Thursday March 27, 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014
Check out this site for a science camp this summer:

Ontario Science Centre Science School - DUE APRIL 4th

Do you know a grade 11 student who is curious and loves science, technology and mathematics?  The Ontario Science Centre Science School, offering Grade 12 mathematics and science credits, with small informal classes, like-minded students, and experienced, enthusiastic teachers might be just the place for them.  Applications due April 4th.

Careers GLC 2O Students
Twin Lakes S.S.

Unit 2: Now Me
     * unit test was written yesterday
     * culminating assignment:  Personal Profile is due tomorrow

Unit 3:  What About the Future
     * starts on Monday March 31

for information about the Junior Ranger Program with Ontario MNR, remember the deadline for sign-up:

MNR Stewardship Youth Ranger Program Application Deadline - April 11, 2014

Wednesday, March 05 2014

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

GLC 2O Grade 10 Careers Studies

This week we have been analyzing our personality characteristics and temperaments.  Earlier, we used the Keirsey Personality Character Survey.  Tomorrow, we will work with Don Lowry's True Colours behavioural styles.  Here are some places to go to complete your personality analysis through True Colours:

1.  History of `True Colours`

Did-You-Know?
Carolyn Kalil wrote the best selling career book, Follow Your True Colors To The Work You Love in 1998. It is in it's 15th printing. New Edition 2013

 

 

Carolyn Kalil has a Masters Degree in Counseling from Ohio State University.
She is Past President of the National Employment Counseling Association, a division of the American Counseling Association.

 

     Carolyn Kalil created e-books for each personality type
for their special gifts, their authentic-self and their ideal careers.

 

 

2.  True Colours Personality Test Online

a)   Take your Colours Personality test here: http://www.paisproject.com/truecolors

Or for a hard copy to print and complete go to:

http://campusrec.unc.edu/sites/campusrec.unc.edu/files/Personality%20Test.pdf

 

Copy and paste this pdf into a Word Document.  Complete the test and score yourself for you

`True Colour`.  If you score equally in two colours, choose the colour you think best represents you.

 

b)  This site explains the usefulness of taking a personality test.

http://www.online-distance-learning-education.com/personality-test.html#.Uxd0jyKx6B8

 

3.  True Colours powerpoint.

http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/DOS/files/DOS_Staff_Training_True_Colors_PowerPoint.pdf

In class, we will do a few activities tomorrow to try out our personality 'colours'.

Have a wonderful March Break.