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 * __Monday, June 1st to Thursday, June 11th, 2015__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can tell another persons story
 * We can use interview skills to gather information about another person
 * We can create a presentation using technology to give visuals for our audience
 * We can present these stories in a group setting

In combination with Mrs. Dalgarno, your job is to create a presentation that shares the story of the people you are talking with at Providence Place. Your job is to use the computers to visually tell your story when you present and YOU get to decide how you are going to do it!
 * __How we will learn it__**

Here is a copy of the questions that we went over in class, that you will want to highlight in your presentation!



You will have my class time and Mrs. Dalgarno's class time to work on these projects. Obviously, you will use your computer time to work on the "visual" side of your presentation and Mrs. Dalgarno's time to work on the writing and speaking part.

USE YOUR TIME WISELY as you want to do a great job in sharing these amazing stories!




 * __Wednesday, May 20th, 2015__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can work with a new presentation tool software
 * We can design a presentation for our class with Mrs. Dagarno
 * We can present our PowToons to members of the the family we create them for

__**How we will learn it**__ Today, your job is the following things:

1. Go to PowToon 2. Sign up for a free account (I would suggest using your CCSMJ email) 3. Begin playing with the site to see how you are supposed to go and create different things and make the site work. Remember, THIS IS PLAY TIME!!! Sometimes our best learning is done by playing with something to figure out how it all works. 4. Begin designing a quick presentation on anything you wish, using PowToon.


 * If you need some help, you can always check HERE . There may be a few videos to help you with your creation of your PowToon presentation.**

That's your job for the hour! Remember, the more you use the site, the better your final presentation will be, for Mrs. Dalgarno's class! :)

I will see you next week!




 * __Monday, April 27th and Wednesday, April 29th, 2015__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can examine the qualities of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can begin thinking about the "Big Idea" that entrepreneur may have for a business
 * We can present our designs to the class of our "Big Ideas"
 * We can look at where beginning entrepreneurs come from
 * We can start looking at a specific market and what we can provide them in order to make a profit


 * __Monday, April__** __**27th**:__ Reflect on last week's experience! COUNT THE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!

__**Wednesday, April 29th**__: Today, we will finish up counting any of the money that has not been balanced and then we will talk about your self reflection piece. You can view it here or download a copy for yourself and print it off. These will be due next week. :)



Have an awesome weekend!




 * __Monday, April 13th to Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can examine the qualities of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can begin thinking about the "Big Idea" that entrepreneur may have for a business
 * We can present our designs to the class of our "Big Ideas"
 * We can look at where beginning entrepreneurs come from
 * We can start looking at a specific market and what we can provide them in order to make a profit

During the times we are together, over the next two weeks, you will be developing all of your strategies for getting your products out to your customers. Remember, sales will take place on April 22nd!
 * __How we will learn it__**

During this time, you are going to need to complete the following:


 * Receive $40 from the school to use towards your company
 * Buy all the supplies you will need
 * Schedule times of when you will be completing your products
 * Get all of your preorders in
 * Get all of your money from the preorders in
 * April 22nd you will be selling at noon

You have lots to complete! Remember to ask questions if you don't know the answers! :)

__**Wednesday, April 22nd**__: YOU DID AWESOME!!! WOW!!! We will talk more next week!






 * __Monday, March 16th and Thursday, April 2nd, 2015__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can examine the qualities of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can begin thinking about the "Big Idea" that entrepreneur may have for a business
 * We can present our designs to the class of our "Big Ideas"
 * We can look at where beginning entrepreneurs come from
 * We can start looking at a specific market and what we can provide them in order to make a profit

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Marc****h**__ **__16th__:** Today, we finished up a few presentations and then we moved onto getting you into your group s for our next project.

Over the next number of classes, you are going to be working with your group (that YOU have chosen) on creating a small business that you are hopefully going to be seeing a profit on.

