Pathways+Week+9


 * Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!!**

**Below is a link to a video that was shot by a Japanese camera crew just as the tsunami hit. The perseverance of the human spirit is remarkable.** **Camera crew footage as tsunami hits**

**Wrap up Unit 1- Who am I? **
I will give you time to create your Home page introduction and a 3 sentence overview of your Hello My Name is PPT. (handouts in class) or click on the links for directions: [|Who am I - Welcome page wrap up.docx] [|Welcome page assessment rubric.docx]

 Red Day: Tuesday March 22 Black Day: Wednesday March 23 Click on the link to look at Patty-Ways
 * Due Dates: **

Thought we would start resumes next but after discussion with my fellow Pathways teachers will be starting Unit 2 What do I want? instead and create resumes after we have completed this unit. media type="youtube" key="R1HygVNVslI" height="390" width="480"

Unit 2 - What do I want?
Topics that will be covered: What are Goals? Clusters & Pathways Occupational Outlook Handbook Career Search

We will start with: What are Goals? Identifying goals What are SMART goals? Time lines for goals Strategies for achieving goals Identifying roadblocks and how you can overcome them.

media type="custom" key="8784896" After viewing the PowerPoint on Goals you will start the [|Unit 2 What do I want? Packet].

A goal is a dream that you have written down - Chris Brunner A goal is a personal standard you wish to achieve - Kyle Scannell Failure is the mother of success - Mao Zedong & Eun Shim Goals are different steps that lead up to achieving a big dream -Misa Won Denial is just not a river - Ivy Maldonado
 * Student Quotes: **

**Worksheets**: [|Career cluster research] [|Occupational Handbook Career Search]

FYI - Here is the link to an article that was featured in this week's Wall Street Journal: [|Making kids work on Goals]

**Things of interest:**

For all you artists/photographers here is a link for scholarship money: []

**Link to KahnAcademy.org. **

Some of you have asked me about my "Quote of the Day" Widget in my navigational tools. You can get free widgets from multiple sites on the internet I have supplied the code below for the one I used. Just copy and past it into your navigation page under you pages.

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// Objective: //** // Students will be able to define what a "SMART" goal as well as the difference between a short, medium and long range goal. Students should begin to consider their own goals identify strategies and roadblocks to ensure their goals can be achieved. Continue formatting individual Wikispaces. //

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