Career Education 6 & 7
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Big Ideas
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Our attitudes toward careers are influenced by our view of ourselves as well as by our friends, family, and community. |
Our personal digital identity forms part of our public identity. |
Practising respectful, ethical, inclusive behaviour prepares us for the expectations of the workplace. |
Leadership represents good planning, goal-setting, and collaboration. |
Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules. |
New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options. |
Curricular Competency
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Content
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Students are working on developing the following areas:
- Recognize their personal preferences, skills, strengths, and abilities and connect them to possible career choices
- Question self and others about how their personal public identity can have both positive and negative consequences
- Examine the importance of service learning and the responsibility of individuals to contribute to the community and the world
- Appreciate the importance of respect, inclusivity, and other positive behaviours in diverse, collaborative learning, and work environments
- Question self and others about the reciprocal relationship between self and community
- Use entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to solve problems
- Demonstrate leadership skills through collaborative activities in the school and community
- Demonstrate safety skills in an experiential learning environment
- Set realistic short- and longer-term learning goals, define a path, and monitor progress
- Recognize the influence of peers, family, and communities on career choices and attitudes toward work
- Appreciate the value of new experiences, innovative thinking and risk taking in broadening their career options
- Explore volunteer opportunities and other new experiences outside school and recognize their value in career development
- Apply project management skills to support career development
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We will be investigating the following content this year:
- Personal Development
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- goal-setting strategies
- self-assessment
- project management
- leadership
- problem-solving and decision-making strategies
- Connections to Community
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- local and global needs and opportunities
- cultural and social awareness
- global citizenship
- volunteer opportunities
- Life and Career Plan
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- factors affecting types of jobs in the community
- technology in learning and working
- role of mentors, family, community, school, and personal network in decision making
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