Career Education
Ms. Janik - ljanik@psd202.org
Overview
While in the Career Education class, the students will be learning the different components of their current and future careers.
Some of the career components that the students will be exploring are:
- Skills
- Career Clusters
- Resumes
- Cover Letters
- Want/Job Ads
- Interest Inventory Surveys
- Occupation Research
- Budgets
- Team Work
- Interviewing Skills
- Work Ethics
- Current Career Trends
Synergistics Lab
Synergistics lab is a 13 module laboratory used to develop skills by exploring different hands-on activities.
APPLIED PHYSICS:Students will be learning about sound waves, frequency, how heat affects materials, and light properties.
AUDIO BROADCASTING:This module explores the medium of radio. Students learn the fundamentals of producing a radio show.
CADD: Computer aided design and drafting covers the basics of drafting by using drafting and design software.
COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION:Students will be learning basic software programs such as morphing and virtual reality.
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS:This module covers different problem solving techniques by Lego manipulation.
ELECTRONICS:Students will be learning about common electronic components and basis electronic circuits.
ENERGY, POWER, AND MECHANICS:This module focuses on energy sources, mechanical advantage, and simple machines.
ENGINEERING TOWERS:Students will learn, design, and build balsa wood towers.
FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY:This module focuses on how airplanes fly, wing design, navigation, and flight simulation activities.
PRACTICAL SKILLS:This module teaches students proper use and safety of common hand tools and investigating various systems within the home.
ROBOTS:Students will learning about the operation and programming of robots.
ROCKETRY AND SPACE:Students will focus on the development of a rocket by constructing their own rocket.
LAB MANAGER:This module provides students with responsibility of maintaining the lab while assisting students and the instructor.
Expectations
Career Education Expectations:
- Get your supplies from the designated spot and prepare for bell work.
- If an assignment is not completed in class, the assignment is homework and is due the next class period.
- If you are absent, it is your responsibility to go to your teacher for make up work.
- Missing assignment reports will go out as needed.
- Only when behavior and clean up procedures are completed will the class be dismissed.
- These procedures plus others will be gone over thoroughly by the teachers.
Consequences if you choose to break a rule are as follows:
First Offense: Verbal Warning
Second Offense: Detention to 3:15 with written parent contact
Third Offense: Detention to 3:30 with parent contact via telephone
Any offense thereafter: Dean's Referrals will be issued
Supplies
FREE READING BOOK
PEN OR PENCIL (TO BE LEFT IN THE CLASSROOM)
POCKET FOLDER WITH PRONGS (TO BE LEFT IN THE CLASSROOM)
SEVERAL SHEETS OF LOOSE LEAF PAPER- APPROX. 10 SHEETS (FOR POCKET FOLDER)
Web Links
Comic Strip Maker -
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
Comic Creator -
http://www.garfield.com/fungames/comiccreator.html