Reset! Workplace Learning Semester II

RESET! RESTART! RELAUNCH!
Workplace Learning Semester II

Objectives for Today:  
You will be able to explore WHY workplace learning to people outside the walls of Goode; 

you'll also create your own definitions of important soft skills and develop a roadmap for what you want to get out of this class; 

lastly, you'll revisit the expectations for workplace learning with regard to mentoring, projects and presentations

DO NOW (25 minutes): For this survey you will need two windows open, one open to What's Next Illinois and another to the worksheet linked HERE.  Follow the directions on the worksheet and then answer the questions in a google doc entitled "Workplace Learning

You may have already taken the Basic Skills Survey, but as you'll need to record some of the information on this worksheet, take it again and see if you get the same results.

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THE WORK!

(15 minutes)

 What's the purpose of Workplace Learning and what do YOU want to get out of this class?  

Watch this video to see if it can help you to define the importance of Workplace Learning

Video: Education to Employment

Answer the following questions during the video:

How many young people around the world can't find a job?

What is the major issue that each speaker references?  Why is there a "skills gap"?

What is the answer to closing the skills gap?

This class is designed to help you look at the "soft" skills that you HAVE and the ones that you want to DEVELOP! 

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NOW, GET TO WORK!

Defining Soft Skills (20 minutes)

Working in groups of 2-3, copy and paste the chart below into your Google Doc and work with your team to define each of the soft skills and give an example....make it a good one because you're going to act it out! 

Soft Skill	Your Definition	What does this look like? Give a specific example
Collaboration and Teamwork
Communication
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Information Management
Self-Management and Self-Motivation
Time Management
Organization

Soft Skills Charades (30 minutes)

Using the examples from above, your teacher will ask one member from your group to act out one of these skills....challenge yourself to get up and act it out! Knowing what it looks like to be a good team member or time manager is the first step to becoming better! 

No matter what each skill looks like to you right now, over this semester we are going to work on developing each of the skills through projects

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Expectations for Semester II of Workplace Learning (15 minutes)

• Mentor communication on a weekly basis that fully responds to the given activity and asks mentors for feedback to help you develop your soft skills (beginning 2/20

• On March 6, you will begin work on THREE projects.  During these projects you will use what you've learned about yourself, your interests and your skills and bring all of that to a team.

• Each of these THREE projects will have a final presentation.You will be graded on these projects and presentations and they will all be kept in a portfolio.

• Your PORTFOLO is a collection of all three projects and the results of each project.  At the end of the year you will look at your portfolio as a whole and see the progress you have made.

It's All About....Me!

Finding the Right Path for Yourself

Colloquium I

Do Now (20 minutes): 

1. Log onto What's Next Illinois and login to your account. (username and password: cps and your ID# for example: cps12345678)
2. Click on the "Career Planning" page and then on the "Learn About Yourself" tab.  
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page under "Digging Deeper" and take the Learning Styles Assessment and answer all 44 questions to learn more about your Learning Styles 

Begin a new Google Drive Word document and copy and paste your results.  Save the document as Exploring What's Next Illinois.  In the document, answer the questions below:

• Are you more active or reflective?
• Are you more sensing or intuitive?
• Are you more visual or verbal?
• Are you more sequential or global?

Part I: Class Discussion (25 Minutes): 

What does all of this mean?  Click on the link at the bottom of the pages that says "Learning Style Descriptions"

As a class, read through this document.  What does this mean for you?  Did you score high (9-11) or low (1-3) on the scale?  

In your Word document, write down 4 things you can do to help yourself according to the way you learn.  

For example: "According to the results I am more of an active learner, so I know that I need to study in a group in order for me to retain the information.  I won't get material if I can't do a hands on project to understand it."

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Colloquium II

Part II: Exploring What's Next Illinois (45 minutes):

If you're logged off, log back onto What's Next Illinois and login to your account. 

Choose 2 of the surveys from the section "Learn About Yourself"---You will have 40 minutes to complete this part of class, so be sure to plan your time accordingly and only take surveys that will fit into the 40 minute time frame.

If you want to figure out what your interests are take Interest Profiler

Want to find out which career cluster might be right for you? take the Career Cluster Survey

If you want to match skills to careers, take Basic Skills Survey

Want to know which skills can lead to new opportunities? take Transferable Skills Checklist

Discover your career interests, take The Career Key

Want to know what values match certain career options?  Take Work Values Sorter

Be sure to RECORD any and all results from the surveys because you will need to reference them going forward.  

