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= After School Schedule for the Week: = Monday: By appointment Tuesday: Until 4:00 Wednesday: Not available Thursday: Until 5:00 Friday: By appointment Saturday: 8:00 - 12:00 at BHS; 1:00 - 4:00 at BCTAL

Reminders:
 * Mavericks basketball ticket orders for the March 2 FCCLA/TAFE night are due on Monday, February 2!

=// Monday 1/26 //= =** Portfolio Development **= What are your TRUE COLORS? Take the instrument and find out what that might indicate about you. Apply this knowledge and relate it to what you have learned this semester about characteristics needed by educators.

True Colors writing assignment
 * [[image:True Colors II.jpeg align="left"]]Portfolio Development **



Group together with others who have the same color as you. As a group, develop a profile that you feel "speaks" to the characteristics exhibited by group members. Report!

=// Tuesday 1/27 //=

Finish True Colors Reports
Share your group reports that you prepared yesterday with the class.

Learning Preferences
Highlight the preferences on the handout provided that allow you to learn the best. How will these help you be a better student? As a teacher, how will identifying your students' preferences help you improve learning?

= = =// Wednesday 1/28 and Thursday 1/29 //= = = = Share your profile! = From the exercises you have completed during the previous weeks, create a profile that explains what you are all about. Understanding who we are can help us develop ourselves into the persons we would like to become.

Create a profile that includes the information listed below. You may use MS Word or Pages. Your name (first and last) should stand out: Section 1: True Colors Profile (Color + some highlights) Section 2: Learning Styles Profile (type of learner you are) Section 3: Learning Preferences (From handout with pictures) Section 4: Hemisphericity (Global or Analytical + a few highlights) Section 5: How will this knowledge make you a better student? Section 6: How will this knowledge make you a better __(fill in the blank with your career)__?

Include graphics to enhance your profile. Be sure that they support the information you are trying to share. Helpful hint: Drag pics to desktop and then drag to word document. = = // TEST on things things that help you learn best: learning styles, preferences, intelligences, hemisphericity,True Colors, and strategies. //

=// Friday 1/30 //=

** [[image:Walter Mitty.jpg align="right"]] Portfolio Development **
So, what do you plan to do with your life? How will you achieve your goals to reach the career you desire?

Read the original essay by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. What were his fantasies and dreams? Could he have realized some of these things through a career change? What advice do you think Walter Mitty would give you regarding planning your career? How will your chosen career help you realize your dreams?

Before we can aspire to a particular occupation, we must be able to visualize ourselves in that role. What would a day in the life of your job as a teacher (or other occupation) be like? What are you going to do to make your dream job a reality?

Begin researching your career following the guidelines given in class and using Career Cruising. You will have to use your time effectively, so you should consider working on this outside of class.

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= Thursday, Janaury 23: = Career research presentation. 1. Identify a career that you are interested in pursuing. 2. Prepare a presentation using storyjumper.com. Follow the rubric to prepare your presentation. You may work on this at home. You will need to be prepared to share your presentations with your peers on February 3 and 4 in class. This is a big project with much research along the way. Although the due date looks far away, it will creep up on you. Progress grades will be taken along the way, so be sure that you keep up with deadlines.

Create an account by visiting [|story jumper.com] Record your login and password in your folder.

Follow along as we do the following in class:
 * Create cover.
 * Build pages by inserting titles into text boxes on each page.
 * Add your dedication to the second page

You should have 15 pages and a cover when complete. Be sure to save after each page is built so you don't lose your work.

= Friday, January 24: = Learn how to insert pictures into your presentation. Page 1: Photo or Image of Occupation Page 2: Career and Audience Page 3: Description of Career/Occupation



=** After School Schedule for the Week: **=

Monday: Until 4:15 Tuesday: Not available Wednesday: Until last student goes home Thursday: Until 4:15 Friday: Until 4:00

=** Helpful Resources for the Week: **=



= = = Monday, January 27: = Continue working on Storyjumper presentation. Page 4: Workplace description Page 5: Salary

= Tuesday, January 28: = Continue working on Storyjumper presentation Page 6: Education and Training Required Page 7: Skills and Abilities for the Job: Intellectual Knowledge

= Wednesday, January 29: = Continue working on Storyjumper presentation Page 8 Skills and Abilities for the Job - Intellectual Knowledge Page 9: Working Conditions Page 10: Related Careers

= Thursday, January 30: = Pages 11 and 12: Highlight the features of interviews you have viewed online or those you have obtained through a live interview. Be sure you use a question/answer format. Page 13: Explain why this career is a good fit for you.

= Friday, January 31: = Page 14: Be sure that your credits are complete and in proper format. Finish your Storyjumper creation. Put the final polish on it and be sure that it is ready to present. Paste your URL to the wiki page prepared for this class.