Career and Personal Planning

Grade 9

Table of Contents

Organizational Information

Course Outline
General Information
Program Objectives
Submitting Assignments
Your Mentor

Introduction

Personal Planning


Where do We Go From Here?
Demographics
Families
The Personal Portfolio
The Student Learning Plan
Cultural Families
Changing Roles
Values
Thinking About School
100+ Ways to Prove you Know Something
Reflections -- Attributes
Reflections -- Skills
Reflections -- Interests
Introduction to Job Shadow
Family Support Network
Job Shadow

Personal Development

My Personal Life
Role Models: Silken Laumann
How we can Learn from Role Models
Negative Role Models
Stories of Real Teenagers
Eating Disorders
Communication
Understanding Stress
Learning Stress Management Skills
Planning to Manage Stress
Stress Reduction Techniques
Health -- Nutrition -- Exercise
Family Life
Physical Abuse
Substance Abuse
Health and Safety

Major Project for Grade 9

Career Exploration

Career Exploration -- Debriefing Your Job Shadow
Reality Testing -- Evaluating your Skills
How do you measure up?
Things, Ideas, People, or Data
Reality Testing -- Working Environment
Decision-Making Models
Reality Testing -- Financial Matters
Reality Testing -- Demand
Career Clusters
Reality Testing -- Your Mission in Life
Fads and Trends
Flexible Working
In Transition -- Negotiating and Implementing Change
Trend Watching

Nuts and Bolts

Conclusion
Student Learning Plan
Personal Portfolio