Career: Work Habits
Big Idea (6): Our attitudes toward careers are influenced by our view of ourselves as well as by our friends, family, and community.
Big Idea (5): Good learning and work habits contribute to short- and long-term personal and career success.
Content (5+6): Personal Development: problem-solving and decision-making strategies
Curricular Competency (5): Make connections between effective work habits and success
Curricular Competency (6): Use entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to solve problems
First Peoples Principles of Learning: Learning is reflective
Work Habits: Time Management
Time management is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between different activities.
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I am successfully managing my time when I...
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Accomplish everything that I planned to get done
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Focus on a task, and avoid distractions
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Prioritize the most important things first, and save the other things for later
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Am on time, and not late
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Get a good night's sleep, because I accomplished what I needed to during the day
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Have enough time to spend fairly, on the things that are important to me
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Work Habits: Organization
Acquiring the skills that will enable me to plan, manage my time, and carry out learning tasks on my own or with others so that I can become a more productive learner.
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I am organized when I...
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Keep my desk and belongings neat and in order.
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Am ready to start lessons on time.
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Use my class time well to plan and complete my work.
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Have all required notes and handouts in order and dated in my notebooks/duotangs.
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Use my agenda to remember what I have to do at home and at school.
Work Habits: Self-Regulation
Acquiring the skills that will enable me to reflect on my learning so that I can set goals and motivate myself to effectively complete tasks.
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I self-regulate when I...
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Exercise self-control when completing learning tasks or interacting with others.
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Set my own goals and work towards achieving them.
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Persevere when learning or social situations are challenging.
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Know my strengths and I reflect in areas where I need to improve.
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Take ownership for my learning and ask for help when I need it.
Work Habits: Communication and Collaboration
Acquiring the skills that will enable me to work with others respectfully so that I can be a contributing member of my community.
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I am an effective collaborator when I...
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Take turns sharing roles and responsibilities with others.
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Listen to and respect the ideas and opinions of others.
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Offer my ideas in respectful ways.
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Complete my share of the work when working with others.
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Resolve conflicts with others by using positive problem solving strategies.
Work Habits: Initiative
Acquiring the skills that will enable me to be a self-starter who knows when and how to ask for help so that I can influence positive change for myself and for others.
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I show initiative when I...
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Have a positive attitude about learning.
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Start my work or follow routines without being told.
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Am willing to take risks and try new things on my own.
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Connect ideas from one subject to another.
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Ask questions when I don’t understand what to do.
Work Habits: Responsibility
Acquiring the skills that will enable me to act independently and to be accountable for my decisions and actions so that I can achieve my potential as a life-long learner.
I am responsible when I...
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Come to class prepared with all necessary materials.
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Follow rules and routines independently.
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Complete work thoroughly and on time.
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Take care of my classroom, school,and community environments.
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Take ownership of my behavior.