The target market for your business is going to be the elementary school kids. Each group is going to be receiving $40 from Mr. Young, THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE BACK ONCE YOU MAKE A PROFIT!!!!! Here is what needs to happen before you get your money, from me:

1. Brainstorm with your group on ideas that you will be able to sell to the elementary kids.

2. PRICE PRICE PRICE!!! You need to figure out how much it is going to cost you and how much you are going to charge! Remember, these are elementary kids. You have to be reasonable on what you charge.

3. Create a prototype of your product (Mr. Young will have $$$ to help you out with this).

4. You need to create a logo for your business along with a name. This can be done by hand or on the computer. Who are you going to put in charge of this?

5. You will need to create the following things in order to keep your business organized:
 * Order Form for students (will you allow them to make preorders?)
 * A checklist for your company of who will be in charge of what when it comes to your product. You need to have names and what they are in charge of.

6. Media Communications: How are you going to get your product out there for the elementary kids to see? You may think about the following things:
 * Posters
 * Social Media (School can help with this)
 * Going and marketing your product to the elementary kids, face to face (have a presentation ready to go)

7. Decide on the date we are going to sell the products

We will be working and adjusting these, as we go through the next few classes and come back to it next week.

Have an awesome weekend!!!




 * __Monday, January 5th to Thursday, January 8th, 2015__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can research different ways of being safe on the job site
 * We can present to our peers about the different ways about being safe at work

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, January 5th to Thursday, January 8th__:** I hope you all had an awesome Christmas break! As you can see, Mrs. Golding is going to be with you for the next week and a half. I know that you have all finished the quizzes on the SaskCareers.ca website (like you were supposed to before Christmas break). We will be returning to look at those, after I get back.

Today, and for the next few classes, you are going to be doing some reading and research on being safe when it comes to the workplace. No matter where you work, there will be safety guidelines that you will need to follow.

Your job today,and for the next few classes is to complete the following:

1. Using the "relevance" magazines (located on Mr. Young's desk) turn to page 6 and read "A Slip that Almost Cost His Life". Mrs. Golding will decide if you will read it to yourself or as a class. Along the way, feel free to have a discussion about questions that come up or comments on the article.

2. Take a look at the following examples in this file and spot all of the hazards that you see. There can be more than one so make sure you look at everything.



3. Now, your job will be to (with a partner or by yourself) to create a short presentation (5 minutes) using a multimedia tool of your choice (Prezi, PowerPoint, etc.), that highlight the following things about safety in the workplace and answer the following questions:


 * What does it mean to be safe in the workplace?
 * What rights do workers have, in Saskatchewan, when it comes to safety?
 * In your research what were two things that you didn't know before when it comes to being safe in the workplace
 * Choose one occupation and research 5 things that you need in order to be safe in that job. Present your findings to the class

You may use visuals and video to highlight your presentation, just please don't feel that you have to use "shocking" images of injuries just for "shock value". The same goes with video. If you questioning whether you should use it, or not, just ask Mrs. Golding.

You are more than welcome to do some searching online to see what you can find, but I did find two sites that can help you while you are starting:

WorkSafe Saskatchewan Health and Safety Rights Saskatchewan

I will let Mrs. Golding be the judge of the time that she gives you. If you are working hard and doing what you are supposed to be doing and it looks like you are using your time wisely, we will start presentations next Wednesday, when I get back. However, she can set the time line how she would like.

Work hard and have an awesome week!




 * __Tuesday, December 16th to Thursday, December 18th, 2014__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can discover more about the careers that we might like to try in our lives
 * We can analyze our interests, skills, and knowledge to zero in on specific types of careers that can be open to us
 * We can create an online account at the SaskCareers website
 * We can take an online survey that will zero in on our skills that will help us with employment opportunities
 * We can examine our top three jobs

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, December 16th to Thursday, December 18th**__: This week we only have two things we need to complete on the SaskCareers website.

We will be looking at the **Exploration** quiz and the **Learning Style** quiz. Based on those results, when we come back from Christmas break, we will take a look at your top three jobs and see what it actually takes to reach those goals.

