Unit 2: Exploring the World of WORK

WHERE DO I START?

MINDS ON ACTIVITY

Life Bingo – Roll the die five times. Record each roll above a column. Circle/ highlight the outcome of each roll.

Reflect on your life! Record your answers on the back of the sheet.

Chance vs. Preparation

How many of you have left something up to chance? Why? Were you happy with the outcome?

What does preparation mean? How would preparation help with the outcomes in your life?

Are you more likely to think about a decision now than before? Why?

Taking Control of Your Life:

Overall Question: How do I take control of my own career / life?

What do I know about myself & my world? What do I want to find out about myself

and my world? › What are the possibilities? › What is the potential? › What areas allow my interests to be expressed?

What information do I need and how do I find it?

What have I decided and how can I prepare for this direction?

What new questions do I have?

Making decisions…

When do you make decisions? How important is decision making? What strategies do you use to make

decisions? Video Clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BatqV3

B9hiU http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHqQr4UIY-E&feature=related

Decision Making

Step-by-Step Decision Making Model #1  determine goal determine the choices /options; research each option; analyse each option: determine the

criteria for choosing, determine pros and cons; make your decision.

Decision Making Cont’d “Feels Right” Decision Making Model #2 determine goal determine and describe options; research each option; imagine what your life would be like if you chose

option A, option B, etc.; try model #1 (above) – just to see ‘what it feels like’; put off making the decision; take time each day to

notice how you feel about each option; make your decision, talk to people you trust,

examine how you feel about it; if the decision doesn’t feel right, explore more

options.

PATHWAYS:APPRENTICESHIP

COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY

WORK

There is no one best pathway after high school … but there is one that’s best for you.

HEADS DOWN, HANDS UP

Listen to the following true or false questions about post secondary education.

Raise your hand for the answer you believe is correct.› wait for the teacher’s cue

Decision Making for Your Future…

What must you be aware of to make good decisions pertaining to your future?› Your strengths: Learning styles, essential

skills, learning skills, multiple intelligences› Your values: personal and work related › Your preferred pathway: ACUW› Current and possible future trends

TRENDS: What is a trend? What trends affect your daily life?

Trends – big and small, short-term and long-term – will affect your career. An entrepreneur may find ways of making money by taking advantage of a North American trend like watching Japanese animation. You may lose your job in the textile industry because of a trend toward greater automation. There may be a greater demand for health care workers because of demographic trend of a growing elderly population.  

Being aware of trends is a way of increasing the information you need to make good decisions about your future

Trends Exploration

http://youtu.be/0tl_Kn3C4MM

Technology Globalization Information Age Workforce and Consumer Diversity Demographics

In groups of five, complete the following task.

Trends Continued:

White Hot Jobs› http://www.hdsb.ca/library/

McLeans http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/tag/statistics-canada/

Reflection: What occupations/ fields are good to get

into? Why is it important to pay attention to

trends?

EXIT PASS:

Why is it important to do research/ prepare for your future?› Respond to this question on a piece of paper and hand it in before you leave.