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Please check this blog regulary. The homework you are assigned will be posted here as well as in the classroom.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

History of an Occupation

History of an occupation
Choose an occupation, something that you are interested in.  Find out how it has changed over the years. Break the occupation into decades or time periods so you can find out what it was like to be in the occupation during those years. Then look at the changes.
Include the following information:

How is it different today then when it originated...

Why did it originate? What was the need?

You can look at these areas:
§  Education needed
§  Hours of work
§  Wage
§  Skills needed
ex. Technology
§  Number of jobs available
§  Workplace changes- ex. small-large business
§  Occupation health and safety changes
§  Age of those in the industry
§  Answer what do you think are the most positive and the most negative changes to the industry


This assignment will be completed in a PowerPoint presentation and presented to the class on Tuesday, December 13.


Your PowerPoint needs to include:
1. titles for each section
2. appropriate amount of text on each page/text can be read from the back of the classroom
3. related images
4. transitions between slide are included.

A copy of the presentation rubric is available through the handouts link. 

Monday, December 5, 2011

Leisure Assignment

Your Leisure Assignment will do on Wednesday, December 7.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Volunteerism

Grade 9 Volunteer Opportunities at School and Grade 9 Volunteer Opprotunities in
Saskatoon are due on Monday, December 5.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Volunteerism

The volunteerism hand out needs to be completed for Friday, December 2.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Report On Technology

Do green box on p. 142 Impact on Technology and the green box on p. 143 Report on Technology combined in a report

You need to:
1. Make a list of occupations that have come into existence as a result of advances in information technology.
       (looking at primarily computers)
2. Report on one way in which changing technology has affected the world of work, or is likely to affect it in the future.
3. You will need to compile your information in a Word document.
4. You will have one list of occupations and one paragraph reporting on the changes.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Entrepreneurship Assignment

Your Entrepreneurship assignment is due needs to be completed at the beginning of class on Monday, October 17.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Take Our Kids to Work Day

The Take Our Kids to Work Day (TOKW) will be on Wednesday, November 2 this year.

Please return your concent form on Monday, October 17.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Homework

My Skills, Portfolio, and the research assignments are due for Thursday, October 6.

Adult/Peer Survey is due Tuesday, October 11.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Welcome to Career Education 9

Please return to this site regularly as Career Ed 9 will begin on September 27, 2011