Personal Skills_Professionalism

Personal Skills_Professionalism

Open Ended

Describe a time when you displayed maturity through your actions

Poll

An employee is texting a friend about tonight’s ballgame during the weekly department meeting at work.

• Mature

• Immature

Poll

An employee posts a personal Facebook update during the workday.

• Mature

• Immature

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Following the announcement of the results at the championships, the second place winner immediately congratulates the winner and tells them they did a great job.

• Mature

• Immature

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After learning that an employee did not receive a good work evaluation, the employee asks the manager to explain the expectations and for advice on how to improve for the next evaluation.

• Mature

• Immature

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A team project at work does not go well. When asked about the failure, the employee quickly blames a co-worker for everything bad about the project.

• Mature

• Immature

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During class, students are instructed to find a partner. The student walks past three other students before finding a friend to partner with for the activity.

• Mature

• Immature

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A manager feels an employee is violating the company dress code. To fix this, the manager sends an e-mail to the entire staff addressing the issues and the names of those employees caught ignoring the rules.

• Mature

• Immature

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Two students are partners for a lab experiment. A mistake is made and a glass beaker is broken. The pair immediately notifies the instructor the beaker was broken and offers to pay to replace the broken item.

• Mature

• Immature

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During class, a student speaks out of turn. The teacher quickly corrects the student and asks them to wait their turn. The student slams their book shut and stares at the clock for the rest of the class period.

• Mature

• Immature

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One of the student leaders volunteered to ask the school principal about having a memorial activity on Saturday. The student forgot, so the the leader avoids school.

• Mature

• Immature

Open Ended

How would you describe "Maturity?" Be prepared to share with class.

Maturity

How well you are able to respond to situations, control your emotions and behave in an adult manner when dealing with others.

Think About It

What would school be like if everyone, teachers included, acted WITHOUT professionalism and maturity.

Share your Thoughts

Open the Close Reading Assignment on Google Classroom

Discussion

• What are the benefits to a company that has mature employees?

• What benefits exist for the mature employee?

Open Ended

Think of a situation in the classroom or laboratory when maturity is important in order for learning to occur. Describe 1-2 examples.

Maturity is based on our abilities to control our emotions.

• You will be given 90 seconds to list as many emotions as you can identify

Open Ended

List as many emotions you can think of.

Multiple Select

Which of the following emotions are considered positive?

• Hope

• Anger

• Pride

• Love

• Sadness

Multiple Select

Which of the following emotions are considered Negative?

• Empathy

• Anger

• Pride

• Shame

• Guilt

Open Ended

How would you define "IMPULSE?"

Impulse

A sudden strong and unreflective urge to desire or act.

Impulse

A mature persons has the ability to control their emotions and impulses. This can be achieved by using the Impulse strategy.

The Impulse Strategy

• Stop and think

• Breathe

• Three responses

• Do not speak until you have thought of three different responses.

• Respond

Impulse Strategy Practice

Open Impulse Practice Worksheet in Google Classroom and complete the table for each scenario

Open Ended

Think about emotions, impulses, and the impulse strategy. Tell me what you have learned.

Open Ended

Real Life Situation: Share a difficult situation that would require maturity to be handled properly. Think of a past situation you wish you had handled differently, or another example you can see yourself getting into, for example, "A teacher informs you that you missed school yesterday so you can no longer go on the field trip."

Open Ended

Think of two ways you will demonstrate maturity this week, one at home and one at school or work. In the space provide describe ONE way you will show maturity at HOME.

Open Ended

Think of two ways you will demonstrate maturity this week, one at home and one at school or work. In the space provide describe ONE way you will show maturity at WORK