When you come back from Christmas break, Mrs. Golding will be in for me, for the week and two days, as I am away in Florida running a 5km race, a 10km race, a half marathon, and a full marathon! Some of you will need to push me in a wheelchair when I return. :)

I hope that you all have a safe and awesome Christmas break!




 * __Monday, December 8th to Thursday, December 11th, 2014__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can discover more about the careers that we might like to try in our lives
 * We can analyze our interests, skills, and knowledge to zero in on specific types of careers that can be open to us
 * We can create an online account at the SaskCareers website
 * We can take an online survey that will zero in on our skills that will help us with employment opportunities
 * We can examine our top three jobs

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, December 8th**__: Today, we will finish off our second episode of "Til Debt do Us Part" and discuss as a class. Your job will then be to create an account on the SaskCareers website. These are the steps you will need to follow:

1. Make sure that you have an email address ready or created that you can use as a professional email. If you have one, awesome! If you don't, you need to make one and make sure to put it your phone so that you always have it.

2. You will need to create an account for yourself on the SaskCareers website. We will go through this process together once everyone has an email account that they can use.

That is all for today as tomorrow you are going to be taking your first online quiz.......THAT YOU CAN'T STUDY FOR!!!

__**Tuesday, December 9th to Thursday, December 11th**__: Today, and the rest of the days, we will be looking at the "Know Yourself" section of the site.

Your job will be do take the following quizzes and get as much of it done as you can. It does save your progress as you go so don't worry about rushing through it, it will be there each time that you login.

1. Discovery 2. Exploration 3. Learning Style

Once we have these quizzes complete, we will able to go further into the site and discover more about job possibilities, education, and skills you will need to make your dream job a reality!

Have an awesome weekend!




 * __Tuesday, December 2nd to Thursday, December 4th, 2014__**
 * __What we are learning__**
 * We can discuss what the concept of what "debt" looks like when it comes to money
 * We can examine a few examples of how people fall into debt
 * We can see how people fix their lifestyles so that they rise out of debt
 * We can discuss the concept of "credit" is when it comes to money
 * We can examine a few examples of how people use credit
 * We can see how credit can be a positive and a negative thing in our lifestyle

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, December 2nd**__**:** Today, I would like you to hand in your budgeting sheets and then we are going to start taking a look at the two terms of "Credit" and "Debt".

I am going to give you a few moments to look up these two terms, online and see what you can find. After, we will discuss the two terms, as a class and make some notes, on here.


 * Debit ** :
 * Attached to your bank account
 * Piece of plastic card, numbers on it
 * PIN code
 * Has a 3 digit security
 * Some have canceling when there is no money in the account
 * Overdraft. It will take your account into the negative! YOU OWE THE BANK!!!!! You have to pay it back and most times you have to pay interest back.


 * Credit:**
 * Credit Card (Visa, American Express, Mastercard)
 * Money you don't have
 * You use the card and at the end of the month you pay it off
 * CREDIT SCORE - Grows with you if you pay of your stuff
 * Some credit cards have points/rewards


 * Debt:**
 * Owning money to someone or a bank
 * You have to pay the initial plus interest
 * Takes a long time to get out of it

__**Wednesday, December 3rd and Thursday, December 4th**__: Today, we are go take a look at what happens to people when they let their credit spending become too much and they fall into debt. As we watch these two videos, I would like you to take some mental notes of what has happened to these people to allow themselves to fall into the financial situation that they are finding themselves in, and what they need to do to get out of it. We will discuss as a class, as we go along.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

House Proud

Hope you have a great weekend!!


