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= //** Reminders: **// = After school schedule: Note: Schedule may change due to unforeseen events. Please be sure to confirm with Mrs. Kallas that she will be available for you after school.  Monday: Until 4:15 Tuesday: Until 4:15 Wednesday:long as necessary Thursday: Until 4:15 Friday: Until 3:15 = = JEANS FOR TEENS Continue to bring your Jeans for Teens to class! Ask your friends, relatives and neighbors to donate to a good cause! This project will be reported through the Project Visualize competition at the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit in February. = = = A Friendly Reminder: = = Be sure to have your BCTAL ID on your body in a visible location. =

State TAFE Conference - TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit If you participate in the Region 11 TAFE Conference and are advancing to the state level, you will want to be sure to obtain a registration packet and hear about the opportunities in which you will be able to participate!

=//** Thursday and Friday (Jan 3 and 4) **//= Welcome ! I hope your break was restful. Complete the following:
 * Review schedule for the remainder of the semester.
 * Update turn in notebook. Score yourself. Then have Mrs. Kallas grade your notebook.
 * [[image:images.jpeg width="258" height="150" align="right"]]Do you have a Career Cruising account? If not, set up one by following the protocol given in class. Be sure to record your user name and password in your "secret folder."
 * Complete the Career Matchmaker portion of Career Cruising. Save your results. (Be sure to answer the additional questions - there are 116!)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Print Career Matchmaker results
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">(You may complete the Skills Assessment and print if you have time.)

=//**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Monday (Jan 7) **//= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Will you have the opportunity to do what you do best in your future? Are you seeking a career that allows you to use the strengths that make you "world class" at the things you do well. The Gallup organization hopes to help you answer yes to both of these questions by helping you identify your top five significant themes (there are 34) and learn about what you do the best. Learn how to take this instrument (not a test) to gain the most helpful results.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Complete the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Participate in the "Animal School" dramatic presentation!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Review the StrengthsFinder vocabulary.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Obtain and review the Strengths Flyer Rubric (below)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Fill out login and password sheet (Return to Mrs. Kallas)



=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan 8 and 9)**// = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Obtain your login and password sheet from Mrs. Kallas. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Login to the StrengthsQuest web site following the directions. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Take the StrengthsFinder instrument. Your 5 top significant themes will be revealed. Remember the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Each item is timed for 20 seconds on the instrument. Don't over-think things. Go with your gut feeling.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Be sure to become familiar with the vocabulary list provided.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Answer items as you truly are. Do not answer as to how you wish you were.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">If you log out or lose your Internet connection, don't worry. Your work will automatically be saved and you will be able log back on and pick up where you left off.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">If you need to finish the instrument on Wednesday, log in and complete.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">When you finish,complete the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Record your 5 significant themes (in order) on your login/password sheet.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Print your results.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Read about them and highlight the findings you think sound highly accurate about you.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Now it is time to begin your Strengths Flyer (See rubric handed out on Friday, or open below)

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=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Thursday**// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**(Jan 10)**// =

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Using the Strengths Flyer Poster rubric, begin to prepare your project using Pages or MS Word. By the end of the period you should complete the following: = = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Friday (Jan 11)**// =
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Your name should be in a visible place (first and last)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You should have created 5 fields or text boxes for your strengths. Number and list your strengths in sequential order in the fields or boxes.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Unity One Credit Union Financial Presentation = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You are in for a double treat!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Unity One Credit Union, located at the front of the BCTAL building, will be discussing how to manage your finances! After all, don't we all want to achieve financial success?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">To double the fun, this presentation (and the previous financial survey you took) was arranged by BCTAL DECA students. They will be reporting their results in a presentation that will be used in a competative event for DECA. If you like what you see and think you would like to be part of the fun, be sure to ask what TAFE and FCCLA activities you can be involved in!

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Monday (Jan 14)**// = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Continue with your Strengths research - Prepare your Strengths flyer <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Read about and research your top two strengths. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You should complete thefollowing:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">In your own words describe each strength.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Describe how they will help you be a valuable employee in your chosen career.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Tuesday (Jan 15)**// = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Continue with your Strengths research - Prepare your Strengths flyer <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Read about and research your number three and four strengths. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">You should complete the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">In your own words describe each strength.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Describe how they will help you be a valuable employee in your chosen career.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Wednesday (Jan 16)**// =

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Read about and research your fifth strength. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You should complete the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">In your words describe each strength.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Describe how it will help you be a valuable employee in your chosen career.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Add graphics to each strength.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Complete layout and formatting.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Check your writing mechanics including spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Thursday (Jan 17)**// = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Complete the following with your strengths flyer:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Proofread (Spell and grammar check is under "tools" on menu bar, then reread to catch all errors.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Print
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Laminate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Trim
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Self-evaluate (Use the rubric, attach with a paper clip)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Turn in for grading

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Friday (Jan 18)**// = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Let's Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Let's preserve our environment for future generations by doing our part to save Mother Earth! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Those who participate earn an "s" on the TRAFLES chart. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Obtain your treat after you have recycled!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">It's Time a New Seating Chart! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Turn in an index card with the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Your name
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">A list of 4 people total (including you) that you would like to compose your group for the 4th six weeks:Turn in to the tray
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Requirements of group composition:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">At least 1 junior or senior in the group to be the group leader
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">At least 2 different high schools are represented in the group
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">At least 1 person you have not sat with before is in the group
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Do not select people who distract you or are a bad influence on your behavior

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Finish up any work you have not turned in !