Complete, post, and publish all Career Path unit assignments by: [See TEAMS page for current due date]
Use the Checklist to track your progress (45 total marks):
Homepage construction (5 marks)
What is Happiness and Success? Reflection (5 marks)
Personality Type Reflection (5 marks)
Learning Style Reflection (5 marks)
Career Fair Reflection (5 marks)
Career Research Assignment (10 marks)
Career Path Project (20 marks)
Post-Secondary Institutions Reflection (5 marks)
All assignments must be completed to receive passing credit for this course.
Create a homepage for your site. Using a mix of images and text, show your audience who you are and what is important to you (5 marks). Include:
a picture of yourself
your favourite activities, clubs, sports, and volunteer experience
Your favourite place and/or a travel destination you'd love to see
Your best friend, your parents or parental figures, a person who you look up to
Your favourite art/music/book/film/video games/etc
Your hero - athletes, rock stars, YouTubers, etc; Tell us why they are your favourite!
A quotation that you like that reflects your view on life
Anything else that makes you the person you are today
Class Discussion: How do we define success? How do we define happiness? How are these two values related?
Reflection - How can we choose a career to balance Happiness and Success? Which is most important to you? What can we do to ensure balance in our working lives? 5 marks
Career Fair Reflection- What booths did you visit? What information did you find out? How does a career fair help students prepare for their future? What was your take away from the fair?
Complete your Personality Type Assignment and post to your portfolio:
Complete all surveys in MyBlueprint: myblueprint.ca
Click above image for a quick reference showing what your four-letter code means.
Write a Reflection - Is this report an accurate reflection of your personality? Do the suggested careers seem like careers you would want to do? What did these surveys teach you about yourself or the world of work? 5 Marks
Complete your Learning Styles Reflection and post to your portfolio:
Complete the Learning Styles survey on MyBlueprint: myblueprint.ca
Click the above image, which shows preferred activities for each learning style.
Write a Reflection - how do these learning styles affect your career choices? 5 Marks
Post-Secondary Institution
Complete your PSI Reflection
What booths did you visit? What information did you find out during your session? How does having a PSI fair help students prepare for their future? Do you feel that this was valuable to have at our school?
Have a look at the article below. What are the common stressors you will likely face and how might you cope with those stressors? No need to write a reflection, but definitely worth thinking about!
Upload your Career Path Presentation here. Be sure to answer all question about Post-Secondary and your top picks for Career Path. Be sure to include Plan A and Plan B. Make sure your Google Drive Docs are listed as "public" under the Share tab. See assignment for marking criteria
What is your dream job? Why do you think this would be a good fit for you? What skills do you need to be able to do this? Is this job a realistic fit for you?
What is a job you would never want to do? Why not? What aspects of this career would be unpleasant or unsatisfying to you?
Take the careers test on MyBlueprint. What is it suggesting for your strongest matches? Which of these would be your top three picks for career path? Why?