INDEPENDENT+STUDY+Transitions

=Welcome to INDEPENDENT STUDY Transitions Class! =

This page in the Transitions Wikispace is a //**very important**// resource for your independent study class. The information below should match the class checklist you receive from Mrs. Bidne. Some resources found below are not found on the paper copy of the checklist. (a copy of the checklist is provided below)



//All tasks identified below will be added to your portfolio. //

==//**1.** //**Complete an Interest and Skills Inventory ****(must be completed 1 time __per //semester//__) **==


 * Use MN Career Information System to complete these [[image:alctransitionsclass/MCIS_logo.JPG align="left" link="@http://mncis.intocareers.org/"]](click on the icon below)


 * Username: //albertleaalc// Password: //careers//**


 * SKILLS inventory
 * O*Net Interest Profiler

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 * Career exploration worksheet(s)


 * Identify employment opportunities in this area
 * Albert Lea Tribune - classifieds
 * KAAL TV-6 Career Center
 * Mpls Star Tribune - Classifieds
 * JuJu - Job Search Engine
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">GoJobs.com
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Indeed - employment finder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Outside assignment completed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Date completed:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Teacher's initials:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Review safety procedures for your job choice.

==**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">4. Description of Paid Work Experience ** //<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">(journal) // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**(must be completed __every //quarter//__)** ==


 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Mid-term
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">End-of-qtr.

==**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">6. Complete Self-Advocacy Assessment **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 11px;">(disability, strengths/weaknesses, IEP goals/objectives, resources available) ==

**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> (must be completed 1 time __per //year//__) **
==**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px;">7. Speaker/Tour/Interview/Sample application/Etc. **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12px;">(indicate date completed) **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">: reviewed quarterly **==

//<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12px;"> **These will be completed throughout the school year.** Choose which ones you wish to complete this quarter. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Work Force Center <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12px;">(meet with Sue Draayer) <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Government Center:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Bank (checking/savings/loan):
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Housing:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">WIC:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Paying bills:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Money orders:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Registering with Selective Service:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Vehicle repairs (ie. Hourly labor rate):
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Insurance:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">DHS (medical assistance):
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Other:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Other:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Other:

**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">8. Track weekly progress in all your classes. **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**(must be completed __every quarter__)**
<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 1 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 2 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 3 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 4 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 5 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 6 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 7 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 8 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 9 <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Week 10
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Date(s) Completed: Teacher’s initials:

**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">9. Complete a Portfolio to include: reviewed quarterly **
**//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">These will be completed throughout the school year. //** //<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Choose which ones you wish to complete this quarter. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Resume <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12px;">(create/update)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Cover Letter <span style="font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 12px;">(for jobs of interest)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Interview Experience <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">(journal)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Reference Page/Important Phone Numbers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Complete W-2/W-4
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Obtain 2-3 Letters of reference
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Possesses/apply for Social Security Card

**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">10. MN Driver License/ID Card reviewed quarterly **

 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Currently has?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Needs to get?

==**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">11. Skill Tutor Report Updates - **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">based on your completed assignments **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">(must be completed __every quarter__) **==
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mid-term
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">End-of-the-quarter

==**//<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">12. Other //**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">: **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">(must be completed __every quarter__) **== >>>
 * ====<span style="background-color: #fff300; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">__//1st Quarter://__ ====
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Look for information about President Obama's "American Jobs Act" proposal that he presented to Congress on live television on September 8, 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identify areas that you consider to be strengths about President Obama's proposal. Explain your choices in complete sentences.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identify areas that you consider to be weaknesses about President Obama's proposal. Explain your choices in complete sentences.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Generation YouTube
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Use the worksheet and provided link to answer the questions and identify ways in which YouTube has become such an Internet superstar.
 * Generation YouTube
 * In memory of Steve Jobs
 * After watching the video from the link above, print out the following document. Inside the logo on the document, write or draw something to define how the work of Steve Jobs has affected your life.
 * [[file:In Memory of Steve Jobs (1955-2011).docx]]
 * ==== __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2nd Quarter: **__ ====
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The life and legacy of Steve Jobs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What is the future of the Apple corporation without its visionary? Watch this clip and write a summary about it.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Steve Jobs: In His Own Words -
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Watch the video clip below.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Write a summary explaining what he thought about life.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Explain in your own words what you think Steve meant when he said, //"You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in the future."//

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What made him a genius? Watch this clip and write a summary about what, or who, Steve Jobs credits to his intelligence and his success.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">James Cameron, the man and the legend:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interview on ABC's Nightline: Watch this clip and write a summary about what you learned about Mr. Cameron. What is he famous for? What is important to him?

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Who is he?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">According to Wikipedia, James Cameron had a job doing something unrelated to his current career when he became interested in the film industry. Use the worksheet below to learn more about the man behind the legend.

==**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">13. Present portfolio artifacts to your teacher **//<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;"> (i.e. PowerPoint, presentation of artifacts, etc.) //==