 * __Wednesday, November 12th to Thursday, November 20th, 2014__**
 * __What are we learning__**
 * We can explore the SaskCareers website to look for specific jobs that we might be interested in
 * We can explore the SaskCareers website to find our annual pay for a salary in a specific job
 * We can discuss the benefits and pit falls of living with a roommate vs. living on our own
 * We can discuss and look at the Wants vs. Needs to living on our own
 * We can examine the cost of living on our own (Needs vs. Wants)
 * We can create a simple budget using a job of our choice
 * We can look for housing costs using Realtor.ca
 * We can figure out how to break down costs into a per month basis

__**Wednesday November 12th to Thursday, November 20th**__: During these classes, we are going to be looking at a few questions when it comes to living on your own. Some of the questions we will look at are:
 * __How we will learn it__**

1. Would you live by yourself or with roommates? (you decide, maximum of 3)

2. What are some of the things that you need to think about when you make the decision to live on your own (Wants vs. Needs)? What types of bills will you need to pay? What about the food you eat? Do you really

3. How are you going to support yourself when it comes to living on your own? Here, we will take a look at the different jobs that are available all over Saskatchewan and Canada using www.saskcareers.ca Specifically, we will be looking at the different industries and how much you can make, at each job. Specifically, you are going to want to look HERE to start looking for your jobs.

4. Where are you going to live? Will you rent or will you buy? Using Realtor.ca let's see if we can a find a place that is suitable for you, and within your price range!

5. Now that we have answered, all the above questions, and have got all this information in front of us, we need to start creating a budget of how much money we have to spend and how much will be left over at the end of the month. Here is a document we have created, in class, that can help us out in figuring out our own personal budget:



We will work on this for the next few classes and then hand them in, next week.

Have a great weekend!




 * __Tuesday, October 28th to Thursday, October 30th, 2014__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can explore and answer the questions "what is your passion?"
 * We can examine different jobs based on what we feel our passion is

__**Tuesday, October 28th**__: All Mr. Young did was talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk about what his passions were in his life, plus the three jobs he would loved to have had if he wasn't teaching such AMAZING students!!!! :)

__**Wednesday, October 29th and Thursday, October 30th:**__ YOUR TURN!!! Your job for the next two classes are to come up with your top 10 things that you are passionate about, within your life! Remember, if can be anything because that is what makes you YOU!!!!

Also, you are going to have to come up with your top 3 jobs that, if you could have them, WHAT WOULD THEY BE????????


 * You can use anything you want to create this list, but you CANNOT just type a list out! I KNOW!!! I'M EVIL!!!!! Figure out a way to create your top 10 list of passions and your top 3 jobs! YOU JUST CANNOT TYPE OR WRITE THEM OUT!!!! MR. YOUNG IS BRUTAL!!!!!**


 * OH, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU........... With your top 3 jobs, you have to tell me WHY you would be the one to put into that job! What do you have that you could bring to it that would make you AMAZING!!!!?????**


 * For example:**


 * I would love to work at one of the Disney World Resort Hotels because I like talking with people (what?? me?? talk??) and helping guests plan their vacations because I like to help people be organized.**


 * SEE!!!!??? NOT TOO HARD AT ALL!!!!**


 * MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!! GO! TO! WORK!!!**


 * You might also like to ask my replacement teacher and Mrs. Hlady (who will be with you on Thursday) about what things they are passionate about and what would be their jobs, if they weren't teachers! **

Be ready to share these on Tuesday!!!!

have a great weekend!!!

__**Tuesday, October 21st and Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can examine the skills of conducting a job interview
 * We can practice the skills of a good interview
 * We can identify the types of questions that may be asked during an interview process
 * We can examine the skills of being an effective worker
 * We can learn the skill of empathy and hard work when it comes to being employed

__**How we will learn it**__ For today's and tomorrow's classes we will be, again, examining the skills of being an effective employee when it comes to interview skills and the way that you present and handle yourself, on the job.

Last week we started looking at "Undercover Boss" and the skills and personalities the employees that work for the Waste Management Corporation. We will be continuing to look at this episode and discuss the qualities that make for an effective worker in a company that handles things that most of us would not want to even look at.

I hope you have an awesome LONG weekend!!! YOU LUCKY KIDS!!!!