Part III: TALK TO EACH OTHER!!! (20 minutes)

What did you learn about yourself from taking these surveys?   Pretend you are on an interview for your dream job.  Talk to the person next to you and discuss the following questions and why you would be right for the job.

Questions (please record on word doc):

What did you learn about yourself that makes you qualified for the position?  

How do your interests align with your career?  

Did you learn anything about yourself that you hadn't thought about before?  

Homework

Visit this webpage on typical interview questions from monster.com, a career website that helps candidates prepare for interviews, narrrow down careers, explore their strengths and weakness and gives general career advice.

Choose 7-10 questions from the list provided and answer them in your word document under a section entitled "Homework: monster.com interview questions".  Make sure you thoroughly answer the questions....the more you think about it now the more prepared you'll be when you have your first interview! 

Send the entire document (including your class work and homework) entitled "Exploring What's Next Illinois" to your Workplace Learning teacher.  

Back to the Future! Intro to Careers

Back to the Future: Introduction to Careers

Do Now:  Take this personality test to determine your strengths of preferences.  

Begin a new word document and record your 4-letter combination and your preferences.

Then click the box that says "Career Choices" under the "You" Column. 

Questions:
What careers are recommended for your personality type?  

Do you agree with your results and the sites recommendations?

Bonus Question: Which famous people share your personality type?

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PART I: Introduction to Careers

In today's lesson you will be introduced to the difference between a career and a job.  You'll also begin to think about your personality and your interests and how you might be able to find a career to match them.  

During the PowerPoint Presentation, you will follow along with your guide and answer each of the questions.  

Please submit the guide document to your WPL teacher because you will need to reference it next week and next semester!  

PART II: Researching Careers

Using what you've learned from today's lesson, begin to explore possible careers using the following resources:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Career Overview
• Occupational Information Network
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly
• Mapping Your Future
• The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center

Using the same Word document you started for your Do Now, record your research and what careers you find that match your personality and interests. 

Innovation Presentations!

Presenting Your Innovators!

Part I : Preparation (20 Minutes)

For the next 20 minutes you will work with your group to prepare any last minute additions to your presentation.  

Reminders:

• Practicing what you will say during each slide will help you make eye contact with your audience

• Remember, part of your grade is participation by EVERYONE! So make sure you are all contributing during the presentation

• Review your rubric below because you will be grading yourselves after your give your presentation

Skill	Key Performance Indicators:	What it looks like:	Possible Points			Total Points/Comments
			1	2	3
Communication	Communicate and collaborate effectively with your group to reach a common goal	Appropriate tone, volume and language Listen to every group member and make sure everyone has spoken Actively listen to others by making eye contact and using everyone's ideas
Presentation	Effectively present a final product of a written or oral presentation	Preparation is clear through use of visuals and knowledge of subject Strong body language is clear through eye contact and speaking voice Presentation explains the task, process and outcome
Participation	Demonstrate initiative and self-direction through high achievement; use your individual talents and skills to enhance group work	Work independently as a group without teacher support Identify your own skills that you will be able to contribute to the team Seek out feedback to make your project/assignment as good as it can be
Organization	Organize materials from all classes including Workplace Learning using a binder, folders or your choice of system;	Keep a binder or folder to keep your class work organized Assign roles of recorder, facilitator, process observer and active listener Manage time effectively in order to turn in assignments on time
Teamwork	Work effectively on a team to accomplish a common goal	Everyone in the group takes responsibility and participates in the project Your group works creatively to come up with an original final product Your team works through problems or issues respectfully and effectively

Part II: Presentations (85 minutes)

You and your team will now present to the rest of your class using the PowerPoint presentation you have created.  

Each group will have 10 minutes to present and 2 minutes to receive feedback and/or answer questions.

Be sure to review the rubric that you will be graded on! Good luck!

Part III: Evaluate Your Work

Using the rubric, evaluate your own group's work on this project and presentation.  Turn this evaluation in to your WPL teacher.  While they will be assessing you themselves, it's also important for them to see how you think you presented. 

Congratulations on completing your first long-term project in Workplace Lerning! 

Think about what you're proud of and what you want to work on in the new year! :)