Employability+and+Careers+Class

Assignments 12.13.12  **ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERIENCE**

The Entrepreneurship Experience provides a student with the opportunity to develop the skills needed to become a business owner. Through a hands-on project the student takes responsibility for meeting timelines, making decisions, conducting research, preparing and making presentations – all skills needed for success in the workplace.
 * **Entrepreneurship Experience Framework 2010** ||
 * [|Complete Document] - ( [|word document] ) ||
 * [|Introduction] ||
 * [|Implementation and Responsibilities] ||
 * [|Idea or Product] ||
 * [|The Business Plan] ||
 * [|The Portfolio] ||
 * [|The Presentation] ||

11.29.12 Rough Draft of Concept Complete

11.28.12 Evaluate/Judge a completed business plan

11.27.12 Rapid Fire Questions Regarding your business plan idea. Each person had one minute to write down their business plan questions.

11.20.12 work on business plan components

11.19.12 Finish discussion of a business plan concept

11.16.12 Create a concept map to identify the parts of a business plan. Discuss the components of a business plan.

11.15.12 Finish College Recruiter Presentations

11.14.12 find 4 scholarships that you qualify for on fastweb.com print the page and turn it in.

11.13.12 Fast Web.com overview. Create an account 11.9.12 Finish Career Jeopardy: Human Services Field. Brain storm Business ideas. Overview of owning your own business.

11.8.12 Career Jeopardy: Human Services Field.

11.7.12 prepare presentation speech

11.6.12 research and report on a chosen career. Include the following in a written report: work conditions, salary, benefits, education description

11.5.12 Develop 5 questions for our guest speaker on a Tribal Lawyer Career

11.2.12 Finish hand out materials

11.1.12 Career Jeopardy: Human Services Field.

10.31.12 Lab work for college advertisements. 1 page report to share.

10.30.12 Lab work for college advertisements - Checklist evaluation and self-check on progress.

10.29.12 Guest Speakers: Jill Kessler, Dani Duchaneux College Costs-Scholarship opportunities. See Fastweb.com for additional information on scholarships. Prepear and answer 5 questions for the guest speakers.

10.26.12 Lab work for college Advertisements.

10.25.12 Lab work for college advertisements.

10.24.12 Guest Speaker: Virginia Webb (Presentation College) Topic: What to expect from college. What's your EQ? Link 

10.23.12 5 Questions answered from the guest speaker: Dr. Shaheb: Endocrinologist.

10.22.12 Here are some resources for creating advertisements. programs

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10.19.12 Research College info for presentation. Complete 5 guest speaker questions for an endocrinologist.

10.18.12 Project assignment meeting. Discussed Project Outcomes, Examples of similar projects, Discussed ideas and plans

10.17.12 Direct instruction:what is college like-credits, admissions, requirements, location, google maps. Assign: Look up the college you want to attend on google maps.

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10.13.12

10.12.12 Finish Career-College Selection on SD my life.com

10.11.12 compare college three to college 1 and 2 / Take learning styles inventory quiz-Career Cruising Assessments

10.10.12 Research college 1 and compare to college 2

10.9.12 Select a career and three colleges to compare for a major. Then enter the information in this[| sheet]

10.8.12 No School

10.5.12 Thank you notes for the guest speakers so far

10.4.12 Guest Speaker- Photography

10.3.12 Catch up day

10.2.12 SD My Life Career Cruising part 2

10.1.12 Career Jeopardy (hospitality/tourism)-Sub Day

9.28.12 Introduction to SD My Life Career Cruising Part 1

9.27.12 Guest Speaker- Institutional cook. write, ask, and answer 5 questions about the teaching profession. Log In to sdmylife.com explore the website and portfolio features.

9.26.12 Guest Speaker: Teacher- Beckler write and answer 5 questions about the teaching profession. Read this article "Low wages are especially relevant among South Dakota's Native American population. While South Dakota's median household income rose from 2007 to 2010, Native American's average income dropped more than 18 percent." Then write three reasons you think the average income has dropped between 2007-2010.

9.25.12 Discussed Minimum Wage- Assignment- Pick a career, identify three colleges that offer a degree in the career field, compare and contract the three colleges, choose one college defend your answer with two reasons.

9.24.12 Career Jeopardy- Agriculture

9.21.12 No School

9.20.12 Career Jeopardy- Law Enforcement

9.19.12 finish work preference/powerpoint

9.18.12

9.17.12 Complete the analyzing your work preferences packet. Get packet from Teacher. Compare your top three jobs you would like to know more info about with the skills you chose. Do they match?, Do you need to think about other jobs that will use your skill set?.

9.14.12 Guest Speaker on Careers in Sales / Develop and Answer 5 questions for Guest Speaker.

9.13.12 Finish Uploading Power Points to Google Docs

9.12.12 Upload Power Points to Google Docs

9.11.12 Watch Career Video: Food Production Workers./ Finalize Career Cluster Power Points

9.10.12 No Class

9.7.12 Mobile Docs Set up google acct at google.com

9.6.12 continue on power points/ vocabulary **Kickback/**

9.5.12 continue on powerpoints

9.4.12 Identify jobs in the 16 career clusters. Assignment. Steps: 1. locate a website with a list of the 16 career clusters [] [|http://www.careervision.org/resources/careerclusters.htm#1]

2. Familiarize yourself with types of jobs in each path. Read, explore, discuss. Choose **three** sample occupations in each cluster to illustrate the cluster. **AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES** This Career Cluster prepares learners for careers in the planning, implementation, production, management, processing and/or marketing of agricultural commodities and services. This includes food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products. It also includes related professional, technical and educational services. Employment opportunities will continue to increase for those who provide and market an expanding array of food, forest, and veterinary medical consumer products to a growing world population. Continued globalization of the food, agricultural and natural resources system will increase opportunities for graduates who understand the socio-economic factors that define international markets. Graduates who know how to satisfy the diverse consumer needs and preferences in different cultures, and who have the language skills to communicate effectively, will have the best opportunities to be employed by the growing number of multinational businesses. 1. Food Products & Processing Systems 2. Plant Systems 3. Animal Systems 4. Power, Structural & Technical Systems 5. Natural Resource Systems 6. Environmental Service Systems 7. Agribusiness Systems || **Sample Occupations** Food Scientist Environmental Engineer Horticulturist Animal Scientist Biochemist Veterinarian Assistant || 3. Create a slide presentation that informs audiences about each cluster and illustrates three occupations in the cluster.
 * **The Seven Pathways**
 * Due Date: 9.7.12**

8.31.12 Guest Speaker: D. J. Eagle Bear Vanas. **Assignment: write a paragraph reacting to the presentation given by D. J. Comment on 3 points he highlighted.**


 * 8.30.12** Finish True colors assignment

8.29.12 Guest Speaker: Social Worker **Assignment:** prepare and complete five questions for the guest speaker.

8.28.12 True colors Assignment: Parter with an opposite color and identify 3 potential personality conflicts.

8.27.12 Draw a career -Class activity

8.25.12 identify careers and speakers the class wants to learn about more indepth.

8.24.12 True colors Assignment: Parter with an opposite color and identify 3 potential personality conflicts.

8.23.12 Identify personality traits common to a group of coworkers. Present the groups findings to class.

8.22.12 Catorize personal traits by type of personality and communication style based on individual color continuums.

8.21.12 True Colors Survey. See [] Identify the order of your communication rainbow.

8.20.12 Discussion Class rules, student survey, behavior contracts