__**Tuesday, October 14th to Thursday, October 16th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can examine the skills of conducting a job interview
 * We can practice the skills of a good interview
 * We can identify the types of questions that may be asked during an interview process

__**How we will learn it**__ During our classes this week we will be looking at the following:

1. Discussing the qualities that you need in an interview 2. Types of Interview questions that can be asked in an interview

On Wednesday you will have the opportunity to work with your crew on collecting and looking at what things you need to remember when you enter into an interview situation. Also, I want you come come up with five questions that you might hear in an interview situation.

We will be discussing these in class and you will be given the opportunity to look at a list of questions that could, potentially, be asked in an interview. You will then have the opportunity to work with a partner in an informal interview where you can practice the questions.

Have an awesome weekend!



__**Monday, October 6th to Thursday, October 9th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__ > __**How we will learn it**__ During these classes we will finishing up our Dragon's Den episode and we will be discussing the qualities of what you would like to see in in a person that works for you.
 * We can examine the skills of conducting a job interview
 * We can practice the skills of a good interview
 * We can identify the types of questions that may be asked during an interview process

You will need to come up with:

1. Your top 10 qualities of what you would want to see in an employee 2. Three interview questions that make you go "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

We will have a class discussion on your findings plus you will hand them in!

Have a great weekend!



__**Tuesday, September 16th to Thursday, October 2nd, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can discuss the procedures for our class
 * We can examine the qualities of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can begin thinking about the "Big Idea" that entrepreneur may have for a business
 * We can present our designs to the class of our "Big Ideas"
 * We can use technology within our presentations and as guide in our learning
 * We can begin looking at the skills on an Entrepreneur and how they use those in developing their business and in the workplace

__** How we will learn it **__ __** Tuesday, September 16th and Wednesday, Septembe **** r **__** __17th__: ** Restaurant presentations will take place today and tomorrow.

Thursday, September 18th: We will begin taking a look at the skills of being an Entrepreneur when it comes to bringing an idea before an investor. There are a few questions I will want you to think about as we are watching an episode of Dragon's Den that focuses on student projects:
 * How do the presenters handle themselves when it comes to promoting their products to the Dragons?
 * How well do they know their product?
 * What qualities make the presenters good Entrepreneurs?
 * What do you notice about their style of dress when presenting their product?
 * What qualities would hinder them from being successful as an Entrepreneur?
 * How do they respond to the Dragons when questioned about their product?

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Have a great weekend!

__**Monday, September 8th to Thursday, September 11th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, September 8th and Tuesday, September 9th**:__ Working on our restaurants! Presentations on Wednesday and Thursday!

__**Wednesday, September 10th and Thursday, September 11th**__: RESTAURANT PRESENTATIONS!!!!

Have a great weekend!

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__**Tuesday, September 2nd to Thursday, September 4th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can go over our course outline and rules of the road
 * We can discuss the procedures for our class
 * We can examine the qualities of a beginning entrepreneur
 * We can begin thinking about the "Big Idea" that entrepreneur may have for a business
 * We can present our designs to the class of our "Big Ideas"

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, Septembe****r**__ **__2nd__:** Welcome back! Hope you all had an awesome summer! Today, we are going to be going over our course outline and then we will be diving into discussing the "Big Idea" of being an Entrepreneur. Here is the course outline, for the year:



__**Wednesday, September 3rd**__: Today, we will be looking at what it means to be an beginning entrepreneur. We all love food so your first task is to create a restaurant that would be geared toward teenagers in high school. There are some things that you will need to think about:


 * 1. The Food (what will you serve. please include appetizers menu, main course menu and dessert menu with descriptions) **
 * 2. The Environment (what will your place look like? What would bring people in? Can you find pictures?) **
 * 3. The Prices (how much would you charge for food and environment) **

You are allowed to use the computers to help you out in creating your presentation. You are allowed to work with a partner or by yourself.

__**Thursday, September 4th**__: Today, we will continue to work on restaurant projects. Our presentations for this assignment will take place on Wednesday, September, 9th!

Have a great weekend and we will see you Monday!