Transcript Welcome to Career Studies!

Welcome to Career
Studies!
Ms. MacVichie
GLC 2O5
Who am I?
 Mr. Glen MacVichie
 Nineth year teaching at the board
 Interested in:
 Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Rowing, Rugby, Camping, Water
Skiing, Camping
 An avid reader
 Well Travelled
 England, Italy, Germany, France, Greece, Italy,
Spanish Islands, Canary Islands, Panama, Cuba, USA
Who Am I?
 Why am I a teacher?
 I love the subjects I teach –English,
Histories and Humanities and Careers
and Civics
 I like working with teenagers
 Love all the ‘extras’ about teaching –
Camping trips, ski trips, school dances,
all the events and clubs at the school
and being involved
Who are You?
 Want to know a bit about you before we
get started for the year
 Please fill out “Careers Info Sheet”
 I will keep this private – only I will read it!
 Please write in as much detail as
possible. The more I know about you, the
better I can design this course to work for
you.
Who are your Classmates?
 Let’s play a game!
 Get “Careers Getting to
Know You Handout”
 Find someone in the
class who can agree
with each statement
 You can only use each
person’s name once!
What is Career Studies?
What is Career Studies?
 KPR Course outline
 My course overview
 What do you want to learn?
 Get a card from Mr. MacVichie
 Write your name on it
 Write down two things you want to learn from this
course, and two questions that you have about the
course
 Hand it in
How to be Successful
 My personal measure of success in a
school course has to do with:
 Did I try my hardest?
 Did I learn new things?
 Am I working hard to earn the grade I want?
 Is your measure of success in a course
similar, or different than mine?
How to Be Successful
 Aids are in place to help you get the most
out of this course, and ensure you stay
on track!
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Website
Folder for missed work, and returned work
Regular check-ins with me
Regular e-mails to you and your
parents/guardians
How to be Successful
 A key part of
achieving success
in a course (or in
life!) is to be
organized in a
way that makes
sense to you.
Organization
 Being prepared with materials
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Pen/Pencil + backup
Paper
USB Key
Agenda, Calendar, Cell Phone or notebook
What other things are useful to have?
 Binder
 Dividers
 Everything put away
 Regular checks
Organization
 Agenda or Calendar
 Use it!
What Do We Expect?
 You’ve all been here before...what are
some classroom rules/expectations that
should be in place for everyone this
year?
 Take 5 minutes and brainstorm some in
groups and we’ll put them on the board
What Do We Expect?
 Why are we here…?
 To Learn!
 Just a couple classroom rules and
expectations:
 Treat others, yourself and the room with respect
 Be kind, be on time, clean up after yourself, be prepared for
class
 iPods etc. fine when working independently
 Cell phones OK as long as being used appropriately
for class
 Checking your calendar, writing a reminder to yourself
 Do not let me catch you texting, on facebook or anything
else like that… that is not an appropriate use.
What Do We Expect?
 I will be clear with my expectations for
both class behaviour and assignments
 I will be kind and fair
 I will always do my best to help you with
anything you need
 I will be prompt when returning
assignments
Once Again…
 Welcome to Career
Studies & I am looking
forward to a great term
working with you!
Before you leave class, be
sure that you have handed in:
 Careers Info Sheet
 What Do You Want To
Learn Card
And make sure you have put your KPR course outline,
Careers Course Overview and Careers Getting to Know
You handouts neatly in your binder