Week 7: June 1 - June 5
Pathways/Career Readiness Digital Learning Activities
Title: Communication at Work
Teacher Instructions
Student Instructions:9th grade can be a very tough year for students, for most of you, you have just made your transition into a new building, with new rules, new staff, new friends, new experiences. This next journey in your education will cultivate and shape your futures. Are you prepared? One way to ensure you are prepared is by understanding that as young adults you are now responsible for self-advocating.
Activity 1: What is self advocating? View the PowerPoint presentationhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KijUCoD_N0lyFUmkU-dOcEsHuuXdCqfiA41nr15LCzM/copy
Now that you have a general idea of self-advocacy, complete the scenario worksheet.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SkiGq9ednzuPbFQSNezPIW5acr9Iqb_acjvoeqkgjxM/copy
Activity 2: Navigating self-advocacyThink about your past experiences. Has there ever been a time when you needed to advocate for yourself? Did you? What was the outcome? OR Have you ever had a time where you should have advocated for yourself and didn't? What did you learn from the experience? In what ways have you grown since that experience? In a brief video (2 mins or less) share your self-advocating story. Submit your videos to your teacher or via Google Classroom
View the pdf on self-advocacyhttp://www.centerforchildwelfare.org/kb/YouthSpaceDoc/speak_up.pdf
Activity 3: Positive Personal ProfileA major part of self-advocating is KNOWING YOURSELF, your strengths, your weaknesses, areas in which you can stand improvement. A PPP is (a written document that describes you – can include specific information for a specific purpose but can be general as well) an inventory of YOU. As you all prepare for life after high school (work or college), you will need to paint a picture of yourself for potential employers and/or colleges. In a 1page essay, complete a self-inventory, detailing the following areas:Dreams and GoalsInterestsTalents, Skills, and KnowledgeDislikesPositive Personality Traits
For more info on these categories read:https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Developing%20a%20Positive%20Personal%20Profile%20Handout.pdf
Resources:Activity 1: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KijUCoD_N0lyFUmkU-dOcEsHuuXdCqfiA41nr15LCzM/copyhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1SkiGq9ednzuPbFQSNezPIW5acr9Iqb_acjvoeqkgjxM/copy
Activity 2:http://www.centerforchildwelfare.org/kb/YouthSpaceDoc/speak_up.pdf
Activity 3:https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Developing%20a%20Positive%20Personal%20Profile%20Handout.pdf
Translated Directions:ArabicChinesePortugueseRussianSpanish Title: Being a Team Player
Teacher Instructions
Student Instructions:Activity Instructions located in slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aMsudEdmB7qZnslrOWgHFCTYEGMZfwEGLbTYR-s3xM8/copy
Teamwork promotes workplace synergyMutual support, shared goals, cooperation and encouragement provide workplace synergy. With this, team members are able to feel a greater sense of accomplishment, are collectively responsible for outcomes achieved, and feed individuals with the incentive to perform at higher levels.
Activity 1: "Being a Team Player" IIn this activity, students will interview family members and get their views on being a team player, then watch a YouTube video and create their own statement on what a team player is.
Activity 2: "Workplace Conflict"In this activity, students will watch the YouTube video and then complete the conflict resolution worksheet and act out a resolve scenarios provided.
Activity 3: "Dependable is that YOU"In this activity, students will review the Google Slides on the importance of being dependable, then they will use the word bank on the slide to create a poem/rap/song on the importance of being dependable.
Resources:https://youtu.be/0t_XUUcM1nghttps://youtu.be/rXiMGT-Ie0M
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