personality, values, and interests to you All About Me page 4) Explore your career on TypeFocus
 * Friday February 15, 2013**

Period 5 - Vision board Presentations

Period 4 - 1) Number 1 thing to get done...BLUE FORM 2) Print off or screen capture your personality testing. 3) Put your information on your all about you page. Period 5 - Vision Board Presentations - after our presentations we are going to look at employability sills.
 * Thursday February 14, 2013**

Period 4 - Assembly
 * Wednesday February 13, 2013 **

Period 5 - Employability Skills - What does it take to be a good worker? Blue Forms with Mrs. Smith

We are going to do some personality testing. What kind of person are you? This will be interesting as we are all going to do this! You, Me, Mrs. Hart, and Mrs. Smith. - **Why are we doing this?** To know what job is best for you, you need to understand you. To know what mate will be best for you, you need to understand you. To best raise your children or future children, you need to understand you. To pick the friends that are good for you, you need to understand you. **Period 5 - Why did you choose your career?**
 * Tuesday February 12, 2013**
 * Period 4 -** [[file:Getting Started Guide-Typefocus.pdf]]

__ **Monday, February 4th to Friday, February, 8th, 2012** __ __ **What are we learning?** __ > (digitial portfolio)
 * We can go over out course outline and discuss what we will be discovering in CWEX
 * We can read over the responsibilities of the students that are taking CWEX
 * We can examine many different forms of work as we examine our potential work placements
 * We can fill out our Student Application Forms with 100% efficiency for our potential work placements
 * We can can examine personal skills, interests, hobbies, and personalities as we create our own wikispaces for the class

Period 4 - Lab Time 1) complete blue form 2) complete your wiki set up and your "All About Me" Page 3) Mr. Skoropad visit Period 5 - Classroom Time 1) Vision Board Time 2) Mr. Skoropad Visit
 * Friday February 8, 2013**

Period 4 - Wiki Pages and Blue Forms
 * Wednesday and Thursday February 6-7, 2013**

Period 5 - Vision Board **- **

Period 4 - Wiki pages 1) Go to Work Study Preparation page and follow the wiki information. Go to 5) Who are you? - Ms. Rowe will help you set up your wiki. Make sure you have an appropriate name as this is what you will be showing to potential employers. 2) Print off the Vision Board Period 5 - Seating Plan - There is a need for a seating plan. Ms. Rowe will be telling you where you will be sitting during period 5 so the class can run a little smoother and more successfully than the first day. There was a lot of chatter that didn't need to happen.
 * Tuesday February 5, 2013 [[file:Classroom Your Job My Job.docx]]**

Vision Board Assignment - The purpose of this assignment is to set personal goals and describe your vision through pictures and words.

Period 4 - We are going to go over the rules of the lab. You are assigned a seat -
 * Monday February 4, 2013**
 * Course outline - See Outline Page
 * Brochure for CWEX expectations - [[file:Brochure 2011- final.pdf]]
 * Blue Form - Student Application Form - [[file:Student_Application_Form_2012.docx]]

Lab Rules - Respect the space and do what is required of you.

Period 5 - During this time we will be focusing on Work Study Preparation - This will be the section where we focus on how to be an effective worker.